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Platteville boys qualify for D2 state cross country meet
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The Platteville boys cross country team of (from left) Dan Iselin, Max Frommelt, Colton Henry, Vince Momot, Cullen Bryla, Ben Bahr and Mike Donovan placed second at Saturdays WIAA Division 2 Monroe Sectional to qualify for this Saturdays D2 State meet. Missing from the picture is alternate Blake Julius.
Jason Nihles
Updated: Oct 31, 2013, 5:53 PM
Published: Oct 31, 2013, 6:01 PM

     MONROE — Fresh off winning the SWC championship, Platteville’s boys cross country team raised their level of success another notch.
     Led by seniors Cullen Bryla and Ben Bahr, and sophomore Vince Momot, the Platteville boys finished second at Saturday’s WIAA Division 2 Monroe Sectional and qualified for this weekend’s WIAA State meet as a team.
     Bryla (4th, 16:35.2), Momot (7th, 16:51) and Bahr (18th, 17:19.8) led the team throughout the race and were aided by the efforts of juniors Max Frommelt (25th, 17:40.9), Colton Henry (56th, 18:51.2) and Mike Donovan (77th, 19:43.9), and freshman Dan Iselin (26th, 17:41.2) as Platteville surprisingly edged out Madison Edgewood for the second and final team state berth at Platteville’s first trip to state as a team since 2008.
     Monroe won the boys’ sectional title with 71 points, while Platteville finished second with 80. Edgewood was third with 95.
     “We knew we were the underdogs,” said Platteville head coach Rob Serres. “Monroe and Madison Edgewood were tabbed as the shoe-ins for the state Meet. We talked as a team through the week, and we knew that if we all raced our best, there was a chance that we could take out one of those top two teams. 
     “To have watched this race, you could see it in the eyes of these Platteville kids that they were not going down without a fight.  They ran with a goal in mind that whatever they could give, they were going to, and they did.”
Platteville’s magnificent seven will race in the boys’ Division 2 state championships at 1:50 p.m. Saturday at the Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids.
     Platteville’s girls’ season came to an end Saturday with a eighth-place team finish.
     Senior Rachel Schwarzmann placed 34th to lead the Platteville girls. Fellow senior Cassidy Roth finished 40th, while junior Holly Kasper placed 46th.
     “I was proud of our girls this season, they came together and ran as a very strong pack pushing and pulling each other,” said Serres. “They had a nice season being conference runners up, and all the girls improved throughout the season.”

WIAA D2 Monroe Sectional
(from Saturday, Oct. 26 @ Monroe)
(Girls, 4,000 meters)
Team scores: 1.Madison Edgewood 38, 2.Dodgeville/Mineral Point 63, 3.Mount Horeb 96, 4.Lodi 113, 5.Evansville 133, 6.McFarland 137, 7.Monroe 184, 8.Platteville 228, 9.Richland Center/Ithaca 272, 10.New Glarus/Monticello 278, 11.Brodhead/Juda 278, 12.River Valley 285, 13.Wisconsin Heights/Barneveld 313, 14.Prairie du Chien 353. 15.Southwestern/Cuba City inc.
Top individuals: 1.Amy Davis (Edge) 14:46.8, 2.Hannah Owens (D/MP) 15:12, 3.Sara Viner (MH) 15:19.9, 4.Coutney Link  (Edge) 15:25.5, 5.Mckenzie Kruchten (Lodi) 15:43.8.
Individual state qualifiers: 3.Viner (MH) 15:19.9, 5.Kruchten (Lodi) 15:43.8, 7.Brooke Lonigro (McF) 15:54.5, 9.Meredith Gallagher (Lodi) 16:02, 11.Brielle Greenlead (Evans) 16:06.2.
Platteville: 34.Rachel Schwarzmann 17:13.9, 40.Cassidy Roth 17:33.1, 46.Holly Kasper 17:39.9, 53.Hannah Digman 17:50.3,  55.Allie Serres 17:54.5, 69.Hannah Van Natta 18:24.8, Eramis Momchilovich 18:48.3.
(Boys, 5,000 meters)
Team scores: 1.Monroe 71, 2.Platteville 80, 3.Madison Edgewood 95, 4.McFarland 98, 5.Mount Horeb 133, 6.New Glarus/Monticello 181, 7.Wisconsin Heights/Barneveld 185, 8.Dodgeville/Mineral Point 188, 9.Lodi 243, 10.Brodhead/Juda 246, 11.River Valley 271, 12.Prairie du Chien 277, 13.Evansville 345, 14.Richland Center/Ithaca 380.
Top individuals: 1.Ethan Moehn (Mon) 16:05.2, 2.Noah Tostrud (Mon) 16:28.5, 3.Jake Hirsbrunner (Mon) 16:31.9, 4.Cullen Bryla (Platteville) 16:35.2, 5.Logan Steinhoff (MH) 16:43.3.
Individual state qualifiers: 5.Logan Steinhoff (MH) 16:43.3, 6.Adam Phillips (Lodi) 16:45, 8.Dylan Johnson (B/J) 16:51.5, 9.Billy Boutelle (WH/B) 16:51.7, 10.Alec Bas (RV) 16:57.1.
Platteville: 4.Bryla 16:35.2, 7.Momot 16:51.0, 18.Ben Bahr 17:19.8, 25.Max Frommelt 17:40.9, 26.Dan Iselin 17:41.2, 56.Colton Henry 18:51.2, 77.Mike Donovan 19:43.9.
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.