WISCONSIN RAPIDS – Among the tight-knit group of seven Stevens Point runners, there wasn’t a dry eye once they all reunited near the finish line at Ridges Golf Course on Saturday, Nov. 1.

Despite entering 2025 accomplishing a feat that hadn’t been done since 1945 – capturing three consecutive state titles, the 2025 Panthers felt like heavy underdogs.

But for a group built on historical excellence, anything less than a state championship was not acceptable, and once it came to fruition all the emotions came pouring down at once.

“I don’t even know what to say — and people who know me know that doesn’t happen very often,” SPASH co-head coach Kevin Hopp said. “Those guys poured their hearts into this. We lost a lot of guys from a great senior class, and their motto was, ‘Don’t count us out

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