TEXAS - Columbian's Brandon Gibson took the boys individual crown and Hopewell-Loudon's girls ended second in their race Saturday at the Liberty Center Widewater Invitational.
Gibson's win in 16:30.81 helped the Tornadoes end up sixth in the boys meet with 148 points.
Chris Gates added an 11th (16:58.7) for TC.
Hopewell-Loudon finished seventh (167) behind Robert Kniss taking 19th (17:38.77) and Chet Swartzmiller running 25th (17:46.61).
Hopewell-Loudon's Patric Gase claimed the open race in 17:58.34, and Columbian's Oliver Stevens ended 25th (20:21.92).
Liberty Center beat H-L 22-78 for the girls title.
Fact Box
Boys Cross Country
Cardinal Stritch
Invitational
Erie-Mason 51, Elmwood 95, Old Fort 95, Woodmore 131, Hicksville 132, Calvert 175, St. Paul 178, Stritch Catholic 183, Gibsonburg 192, Margaretta 263, Ottawa Hills 265, Whiteford 301, North Baltimore 365, Fremont St. Joe 383, Sandusky 405
Top 10
1. Nick Raymond (E-M) 15:16.44; 2. Marcus Meyers (OF) 16:43.55; 3. Jack Fisher (SP) 17:02.28; 4. Dakota Frost (Hicks) 17:19.87; 5. Brad Bannister (OF) 17:22.2; 6. Lorne Strausbaugh (Elm) 17:27.59; 7. Austin Schultz (Cal) 17:32.11; 8. Logan Griffin (E-M) 17:34.82; 9. Jacob Merryfield (Gibson) 17:52.36; 10. Ryan Avers (Wood) 17:54.37
Area Runners
Old Fort: 16. Donald Young 18:10.47; 22. Elliott Phillimore 18:35.76; 53. A.J. Phillimore 19:36.03; 85. Marc Harris 21:27.92; 109. Jon Miller 29:14.94
Calvert: 23. Ren Boehler 18:36.66; 54. John Brodman 19:36.6; 61. Connor Behm 19:57.45; 64. Joe Boehler 20:05.73; 82. Jacob Vera 21:15.47
New Riegel: 65. Caleb Welly 20:09.61; 77. Brad Zoeller 20:57.03
Liberty Center Invitational
Perrysburg 43, Delta 103, Midpark 109, Archbold 117, Liberty Center 122, Columbian 148, Hopewell-Loudon 167, Sandusky St. Mary 173, Fayette 200, Toledo Christian 280, Swanton 283, Holgate 360
Top 10
1. Brandon Gibson (Col) 16:30.81; 2. Lou Styles (Mid) 16:36.08; 3. Bryant Byrd (Per) 16:39.13; 4. Andrew Bayes (Per) 16:39.32; 5. Bobby Borger (Per) 16:46.76; 6. Bryce Tinsman (Arch) 16:48.19; 7. Landon Brown (Del) 16:48.74; 8. Joe Seedorf (LC) 16:50.07; 9. Skylar Lantz (Fay) 16:52.63; 10. Cameron Weaks (LC) 16:58.29
Area Runners
Columbian: 11. Chris Gates 16:58.7; 28. Isaiah Gilmer 17:54.6; 58. Tyler Mesnard 18:48.67; 59. Adam Young 18:58.95
Hopewell-Loudon: 19. Robert Kniss 17:38.77; 25. Chet Swartzmiller 17:46.61; 33. Ryan Depinet 18:02.02; 47. Marcus Ardner 18:25.71; 53. Dylan Napier 18:35.5; 55. Alex Wood 18:42.06; 56. Bernie Somers 18:44.59
Open
Top 10
1. Patric Gase (H-L) 17:58.34; 2. Trevor Somogyi (Per) 18:09.33; 3. Joseph Soneson (Per) 18:21.57; 4. Michael Jankowski (Mid) 18:25.17; 5. Ian Filo (Mid) 18:28.61; 6. Matt Huber (LC) 18:35.23; 7. Eric Billmaier (Per) 18:35.57; 8. Collin Vollmar (LC) 18:39.1; 9. Kyle Kramer (Per) 18:40.57; 10. Clayton Shook (Per) 18:43.37
Area Runners
12. Nick Scaife (H-L) 18:58.86; 28. Garrett Hedrick (H-L) 20:37.71; 33. Dylan Alvarado (H-L) 20:56.95; 39. Collin Shaver (H-L) 21:07.85; 49. Jenson Nutter (H-L) 22:33.1
Girls Cross Country
Cardinal Stritch
Invitational
Elmwood 93, Blissfield 115, Calvert 120, Gibsonburg 142, Erie-Mason 158, Old Fort 199, St. Paul 214, New Riegel 216
Top 10
1. Courtney Burner (Wood) 20:18.3; 2. Carly Gose (Gen) 20:33.48; 3. Savannah Healey (E-M) 21:03.89; 4. Alexis Rhodes (OF) 21:12.34; 5. Ashley Daniels (White) 21:23.2; 6. Morgan Smith (Cal) 21:26.94; 7. Abbey Zubke (Bliss) 21:27.7; 8. Jessica Murlin (Elm) 21:31.02; 9. Brianna Yates (Bliss) 21:32.07; 10. Vanessa McCullough (P-G) 21:32.9
Area Runners
Calvert: 18. Sydney Berlekamp 22:10.97; 24. Marisa Horn 22:29.73; 34. Corinne Harris 23:04.19; 44. Kate Brickner 23:44.57; 58. Emma Brodman 24:23.26; 65. Katie Tiell 24:47.47
Old Fort: 15. Kayla Garza 21:54.07; 16. Jackie Becker 22:01.14; 86. Lea Wilzynski 26:40.81; 89. Molly Cleveland 27:15.9
New Riegel: 20. Abby Cassidy 22:19.12; 28. Ashley Mathias 22:36.32; 51. Morgan Nye 23:56.96; 57. Olivia Borer 24:16.05; 70. Lauren Zoeller 25:02.53
Liberty Center Invitational
Liberty Center 22, Hopewell-Loudon 78, Toledo Christian 83, Columbian 91, Sandusky St. Mary 101, Hilltop 161, Fayette 180, Rossford 235, Midpark 243
Top 10
1. Delainey Phelps (TC) 18:15.43; 2. Brittany Atkinson (LC) 18:19.15; 3. Kelly Haubert 19:05.0; 4. Olivia Kundo (LC) 19:49.71; 5. Jenna Hinds (SSM) 19:52.42; 6. Paige Chamberlain (LC) 20:12.85; 7. Rachel Pinson (LC) 20:23.89; 8. Madeleine Routhier (Hill) 20:51.62; 9. Leah Reinhart (H-L) 20:54.61; 10. Hanna Musil (Col) 21:07.53
Area Runners
Hopewell-Loudon: 12. Kailey Coleman 21:20.03; 17. Shelby Raudebaugh 21:52.78; 19. Erin Reinhart-Anez 21:57.44; 29. Morgan Brant 22:17.02; 51. Haley Schreiner 23:52.35; 55. Katelyn Brickner 24:07.17
Columbian: 13. Abrie Smith 21:26.5; 26. Alexis Desjardins 22:10.2; 27. Chandler Carley 22:11.35; 28. Marisa Stephens 22:15.05; 31. Amanda Schwartz 22:34.98; 32. Cassandra Gooding 22:38.59
Open
Top 10
1. Sara Knapp (LC) 21:23.98; 2. Caroline Linden (SSM) 23:19.08; 3. Lydia Vallery (Col) 23:48.67; 4. Allison Arnold (H-L) 24:34.84; 5. Erika Wheatley (LC) 24:49.12; 6. Cassie McHugh (LC) 25:03.13; 7. Margaret McCabe (SSM) 25:09.08; 8. Lindsay Young (Col) 25:09.51; 9. Caitlin Somers (H-L) 25:26.25; 10. Megan Vaughn (H-L) 25:30.38
Area Runners
11. Katie Brickner (Col) 25:33.67; 15. Monica Klepper (Col) 26:25.13; 17. Natalie Howard (Col) 26:34.65; 19. Kiley Siegel (H-L) 27:22.41; 20. Audrey Ranker (H-L) 27:35.43; 21. Kensy Siegel (H-L) 29:45.32; 24. Tayler Kline (H-L) 33:04.
Hopewell-Loudon's Leah Reinhart led all area runners by taking ninth (20:54.61).
Kailey Coleman ran 12th (21:20.03) for H-L, Shelby Raudebaugh came in 17th (21:52.78), Erin Reinhart-Anez took 19th (21:57.44) and Morgan Brant ended 29th (22:17.02).
Columbian finished fourth (91), getting a 10th from Hanna Musil (21:07.53) and a 13th from Abrie Smith (21:26.5).
In the open race, Columbian's Lydia Vallery ran third (23:48.67) and H-L's Allison Arnold ended fourth (24:34.84).
Calvert, OF have top-20 runners
TOLEDO - Calvert and Old Fort each had at least two top-20 runners Saturday to highlight local efforts in Black Division of the Cardinal Stritch Invitational.
Alexis Rhodes claimed fourth (21:12.34) for Old Fort, and Calvert's Morgan Smith took sixth (21:26.94).
Old Fort's Kayla Garza added a 15th (21:54.07), Old Fort's Jackie Becker claimed 16th (22:01.14) and Sydney Berlekamp of Calvert came in 18th (22:10.97).
Elmwood beat Blissfield 93-115 for the title, with Calvert taking third (120). Old Fort finished sixth (199) and New Riegel ended eighth (216).
Abby Cassidy's 20th (22:19.12) led New Riegel, and Ashley Mathias ended 28th (22:36.32).
Tiebreaker knocks Stockaders to third
TOLEDO - Elmwood upended Old Fort on a tiebreaker to take second Saturday in the Black Division of the Cardinal Stritch Invitational.
The runner-up spot came down to the sixth runners, with Elmwood's Matthew Wagner taking 48th (19:20.28) and Marc Harris ending 85th (21:27.92) for the Stockaders.
Marcus Meyers captured second (16:43.55) for Old Fort and Brad Bannister crossed the line fifth (17:22.2).
Calvert ended sixth (175) behind Austin Schultz's seventh (17:32.11) and Ren Boehler's 23rd (18:36.66).
Tigers victorious at Bill Brown
MANSFIELD - Course conditions were far from pleasant but it didn't stop Seneca East from stomping its competition, winning 20-46 over New London in the Ontario Bill Brown Blue Race.
Carson Pipher was the top Seneca East finisher, taking second (17:25.1) while Jason Willman was third (17:35.1). Wes Pipher (4th, 17:40.4) and Jared Stockmaster (5th, 17:53.6) rounded out third and fourth for the team while Karl Burgderfer (6th, 18:05.5) rounded out the top five for the Tigers.
