So. Allison Gaugenti of Olentangy Orange and West Homes Sr. Michelle Hostettler battled down the long finish straight with Gaugneti just holding off Hostettler for the win. (photo M. Stonecipher)
The hard rain held off and the Galion Cross Country Festival and had some impressive performances. The most exciting race of the day came in the D1 Varsity Girls race where So. Allison Gaugenti of Olentangy Orange held off a fast closing Sr. Michelle Hostettler of West Homes to win by 1 second. Gaugenti ran 18:44.50 and Hostettler 18:45.50. So. Andrea Kuhn of Watkins Memorial made the turn to the finish with Gaugenti and Hostettler and finished just back of them in 18:47.40.
D1 VARSITY GIRLS
| GIRLS 5,000 METER RUN | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLACE | ATHLETE | TEAM | RESULT | POINTS | ||
| 1 | Allison Guagenti | 10 | Olentangy Orange | 18:44.50 | 1 | |
| 2 | Michelle Hostettler | 12 | West Holmes | 18:45.50 | 2 | |
| 3 | Andrea Kuhn | 10 | Watkins Memorial | 18:47.40 | 3 | |
| 4 | Gracie Sprankle | 10 | Olentangy Liberty | 19:03.50 | 4 | |
| 5 | Emma Bower | 11 | Olentangy Liberty | 19:24.80 | 5 | |
| 6 | Olivia Tyre | 10 | Troy | 19:26.60 | 6 | |
| 7 | Chloe Cortes | 11 | Watkins Memorial | 19:48.80 | 7 | |
| 8 | Abby Cannon | 11 | Hilliard Darby | 19:50.30 | 8 | |
| 9 | Lindsay Ott | 10 | Olentangy Orange | 19:51.10 | 9 | |
| 10 | Piper Biziorek | 9 | Olentangy | 19:52.60 | 10 | |
| 11 | Elise Johnson | 10 | Lancaster | 19:55.00 | 11 | |
| 12 | Dana Dosen | 12 | Brecksville-Broadview Heights | 19:55.10 | 12 | |
| 13 | Linnea Kunesh | Olentangy Liberty | 19:55.40 | 13 | ||
| 14 | Megan Myers | 11 | Troy | 19:55.90 | 14 | |
| 15 | Daniela Santos | 9 | Hilliard Darby | 19:58.40 | 15 | |
| 16 | Megan Bowman | 12 | Strongsville | 19:59.80 | 16 | |
| 17 | Samantha Hyme | 12 | Watkins Memorial | 20:00.40 | 17 | |
| 18 | Graicen Riley | 11 | North Ridgeville | 20:01.70 | 18 | |
| 19 | Melina Endsley | 11 | Olentangy | 20:03.70 | 19 | |
| 20 | Morgan Buchanan | 11 | Copley | 20:05.40 | 20 | |
| TEAM SCORES | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLACE | TEAM | POINTS | SCORERS | TIMES | ||
| 1 | Olentangy Liberty | 84 | 4+5+13+24+38 (40+68) | 1:29 1-5 Split | 19:49 Avg | ||
| 2 | Watkins Memorial | 91 | 3+7+17+22+42 (96+117) | 1:51 1-5 Split | 19:52 Avg | ||
| 3 | Troy | 122 | 6+14+21+26+55 (76) | 1:30 1-5 Split | 20:08 Avg | ||
| 4 | Olentangy | 142 | 10+19+30+35+48 (66+111) | 0:55 1-5 Split | 20:20 Avg | ||
| 5 | Olentangy Orange | 159 | 1+9+25+37+87 (105+129) | 2:57 1-5 Split | 20:12 Avg | ||
Jr. Sydnee Mangette of Liberty Union was dominant in winning the D2 Girl's Varsity race in 17:58.80. Mangette is OH #4, D2 #2. (photo M. Stonecipher)
D2 VARSITY GIRLS
| GIRLS 5,000 METER RUN 17-18 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLACE | ATHLETE | TEAM | RESULT | POINTS | ||
| 1 | Sydnee Mangette | 11 | Liberty Union | 17:58.80 | 1 | |
| 2 | Molly Fagin | 11 | Bexley | 19:11.30 | 2 | |
| 3 | Kenna Loveless | Tallmadge | 19:16.40 | 3 | ||
| 4 | Kenley French | 12 | Liberty Union | 19:18.50 | 4 | |
| 5 | Aziza Ayoub | 12 | Jonathan Alder | 19:20.20 | 5 | |
| 6 | Makenna Heimlich | 10 | Shelby | 19:21.60 | 6 | |
| 7 | Alyssa Christian | 10 | Granville | 19:39.90 | 7 | |
| 8 | Olivia Wolfe | 11 | Lexington | 19:45.60 | 8 | |
| 9 | Julia Cohn | 12 | Bexley | 19:47.10 | 9 | |
| 10 | Carina Weaver | 10 | Lexington | 19:55.60 | 10 | |
| 11 | Heather Lecrone | 10 | Fairfield Union | 19:57.50 | 11 | |
| 12 | Sarah Carpenter | 12 | Napoleon | 20:03.70 | 12 | |
| 13 | Isabel Chasney | 10 | Edison-Milan | 20:14.40 | 13 | |
| 14 | Erin Smith | 9 | Dover | 20:16.70 | 14 | |
| 15 | Whitney Wendling | 12 | Lexington | 20:18.20 | 15 | |
| 16 | Jenna Schonter | 12 | Bowling Green High School | 20:19.50 | 16 | |
| 17 | Macy Lynch | 12 | Shelby | 20:21.80 | 17 | |
| 18 | Natalie Applegate | 12 | Bowling Green High School | 20:24.70 | 18 | |
| 19 | Madison Moyer | 12 | Edison-Milan | 20:30.00 | 19 | |
| 20 | Abbey Rojeck | 12 | Lake Catholic | 20:30.10 | 20 | |
| TEAM SCORES | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLACE | TEAM | POINTS | SCORERS | TIMES | ||
| 1 | Lexington | 101 | 8+10+15+33+35 (37) | 1:27 1-5 Split | 20:28 Avg | ||
| 2 | Liberty Union | 101 | 1+4+24+25+47 (110+118) | 3:47 1-5 Split | 20:06 Avg | ||
| 3 | Shelby | 174 | 6+17+42+52+57 (59+99) | 2:41 1-5 Split | 21:02 Avg | ||
| 4 | Granville | 176 | 7+36+40+44+49 (69+85) | 2:12 1-5 Split | 21:09 Avg | ||
| 5 | Bowling Green High School | 219 | 16+18+50+60+75 (106+129) | 2:02 1-5 Split | 21:24 Avg | ||
Farifield Christian Academy Sr. Kyleigh Edwards led start to finish in running away with the D3 Varsity Girls race in an OH D3 #2 time of 18:25.50. (photo M. Stonecipher)
D3 VARSITY GIRLS
| GIRLS 5,000 METER RUN 17-18 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLACE | ATHLETE | TEAM | RESULT | POINTS | ||
| 1 | Kyleigh Edwards | 12 | Fairfield Christian Academy | 18:25.50 | 1 | |
| 2 | Claire Reynolds | 12 | Mansfield Christian | 19:14.80 | 2 | |
| 3 | Carolina Trumpower | 9 | Mansfield Christian | 19:15.80 | 3 | |
| 4 | Grace Moser | 10 | Huron | 19:36.40 | 4 | |
| 5 | Sarah Thatcher | 10 | Centerburg | 19:53.10 | 5 | |
| 6 | Lily Dowdell | 9 | St. Paul | 19:59.20 | 6 | |
| 7 | Jessica Duryea | Northmor | 20:03.90 | 7 | ||
| 8 | Baylee Hack | Mount Gilead | 20:09.80 | 8 | ||
| 9 | Deanna Hall | 10 | Fairland | 20:22.80 | 9 | |
| 10 | Keely Wentz | 10 | Carey | 20:25.10 | 10 | |
| 11 | Cassandra Currenc | 11 | Huron | 20:29.80 | 11 | |
| 12 | Anna Reffey | 12 | Colonel Crawford | 20:30.50 | 12 | |
| 13 | Emily Kemper | 12 | Colonel Crawford | 20:32.70 | 13 | |
| 14 | Alyssa Holt | 11 | Centerburg | 20:42.40 | 14 | |
| 15 | Destiny Defeo | 11 | Carey | 20:42.60 | 15 | |
| 16 | Kristen Duryea | 12 | Northmor | 20:42.70 | 16 | |
| 17 | Sarah Neibler | 12 | Huron | 20:45.20 | 17 | |
| 18 | Molly Linhares | 11 | Fredericktown | 20:45.50 | 18 | |
| 19 | Hailey King | 10 | Seneca East | 20:46.80 | 19 | |
| 20 | Emma Babcock | 12 | Liberty Center | 20:48.60 | 20 | |
| TEAM SCORES | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLACE | TEAM | POINTS | SCORERS | TIMES | ||
| 1 | Centerburg | 135 | 5+14+27+34+55 (59+137) | 2:24 1-5 Split | 21:01 Avg | ||
| 2 | Northmor | 155 | 7+16+39+43+50 (61+74) | 2:01 1-5 Split | 21:10 Avg | ||
| 3 | Liberty Center | 167 | 20+21+26+42+58 (73+109) | 1:34 1-5 Split | 21:18 Avg | ||
| 4 | Huron | 168 | 4+11+17+65+71 (78+87) | 2:57 1-5 Split | 21:10 Avg | ||
| 5 | Fredericktown | 172 | 18+24+28+46+56 (70+82) | 1:34 1-5 Split | 21:22 Avg | ||