Men's Cross Country 6/12/2023 2:55:00 PM

2022-23 Muskies Year in Review: Cross Country

2022 Lakeland Cross Country Recap

Head Coach: Pete Barth (6th year)
NACC All-Academic Team: TBA in summer
All-NACC: Jamie Catania (women's)
NACC Freshman of the Year: Jamie Catania (women's)
Wisconsin Private College Championships All-State Team: Jamie Catania (third team)

Men's Results/Leaders

St. Norbert Tom Barry Invitational-men: 9th of 11 teams
Concordia Wisconsin Ken Weidt Classic-men: 6th of 8 teams
UW-Whitewater Tom Hoffman Invitational-men: 5th of 6 teams
Wisconsin Lutheran Warrior Invitational-men: No team score
Lawrence University Gene Davis Invitational-men: No team score
Wisconsin Private College Championships-men: 8th of 9 teams
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Championships-men: No team score
NCAA Division III North Regional: No team score
Men's leader-average time (8K): Rhett Botzet (30:58.7)
Men's fastest time (4 mile): Travis Eitel (23:10.03)
Men's fastest time (8K): Rhett Botzet (29:55.3)

Women's Results/Leaders

St. Norbert Tom Barry Invitational-women: 10th of 11 teams
Concordia Wisconsin Ken Weidt Classic-women: 6th of 10 teams
UW-Whitewater Tom Hoffman Invitational-women: No team score
Wisconsin Lutheran Warrior Invitational-women: No team score
Lawrence University Gene Davis Invitational-women: No team score
Wisconsin Private College Championships-women: 8th of 10 teams
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Championships-women: No team score
NCAA Division III North Regional: No team score
Women's leader-average time (6K): Jamie Catania (25:48.4)
Women's fastest time (5K): Jamie Catania (22:05.43)
Women's fastest time (6K): Jamie Catania (25:03.2)

Season Highlights

Jamie Catania finished 15th individually at the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Championships, becoming the first-ever Lakeland women's runner to earn all-NACC honors. She also was the top finishing freshman at the meet to earn Freshman of the Year honors, also the first-ever Muskie to receive the honor
Catania placed 19th in the women's six-kilometer race at the Wisconsin Private College Championships to earn third team all-state honors, the second Muskie woman to receive all-state recognition and first since Nathalie Cairo in 2019
Catania set a school women's record in the 6K with a time of 25:03.2 at the NACC Championships
Head coach Pete Barth coached the NACC Freshman of the Year in two sports in the same season, with Catania in women's cross country and Olivia Heling in women's tennis
Rhett Botzet (30:58.7 over six races) topped Travis Eitel (32:57.1 over seven) for best average time in the 8K on the men's team
Men's team fielded a full scoring lineup in four of eight meets entered. Women's squad fielded a full finishing team in three events.
One men's runner (Eitel) and one women's runner (Catania) finished in all eight events Lakeland participated in.
Botzet, Eitel, Kevon Holbrook, Jake Lemke and Dylan Rouse all ran men's 8K times below 35 minutes
Catania and Heather Klepin both ran women's 6K times below 30 minutes
A total of seven runners finished at least one race for the men's team (Botzet, Eitel, Holbrook, Lemke, Rouse, Matt Crowley and Owen Luedtke)
A total of five runners finished at least one race for the women's team (Catania, Klepin, Mya Fettes, Sahara Gardner and Kalynn Wilson)

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Players Mentioned

Rhett Botzet: 5' 10"; Junior

Travis Eitel: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Owen Luedtke: Sophomore

Dylan Rouse: Freshman

Matt Crowley: Junior

Mya Fettes: Senior

Sahara Gardner: Junior

Heather Klepin: Freshman

Jamie Catania: Freshman

Kalynn Wilson: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Rhett Botzet
: 5' 10"; Junior

Travis Eitel
: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Owen Luedtke
: Sophomore

Dylan Rouse
: Freshman

Matt Crowley
: Junior

Mya Fettes
: Senior

Sahara Gardner
: Junior

Heather Klepin
: Freshman

Jamie Catania
: Freshman

Kalynn Wilson
: Freshman