Marquette Wins GNC Cross Country Championship

ESCANABA---The Marquette High School boys and girls cross country teams won the Great Northern Conference championship Thursday at Escanaba's Ludington Park.

The Marquette boys were led by individual champion Luke Rambo (16:47), with Escanaba finishing second, led by Justin Sanpaka (17:39), who finished third.

The Marquette girls were led by individual champion Erica Asmus, with Escanaba finishing second as a team. Eskymo Nicole Kamin finished second individually.

The U.P. Finals are next week in Munising.

The GNC results:

BOYS GNC FINAL RESULTS
MARQUETTE 23
ESCANABA 58
KINGSFORD 71
MENOMINEE 72
 
Individual Top Ten Boys
1. LUKE RAMBO (Marquette) 16:47
2. BLAINE NEWMAN (Kingsford) 17:28
3. JUSTIN SANPAKA (Escanaba) 17:39
4. GARRETT ZUEGER (Marquette) 17:41
5. MATHURIN GAGNON (Marquette) 18:38
6. MOSES WAITE (Marquette) 18:51
7. HOGAN NEMETZ (Marquette) 18:52
8. BRANDON MALBERG (Kingsford) 18:57
9. HUNTER SHEPECK (Menominee) 19:05
10. LUKE LAFAVE (Escanaba) 19:08
 
GIRLS GNC FINAL RESULTS
MARQUETTE 24
ESCANABA 60
MENOMINEE 64
KINGSFORD 85
 
Individual Top Ten Girls
1. ERICA ASMUS (Marquette) 20:11
2. NICOLE KAMIN (Escanaba) 21:15
3. DELANEY SALL (Marquette) 21:16
4. SARA KULAS (Kingsford) 21:23
5. REAGAN KETZENBERGER (Marquette) 21:33
6. KATIE ANDERLA (Menominee) 21:38
7. GUINN WUORINEN (Marquette) 22:03
8. SAMANTHA BORZICK (Marquette) 22:07
9. MARTINA JACOBSON (Escanaba) 22:16
10. ALISON JETTE (Marquette) 22:35