(Fortress Obetz and Memorial Park, 2022)
Photo Credit: Christian Lisle - MileSplit
What started out several years ago as just a fun idea has evolved into an annual staple for our (pre) state meet content offering.
It's Monday of state meet week, we all can't wait for the gun to sound on Saturday morning, so what better way to pass the time than by putting our prognosticating skills to the test and serve up our latest round of OHSAA State Cross Country Championships team and individual winners predictions.
A few notes, however, before you explore our prediction table below.
- While many of us reference the rankings, the ratings, the XC team scores feature and the coaches poll throughout the fall, none of that matters on race day.
- No MileSplit Ohio staff member has ever run the table (going 12-for-12) in our annual exercise, although OldSchoolTrack came close one year. Could this be the year?
- Christian Lisle, Shawn Conlon, Phil Grove, David Nguyen and Mark Dwyer are veterans of the prediction contest. Chris Greene and Kathleen Dwyer make their highly anticipated debuts this year.
A final editor's qualifier: Our prediction contest is simply meant to be fun. None of us are hoping for someone to win, not hoping for someone else to win, don't believe in a certain team, etc.
None of the above. We are just a group who follow the sport closely and discuss the latest Ohio high school XC news on a daily basis.
We're as excited as anyone for Saturday's races, we wish everyone safe travels to Obetz and we hope that every team and individual performs to the best of their abilities and we can't wait to see how it all unfolds.
And with that, see below our 2023 OHSAA State Cross Country Championships predictions.
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Team Predictions
MileSplit Ohio Staff | Boys Division I | Girls Division I | Boys Division II | Girls Division II | Boys Division III | Girls Division III |
Mark Dwyer, Associate Manager | Mason | Hilliard Davidson | Marlington | Lexington | Mount Gilead | Minster |
Phil Grove, Pittsburgh, PA Reporter | St. Xavier | Hilliard Davidson | Woodridge | Woodridge | Maplewood | Minster |
Shawn Conlon, SE Ohio Reporter | Mason | Mason | Marlington | Minerva | Mount Gilead | Minster |
Christian Lisle, NE Ohio Reporter | Mason | Mason | Woodridge | Woodridge | Mount Gilead | Minster |
David Nguyen, NW Ohio Reporter | Mason | Perrysburg | Fairfield Union | Woodridge | Mount Gilead | Minster |
Chris Greene, SW Ohio Reporter | Mason | Lakota West | Carroll | Oakwood | West Liberty-Salem | West Liberty-Salem |
Kathleen Dwyer, MileSplit Volunteer | Mason | Mason | Woodridge | Woodridge | Mount Gilead | Minster |
Individual Predictions
MileSplit Ohio Staff | Boys Division I | Girls Division I | Boys Division II | Girls Division II | Boys Division III | Girls Division III |
Mark Dwyer, Associate Manager | Ben Gabelman | Evelyn Prodoehl | Colin Cernansky | Reese Reaman | Luke Snyder | Caleigh Richards |
Phil Grove, Pittsburgh, PA Reporter | Sam Ricchiuti | Daniela Scheffler | Colin Cernansky | Samantha Erbach | Luke Snyder | Caleigh Richards |
Shawn Conlon, SE Ohio Reporter | Ben Gabelman | Evelyn Prodoehl | Colin Cernansky | Samantha Erbach | Luke Snyder | Caleigh Richards |
Christian Lisle, NE Ohio Reporter | Landon Kimmel | Daniela Scheffler | Colin Cernansky | Sophia Szolosi | Luke Snyder | Caleigh Richards |
David Nguyen, NW Ohio Reporter | Ben Gabelman | Evelyn Prodoehl | Colin Cernansky | Samantha Erbach | Landon Eyre | Caleigh Richards |
Chris Greene, SW Ohio Reporter | Landon Kimmel | Evelyn Prodoehl | Colin Cernansky | Samantha Erbach | Asher Long | Paige Steinke |
Kathleen Dwyer, MileSplit Volunteer | Eli Ilg | Daniela Scheffler | Colin Cernansky | Madelyn Begert | Luke Snyder | Caleigh Richards |