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WDC Cross Country Announces 2022 Team Awards

Cc Awards 2022

WADENA, Minn.– Wadena-Deer Creek Head Cross Country Coach Mike Brunsberg announced the team awards for his 2022 boy’s and girl’s squads.

Results for the 2022 team awards are listed below.

Boys’ Captains – Lane Hoefs, Bjorn Brunsberg, Phillip Ross
Girls’ Captains – Ally Pavek, Amber Collins
Boys’ MVP – Lane Hoefs
Girls’ MVP – Britta Sweeney
Most Improved Boy – Cooper Damlo
Most Improved Girl – Brielle Kern
Tiffany Meeks Marathon Award (perfect attendance) – Bjorn Brunsberg, Lane Hoefs, Phillip Ross, Cooper Damlo, Jack Halverson-Bucholz, Ally Pavek, Amber Collins, Cambrie Geiger, Macey Goeden, McKenna Brauch
Gabi, Gabi, Gabi Award (Good sportsmanship, Great teammate, Glue that holds team goals together) – Phillip Ross, Ally Pavek
Terry Olson Award (best exemplifies the “joy of running”) – Ella Stroeing, Amber Collins, Bjorn Brunsberg

Wolverine Section Team, Boys’ Top 5 Runners:
1. Bjorn Brunsberg
2. Lane Hoefs
3. Phillip Ross
4. Cooper Damlo
5. Grant Nelson

Wolverine Section Team, Girls’ Top 5 Runners:
1. Britta Sweeney
2. Amber Collins
3. Brielle Kern
4. Lydia Oldakowski
5. Cambrie Geiger

Park Region All-Conference – Bjorn Brunsberg, Lane Hoefs, Phillip Ross, Britta Sweeney,
Amber Collins, Lydia Oldakowski, Brielle Kern, Ally Pavek
Park Region All-Conference Honorable Mention – Cooper Damlo, Grant Nelson, Karly
Haverkamp, Cambrie Geiger
Park Region All-Academic (senior award only) – Maddy Gallant, Ally Pavek, Ella Stroeing, Lane Hoefs, Phillip Ross
State Academic Excellence Team – WDC girls (gold); WDC boys (silver)

State Meet qualifiers –

  • Bjorn Brunsberg (45th)
  • Amber Collins (77th)
  • Britta Sweeney (78th)
  • Lydia Oldakowski (79th)
  • Britta Kern (92nd)
  • Cambrie Geiger (123rd)
  • Ally Pavek (134th)
  • Karly Haverkamp (136th)
  • Noelle Spicer (alternate)
  • Leah Osberg (alternate)

Letterwinners – Boys

Bjorn Brunsberg (12th)
Lane Hoefs (12th)
Phillip Ross (12th)
Isaac Heppner (10th)
Tayton Lehmann (10th)
Owen Anderson (9th)
Trevin Kern (9th)
Blake Haverkamp (9th)
Grant Nelson (9th)
Charles Peterson (9th)
Cooper Damlo (8th)
Miles Self (8th)

Letterwinners – Girls

Madelyn Gallant (12th)
Ally Pavek (12th)
Ella Stroeing (12th)
Macey Goeden (11th)
Amber Collins (10th)
Clara Mohrenweiser (10th)
Leah Osberg (10th)
Noelle Spicer (10th)
Lydia Oldakowski (9th)
Britta Sweeney (9th)
Cambrie Geiger (9th)
Karly Haverkamp (8th)
Brielle Kern (8th)

Our Wolverine Players of the Week for the 2022 season in cross country were senior Lane Hoefs, freshman Britta Sweeny, senior Ally Pavek, and senior Bjorn Brunsberg.