Mitchell Leads Glarner Knights at Platteville Invite

Against one of the deeper fields the Glarner Knights have seen this fall, New Glarus put together a strong day in Platteville, with varsity and JV runners finding plenty to build on as the season heads toward its championship stretch.

Todd Klassy
by Todd Klassy
Mitchell Leads Glarner Knights at Platteville Invite

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. — Sadie Mitchell turned in another front-running performance for the New Glarus Glarner Knights on Saturday, leading the local contingent at the Dick McKichan Platteville Invitational at UW-Platteville Veterans Memorial Park.

Mitchell finished 13th overall in the girls varsity 5,000-meter race in 19 minutes, 34.10 seconds, placing 10th among runners in the large-schools division. She crossed the line just one-tenth of a second behind Monroe’s Braylin Cleary in a tightly packed finish.

Holly Maynard gave New Glarus a second strong varsity result, placing 36th overall in 20:57.80 and 23rd in the large-schools division. Esther Biank followed in 21:46.60, with Adayla Babler finishing in 22:27.80.

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