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Bryla, Momot lead the way at Platteville Invite
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(left to right) Plattevilles Eramis Momchilovich, Holly Kasper and Hannah Van Natta sprint toward the finish line of Saturdays varsity girls race.
Jason Nihles
Updated: Oct 9, 2013, 3:43 PM
Published: Oct 9, 2013, 3:48 PM

     Cullen Bryla and Vince Momot have been the front-runners of the Platteville boys’ cross country team all season. Saturday was no different.
     The talented combo ran stride for stride throughout Saturday’s 46th annual Dick McKichan Platteville Invitational finishing within a second of each other, just behind the Monroe duo of Ethan Moehn and Noah Tostrud.
     Bryla crossed the finish line  of the 5,000-meter course at UW–Platteville’s Veterans Memorial Park in 16:39 to place fifth overall among the field of 159 runners. Momot was right behind him to take sixth place.
     Bryla (third in the large schools raced) and Momot (4th in large schools) were strong throughout runner with the lead pack for the entire race.
     Darlington senior Tyson Miehe pulled away from Boscobel sophomore Dakota Kauffman to win the boys’ individiual title in 16:00. Kauffman finished second at 16:15. Moehn (16:38) and Tostrud (16:39) finished third and fourth.
     As a team, the Platteville boys finished third in the 12-team large schools division with 80 points, behind only champion Edgewood (49) and Monroe (57).
     Ben Bahr (19th, 17:43), Max Frommelt (25th, 18:07), Dan Iselin (29th, 18:16), Colton Henry (33rd, 18:30) and Mike Donovan (51st, 19:19) rounded out the Platteville boys’ varsity lineup.
     On the girls’ side Platteville placed seventh in the large schools division.
     Senior Rachael Schwarzmann led the Hillmen placing 32nd overall out of 152 runners and 22nd in the large schools division with a time of 16:44.
     Junior Allie Serres finished 32nd in a time of 17:11. Juniors Holly Kasper and Eramis Momchilovich and senior Hannah VanNatta ran as a pack throughout finishing 45th, 46th and 47th at 17:41. Junior McKenzie Scanlan finished 58th at 18:18 and senior Danielle Jentz was 68th at 18:53.
     Edgewood’s Amy Davis won the girls’ individual title with a new course record of 14:09, which was 33 seconds better than runner-up Lianna Mack (14:42) of Sauk Prairie.
     Davis’ record-setting day paced, along with teammate Courtney Link’s fourth-place finish, paced the Crusaders to the large school girls’ team title. Edgewood had five of the top 19 finishers overall and finished with 35 points.
     Dodgeville/Mineral Point (63) finished second in the large schools division, 28 points back.
     Last Tuesday the Platteville boys improved to 3–0 in SWC duals with a 22–37 victory over River Valley.
     The Platteville girls also won by the exact same score of 22–37 to improve to 2–1.
     The Hillmen travel to Richland Center this Thursday, before participating in the Albany Invitational on Saturday.

Jenks leads Panthers’ pack in boys small schools race
     Junior Jordan Jenks placed 27th overall and 12th in the boys’ small schools race in a time of 17:30 to lead the Iowa–Grant/Highland co-op.
     Jenks performance helped the Panthers to a seventh-place finish in the 12-team small schools division.
     Ethan McCracken (22nd, 18:09), Benjamin Connolly (38th, 19:19), William McLeer (46th, 19:48), Micah Bomkamp (49th, 19:57), Creighton Biddick (55th, 20:18) and Charles Connolly (68th, 22:13) rounded out the Iowa–Grant/Highland boys lineup.
     Overall winner Tyson Miehe (16:00) led Darlington to the boys’ small schools title. Miehe’s Redbirds outpointed SWAL rival Boscobel 63–81 for the crown.
     Senior Gabie Campbell led the incomplete Iowa–Grant/Highland girls’ team with a 31st place finish (18:25).
     Boscobel won the girls’ small schools title behind second and third-place finishes from junior Keely Foley (15:41) and freshman Mackenzie Kauffman (15:47).

46th annual Dick McKichan Platteville Invitational
(from Saturday, Oct. 5 @ Platteville)
(Girls, 4,000 meters)
Large school team scores: 1.Edgewood 35, 2.Dodgeville/Mineral Point 63, 3.Mauston 96, 4.Sauk Prairie 131, 5.Lodi 132, 6.Monroe 145, 7.Platteville 192, 8.Evansville 194, 9.Brodhead/Juda 233, 10.New Glarus/Montiecllo 241, 11.Wisconsin Dells 305, 12.Prairie du Chien 322, 13.Southwestern/Cuba City inc.
Large school top Individuals: 1.Amy Davis (Edgewood) 14:09, 2.Lianna Mack (Sauk Prairie) 14:42, 3.Hannah Owens (Dodgeville/Mineral Point) 14:45, 4.Courtney Link (Edgewood) 14:54, 5.Taylor Miller (Mauston) 15:23.
Platteville: 22.Rachel Schwarzmann 16:44, 32.Allie Serres 17:11, 45.Holly Kasper 17:41, 46.Eramis Momchilovich 17:41, 48.Hannah VanNatta 17:41, 58.McKenzie Scanlan 18:18, 68.Danielle Jentz 18:53.
Small school team scores: 1.Boscobel 57, 2.Darlington 60, 3.Belleville 97, 4.Brookwood 104, 5.Lancaster 108, 6.Wisconsin Heights/Barneveld 124, 7.Fennimore 133, 8.Iowa–Grant/Highland inc, 8.Albany inc., 8.Hillsboro inc., 8.Cassville inc., 8.St. Ambrose Academy inc.
Small school top individuals: 1.Noelle Marie (Belleville) 15:39, 2.Keely Foley (Boscobel) 15:41, 3.Mackenzie Kauffman 15:47.
Iowa–Grant/Highland: 31.Gabie Campbell 18:25, 39.Caitlyn Fowell 18:51, 48.Makayla Dicken 20:13, 53.Julie Cockroft 20:42.
(Boys, 5,000 meters)
Large school team scores: 1.Edgewood 49, 2.Monroe 57, 3.Platteville 80, 4.New Glarus/Monticello 129, 5.Dodgeville/Mineral Point 141, 6.Sauk Prairie 172, 7.Mauston 187, 8.Brodhead/Juda 193, 9.Lodi 215, 10.Prairie du Chien 233, 11.Evansville 284, 12.Wisconsin Dells 350, 13.Southwestern/Cuba City inc.
Large school top Individuals: 1.Ethan Moehn (Monroe) 16:38, 2.Noah Tostrud (Monroe) 16:39, 3.Cullen Bryla (Platteville) 16:39, 4.Vince Momot (Platteville) 16:39, 5.Adam Kraemer (Mauston) 16:47.
Platteville: 3.Bryla 16:39, 4.Momot 16:39, 19.Ben Bahr 17:43, 25.Max Frommelt 18:07, 29.Dan Iselin 18:16, 33.Colton Henry 18:30, 51.Mike Donovan 19:19.
Small school team scores: 1.Darlington 63, 2.Boscobel 81, 3.Albany 89, 4.Brookwood 90, 5.Wisconsin Heights/Barneveld 122, 6.Belleville 157, 7.Iowa–Grant/Highland 167, 8.Hillsboro 185, 9.Lancaster 198, 10.Fennimore 276, 11.Cassville 294, 12.Pecatonica/Argyle inc.
Small school top individuals: 1.Tyson Miehe (Darlington) 16:00, 2.Dakota Kauffman (Boscobel) 16:15, 3.Walker Rynes (Brookwood) 16:53.
Iowa–Grant/Highland: 12.Jordan Jenks 17:30, 22.Ethan McCracken 18:09, 38.Benjamin Connolly 19:19,  46.William McLeer 19:48, 49.Micah Bomkamp 19:57, 55.Creighton Biddick 20:18, 68.Charles Connolly 22:13.

River Valley SWC Dual
(from Tuesday, Oct. 1 @ Spring Green)
(Girls – 4,000 meters)
Team scores: Platteville 22, River Valley 37
Platteville: 1.Rachael Schwarzman, 3.Holly Kasper, 4.Eramis Momchilovich, 6.Allie Serres, 8.McKenzie Scanlan.
(Boys – 5,000 meters)
Team scores: Platteville 22, River Valley 37
Platteville: 2.Cullen Bryla, 3.Vince Momot, 4.Ben Bahr, 6.Colton Henry, 7.Max Frommelt, 8.Dan Iselin.
Platteville’s Cole Herbst ties for 12th in D2 at State Golf Championships
Sophomore shoots a two-day 158 at University Ridge to finish near the top of the leaderboard
Cole Herbst
Platteville sophomore Cole Herbst shot 14-over par to finished tied for 12th place at last week’s WIAA Boys Golf State Championships at University Ridge in Verona. (photo by Erin Reddy Wolff)
Jason Nihles
Updated: Jun 12, 2025, 8:00 PM
Published: Jun 12, 2025, 5:26 PM

VERONA — Platteville sophomore Cole Herbst made the most out of his first trip to last week’s WIAA Boys Golf State Championships.

The reigning two-time Southwest Wisconsin Conference Player of the Year shot a two-day total of 158 — posting back-to-back 79s — to finish tied for 12th place in Division 2 last Monday and Tuesday at University Ridge Golf Course. Herbst also finished in a five-way tie for most birdies in the 45-player Division 2 field with seven.

“It was a great experience for Cole at the state golf tournament,” said Platteville head coach Brandon Temperly. “He had a good showing as a sophomore on his first trip to an event like this. He will take away a lot of information and experience that can help him in future years. He made the team and coaches very proud and he had a very good following at the golf tournament.  I was very pleased with his demeanor and attitude.  He was steady when things were going well and steady when things weren’t going his way.  We look forward to a bright future for Cole.”

Herbst began last Monday’s opening round on the back nine, and posted a sensational 3-over-par 39, which included three birdies in his first five holes. 

He added another birdie on hole number 2 to go to +2, but took an 8 on the par 4 4th. Herbst kept his composure and birdied the 379-yard par 4 7th hole and ended his day with a 7-over-par 79 (40–39), which was tied for ninth after the opening round.

Herbst opened Tuesday’s second round with three pars, a triple bogey and back-to-back bogeys on No. 5 and No. 6 to start +5 for the day.

But again, he calmed his nerves and finished strong with birdies on 7 and 11, to go along with seven pars while playing the final 13 holes at 3-over par to finish with another 79 (40–39). 

Seymour junior Vince Sigl (147, +3) beat Cambridge senior Kian Bystol Flores (147, +3) on a one-hole playoff 4–5 to capture individual state medalist honors after the two tied two-day totals of 147.

Cambridge freshman Fritz Knudtson finished third at +6 (147=74-76).

Seymour shot a combined 638 (+62) to beat Cambridge (653, +77) to win the D2 state title. Big Foot finished third at +81, 657.

Last week’s State Championships marks the end of another success season for the Platteville Hillmen, which included a third-straight SWC title, a trip to sectionals, a SWC Player of the Year award and four all-conference selections.

“Our Hillmen golf team had another good season,” added Temperly. “ We achieved our goals of being SWC champions and earning a trip to sectionals. We were very pleased with the improvement we saw in each of the golfers this year. It was a focused and fun group. We will bring back a lot of talent next season and add some new players to our program which is exciting.”

All five varsity golfers will return next year with Herbst, juniors Jauron Blevins and Glenn Mast, and freshman Ty Simmons and Cody Nodolf.

Big things await Cole Herbst and the Hillmen in 2026. 


WIAA Division 2 State Golf Championships
(from Monday–Tuesday, June 9–10 @ University Ridge Golf Course, Verona, par 72)
Team scores — 1.Semour 638 (+62), 2.Big Foot 653 (+77), 3.Big Foot 657 (+81), 4.Lakeland 665 (+89), 5.Burlington Catholic Central 667 (+91), 6.University School of Milwaukee 671 (+95), 7.Prescott 675 (+99), 8.Appleton Xavier 681 (+105).
Top individuals — 1(tie).Kian Bystol Flores (Cambridge) 147 (74-73), 1(tie).Vince Sigl (Seymour) 147 (75-72). 3.Fritz Knudtson (Cambridge) 150 (74-76), 4.Tyler Short (Big Foot) 151 (76-75), 5.Tyler Reiter (Prescott) 152 (75-77).
Platteville — 12(tie).Cole Herbst 158 (79-79) +14.