Alliance, OH-- The WBXC High School Boys and Girls competed at the EBC Championships at Marlington High School last Saturday. Our conference competition in cross country is fierce, as Marlington, Minerva, and Salem are three of the top teams in the state, if not actual state champions, year after year. We are proud to be in such a tough conference and this competition only pushes us to do our very best!
Leading the way for the WBXC HS Boys and finishing in the top 25% or higher of a field of 73 boys were
seniorÂ
Kyle Ormiston--6th place (16:48)
*Award-winner and First-Team All-EBC Honors (a distinction reserved for finishers #1-6)
sophomoreÂ
Logan Williams--12th place (17:23)
*Second-Team All-EBC Honors (a distinction reserved for finishers #7-12); Lifetime PR by 25 seconds
seniorÂ
Colton Cantwell--18th place (17:33)
*Lifetime PR by 6 seconds
Several other WBXC HS Boys raced extremely well, posting lifetime PR's! From their previous all-time bests, juniorÂ
Sevin Woods (18:12) dropped 5 seconds, seniorÂ
Bennett Biggs (18:24) dropped 15 seconds, and freshmanÂ
Jace Bowlin (19:32) cut a hefty 38 seconds!
Three juniors,Â
Aiden Scott (20:29),Â
Aidan Stuchell (20:45), andÂ
Brock Weisel (22:07) shaved 15 seconds, 12 seconds, and 17 seconds from their previous lifetime PR's, respectively!
**As a team, the boys finished an extremely impressive 4th in the conference--only 8 points behind Marlington and 13 points behind Minerva!**
Leading the way for the WBXC HS Girls and finishing in the top 11%Â of a field of 55 girls was
freshman Tenley Stitle--6th place (19:48)*Award-winner and First-Team All-EBC Honors (a distinction reserved for finishers #1-6); Lifetime PR by 23 seconds
At EBC, three other WBXC HS Girls posted their best-ever times. Freshman Izzy Cantwell (22:52), continuing her comeback from an early-season injury, dropped an amazing 1:04. Sophomore Luna Woolf (23:42) cut 27 seconds, while junior Carter Fritz (24:32) chimed in, dropping 4 seconds.
Senior Sonja Sanor (24:13) continued her improvement, posting another season PR.
**The Lady Warriors also had a great day as a team, finishing 4th.**
Congratulations, all WBXC HS runners!
The WBXC HS Boys and Girls teams are gearing up for the Division III District Meet at GlenOak High School on Saturday, 10/24!
The WBXC Middle School Boys and Girls also competed at the EBC Championships at Marlington High School last Saturday. Like their high school counterparts, they faced fierce competition!
Leading the way for the WBXC MS Boys and finishing in the top 25% or higher of a field of 48 boys were
7th grader Sawyer Vavrock--7th place (12:15)
8th grader Liam Wilson--12th place (12:28)*Lifetime PR by 37 seconds
7th grader Zen Woolf (14:07) set a Lifetime PR by 10 seconds.
**As a team, the WBXC MS Boys finished 3rd in the EBC! They placed ahead of Alliance by a mere 2 points, Carrollton by 3, and Salem by 18! This truly shows how in XC, every runner counts!**
Leading the way for the WBXC MS Girls and finishing in the top 24%Â of a field of 47 girls was
8th grader Stella Whiteleather--11th place (13:32)
At EBC, two WBXC MS Girls posted their best-ever times. 8th grader Maggie Cosma (14:03) dropped 8 seconds, while 7th grader Raina Brown (14:04) cut 23 seconds!
**The Lady Warriors finished 4th as a team.**
Congratulations, all WBXC MS runners!
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