Life in the fast lane
Wisconsin Heights’ cross country teams had four runners named to the all-Capitol South Conference team.
Senior Kirk Caminiti (top, left) and junior Travis Dreikosen (top, right) were named first team all-conference on the boys’ side, while junior Noah Doescher (not pictured) was named second-team all-league.
On the girls’ side, junior Tirzah Caminiti (right) was named second-team all-conference.
Kirk Caminiti won the individual championship at the conference meet, completing the 5,000-meter course in 17 minutes, 24.3 seconds. That was 27 seconds faster than runner-up Ayden Wilkins of New Glarus/Monticello.
Dreikosen was fourth individually (18:03.3), while Noah Doescher was ninth (18:49.5).
Tirzah Caminiti was the Vanguards’ top female finisher, placing 11th and completing the 5,000-meter course in 23 minutes, 0.0 seconds.
All-Capitol South Conference
Boys Cross Country First Team
Name Yr. School
Kirk Caminiti 12 Heights/Barneveld
Ayden Wilkins 12 New Glarus/Monticello
Owen Koele 12 Waterloo
Travis Dreikosen 11 Heights/Barneveld
Carson Biermeier 10 Belleville
David Sarmiento-Paz 9 Waterloo
Isaac Opsteen 11 Waterloo
Second Team
Name Yr. School
Luke Egan 12 Marshall
Noah Doescher 11 Heights/Barneveld
Joren Salas 10 New Glarus/Monticello
Evan Roidt 12 Deerfield/Cambridge
Max Helminiak 10 Deerfield/Cambridge
David Cefalu 12 Waterloo
Dylan Gardner 10 New Glarus/Monticello
All-Capitol South Conference
Girls Cross Country First Team
Name Yr. School
Emmerson Drobac 11 Deerfield/Cambridge
McKenna Michel 12 Deerfield/Cambridge
Piper Ryan 12 Deerfield/Cambridge
Molly Olson 11 New Glarus/Monticello
Vienna Olson 9 Deerfield/Cambridge
Emma Hellenbrand 12 Marshall
Tori Justmann 10 Marshall
Second Team
Name Yr. School
Olivia Fox 11 Belleville
Kylie Rateike 10 Marshall
Camryn Arnett 12 New Glarus/Monticello
Tirzah Caminiti 11 Heights/Barneveld
Abigail Biank 12 New Glarus/Monticello
Heidi Olson 9 New Glarus/Monticello
Brianna Ament 12 Deerfield/Cambridge