BUCYRUS - Olivia Smith and Morgan Smith both ran in the top 10 Saturday to guide Calvert's girls to third at the Bucyrus Elks Invitational.
The Senecas and Hayes both scored 84 points, but Hayes was awarded second on tiebreaker. Pleasant won the title with 79 points.
Olivia clocked in seventh (21:14.16) and Morgan Smith took 10th (21:32.76) for Calvert.
Upper Sandusky nosed out Lakota 294-295 for 12th.
Lakota's Cariss Reese led all area runners by capturing sixth (21.13.02). Zoe Garber ended 46th (23:47.46) for Upper Sandusky.
Miller gains runner-up honor
Fact Box
| Columbus Grove Invitational |
| Gray Division |
| Columbus Grove 44, Minster 55, Lincolnview 121, Botkins 164, Convoy Crestview 171, Hopewell-Loudon 177, Old Fort 193, Ayervsille 206, Stryker 253, Antwerp 265, Perrysburg 295, Hicksville 296, Mohawk 297, Spencerville 300, Kalida 440, Ottoville 516, Riverdale 519 |
| Top 10 |
| 1. Jake Graham (CG) 16:11.23; 2. Dominic Slonkosky (Min) 16:23.57; 3. Joel Genter (CC) 16:34.24; 4. Alex Shafer (CG) 16:36.57; 5. Eric Dahlinghaus (Min) 16:43.21; 6. Colin Grothaus (CG) 16:47.81; 7. Andy Albers (Min) 16:51.63; 8. Bayley Tow (Lin) 16:55.94; 9. Marcus Meyers (OF) 17:08.02; 10. Brad Bannister (OF) 17:08.87 |
| Area Runners |
| Hopewell-Loudon: 33. Robert Kniss 18:12.22; 34. Ryan Depinet 18:17.35; 35. Chet Swartzmiller 18:18.83; 42. Marcus Ardner 18:40.71; 45. Dylan Napier 18:45.13; 70. Alex Wood 19:32.46; 74. Nick Scaife 19:34.09 |
| Old Fort: 38. Donald Young 18:25.15; 56. Elliot Phillimore 19:05.08; 91. A.J. Phillimore 20:15.67; 110. Marc Harris 21:54.11 |
| Mohawk: 37. Alex Hoerig 18:22.65; 46. Mitch Brown 18:45.18; 57. Jarred Shellhouse 19:05.70; 81. Michael Lasky 20:02.25; 97. Chris Koehler 20:38.46; 104. Kevin Kozel 21:25.83; 105. Brandon Emshoff 21:35.91 |
| Red Division |
| Perrysburg 94, Wauseon 119, Delta 124, Anna 168, Bryan 177, Anthony Wayne 183, Sherwood Fairview 197, Elmwood 201, Lima CC 210, Lake 219, Carey 281, Ottawa-Glandorf 281, Liberty-Benton 312, Van Buren 360, Tinora 389, Fostoria 391, Gibsonburg 462, Allen East 482, Swanton 541, Kenton 593 |
| Top 10 |
| 1. Quintin Reiser (W) 16:37.31; 2. Kyle Thomas (SF) 16:47.37; 3. Adam Larger (Anna) 16:49.65; 4. Bryant Byrd (P) 16:49.85; 55. Matias Trampe-Kindt (O-G) 16:50.23; 6. Sam Lehman (Tin) 16:52.76; 7. Wade Hodges (W) 17:04.09; 8. Andrew Bayes (P) 17:09.77; 9. Scott Brittenham (Lake) 17:11.84; 10. Tyler Rickman (Lake) 17:17.01 |
| Area Runners |
| Carey: 33. Ben Kromer 18:15.42; 42. Brayden Leist 18:28.38; 51. Zach Logsdon 18:38.93; 79. Oscar O'Flaherty 19:37.78; 81. Michael Patton 19:44.44; 96. Clayton Brickner 20:20.73; 99. Evan Hyatt 20:24.58 |
| Fostoria: 36. Salvador Cantero (F) 18:20.19; 46. C.J. Matheny 18:36.30; 72. Rowyn Schneider 19:27.24; 113. Sam Grine 21:02.90; 138. Aquiles Estrada 24:37.21 |
| Open |
| Top 10 |
| 1. Lee Altenburger (CG) 18:35.56; 2. Brandon Krupp (Bryan) 18:38.13; 3. Ethan Monnin (Minster) 19:04.32; 4. Christian Boehlein (Minster) 19:08.05; 5. Patric Gase (Hopewell-Loudon) 19:15.19; 6. Travis Lippi (Lincolnview) 19:24.19; 7. Tomas Arredondo (Carey) 19:25.21; 8. Alex Tabler (CG) 19:28.05; 9. Jon Fahl (Carey) 19:31.13; 10. Brett Nester (Sherwood Fairview) 19:33.70 |
| Area Runners |
| 11. Bernie Somers (H-L) 19:33.82; 23. Adam Hyatt (Car) 19:59.44; 85. Alex Dundore (Moh) 21:37.61; 93. Garrett Hedrick (H-L) 21:56.52; 98. Uriel Garcia (Car) 22:10.9; 101. Collin Shaver (H-L) 22:13.71; 111. Dylan Alvarado (H-L) 22:26.59; 114. Sage Gerbers (Car) 22:30.46; 141. Matt Fruth (Carey) 23:23.37; 146. Bailey Griffin (Car) 23:41.26; 165. Zach Rhodes (H-L) 24:48.90; 184. Matt Kelbly (OF) 28:00.44; 194. Jon Miller (OF) 31:28.09 |
| Bucyrus Elks Invitational |
| Willard 75, Bucyrus 138, Colonel Crawford 139, Hayes 154, Elyria Catholic 155, Wynford 195, Plymouth 213, River Valley 216, St. Paul 226, Calvert 273, Upper Sandusky 303, Lakota 304, Cardington-Lincoln 312, Clyde 356, Northmor 370, Crestline 418, Monroeville 447, Gilead Christian 453, Elgin 455, Fremont St. Joe 547, Buckeye Central 549 |
| Top 10 |
| 1. Jake Amato (EC) 17:04.09; 2. Garrett Miller (US) 17:11.01; 3. Jacob Long (C-L) 17:13.16; 4. Matthew Leis (Wil) 17:14.11; 5. Austin Schultz (Cal) 17:28.34; 6. Dominic Solis (US) 17:38.05; 7. Mitch Yake (C-L) 17:42.88; 8. Wyatt Uresti (RV) 17:55.19; 9. Logan Mahl (Will) 17:57.67; 10. Hobie Cotsamire (B) 18:03.01 |
| Area Runners |
| Calvert: 59. Ren Boehler 19:32.63; 67. John Brodman 19:48.46; 77. Joe Boehler 20:20.47; 79. Jacob Vera 20:23.24; 81. Connor Behm 20:30.05; 176. Sam Shelt Palm 23:46.73 |
| Upper Sandusky: 64. Andre Meyers 19:41.03; 122. Mason Derr 21:31.75; 179. Jacob Herring 24:28.85; 180. Ian Mundy 24:30.52; 200. Danial Maltsbarger (US) 26:58.69 |
| Lakota: 37. Zac Baker 18:59.55; 50. Luke Baker 19:23.58; 63. Isaac Ritter 19:40.61; 65. Caleb Tolento 19:43.35; 109. Tyler Aldrich 21:07.17; 162. Chris Vanderbeke 23:22.47; 163. Anthony Rasp 23:24.57; 172. Ben Gabel 23:32.90; 211. Adrian Vanderbeke 35:55.00 |
BUCYRUS - Upper Sandusky's Garrett Miller captured second and two other area runners finished in the top 10 Saturday at the Bucyrus Elks Invitational.
Miller crossed the line in 17:11.01 for the Rams, who held off Lakota 303-304 for 11th. Dominic Solis added a sixth (17:38.05) for Upper Sandusky.
Calvert led the local contingent by taking 10th (273), and Buckeye Central ended 21st (549).
Austin Schultz ran fifth (17:28.34) for Calvert, and Ren Boehler came in 59th (19:32.63).
Lakota got a 37th (18:59.55) from Zac Baker and a 50th (19:23.58) from Luke Baker.
Daniel, H-L girls lead local efforts
COLUMBUS GROVE - Mohawk had the area's best runner but Hopewell-Loudon turned in the best team finish Saturday at the Columbus Grove Invitational.
Julia Daniel crossed the line seventh (20:33.54) for Mohawk in the Gray Division, but the Warriors finished 12th in the 14-team field with 258 points.
Hopewell-Loudon captured fourth with 158 points, led by Erin Reinhart-Anez's 27th (21:47.95) and Leah Reinhart's 35th (22:10.49).
St. Wendelin took fifth over Old Fort by a 179-189 margin, while New Riegel came in 10th (239).
Victoria Volpe (21:23.88) and Jocelyn Reinhart (21:25.51) ran 17th and 18th for St. Wendelin.
Kayla Garza's 12th (21:14.47) paced Old Fort, with Jackie Becker adding a 26th (21:45.1).
Abby Cassidy ended 23rd (21:39.64) for New Riegel and Ashley Mathias came in 43rd (22:45.97).
Meanwhile, Carey captured sixth in the Red Division with 199 points and Fostoria took 14th (392) in an 18-team field.
Anthony Wayne ran past Liberty-Benton 36-79 for the championship.
Jaclyn Troiano's 15th (21:43.17) sparked Carey, and Alivia Stephan added a 25th (22:10.1).
Raven Rodgers (22:55.34) and Taylor Keeley (22:57.34) took 50th and 51st for Fostoria.
Meyers, Bannister run in top 10
COLUMBUS GROVE - Two Old Fort boys finished in the top 10 Saturday to top area efforts at the Columbus Grove Invitational.
Marcus Meyers (17:08.02) and Brad Bannister (17:08.87) claimed ninth and 10th to steer the Stockaders to seventh in the Gray Division with 193 points.
Hopewell-Loudon came in sixth with 177 points, thanks to Robert Kniss (18:12.22), Ryan Depinet (18:17.35) and Chet Swartzmiller (18:18.83) crossing the line 33rd through 35th.
Mohawk wound up 13th (297) in the 17-team race. Alex Hoerig finished 37th (18:22.65) and Mitch Brown took 46th (18:45.18).
St. Wendelin and New Riegel did not field full teams.
Jorden Nye ran 29th (18:05.55) for St. Wendelin, and New Riegel's Caleb Welly came in 95th (20:32.36).
Host Columbus Grove beat Minister 44-55 for the Gray Division title, while Perrysburg upended Wauseon 94-119 for the crown in the 20-team Red Division.
Carey came in 11th (281) in the Red Division and Fostoria finished 16th (391).
Ben Kromer's 33rd (18:15.42) led Carey, and Brayden Leist ran 42nd (18:28.38).
Fostoria got a 36th (18:20.19) from Salvador Cantero and a 46th (18:36.3) from C.J. Matheny.
Hopewell-Loudon's Patric Gase finished fifth (19:15.19) in the junior varsity open, while Carey's Tomas Arredondo (19:25.21) and Jon Fahl (19:31.13) took seventh and ninth. Mohawk's Alex Dundore came in 85th (21:37.61).
