<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3jDVBO_0vjorxhB00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3jDVBO_0vjorxhB00" width="375" height="500" ><figcaption>Three Lakes-Phelps runner Nolan Waltz exits the wooded portion of the course at the Smiley Invitational in Wausau this past Saturday. Photo By William Zuelke</figcaption></figure><p>Bluejays cross country runner Nolan Waltz fought through a crowded field at Wausau East High School last Saturday to earn a Division 3 first-place medal. This was the second top finish in two weeks for Waltz after three consecutive second-place finishes to start the season for the Three Lakes-Phelps varsity team. Thousands of people were on hand for the prestigious event drawing more than 50 different schools and dozens of top runners throughout the state.</p><p>“What can I say, it was a great day to be Nolan Waltz,” head coach Laurie Levandoski said after the race. “He jumped out front and led the pack for most of the race. He was chased by a Division 2 runner, Eli Gallagher, from Two Rivers who ended up just in front of Nolan, but when the division scoring was split, Waltz won top honors for our division. This was an exciting, and well-deserved win.”</p></div></body>

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Waltz earns top spot at Smiley Invite

Bluejays cross country runner Nolan Waltz fought through a crowded field at Wausau East High School last Saturday to earn a Division 3 first-place medal. This was the second top finish in two weeks for Waltz after three consecutive second-place finishes to start the season for the Three Lakes-Phelps varsity team. Thousands of people were on hand for the prestigious event drawing more than 50 different schools and dozens of top runners throughout the state.