The stage is now set for the 2014 Ohio State XC Championships. We should see exciting races in all of our boys and girls divisions. Here is a breakdown and a preview of the D2 Boys and Girls races.
(The virtual meets do not include individual qualifiers.)
D2 BOYS
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INDIVIDUAL RACE PREVIEW
This a difficult race to call. 18 D2 boys are under 16:00 in the State. 9 are under the Milesplit National Elite: Gold standard of 15:45.00. Jr. Joe Bistritz of Chagrin Falls was 2nd last year (16:10.67). He ran 2nd at the Youngstown Regional to CVCA Sr. Ryan Adams. Adams was 7th last year (16:22.62). Bistritz however, has the fastest time in the State of the D2 boys, having run 15:30.00. He is ranked 9th overall. It will be a close race, but the nod goes to Bistritz based upon his D2 State leading time. Adams will run 2nd. 3rd will go to last years #5 runner, Jr. Nick Stricklen of Lexington. He won the Tiffin Region edging Wauseon Sr. Quintin Reiser. Reiser has had an outstanding year and should run 4th. He's ranked 4th in the D2 rankings and 15th overall with a 15:34.94. He was 14th last year. The number five spot should go to Tippacanoe Jr. Mitchell Poynter. He is coming off his Troy Regional win and has the 5th fastest D2 time (15:40.00). He was 27th last year (16:50.42) . Pusing Poynter for the top 5 spot will be the Pickerington Regional winner, Jr. David Magda of Unioto. Magda was 22nd last year (16:44.96) and has the #10 D2 ranking with a 15:48.00. Two other top ten returners also return: Lexington Sr. Zane Sturts was 4th last year (16:18.94) and Wyoming Sr. Ben Stites was 6th (16:22.21).
TEAM RACE PREVIEW
One thing is certain, Defiance will not repeat. Tippacanoe was 2nd last year. They won a very tough Troy Regional beating Granville and Shawnee-Springfield. They are atop the last OATCCC poll and 2nd in the Ohio Milesplit Virtual meet. Tippacanoe should capture the D2 Championship. In the #2 spot will be Lexington. They are coming off a Regional win at Tiffin and their 1-5 runners have split just 53.91 seconds this year. They are ranked #2 in the last OATCCC poll. In the 3rd spot on the podium will be Granville. They were second to Tippacanoe in the Troy Regional. Their 1-5 runners have split 28 seconds this year, but for them to move up into a one or two position, they will all have to be faster. Shawnee-Springfield was 1 point back of Granville in the Troy Region. They should be in the #4 spot, but it is very difficult to pick between them and NDCL, the Youngstown Regional winner and Sheridan, the Pickerington Regional winner. Sheridan may be the sleeper in the D2 boys team race. In the Ohio Milesplit Virtual meet by times, they are 3rd.
Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin Coach: Karl Weinfurtner 301 Michael Beebe 12 302 Jared Bottger 12 303 Tommy Carballada 10 304 Nick Elia 10 305 Mac Hertz 12 306 Ryan Hertz 10 307 Mick Stanovsek 12 Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary Coach: Dan Lancianese 308 Nick Campbell 12 309 Marco Colant 12 310 Brian Heller 11 311 Chris Pamer 12 312 Austin Patrick 12 313 Bryce Patrick 12 314 Joe Rossetti 12 Hunting Valley University School Coach: Daniel Carlson 315 Jacob Fakult 12 316 Emanual Fetene 11 317 Nick Gannon 11 318 Stephen Gillinov 12 319 John Narouze 9 320 Ryan Onders 12 321 J.P. Trojan 11 Peninsula Woodridge Coach: Jeff Howard 322 Tyler Adams 12 323 Seth Conard 11 324 Yousef Elkurd 10 325 Dan Kiley 12 326 Ryan Palm 10 327 Noah Perrin 9 328 Zach Perrin 12 Lexington Coach: Denise Benson 329 Mitch Bastin 12 330 Quinton Glenn 12 331 Ryan Johnston 9 332 Josh Mueller 9 333 Nick Stricklen 11 334 Zane Sturts 12 335 Forest Volz 9 Bay Village Bay Coach: Steve Babson 336 Evan Britton 10 337 Jamie Dailey 10 338 Danny Desmond 9 339 Jack Hautz 11 340 Kyle MacMillan 11 341 Isaac Mertic 12 342 Matt Orr 12 Van Wert Coach: Brendon Moody 343 Jorden Butler 12 344 Cade Fleming 11 345 Connor Holliday 12 346 Dylan Lautzenheiser 10 347 Daniel Perry 12 348 Ryan Rice 12 349 Connor Shaffer 12 Tontogany Otsego Coach: Ryan Hafner 350 Brandon Avers 12 351 Fred Balmoria 12 352 Caleb Baus 11 353 Tyler Harroun 11 354 Adam Lewis 10 355 Derek Morgan 11 356 Shane Tobar 9 Thornville Sheridan Coach: J.D. Walters 357 Luke Brown 9 358 Keith Clellan 11 359 Clay Fisher 11 360 Garrett Gwinn 11 361 Joey Palumbo 11 362 Gage Wells 11 363 Nick Wright 11 Piketon Coach: Greg Shepherd 364 Kane Dixon 12 365 Seth Farmer 12 366 Jacob Nichols 9 367 Jordan Pendleton 12 368 Austin Spencer 9 369 Austin Taylor 9 370 Zack Varney 12 Warsaw River View Coach: Gwenna Neal 371 Jakob Eick 12 372 Drew Everhart 12 373 Tyler Gunn 12 374 Michael Hardesty 10 375 Steven Scheetz 12 376 Chris St. Clair 12 377 Nick Wilson 12 Chillicothe Unioto Coach: Matt Paxton 378 Cole Clever 9 379 Jesse Griesheimer 12 380 Brandon Kennedy 9 381 David Magda 11 382 Trent Miller 9 383 Sam Smith 10 384 Isaiah West 9 Tipp City Tippecanoe Coach: Byron Kimmel 385 Tim Andrews 11 386 Jordan Brown 11 387 Daniel Frame 12 388 Mitch Poynter 11 389 Spencer Ranft 11 390 Jacob Stillwagon 11 391 Michael Taylor 12 Granville Coach: Dave Agosta 392 Ryan Black 12 393 Tyler Keenan 11 394 Jonny Lukins 10 395 Joe Pappas 11 396 Chase Rogerson 12 397 Kyle VanNess 12 398 Robbie Weaver 12 Springfield Shawnee Coach: Brian DeSantis 399 Seth Brouhard 12 400 Seth D'Allessandris 11 401 Logan Griffith 11 402 Drew Hickman 12 403 Will Holmes 12 404 Jordan Penrose 12 405 Joel Rodgers 10 Cincinnati Wyoming Coach: Travis Glendenning 406 Tanner Anthony 12 407 Evan Cramer 12 408 Jonah Engelhardt 11 409 Adam Frankel 12 410 Max Hoffman 12 411 Cullen O'Brien 11 412 Ben Stites 12 Inidivduals 413 Ty Raybuck 12 Alliance Marlington 414 Chris Lemay 12 Ashtabula Edgewood 415 Wyatt Gardner 11 Baltimore Liberty Union 416 Jimmy Delacruz 12 Bexley 417 Peter Hayden 10 Bexley 418 Alex Vales 12 Canal Fulton Northwest 419 Cole Lovett 10 Carrollton 420 Joseph Bistritz 11 Chagrin Falls 421 Ryan Adams 12 Cuyahoga Falls CVCA 422 Jon Crowell 11 Defiance 423 Zach Kreft 9 Delaware Buckeye Valley 424 Seth Gard 10 Eaton 425 Ty Gleason 12 Findlay Liberty-Benton 426 Kyle Bussard 12 Germantown Valley View 427 Christian Smith 11 Germantown Valley View 428 Trevor Ault 10 Gnadenhutten Indian Valley 429 Brendon McCormick 10 Ironton Rock Hill 430 Seth Miller 11 Ironton Rock Hill 431 Brandon Scribben 12 Jefferson Area 432 Brett Cortelletti 12 Mansfield Ontario 433 Jeremiah Fitzgerald 12 Mantua Crestwood 434 Jacob Ondash 11 Mantua Crestwood 435 Jacob Bishop 10 Martins Ferry 436 Colin Theis 11 Medina Buckeye 437 Jordan Pritchard 12 Mentor Lake Catholic 438 Vinny DeFelice 10 Millersburg West Holmes 439 Clark Bookman 11 Mogadore Field 440 Jacob Fellers 10 Napoleon 441 Griffin Butler 11 Newark Licking Valley 442 Owen Krewson 10 Sandusky Perkins 443 Nick Reyes 12 Sandusky Perkins 444 Justin Prack 10 Springfield Northwestern 445 Tommy McDonald 12 The Plains Athens 446 Dominic Solis 12 Upper Sandusky 447 Brent Ash 11 Vincent Warren 448 Quintin Reiser 12 Wauseon
D2 GIRLS
INDIVIDUAL RACE PREVIEW
The number one ranked girl in the State in all divisions is Jr. Dominique Clairmonte of Lexington. She will be atop the podium and just may run the fastest time of the day in all divisions. She was out last year due to an injury, but has come back this year with a resolve and determination to make a statement. She has, as she is undefeated this season. She leads the #2 girl, Liberty Center Sr. Brittany Atkinson, by 4.1 seconds, having run 17:29.90. Her time is just over 49 seconds faster than the #2 ranked D2 girl by time, Sr. Claire Lamb of Granville. Lamb is ranked 12th in overall time in the State with a 18:19.00. The #2 spot on the podium should go to Sr. Elyse Black of Jackson. She won the Pickerington Regional and holds the 3rd fastest D2 girls time in the State (18:25.00) and the 17th fastest time overall. She is having a standout year thus far. In her 13 races this year, she has 11 wins, one 2nd and one 4th. Third place should go to Sr. Taylor Vernot of Wauseon who is the defending D2 State Champion (18:04.40). She is ranked 5th in the State by times run with a 18:26.20. She is a experienced, veteran runner and it would not be a surprise if she runs 2nd. SVSM Jr. Rachel Iacofano has had an excellent season and should be on the podium in 4th. She holds the #11 time in the State (18:41.83). She was 7th last year.(18:49.90). Fifth will go to Lexington So. Mackenna Curtis-collins. She is the #2 runner for Lexington and is ranked 7th in the State by time with a 18:37.90. She has experience from her 23rd place finish last year.
Watch for Regional winners Jr. Micaela DeGenero of Granville and Sr. Sammy Bockoven of CVCA to be up front and taking postions on the podium. They ran 45th and 46th respectively at State last year and coming off of their Regional wins will be positioned to place in the top ten, even top five.
TEAM RACE PREVIEW
Granville's 1-5 runners have split just 30 seconds this year. They should win the D2 championship, especially if Sr. Clair Lamb, who has the 2nd fastest D3 girls time this year is at her best. Lamb has run 18:19.00. she is ranked 12 th in the State overall but ran 12th at Regionals and was the #4 runner on the Granville team. The Granville girls are atop the last OATCCC poll, the #1 ranked team on Ohio Milesplit and in the virtual team meet. They were led at Regionals by Micaela De Genero, who won the Troy Regional. The Granville girls were 10th last year, but bring too much speed and depth to the State meet to not win it all.
Lexington, led by the #1 ranked girl in Ohio, Dominique Clairmonte, should be the #2 team in the State. They won the Tiffin Regional with just 52 points, running 1,3, 14, 15 and 19th. Thier 6th and 7th girls were 21st and 25th. They were #4 last year.
SVSM should be in the #3 spot. They are ranked number three in the OATCCC pol and in our virtual meet. They are the defending team champion, and won the Youngstown Regonal narrowly defeating Woodridge 53 to 56, but just just can't match the Granville girls.
The #4 & 5 spots are difficult to call. It will be a battle between Athens, Morgan, Shawnee Springfield and Woodridge. Woodridge may ge the #4 nod as they were just back of SVSM by 3 points in the Tiffin Regional.
Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary
Coach: Dan Lancianese 901 Mia Brady 10 902 Grace Davis 12 903 Cynthia Haas 12 904 Rachel Iacofano 11 905 Regina Neugebauer 11 906 Shea O'Brien 12 907 Maria White 9 Peninsula Woodridge Coach: Jeff Howard 908 Natalie Fleming 10 909 Nicole Fleming 10 910 Molly Howard 9 911 Katie Kearns 10 912 Mary Kiley 10 913 Julia Moore 12 914 Clare Willett 10 Chagrin Falls Coach: Jim Serluco 915 Natane Deruytter 11 916 Allie Dustin 12 917 Hailey Lowe 10 918 Mackenzie Lurch 9 919 Anne Moyse 12 920 Emily Owen 10 921 Annie Zimmer 9 Cuyahoga Falls CVCA Coach: George Hallis 922 Sammy Bockoven 12 923 Sarah Holzman 10 924 Hannah Karayan 10 925 Rachel Lyda 9 926 McKenna Tiley 12 927 Jaya Wilson 10 928 Nicole Wright 11 Lexington Coach: Denise Benson 929 Ashley Basham 11 930 Dominique Clairmonte 11 931 Mackenna Curtis-Collins 10 932 Abby Miller 11 933 Keelie Speckert 11 934 Emily Taylor 11 935 Whitney Wendling 10 Wauseon Coach: Joe Allen 936 Danielle Saaf 10 937 Lela Slattman 11 938 Amanda Stutzman 11 939 Taylor Vernot 12 940 Aleea Volkman 12 941 Aneesa Volkman 12 942 Seneca Wyse 11 Bay Village Bay Coach: Scott Snyder 943 Olivia Bechtel 11 944 Abby Christel 11 945 Aubrey Crabb 9 946 Amanda Cusimano 10 947 Rose Mlakar 10 948 Hailey Russell 11 949 Maddie Voiers 12 Defiance Coach: Scott Saner 950 Olivia Fett 12 951 Rachel Jones 12 952 Emily Poling 9 953 Ellie Roehrig 12 954 Ashley Weidenhamer 9 955 Natalie Wichman 10 956 Lindsey Wiles 10 The Plains Athens Coach: Fitz Read 957 Emily Cass 11 958 Ashton Horsley 12 959 Grace Kemerer 10 960 Hannah Klein 12 961 Rebekah Shoup 9 962 Lucy Williams 12 963 Madison Yerke 12 McConnelsville Morgan Coach: Mike Beam 964 Sarah Beam 11 965 Jozi Brown 9 966 Cheyenne Hanson 12 967 Jasmine Penrod 10 968 Jordan Penrod 10 969 Brandi Ross 9 970 Tayler Smith 11 Dover Coach: Steve Sparks 971 Natalie Caswell 9 972 Katy Duncan 11 973 Jolie Howell 9 974 Caroline Lehman 11 975 Maddie Marshall 9 976 Rikki Neading 10 977 Olivia Warther 11 Carrollton Coach: Lisa Baker 978 Janesa Bell 12 979 Emmy Days 9 980 Rachel Devine 10 981 Maddie Dunlap 10 982 Maddie Formet 10 983 Kierra Gubesch 9 984 Hailey Wells 10 Granville Coach: Dave Agosta 985 Alyssa Atkinson 12 986 Cassidy Carey 12 987 Micaela DeGenero 11 988 Tori Flowers 11 989 Claire Lamb 12 990 Maddie Long 9 991 Kylee McFarland 9 Kettering Archbishop Alter Coach: John Davalos 992 Abigail L. Bishop 9 993 Perri Bockrath 9 994 Kyly Borton 12 995 Maria Grilliot 11 996 Abby Nichols 11 997 Kristen Petrosky 12 998 Tiffany Ward 11 Springfield Shawnee Coach: Brian DeSantis 999 Miah DeSantis 9 1000 Jenny Dressel 11 1001 Grace Holmes 9 1002 Morgan Huggins 10 1003 Rebecca Penrose 10 1004 Emma Schmid 9 1005 Sophie Smith 10 Tipp City Tippecanoe Coach: Bryon Kimmel 1006 Hailey Brumfield 12 1007 Laura Fink 9 1008 Abbi Halsey 10 1009 Anna Klepinger 11 1010 Brinna Price 12 1011 Katherine Wilcher 12 1012 Emily Wolfe 11 Individuals 1013 Allyson Malone 12 Albany Alexander 1014 Kenley French 10 Baltimore Liberty Union 1015 Lauren Turner 10 Bellevue 1016 Savannah Rhodes 9 Blanchester 1017 Holly Miller 11 Canton Central Catholic 1018 Rachel Reolfi 11 Canton Central Catholic 1019 Kela Harkins 12 Chillicothe Unioto 1020 Kimmy Wolfe 12 Chillicothe Zane Trace 1021 Olivia Hammons 11 Clyde 1022 Emily Franz 12 Columbus Bishop Hartley 1023 Elizabeth Ordeman 10 Dayton Oakwood 1024 Taylor Broermann 12 Eaton 1025 Emily Deering 12 Geneva 1026 Elyse Black 12 Jackson 1027 Shannon Wargo 11 LaGrange Keystone 1028 Jessica Swaim 11 Lancaster Fairfield Union 1029 Ashley Sneider 9 Milan Edison 1030 Mackenzie Scott 9 Minerva 1031 Grace Steimle 9 Orwell Grand Valley 1032 Hannah Sponaugle 10 Pemberville Eastwood 1033 Maggie Sebest 9 Poland Seminary 1034 Shanan Ashton 12 Proctorville Fairland 1035 Calah Bishop 11 Sandusky Perkins 1036 Katy Foltz 12 Thornville Sheridan 1037 Alexis Gray 11 Washington C.H. Washington 1038 Jen Muhlenkamp 12 Wooster Triway
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