Troy High School was the site of the Ohio High School Athletic Association‘s Southwest regional cross-country meets on Oct. 31, where boys and girls runners from four divisions competed to qualify for the state championship races.
See the division-by-division regional results, including which teams and runners will compete in the state meets.
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Milford took first place as a team, scoring 75 points, and was led by the individual champion in senior Elle Campbell, who finished her race in 18:11.30. Mason’s Atalia Hawkins was the individual runner-up, finishing .3 seconds behind Campbell. Oak Hills senior Aleah Coster finished in fourth and Springboro’s Ella Smith took fifth, leading the Panthers to a team runner-up finish.
Team state qualifiers: Milford, Springboro, Centerville, Mason, Sycamore, Beavercreek
Individual state qualifiers: Makenna Long, Northmont; Aleah Coster, Oak Hills; Lucia Shafer, Fairmont; Sadie Mergler, Northmont; Hadley Petersen, Kings; Ellie Meade, Little Miami; Alyssa Brown, Lakota East; Harper McClung, Kings; Lucy Schutte, Oak Hills; Emma Martin, Northmont; Lexy Healy, Little Miami; Emma Landen, Walnut Hills
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Little Miami senior Ryle Reynolds finished first and junior teammate Ian Patrick was right behind in second place. Reynolds, Patrick and the rest of the Panthers placed fifth as a team, qualifying for state.
Springboro scored 72 points, beating Mason’s 83 points to win the program’s first regional crown. Nicholas Beatty led Springboro with a third-place finish. Milford’s Henry Newman and Mason’s Logan Mix rounded out the top five.
Team state qualifiers: Springboro, Mason, Beavercreek, St. Xavier, Little Miami, Milford, Kings
Individual state qualifiers: Maxwell Frasure, Sycamore; Owen Huff, Oak Hills; Dominic Lopez, Northmont; Dylan Chisanga, Lakota West; Eli Reutter, Sycamore; Sam McAfee, Lakota West; Grady Schaadt, Springfield; Gabriel Stocker, Miamisburg; Troy Mastronardi, Miamisburg; Owen Donlin, Walnut Hills; Michael Strawser, Lebanon; Jacob Turner, Lakota East; Grant Mergler, Northmont; Austin Sarver, Lebanon
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Bellbrook took the team championship in Division II with 94 points, beating runner-up Turpin by 14. The Spartans, however, can boast individual champ Colby Lewis, who won the race in 18:51.90, nearly four seconds ahead of Indian Hill’s Emily Shea in second place. St. Ursula sophomore Caroline Josshua finished fourth.
Team state qualifiers: Bellbrook, Turpin, St. Ursula, Indian Hill, Talawanda, Loveland
Individual state qualifiers: Kareena Vandervort, Butler; Kim Donbar, Miamisburg; Rian Helton, Western Brown; Ella McConnell, McNicholas; Peyton Wilmoth, Butler; Eva Casto, Ursuline Academy; Emma Sallee, Anderson; Gabriella Carraher, Mercy McAuley; Kyla McSwane, Mercy McAuley; Olivia McGraw, Piqua; Delia Parrott, Tippecanoe; Layla King, Piqua
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Just like in the girls race in Division II, Turpin finished second as a team, scoring 91 points, but had the individual champ with Carson Spencer. Spencer, a junior, ran in 15:31.00, easily getting by Tippecanoe’s Everett Muhlenkamp, who placed second with a time of 15:31.00.
Ian Tromble came in third, leading his Loveland squad to 80 points and the regional crown. Anderson’s Elijah Trickey and Turpin’s Caleb Anderson came in fourth and fifth place, respectively.
Team state qualifiers: Loveland, Turpin, Bellbrook, Carroll, Bellefontaine
Individual state qualifiers: Everett Muhlenkamp, Tippecanoe; Elijah Trickey, Anderson; Landon Hall, Western Brown; Eli Ramos, Tippecanoe; Levi Sorg, Batavia; Nathan Burke, Goshen; Justin Brinson, Bethel; Aiden Beckman, Ross; Mason Barnes, Harrison; Jack Rosson, Butler
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Oakwood had the individual champion and took first place in the team race, but Madeira was the regional runner-up and Wyoming took fourth to also qualify for state.
Madeira was led by Lucy Folger in fourth and Hannah Gemmel in eighth while Fenwick had two runners also in the top 10, with Sophie Tebbe in sixth and Macie Keener one spot behind.
Team state qualifiers: Oakwood, Madeira, Versailles, Wyoming
Individual state qualifiers: Tessa Kress, Miami East; Ruby Clark, Greenon; Sophia Tebbe, Fenwick; Macie Keener, Fenwick; Grace Brown, Bellefontaine; Hazel Lightle, Urbana; Corinne Cline, Mariemont; Aubree Bates, Milton-Union
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Versailles had the individual winner as it took first place in the team standings and West Liberty-Salem had two place in the top 10, but Waynesville, Wyoming and Madeira rounded out the top five spots to qualify for state.
For Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, Nathaniel Gockerman finished as individual runner-up and Wyatt Gockerman finished in sixth place.
Team state qualifiers: Versailles, West Liberty-Salem, Waynesville, Wyoming, Madeira
Individual state qualifiers: Nathaniel Gockerman, CHCA; Aaron, Geswein, Valley View; Colin Hinkelman, Milton-Union; Wyatt Gockerman, CHCA; Grant Hinkelman, Milton-Union; Finn Hinkelman, Milton-Union; William Fox, Summit Country Day; Jackson Morrissey, Oakwood; Johnathan Hedrick, Miami East; Ollie DeLong, Oakwood
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Summit Country Day finished with 121 points, taking third at the regional races, following Minster’s 82 points and Fort Loramie’s 107 points. The Silver Knights were led by junior Anna Wiltshire in fourth place and freshman Emma McCormick in fifth.
Seven Hills senior Campbell Coyne finished as runner-up and Miami Valley Christian’s Olivia O’Hare took 10th.
Team state qualifiers: Minster, Fort Loramie, Summit Country Day, West Liberty-Salem, Dayton Christian
Individual state qualifiers: Campbell Coyne, Seven Hills; Anna Yeomans, Ansonia, Michaela Flora, Newton Local; Alice Larson, Covington; Olivia O’Hare, MVCA; Claire Barga, Ansonia; Amelia Middleton, Fairlawn; Claire Moore, Williamsburg; Ella Eshleman, Franklin Monroe; Claire Stull, Newton Local
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Miami Valley Christian Academy junior Jaxon League was the lone local runner to qualify for the Division IV boys state tournament, running a 16:17.10 to finish in ninth place overall.
Team state qualifiers: Russia, Legacy Christian, Botkins, Cedarville, Lehman Catholic
Individual state qualifiers: Bennett Lehman, Ansonia; Elijah Scales, Emmanuel Christian; Titus Young, Anna; Ean Grillot, Fort Loramie; Jaxon League, MVCA; Adly Knox, Calvary Christian; Jack Strausbaugh, Minster; Hunter Todd, Twin Valley South; Coleman Trantham, Tri-Village; Carter Trantham, Tri-Village
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