Rhinelander’s Avrom Barr, center, raises his arm in celebration, surrounded by teammates (from left to right), Paul Denis, Wyatt Crowell, Jackson Weinzatl and Dean Gillingham, after the Hodags qualified for the WIAA state meet with a fourth-place finish at a WIAA Division 2 track sectional meet in Rice Lake Friday, May 29. The Hodags sent nine of their 30 sectional entries onto the state meet in La Crosse. (Jeremy Mayo/River News)
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A total of nine of Rhinelander’s 30 sectional entries qualified for La Crosse thanks to top-four finishes Friday in a Division 2 sectional meet in Rice Lake. Rhinelander finished fourth overall out of 34 teams in the girls’ standings, tied for 15th on the boys’ side and, in total, advanced 11 athletes to state.