Category: Mountain Biking

This past weekend (October 21-22), the MSHS Mountain Biking Team traveled to Waterloo, Wisconsin to compete in their final race of the 2023 Wisconsin Interscholastic Cycling League (WICL) schedule that was hosted at Trek Trails.

Marquette capped off a perfect season as their first place finish not only marked their fifth team victory in as many competitions, but it also ensured that the group came away with the 2023 WICL Division 1 Team Championship in the cumulative series standings.

After earning her third consecutive first place finish in the Division 1 Girls Varsity standings, Sam Paternoster earned the individual overall series championship.  The Division 1 Boys Varsity series totals saw Corbin Grim finish second overall and Ian Kangas in 15th place.

Top-10 Team Scores (30 total participating teams) – WICL Division 1 – Race #5 at Trek Trails:

1. Marquette – 4050
2. SPASH – 3825
3. Madison West – 3823
4. Hayward – 3793
5. Verona – 3524
6. Sauk Prairie – 3464
7. Eau Claire Memorial – 3227
8. Shorewood – 2982
9. Lake Mills -2921
10. Waunakee – 2915

Click here for full team results from WICL Race #5 at Trek Trails.

Top Performances From MSHS:

• Girls Varsity – Sam Paternoster (1st Place)
• Boys Varsity – Corbin Grim (2nd Place), Ian Kangas (17th Place)
• JV II Girls – Alexa Whaley (4th Place)
• JV III Boys – AJ Kangas (2nd Place), James Uchytil (4th Place), Olin Slette (5th Place)
• Freshman Girls – Emmalyn Verardi (6th Place)

Click here for full individual race results from the WICL Race #5 at Trek Trails.

2023 WICL Division 1 Team Standings – Overall Series (30 total teams)

1. Marquette – 20426
2. SPASH – 19621
3. Madison West – 19478
4. Hayward – 18929
5. Verona – 17799

Click here for full 2023 WICL Overall Series Team Scores 

This past weekend (October 7-8), the MSHS Mountain Biking Team traveled to Wild Rose, Wisconsin to compete in the fourth of their five race schedule in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Cycling League (WICL) that was hosted at Nordic Mountain.

After earning their fourth team victory in as many races, Marquette holds a 580 point lead over their competition in the Division 1 field in the overall series with one race remaining.

Team Scores (16 total participating teams) – WICL Division 1 – Race #4 at Nordic Mountain:

1. Marquette – 4146
2. SPASH – 4014
3. Hayward – 3781
4. Eau Claire Memorial – 3667
5. Sauk Prairie – 3665
6. La Crosse Logan – 3320
7. Shorewood – 3299
8. Mount Horeb – 3084
9. Waunakee – 3038
10. Marshfield – 2867
11. La Crosse Central – 2832
12. Middleton – 2811
13. Rice Lake – 2708
14. Kettle Moraine -2224
15. Arrowhead – 999
16. Oak Creek – 971

Top Performances From MSHS:

• Girls Varsity – Sam Paternoster (1st Place)
• Boys Varsity – Corbin Grim (3rd Place), Ian Kangas (8th Place)
• JV III Boys – AJ Kangas (2nd Place), Olin Slette (4th Place), James Uchytil (5th Place), Louis Carriere (8th Place)
• JV II Girls – Alexa Whaley (4th Place)

Click here for full results from the WICL Race #4 at Nordic Mountain.

Next Up:

• The MSHS Mountain Biking Team will return for their fifth and final race of the 2023 WICL season when they travel to Waterloo, WI on October 21-22 for the competition hosted at the Trek Trails.

This past weekend (September 23-24), the MSHS Mountain Biking Team traveled to Fall River, Wisconsin to compete in the third race of the 2023 Wisconsin Interscholastic Cycling League (WICL) schedule that was hosted at Englewood.

In the Girls Varsity Race, MSHS junior,  Sam Paternoster, earned a first place finish.  Paternoster defeated the field by a margin of almost three minutes.

Marquette also got strong performances in the Boys Varsity Race from seniors Corbin Grim (4th place) and Ian Kangas (17th place).

Team Scores (30 total participating teams) – WICL Division 1 – Race #4 at Minooka Park:

1. Marquette – 3992
2. SPASH – 3898
3. Madison West – 3747 
4. Hayward – 3718
5. Verona – 3458
6. Eau Claire – 3397
7. Sauk Prairie – 3265
8. Waunakee – 3148
9. Lake Mills – 3021
10. Pewaukee – 2922
11. Mount Horeb – 2900
12. Shorewood – 2843
13. Middleton – 2594
14. Rice Lake – 2496
15. La Crosse Central – 2465
16. Port Washington – 2437
17. Sun Prairie – 2293
18. Marshfield – 2285
19. Menomonee – 2276
20. Kettle Moraine – 2107
21. Whitefish Bay – 2040
22. Cedarburg – 2033
23. Mukwonago – 2024
24. La Crosse Logan – 1814
25. Cambridge – 1786
26. Arrowhead – 1672
27. Oak Creek – 1634
28. Madison Memorial – 1332
29. Deforest – 965 
30. Sun Prairie West – 509

Top Performances From MSHS:

• Girls Varsity – Sam Paternoster (1st Place)
• Boys Varsity – Corbin Grim (4th Place), Ian Kangas (17th Place)
• JV III Boys – AJ Kangas (2nd Place), James Uchytil (5th Place), Olin Slette (13th Place)
• JV II Girls – Alexa Whaley (4th Place)
• Freshman Boys – Jack Grant (6th Place)

Click here for full results from the WICL Race #4 at Englewood.

Next Up:

• The MSHS Mountain Biking Team will return to in two weeks (October 7-8) when they travel to Wild Rose, WI to compete in their fourth race of the WICL season that will be hosted at Nordic Mountain.

This past weekend (September 9-10), the MSHS Mountain Biking Team traveled to Waukesha, Wisconsin to compete in the second race of the 2023 Wisconsin Interscholastic Cycling League (WICL) schedule that was hosted at Minooka Park.  For the second consecutive race, Marquette captured first place as they distanced themselves from the 15 other teams  in attendance to win the team title.

In the Girls Varsity Race, MSHS was paced by a 3rd place result from junior Sam Paternoster.

In the Boys Varsity Race, MSHS was led by the performances of seniors Corbin Grim (2nd place) and Ian Kangas (7th place).

Team Scores (16 total participating teams) – WICL Division 1 – Race #2 at Minooka Park:

1. Marquette – 4198
2. Lake Mills – 3622
3. Shorewood – 3556
4. Pewaukee – 3255
5. Mukwonago – 3184
6. Port Washington – 3074
7. Menomonee Falls – 2937
8. Cedarburg – 2520
9. Kettle Moraine – 2513
10. Whitefish Bay – 2453
11. Sun Prairie East – 2228
12. Cambridge – 1923
13. Arrowhead – 1889
14. Oak Creek – 1818
15. Deforest – 861
16. Sun Prairie – 804

Top Performances From MSHS:

• Girls Varsity – Sam Paternoster (3rd Place)
• Boys Varsity – Corbin Grim (2nd Place), Ian Kangas (7th Place)
• JV III Boys – AJ Kangas (1st Place), James Uchytil (2nd Place), Olin Slette (4th Place)
• JV II Girls – Alexa Whaley (4th Place)
• Freshman Girls – Kaytlin Roell (4th Place), Emmalyn Verardi (5th Place)
• Freshman Boys – Jack Grant (1st Place)

Click here for full results from the WICL Race #2 at Minooka Park.

Next Up:

• The MSHS Mountain Biking Team will return to in two weeks (September 23-24) when they travel to Fall River, WI to compete in their third race of the WICL season that will be hosted at Englewood.

This past weekend (September 2-3), the MSHS Mountain Biking Team traveled to Cable, Wisconsin to take part in the first race of the 2023 Wisconsin Interscholastic Cycling League (WICL) schedule that was hosted at Mt. Telemark Village.

MSHS student-athletes fared exceptionally well at the event and collectively placed first among the 29 schools competing in Division 1 of the WICL’s structure.

In the Varsity Boys race, senior Corbin Grim captured first place out of 58 total competitors.  Fellow senior Ian Kangas also helped lead MSHS with a 19th place finish.

MSHS was paced in the Varsity Girls race by junior Sam Paternoster, who posted a runner-up finish within the field.

Team Scores (29 total participating teams) – WICL Division 1 – Race #1 at Telemark:

1. Marquette – 4040
2. SPASH – 3913
3. Hayward – 3758
4. Madison West – 3683
5. Sauk Prairie – 3541
6. Eau Claire – 3396
7. Rice Lake – 3332
8. Verona – 3318
9. Shorewood – 3186
10. Waunakee – 3055
11. Marshfield – 2708
12. Pewaukee – 2643
13. La Crosse Central – 2587
14. Middleton – 2382
15. Mount Horeb – 2378
16. Lake Mills – 2222
17. La Crosse Logan – 2185
18. Cedarburg – 2076
19. Whitefish Bay – 2053
20. Menominee Falls – 2030
21. Kettle Moraine – 1982
22. Mukwonago -1855
23. Cambridge – 1850
24. Port Washington – 1753
25. Sun Prairie East – 1628
26. Arrowhead – 1298
27. Madison Memorial – 968
28. Oak Creek – 841
29. Deforest – 646

Click here for full results from the WICL Race #1 at Mt. Telemark Village.

Next Up:

• The MSHS Mountain Biking Team will return to action this weekend (September 9-10) when they travel to Waukesha, WI to compete in the second race of the WICL season that will be hosted at Minooka Park.