Ohio Boys Cross Country Performer of the Week (Oct. 5-11)

After another week of cross country racing in Ohio, it's time to vote for the MileSplit Ohio boys cross country performer of the week.

The poll closes Friday at 3 p.m. ET.

Check out this week's nominees and cast your vote below.

Note: Athletes who have been nominated in the past two weeks are not eligible. Previous winners are excluded for the rest of the season.

This Week's Nominees:

Jackson Spitzer, Versailles (Ohio): Ran 15:05.74 for 1st place among 259 finishers in the 5K at Coldwater Lions Invitational - HS. The mark is the fastest overall mark in MileSplit's database at this course since 2006 and was 9.4 seconds faster than the prior mark on this course. It is also the fastest senior mark in MileSplit's database at this course since 2006.

Russell Stine, Findlay (Ohio): Crossing first among 194 finishers at the Marion Harding XC Invitational, the 5K went in 15:35.10, good for a 9.9-second winning margin. The time ranks No. 7 among 2,567 athletes in MileSplit's database at the Marion Harding HS XC Course since 2007, and No. 4 among 1,065 senior athletes there over the same span.

Joel Smelcer, Perkins (Ohio): The win at the Huron Cross Country Invitational came by 23.1 seconds, with the 5K covered in 15:11.00 to top a 99-runner field. That time sits as the fastest in MileSplit's database at the BGSU Firelands College XC Course since 2012 among 478 athletes, and the fastest senior clocking there among 185 senior athletes since that year. It also marked a 24.9-second improvement over a prior mark on this course.

Ian Trombley, Loveland (Ohio): A tight 7.6-second margin decided the HS-Ed Leas Fall Classic, where the 5K was finished in 15:35.40 for first place among 292 runners. The time ranks No. 5 among 6,559 athletes in MileSplit's database at Fort St. Clair Park since 2006, and No. 3 among 2,357 senior athletes there across that same span.

Ian Patrick, Little Miami (Ohio): Ran 14:54.40 for 1st place among 217 finishers in the 5K at Les Eisenhart Invitational - Thom. Worthington. The mark is the fastest overall mark in MileSplit's database at this course since 2007 and was 27.3 seconds faster than the prior mark on this course. It is also the fastest junior mark in MileSplit's database at this course since 2007.