Meets to Watch This Weekend

Van Buren will be hosting their annual invite at the district course at Owens Community College in Findlay. The boys race features two of the best runners in the state in Cole Zang of Margaretta and Russell Stine IV of Findlay. The girls side features one of the top teams in DII in Fremont Ross and some of the top runners in the state in Gwen Huddle of Napoleon, Lily Kiser of Fremont Ross and Morgan Miller of Margaretta.

Cardinal HS in Middlefield will be hosting one of the top meets in Northeast Ohio tomorrow with a collection of small school talent. Maplewood is one of the top boys teams in the state is projected to win the meet. There are also six boys under the 16-min. mark that will be taking the starting line. On the girls side, the race will feature one of the top runners in the state in sophomore Maya Gonzalez of Bay who is one of the few girls to break the 18-min. mark.

The Silver Creek Metro Park will play host to a swath of Northeast Ohio large schools this weekend. 31 of the biggest schools in the area will compete in one race on one of the most well-known courses in the state. The race will feature multiple state ranked boys teams in Mentor, Uniontown Lake, Hoover, Lexington, Hudson and Solon. The girls race will feature three sub-18 runners in Audrey Miller of Aurora, Annalise Costin of Brecksville and Katherine Schuler of Medina Highland.

Thirty-nine of the biggest schools in central and southeastern Ohio will converge at Lancaster HS for the biggest meet in that part of the state this weekend. The boys side features some of the top teams in the state in Gahanna Lincoln, Olentangy Berlin, Dublin Jerome, Westerville North and Granville. The girls side also features state ranked teams in Granville, Upper Arlington, Hilliard Davidson, Canal Winchester and Gahanna Lincoln.

Leaders Farm place host to the biggest meet in Northwest Ohio this weekend. The boys side will feature one of the top teams in D4 in Tinora in the small school race and one of the top teams in D2 in Bowling Green in the big school race. The girls side will feature two of the top runners in the state, the big school race will feature Julia Bocik of Southview and the small school race will feature Natalie Nixon of Ottawa Hills.

Malone University will play host to teams from across the state. On the boys side, watch for Nigel Wenger of Smithville who is one of the top runners in D4. The girls side will also feature one of the top teams in the state in Minerva.

Some of the top catholic schools in Ohio and beyond will meet at Cedarville University tomorrow. The odds on favorite is St. Xavier, who are one of the best teams in the Great Lakes region on the boys side. On the girls side the heavy favorites are Bishop Watterson who are one of the top teams in the Rust Belt.

Kettering will play host to the top meet in the Dayton area this weekend. Two of the top boys teams in the state will take the course in Little Miami and Thomas Worthington, as does sub-15 runner Ryne Reynolds of Little Miami. The girls side will feature three state ranked teams in Bellbrook, Centerville and Oakwood.

Van Wert will host some of the top schools along the Indiana-Ohio state line. Convoy Crestview, Bryan and Van Wert are state ranked teams to watch on the boys side. On the girls side, watch for Minster and Ottawa-Glandorf who are both some of the best in the state in their respective divisions.

The Princeton Invitational will feature two of the top boys teams in the state in Milford and Mason. On the girls side, Milford may be the best team in the state and are the heavy favorites and feature sub-18 runner Elle Campbell.

Strongsville will play host to some of the top schools in the Cleveland area this weekend. The race features 50 sub-17 runners on the boys side. The girls side features Northville (MI) who is making the trek down south and is one of the top teams in the mitten state.

Versailles will host some of the top West Central Ohio small schools tomorrow. The meet features state ranked teams on the boys side in Botkins, Russia and Versailles, as well as sub-15 runner Jackson Spitzer of Versailles. The girls side also features a state ranked Versailles squad.