State Cross Country

Division-3

St. Joseph seniors Jake Hansen (16th in 16:59.1) and Matt Bronk (44th in 17:31.0) both enjoyed top-50 finishes.

“An excellent way to close out their cross country careers,” St. Joseph coach Jon Furreness said. “Jake’s goal was to run under 17 (minutes). The top 20 was a basic goal for him, and top-10 would have been great. He was right there with the lead group for much of the race.

“Matt was out real strong, had a little trouble in the middle and came back strong at the finish.”

Hansen was a two-time State qualifier, with Bronk making his State debut.

Hailey Viola

For the third year in a row, the St. Joseph graduate is one of the top defensive performers for Marquette.

The 5-foot-7 defensive specialist has played in all 23 matches and 88 of 89 games for the Golden Eagles, who are 3-7 in the Big East Conference and 9-14 overall.

Viola ranks third on the team in digs (165) and fourth in assists (42). In three seasons, she has 626 digs and 53 service aces.
Viola was a four-year letterwinner for St. Joseph's. Viola became the first player in school history to earn First Team All-Conference honors back-to-back seasons in 2004-05 while helping her team to become Regional Champions. She was also Third Team All-State selection in 2005 - first in school history. She set a school record for serving aces (230) for her career and a single season best 120 aces in 2005. Viola was named team MVP three consecutive years (2003-05) and was a two-time team captain (2004-05). Viola was a Second Team All-Conference selection in 2003. She also earned three letters as members of the basketball and soccer teams.