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CROSS COUNTRY ROUNDUP: Van Wert edges Coldwater for title
Comments 0 | Recommend 0October 25, 2009 3:36 PM
CROSS COUNTRY ROUNDUP Van Wert edges Coldwater for title
By MARK ALTSTAETTER
sports@limanews.com 419-993-2085
OTTAWA — The Division II girls district title came down to the sixth runner.
When Saturday’s race was over, both Van Wert and Coldwater had 70 points. To determine a winner, it came down to whose sixth runner, the first non-scorer, had a better race.
Van Wert’s sixth runner finished eight spots better than Coldwater’s, giving the Cougars the district crown.
Van Wert was coming off a victory at last week’s Western Buckeye League Meet at Defiance.
“Winning league last week was very special, especially for our seniors,” Van Wert girls coach Brendon Moody said. “But, to win a district championship is really special.”
Leading the way for Van Wert was Lauren Taylor, who won Saturday’s race in 19 minutes, 4.40 seconds. And just like at last week’s league race, Defiance’s Megan Vogelsong finished second (19:22.30).
“I told them that the key was being able to win the second mile,” Moody said. “At mile one, I think we were sitting about fourth. But, they got themselves in position and then really competed from there.”
As a team, Defiance finished third (82), while Shawnee had the next-best local finish in sixth (140).
The top four teams at the district meet at Ottawa will advance to next week’s D-II regional at Tiffin. Also, the top 16 individual placers advance. The other locals in D-II who will compete at Tiffin include: Shawnee’s Adrienne Pohl (sixth, 19:53), Molly Scott (10th, 20:20) and Emily Wolery (15th, 20:31) and Celina’s Ashley Figel (eighth, 20:10).
On the boys’ side in D-II, Defiance took first with 50 points. However, there were just seven points that separated the next three qualifying spots.
Celina’s Andrew Goodwin blazed the course with a winning time of 16:06, defeating Defiance’s Trevin Flickinger (16:28). Shawnee finished second (85), while Napoleon was third (89) and Van Wert was fourth (92).
Shawnee was led by the Diltz twins — Garrett (fifth, 16:56) and Zach (seventh, 17:06). Van Wert’s top finishers were Jared Fleming (sixth, 17:05) and Jacob Bagley (11th, 17:36).
Local runners advancing to next week’s D-II regional at Tiffin as individuals were Bath’s Tommy Mault (12th, 17:39) and Ryan Schadewald (14th, 17:42): Wapakoneta’s Dylon Webb (13th, 17:39) and Caleb Hennon (16th, 17:45).
DIVISION III
AT OTTAWA
In Saturday’s District 2 girls race at Ottawa, Ottoville won the title, defeating second-place Delta 34-55. Shayla Siefker led Ottoville with a first-place finish (19:37).
Lima Central Catholic finished third (95) to move on to regionals. Emily Krumel’s fifth-place finish (21:01) paced LCC.
In the District 1 girls race, Pandora-Gilboa was the lone team to advance to Tiffin. Sarah Flickinger led P-G with a second-place finish (20:04).
Allen East freshman Hailey Perkins made it out to regionals with a sixth-place finish (21:20).
In the District 2 boys race, Coldwater had the best local finish, coming in second.
Ottoville nabbed the fourth and final spot, while LCC finished fifth.
LCC’s Jim Kesner and Noah Burkholder qualified for regionals. Kesner finished fourth (17:05), while Burkholder came in 13th (17:43).
Bluffton’s Matthew Herron finished 12th (17:43) to advance.
In the District 1 boys race, Columbus Grove finished just one spot shy of making it out of districts. The Bulldogs were led by freshman Jake Graham, who advanced as an individual with an eighthplace finish (17:36).
SPENCERVILLE
In a battle of two of the best girls teams in the state, Minster edged Spencerville, 28-33 for the district crown.
Minster placed all seven of its runners in the top-10 overall spots.
Spencerville’s Lyndie Brown won the race in 19:40, while teammates Ashley Gilroy (second, 19:47) and Kelli Ley (fifth, 20:29) were not far behind.
Minster also reigned supreme on the boys side, winning the team title by way of a tiebreaker over St. Henry. Both Minster and St. Henry recorded a score of 61 points.
New Bremen’s Justin Eilerman won the race in 16:45. As a team, New Bremen finished third (82), while New Knoxville was fourth (91).
The following runners advanced to next week’s regional at Troy: Spencerville’s Kevin Lenhart (fourth, 17:21) and Jonathan Rex (fifth, 17:28); Crestview’s Garrett Geckler (eighth, 17:43).
sports@limanews.com 419-993-2085
OTTAWA — The Division II girls district title came down to the sixth runner.
When Saturday’s race was over, both Van Wert and Coldwater had 70 points. To determine a winner, it came down to whose sixth runner, the first non-scorer, had a better race.
Van Wert’s sixth runner finished eight spots better than Coldwater’s, giving the Cougars the district crown.
Van Wert was coming off a victory at last week’s Western Buckeye League Meet at Defiance.
“Winning league last week was very special, especially for our seniors,” Van Wert girls coach Brendon Moody said. “But, to win a district championship is really special.”
Leading the way for Van Wert was Lauren Taylor, who won Saturday’s race in 19 minutes, 4.40 seconds. And just like at last week’s league race, Defiance’s Megan Vogelsong finished second (19:22.30).
“I told them that the key was being able to win the second mile,” Moody said. “At mile one, I think we were sitting about fourth. But, they got themselves in position and then really competed from there.”
As a team, Defiance finished third (82), while Shawnee had the next-best local finish in sixth (140).
The top four teams at the district meet at Ottawa will advance to next week’s D-II regional at Tiffin. Also, the top 16 individual placers advance. The other locals in D-II who will compete at Tiffin include: Shawnee’s Adrienne Pohl (sixth, 19:53), Molly Scott (10th, 20:20) and Emily Wolery (15th, 20:31) and Celina’s Ashley Figel (eighth, 20:10).
On the boys’ side in D-II, Defiance took first with 50 points. However, there were just seven points that separated the next three qualifying spots.
Celina’s Andrew Goodwin blazed the course with a winning time of 16:06, defeating Defiance’s Trevin Flickinger (16:28). Shawnee finished second (85), while Napoleon was third (89) and Van Wert was fourth (92).
Shawnee was led by the Diltz twins — Garrett (fifth, 16:56) and Zach (seventh, 17:06). Van Wert’s top finishers were Jared Fleming (sixth, 17:05) and Jacob Bagley (11th, 17:36).
Local runners advancing to next week’s D-II regional at Tiffin as individuals were Bath’s Tommy Mault (12th, 17:39) and Ryan Schadewald (14th, 17:42): Wapakoneta’s Dylon Webb (13th, 17:39) and Caleb Hennon (16th, 17:45).
DIVISION III
AT OTTAWA
In Saturday’s District 2 girls race at Ottawa, Ottoville won the title, defeating second-place Delta 34-55. Shayla Siefker led Ottoville with a first-place finish (19:37).
Lima Central Catholic finished third (95) to move on to regionals. Emily Krumel’s fifth-place finish (21:01) paced LCC.
In the District 1 girls race, Pandora-Gilboa was the lone team to advance to Tiffin. Sarah Flickinger led P-G with a second-place finish (20:04).
Allen East freshman Hailey Perkins made it out to regionals with a sixth-place finish (21:20).
In the District 2 boys race, Coldwater had the best local finish, coming in second.
Ottoville nabbed the fourth and final spot, while LCC finished fifth.
LCC’s Jim Kesner and Noah Burkholder qualified for regionals. Kesner finished fourth (17:05), while Burkholder came in 13th (17:43).
Bluffton’s Matthew Herron finished 12th (17:43) to advance.
In the District 1 boys race, Columbus Grove finished just one spot shy of making it out of districts. The Bulldogs were led by freshman Jake Graham, who advanced as an individual with an eighthplace finish (17:36).
SPENCERVILLE
In a battle of two of the best girls teams in the state, Minster edged Spencerville, 28-33 for the district crown.
Minster placed all seven of its runners in the top-10 overall spots.
Spencerville’s Lyndie Brown won the race in 19:40, while teammates Ashley Gilroy (second, 19:47) and Kelli Ley (fifth, 20:29) were not far behind.
Minster also reigned supreme on the boys side, winning the team title by way of a tiebreaker over St. Henry. Both Minster and St. Henry recorded a score of 61 points.
New Bremen’s Justin Eilerman won the race in 16:45. As a team, New Bremen finished third (82), while New Knoxville was fourth (91).
The following runners advanced to next week’s regional at Troy: Spencerville’s Kevin Lenhart (fourth, 17:21) and Jonathan Rex (fifth, 17:28); Crestview’s Garrett Geckler (eighth, 17:43).
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