Neenah's girls cross country team won its fourth state championship and first since 1983 in dominating fashion on Nov. 2 in Wisconsin Rapids. The Rockets totaled 57 points with Wauwatosa East placing second with 123 points.
Mazie Olkowski placed fourth overall and Elsa Gruber was seventh overall. Natalie Schultz added an 18th place finish, Maddie Schoonover was 25th and Eme Olkowski was 42nd. Izzy Malloy and Natalie Willes rounded out the Rockets' day with 69th and 159th place finishes, respectively.
The Rockets won three straight state titles from 1981-83 and had seven runner-up finishes since, including last season. Kaukauna has the FVA's only other girls cross country state title by winning during the 2020 pandemic season. It was Neenah's 38th state championship in any sport.
Each week during the 2024-25 school year, two student-athletes are featured from a different Fox Valley Association school. Typically, the profiles are posted on Tuesday and Thursday. Student-athletes are selected by the school. This is the 10th year of the FVA Student-Athlete Spotlight. This week, get to know Brody McMullin, who participates in basketball, football and track and field at Kaukauna High School.
Selected FVA varsity events will be livestreamed based on streaming capabilities and facility accommodations. Click on the home team's link to find the video feed at gametime. Each link will take you to the school's livestreaming page and you will need to click on the specific event.
The Fox Valley Association begins its 55th season of competition during the 2024-25 school year. The Fox Valley Association is one of the oldest athletic conferences in Wisconsin with six of its seven original members still intact from its founding in 1970.
With 10 schools totaling an enrollment of over 15,000 students, the conference spans the length of Lake Winnebago from Kaukauna to Fond du Lac. Fox Valley Association schools are members of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) and the conference sponsors 20 championship sports.