Strong racing in the front and tight pack running led to a 6th-place finish in the Verona Sectional. Nathan and Jasper both qualified for the State Meet, finishing 1st and 4th, respectively, the first individual qualifiers since Eli Wilson in 2015. Ben (43rd), Freddie (50th), Eagan (52nd and second freshman overall), Summit (54th), Sirio (57th) ran solid races and competed well.

Check SportsYou soon for information regarding the State meet, fan buses, and more!

Conference, held at the same course as the Midwest Invite, led to many season bests for the West boys! On the varsity side, Nathan ran 15:16 for the win, followed by Jasper (11th), Ben (35th), Freddie (42nd), Summit (50th), Alistair (53rd), and Eagan (54th). They finished 6th overall. On the JV side, Javi led the way, finishing in 19th, followed by Eddie (20th), Logan (22nd), Oliver (25th), Clark (27th), Owen (28th), and Liam (29th). Together, they finished 4th.

Thank you to all of our seniors for a great season! Come cheer the boys on at Verona next Saturday at Sectionals.

After a little rain, the Lake Farm course was fast for the Don Loker City Championships. Nathan won the varsity in 15:19, followed by Jasper (7th), Ben (20th), Freddie (29th), Sirio (30th), Summit (32nd), and Alistair (37th). Owen, William, and Eddie also ran in the varsity race, who finished 3rd. A huge group of West guys led the pack in the JV, and while they didn’t end up winning, a strong 2nd place finish was made by Eagan (7th), Oliver C. (8th), Logan (10th), Clark (13th), Liam (14th), Javi (17th), and Niles (18th). The top 20 was made up of 8 West runners, a great showing!

It was a fun night at the Nightfall Classic, a first for the West boys’ team. Like Watertown, it was one field, and the team finished 5th place. Nate led the way for 2nd, followed by Summit (26th), Ben (37th), Freddie (51st), Ryan (64th), Eddie (72nd), and Sirio (74th). Special shout-out to the Bechle brothers, who moved up combined for 93 spots in the race. On to the Don Loker City Championships.

After being rained out at Marquette, the boys ran many season and personal bests at the Midwest Invite. The JV blue squad finished 9th with 257 points, led by Eddie Clay (30th), Owen Dunn (46th), Eagan Wiederhoeft (60th), Javi Funk (69th), William Zuckerman (74th), Clark McKelvey (86th), and Liam Chiriboga (104th). Nathan ran the 3rd fastest time in school history, finishing second with a time of 15:16. Summit Todd (130th), Ben Lubner (145th), Freddie Berkelman (153rd), Sirio Dicarlantonio (178th), Alistair Welham (237th), and Ryan Zimmerman (246th), moved up throughout the race to finish 23rd overall. In the JV white race, Ryan Adamczyk led the way in 21st, followed by Sam Garland (43rd), Eli Bailey (65th), Oscar Kuplic (90th), Gaige Carlson (120th), Wesley Hickman-Ball (121st), and Gabriel Poser (138th) for 8th place overall.

The boys took a step in the right direction this week, putting together solid races by getting off the line faster. Nate ran 15:33 in a great race to the finish line, putting him 7th on the all-time list and 3rd fastest in school history. Varsity finished 7th, with Summit (30th), Sirio (43th), Ryan (45th), Ben (53rd), Freddie (58th), and Clark (65th). On the JV side, William, Alistair, and Owen took it upon themselves to get out hard, leading the squad to a 3rd place finish. Alistair (6th), William (13th), Oliver Cooper (18th), Niles (19th), Owen (20th), Eagan (21st), and Soren (24th) made up the top 7. Onto Marquette (and Kopp’s!).

A humid, muddy day made for some tough running at Verona. The varsity squad finished 13th, with a strong 3rd-place performance by Nathan in 15:57. Summit (70th), Sam (85th), Sirio (89th), Ben (115th), Freddie (131st), and Alistair (141st) had solid races, with 5 of them in a varsity race for the first time! On the JV side, Ryan Zimmerman finished 14th to lead a top 7 with Clark (32nd), William (49th), Owen (57th), Javi (59th), Oliver Cooper (68th), and Eagan (82nd), earning 4th place. On to River Valley!

The boys kicked off the 2026 season with a good 3rd-place finish. Nathan Schwoerer paced the field, winning in 15:55 (21st on the all-time list), followed by Jasper Darley (15th), Summit Todd (31st), Sam Senatori (32nd), Ben Lubner (40th), Freddie Berkleman (49th), and Sirio Dicarlantonio (51st). West XC takes on the field at Verona next week!

The boys finished 7th at the State Championships in Wisconsin Rapids, moving up each mile as a whole team. At the mile mark, West was 10th; at mile 2, they were 9th; and at the end, they were 7th with 222 points! Summit (160th), Timon (80th), Stevie (69th), Nate (47th), Clay (45th), Ruben (31st), and Jasper (30th) worked up through the field for showings at The Ridges. Thank you to all the fans and teammates who came to support West XC!

Congrats on an amazing season by all! There were so many great showings of improvement, season / personal bests, and team finishes, but it was also a very fun, enjoyable season! Looking forward to recapping it all at the end-of-season banquet on November 11th.

West boys battled it out against other top-state teams to qualify for the State Meet! Smart racing led to a second-place team with 61 points, 14 points behind DeForest and 3 points ahead of Verona. Summit (38th), Stevie (23rd), Timon (20th), Clay (15th), Jasper (11th), Nate (9th), and Ruben (6th) packed up and moved positions from the mile mark on, finishing strong to earn a state berth. This is now the 20th time in 23 years West boys’ XC has qualified for the State meet as a team. Thank you to all the teammates and families that came out to support the team at Sectionals!