The Mid-East Cross Country Championships presents the best high school senior runners from
There have been a few modifications to this year's course lay out. It seems to race a few seconds faster than in the past. We'll have to see how this year's crop of seniors do on it! Only four states have accepted the invitation to compete this year, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan. Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Wisconsin and West Virgina are unable to send teams this year. Because of the drop in participating states, the committee will allow the four competing states to race as many as 12 senior athletes per team, twelve men and twelve woman.
For those of you who might not know about this meet, it pits the top twelve senior men and women in head to head competition with the top twelve seniors for the other participating states. All twelve athletes figure into the scoring as the top five are the actual point makers, while the next seven (not next two) act as displacers. Yes, there are other "Champion" races like Foot Locker and the Nike event, but there is nothing like the Mid East in the country that I know of, for seniors only. You will have a chance to see forty eight top Quality "Senior only" Cross Country athletes, from four states, go at it, head to head in each race!
Schedule:
Girls Race starts at 11:00 AM
Boys Race starts at 11:30 AM
Open Race starts at 12:00 AM – Click Here for a printable registration form
Click Here for a link to the Course Map
Boys Team Ohio Roster:
| Athlete | School |
| Colby Alexander | Strongsville |
| Marty Coolidge | Elyria Catholic |
| Daniel Garleb | Pickerington North |
| Hunter Heaton | Medina |
| Nick Hissrich | Pickerington North |
| Peter Hix | Oakwood |
| Luke Holubeck | St. John Central |
| Brad Liston | Circleville |
| Brandan McGee | Crestwood |
| Conner Paez | Solon |
| Dylan Papp | Green |
| Kyle Wheeler | Green |
Girls Team Ohio Roster:
| Athlete | School |
| Sarah Baker | Mt. Vernon |
| Natalie Field | Marion Pleasant |
| Sarah Fisher | Loveland |
| Erin Garfield | North Canton Hoover |
| Allison Peare | North Canton Hoover |
| Allison Stillwell | Tri-Valley |
| Lauren Taylor | Van Wert |
| Dana Tomasello | North Royalton |
| Emily Tomei | St. Vincent-St. Mary |
| Meredith Wagner | Sylvania Northview |
| Katelyn Walker | Shaker Heights |
| Megan Wright | Miamisburg |
Boys Team Indiana Roster
| Athlete | School |
| Alejandro Arroyo | Culver Academies |
| Cameron Balser | Oak Hill |
| Corbin Brooks | Columbus North |
| Jake Carden | Kouts |
| Joe Ebling | Hamilton Southeastern |
| Connor Geshay | North Central (Indy) |
| Josh Graham | Huntington North |
| Nathan Hendershot | Pendleton Heights |
| Tom Ohlman | Carmel |
| David Osborn | Chesterton |
| Evan Scruton | Columbus North |
| Scott Vicenzi | Brownsburg |
Girls Team Indiana Roster:
| Athlete | School |
| Autumn Beachy | DeKalb |
| Ciersten Deardorf | Carroll (Fort Wayne) |
| Kate DeSimone | Fort Wayne Canterbury |
| Kaylee McClanahan | Carroll (Fort Wayne) |
| Dana Payonk | Lake Central |
| Allie Pladson | Northridge |
| Megan Plenus | Lake Central |
| Siri Retrum | Columbus North |
| Virginia Steilberg | Columbus North |
| Dani Sullivan | Franklin Central |
| Beth Werge | South Bend Riley |
| Erika Wilson | Eastern (Pekin) |
Boys Team Michigan Roster:
| Athlete | School |
| Ben Carruthers | Dexter |
| Nathaniel Ellsworth | Heritage |
| Ian Hancke | Haslett |
| Matt Hoshal | East Lansing |
| Nathan Karr | Pioneer |
| Adam Kern | Pioneer |
| Nick Kern | Pioneer |
| Paul Lewis | Albion |
| Nick Perry | Woodhaven |
| Tanner Pesonen | Pinckney |
| Kyle Stacks | Concord |
| Alex Wilson | Kent City |
Girls Team Michigan Roster:
| Athlete | School |
| Brittany Anderson | Pine River |
| Amaya Ayers | Laingsburg |
| Melanie Brender | Utica Stevenson |
| Kate Carter | Saline |
| Emma Drenth | Williamston |
| Lauren Halm | Williamston |
| Devan John | Allendale |
| Breeann Ovokaitys | Cedar Springs |
| Krista Parks | East Kentwood |
| Melinda Palinkas | Saranac |
| Rachel Steil | Grandville |
| Kristen Yarows | Dexter |
Boys Team Illinois Roster:
| Athlete | School |
| Michael Castel | Moline |
| Albert Ciolek | Prospect |
| Phil Fairleigh | Cary-Grove |
| Jake Ferris | Plainfield |
| Noah Graboys | New Trier |
| Photis Karkalis | Rolling Meadows |
| Ryan Van Fossen | Metamora |
| Sergio Miranda | Romeoville |
| Jerry Olp | Benet Academy |
| Dylan Reyes | Newman Central Catholic |
| Chris Spudic | Prospect |
| Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss | Northside College Prep |
Girls Team Illinois Roster:
| Athlete | School |
| Kim Christensen | Sandburg |
| Alexis Goldsmith | Sandburg |
| Meghan Heuer | St. Charles North |
| Tessa Hoefle | Winnebago |
| Megumi Hoshi | Niles West |
| Taylor Miller | Crystal Lake Central |
| Erin Poss | Antioch |
| Sarah Reynolds | Hersey |
| Holly Robertson | St. Charles East |
| McKinzie Schulz | Benet Academy |
| Ashley Sellers | Marist |
| Devyn Thompson | Whitney Young |