Centerville Saturday Night Lights - It's Girl's Night Out again this Year with OH #1, 2 & 3!



Centerville's Saturday Night Lights will once again feature Championship Varsity races that bring together some of the best in State and out of State athletes in races that merge divisions.  Last year the Meet featured the top D1, D2 and D3  girl's teams in the State and the race proved to be one of the best of the year.  This year, the girl's Championship race should prove to be just as spectacular.


The girl's individual race matches OH #1, 2 and 3.  Sr. India Johnson of Hilliard Davidson is ranked OH #1 and comes in from a course record win at the Trinity/Valkyrie Invitational in Louisville last weekend.  She bested OH #3 Morgan Gigandet who was 5th at Trinity.  Joining Johnson and Gigandet will be undefeated Beachwood Jr. Leah Roter, who is OH #2 and D2 #1, OH #7 So. Samantha Bush of Turpin and KY #3 Jr. Alena Sapienza-Wright of du Pont Manual.

GIRL'S VIRTUAL CHAMPIONSHIP INDIVIDUAL RACE (Top 20)

PLACEATHLETEGRADETEAMTIMEPOINTS
1India Johnson2017Hilliard Davidson17:23.76 1
2Leah Roter2018Beachwood17:36.00 2
3Morgan Gigandet2018Troy17:41.84 3
4Samantha Bush2019Turpin18:06.58 4
5Alena Sapienza-Wright2018duPont Manual18:09.11 5
6Grace Kilroy2019Centerville18:24.26 6
7Rachel Ploeger2018Monroe18:29.70 7
8Hannah Rasmussen2017Kings18:30.70 8
9McKenna Fry2018Westerville Central18:36.70 9
10Kalee Soehnlen2017St. Thomas Aquinas18:39.70 10
11Jessica Hartman2017Lebanon18:40.83 11
12Alayna Garver2018Monroe18:44.00 12
13Gia Napoleon2019Thomas Worthington19:02.40 13
14Kelli Walsh2018Centerville19:02.99 14
15Savannah Lowe2019Centerville19:03.74 15
16Emma Watcke2020Minster19:05.99 16
17Taylor Ewert2020Beavercreek19:07.00 17
18Kerri Walsh2020Centerville19:08.88 18
19Christina Nash2017Thomas Worthington19:10.15 19
20Meredith Hiles2017Simon Kenton19:11.03 20

The Girl's championship race features D1 #1, Centerville, D2 #3 Granville and the #1 and 2 D3 ranked teams, Minster and St. Thomas Aquinas.  Add in KY #2 duPont Manual and it should be an exciting team and individual race. 

GIRL'S VIRTUAL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM RACE (Top 10)
PLACETEAMPOINTSSCORERSSPLITAVERAGE
1Centerville826+14+15+18+29 (70+91)1:01.8519:01.20
2Minster15816+24+27+40+51 (63+68)49.3119:29.40
3Troy2003+30+53+55+59 (64+80)2:19.2619:25.07
4Hilliard Davidson2061+26+33+34+112 (117+121)3:25.3919:20.88
5Thomas Worthington21913+19+42+61+84 (100+102)1:15.0019:38.90
6Beavercreek22517+25+41+43+99 (131+133)1:25.0019:41.40
7Granville22923+35+37+48+86 (116+140)1:00.9019:45.46
8Turpin2654+38+49+77+97 (105+115)2:24.0219:41.08
9St. Thomas Aquinas29710+44+50+87+106 (175+176)2:00.6019:51.98
10duPont Manual3145+56+58+76+119 (135+148)2:47.0119:51.94

Thomas Worthington Jr. Arjun Jha won at Trinity last weekend and is the clear favorite.  He is ranked OH #7.  Sr. Yared Nuguse of duPont Manual will challenge Jha and was 4th at Trinity.  He is ranked KY #3.  Joining Jha and Nuguse will be the #1 ranked sophomore in Ohio. Conant Smith of Middletown.  Smith is OH #15.

BOY'S VIRTUAL CHAMPIONSHIP INDIVIDUAL RACE (Top 20)

PLACEATHLETEGRADETEAMTIMEPOINTS
1Arjun Jha2018Thomas Worthington15:21.81 1
2Conant Smith2019Middletown15:38.90 2
3Yared Nuguse2017duPont Manual15:41.91 3
4Andy Payne2018Thomas Worthington15:42.47 4
5Nate Kawalec2018Chardon15:49.60 5
6Ben Ewert2017Beavercreek15:55.50 6
7Ty Banks2017Thomas Worthington16:04.76 7
8Matthew Gregson2017Beavercreek16:05.70 8
9Jonny Lukins2017Granville16:07.30 9
10Kelby Caplinger2017Lebanon16:16.40 10
11Kyle Mastin2018Simon Kenton16:19.10 11
12Kellen Posacki2018Dublin Jerome16:21.92 12
13Jack Welsh2018Centerville16:23.00 13
14Andrew Morgan2017Thomas Worthington16:24.00 14
15Jackson Siddall2018Lebanon16:25.00 15
16Elliot Cook2020Dublin Jerome16:27.07 16
17Connor Ingram2017Gahanna Lincoln16:27.25 17
18Noah Perrin2018Woodridge16:29.50 18
19Lucas Houk2019Wayne16:31.60 19
20Parker Hines2019Miamisburg16:33.20 20

Thomas Worthington, led by Jha and Payne, is ranked OH #4.  They should take the team title.  I'm not sure they will be challenged in the team race unless their #5 runner falters.  In the virtual race, Beavercreek, led by Ben Ewert, is OH #12.  Centerville is #14.  I just don't think either has the horses to challenge Worthington. 

BOY'S VIRTUAL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM RACE (Top 10)

PLACETEAMPOINTSSCORERSSPLITAVERAGE
1Thomas Worthington851+4+7+14+59 (64+100)1:43.1916:07.61
2Beavercreek1516+8+30+45+62 (72+76)1:14.7016:33.86
3Centerville15413+27+36+37+41 (82+96)30.0016:43.34
4Lebanon18810+15+43+50+70 (77+102)58.6016:46.62
5Gahanna Lincoln21317+21+29+40+106 (114+122)1:05.6116:49.34
6Woodridge23818+31+46+53+90 (132.5+145)55.9016:56.38
7Wayne24019+34+44+54+89 (139+158)53.7016:57.00
8Dublin Jerome24812+16+55+80+85 (94+127)1:00.4616:55.13
9Miamisburg25620+33+57+60+86 (112+115)50.3016:59.04
10Badin306.525+47+48.5+51+135 (141+142)1:16.3017:06.46