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CVC Metro and Valley Crowns Decided at Berkshire

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Steve Hare
By Steve Hare
This story first appeared onOhioVarsity.com

BURTON–The 2026 Chagrin Valley Conference Metro and Valley Division Track and Field Championships produced dominant team performances, dramatic finishes, and several standout multi-event athletes Thursday at Berkshire High School.

On the boys’ side, Berkshire track edged Crestwood track and to capture the Valley Division title with 162 points, while Cuyahoga Heights track slipped past Independence track by a single point to win the Metro Division championship, 146.5-145.5.

The girls’ championships saw Crestwood track claim the Valley crown with 158 points while rolled to the Metro Division title with 183 points.

Several athletes turned in huge performances. Fairview’s Bryce Ries swept the Metro distance races, Crestwood’s won four Valley events, Independence’s Carter Howard dominated the hurdles, and Kirtland’s Izzie Copeland captured both Valley girls’ distance titles.

Boys Valley Division

100 Meters

  1. Cameron Treadwell, 12, Kirtland 11.93
  2. Matt Rus, 10, Kirtland 12.00
  3. Jack Patton, 10, Crestwood 12.31
  4. , 12, Berkshire 12.43

200 Meters

  1. Matt Rus, 10, Kirtland 23.92
  2. Jack Patton, 10, Crestwood 24.35
  3. Ryan Stevenson-Powell, 11, Wickliffe 24.53
  4. , 12, Berkshire 24.74

400 Meters

  1. Brady Wadsworth, 12, Berkshire 54.05
  2. Jacob Brandal, 9, Kirtland 54.83
  3. Landon Leavelle, 11, Kirtland 55.51
  4. Ashton Behm, 10, Wickliffe 57.52

800 Meters

  1. Damien Richards, 12, Crestwood 2:05.37
  2. Aiden Hollingsworth, 10, Berkshire 2:08.98
  3. Tripp Wadsworth, 9, Berkshire 2:09.74
  4. , 11, Rootstown 2:09.76

1600 Meters

  1. Garret Byers, 12, Crestwood 4:49.49
  2. Danny Auth, 11, Berkshire 4:50.57
  3. , 9, Crestwood 4:52.94
  4. Grant Stevenson, 9, Rootstown 4:54.01

3200 Meters

  1. , 9, Berkshire 10:33.85
  2. Garret Byers, 12, Crestwood 10:42.40
  3. Tycho Smolk, 11, Rootstown 10:45.00
  4. Damien Richards, 12, Crestwood 10:48.60

110m Hurdles

  1. Trey Cadwallader, 11, Berkshire 16.98
  2. , 12, Rootstown 17.70
  3. Issac Siegner, 10, Crestwood 18.01
  4. , 9, Kirtland 18.55

300m Hurdles

  1. , 12, Berkshire 43.88
  2. Graycen Look, 9, Kirtland 44.52
  3. Trey Cadwallader, 11, Berkshire 45.89
  4. Issac Siegner, 10, Crestwood 46.18

4×100 Relay

  1. Kirtland 45.66
  2. Wickliffe 47.98
  3. Crestwood 48.08
  4. Berkshire 49.33

4×200 Relay

  1. Kirtland 1:35.44
  2. Crestwood 1:36.20
  3. Berkshire 1:38.49
  4. Wickliffe 1:44.07

4×400 Relay

  1. Crestwood 3:42.52
  2. Berkshire 3:42.94
  3. Kirtland 3:44.61
  4. Rootstown 3:51.97

4×800 Relay

  1. Crestwood 8:45.12
  2. Berkshire 8:58.08
  3. Rootstown 8:58.59
  4. Kirtland 9:27.93

Shot Put

  1. , 12, Crestwood 49′ 8.25″
  2. Charlie Vignero, 12, Kirtland 46′ 7″
  3. , 11, Kirtland 41′ 9.25″
  4. , 12, Wickliffe 40′ 10″

Discus

  1. Sam Roosa, 12, Crestwood 150′ 5″
  2. Charlie Vignero, 12, Kirtland 145′ 5″
  3. Niko Garrison, 12, Wickliffe 137′ 6″
  4. Vince Prusock, 11, Kirtland 125′ 9″

High Jump

  1. Billy Verbic, 12, Berkshire 6′ 0″
  2. Austin Wurm, 12, Crestwood 6′ 0″
  3. Jay’Veion Ware, 12, Kirtland 5′ 8″
  4. Brayden Polcyn, 10, Rootstown 5′ 6″

Pole Vault

  1. Cohen Gielink, 11, Berkshire 9′ 6″
  2. Joey Ciavarelli, 11, Kirtland 8′ 0″
  3. Maximus Palomo, 11, Wickliffe 7′ 0″

Long Jump

  1. Jack Patton, 10, Crestwood 20′ 4.75″
  2. Carter Brown, 10, Kirtland 19′ 9.5″
  3. Billy Verbic, 12, Berkshire 17′ 9.5″
  4. Troy Kopac, 10, Rootstown 17′ 4.75″

Boys Metro Division

100 Meters

  1. , 11, Cuy. Heights 11.74
  2. , 10, Trinity 11.74
  3. Carter Howard, 11, Independence 11.75
  4. Kelvin Santiago, 12, Brooklyn 11.94

200 Meters

  1. Jaydon Moore, 10, Trinity 22.89
  2. , 12, Cuy. Heights 23.14
  3. Orlando Smith-Carle, 11, Trinity 23.33
  4. Kelvin Santiago, 12, Brooklyn 23.36

400 Meters

  1. Gavin Chamberlin, 12, Cuy. Heights 52.81
  2. , 12, Independence 53.14
  3. Ryan Christ, 12, Fair. Park Fairview 53.79
  4. Jakob Jurkiewicz, 12, Independence 54.28

800 Meters

  1. Bryce Ries, 12, Fair. Park Fairview 2:01.24
  2. Nate Stoessner, 11, Fair. Park Fairview 2:09.56
  3. Nick Spencer, 10, Independence 2:11.50
  4. Justin Rivera, 11, Richmond Hts. 2:11.77

1600 Meters

  1. Bryce Ries, 12, Fair. Park Fairview 4:31.54
  2. Mitchell Creel, 10, Independence 4:32.95
  3. Jackson Heisner, 10, Luth. West 4:49.70
  4. Braylon Johnson, 10, Luth. West 4:49.71

3200 Meters

  1. Bryce Ries, 12, Fair. Park Fairview 10:05.55
  2. Mitchell Creel, 10, Independence 10:08.78
  3. Chris Malasi, 10, Fair. Park Fairview 10:47.35
  4. Jackson Heisner, 10, Luth. West 10:47.78

110m Hurdles

  1. Carter Howard, 11, Independence 14.60
  2. Aden Ewelt, 12, Cuy. Heights 16.29
  3. Alexander Booker, 12, Trinity 16.34
  4. Curtis Brown, 9, Cuy. Heights 17.11

300m Hurdles

  1. Carter Howard, 11, Independence 41.00
  2. Alexander Booker, 12, Trinity 43.26
  3. , 10, Cuy. Heights 44.97
  4. , 10, Independence 45.88

4×100 Relay

  1. Cuy. Heights 43.38
  2. Trinity 44.43
  3. Fair. Park Fairview 46.14
  4. Luth. West 46.18

4×200 Relay

  1. Cuy. Heights 1:31.01
  2. Trinity 1:31.12
  3. Fair. Park Fairview 1:35.89
  4. Luth. West 1:36.33

4×400 Relay

  1. Cuy. Heights 3:30.06
  2. Independence 3:35.88
  3. Fair. Park Fairview 3:37.38
  4. Trinity 3:43.61

4×800 Relay

  1. Fair. Park Fairview 8:31.69
  2. Luth. West 8:48.04
  3. Independence 8:55.51
  4. Cuy. Heights 9:15.79

Shot Put

  1. Alex Waski, 12, Independence 47′ 5″
  2. Isaac Brown, 12, Luth. West 41′ 11″
  3. Max Weeber, 12, Fair. Park Fairview 39′ 10″
  4. Jack Hendrickson, 11, Fair. Park Fairview 38′ 9″

Discus

  1. Alex Waski, 12, Independence 150′ 8″
  2. Isaac Brown, 12, Luth. West 135′ 6″
  3. , 10, Cuy. Heights 127′ 0″
  4. Cody Weise, 12, Fair. Park Fairview 124′ 0″

High Jump

  1. Maurice McClardy, 12, Cuy. Heights 6′ 6″
  2. Stephen Mlynarczyk, 12, Independence 5′ 10″
  3. , 9, Brooklyn 5′ 8″
  4. Antonio McCladdie, 12, Cuy. Heights 5′ 6″

Pole Vault

  1. Aden Ewelt, 12, Cuy. Heights 13′ 4″
  2. , 11, Independence 12′ 8″
  3. Gavin Muranko, 11, Fair. Park Fairview 9′ 0″
  4. Sam Ressler, 10, Independence 8′ 0″

Long Jump

  1. Stephen Mlynarczyk, 12, Independence 19′ 9.25″
  2. Aden Ewelt, 12, Cuy. Heights 19′ 4.25″
  3. Sean Finch, 11, Fair. Park Fairview 19′ 0.5″
  4. , 12, Trinity 18′ 11.5″

Girls Valley Division

100 Meters

  1. Livia Martini, 11, Crestwood 13.14
  2. , 12, Kirtland 13.85
  3. , 9, Wickliffe 14.05
  4. Paisley Day, 9, Rootstown 14.16

200 Meters

  1. Livia Martini, 11, Crestwood 27.07
  2. Marissa Karl, 10, Berkshire 27.27
  3. Paisley Day, 9, Rootstown 28.40
  4. Gwen Reynolds, 9, Wickliffe 28.93

400 Meters

  1. Livia Martini, 11, Crestwood 59.43
  2. Marissa Karl, 10, Berkshire 1:00.78
  3. Catherine Toth, 9, Berkshire 1:05.92
  4. Anna Hill, 10, Kirtland 1:06.43

800 Meters

  1. , 10, Rootstown 2:25.36
  2. Madie Grace Gonczy, 11, Crestwood 2:26.55
  3. Izzie Copeland, 12, Kirtland 2:26.86
  4. , 11, Crestwood 2:28.17

1600 Meters

  1. Izzie Copeland, 12, Kirtland 5:23.52
  2. Piper Seibold, 11, Crestwood 5:24.89
  3. Brynn Bird, 11, Rootstown 5:26.60
  4. Cara Crandell, 10, Rootstown 5:32.83

3200 Meters

  1. Izzie Copeland, 12, Kirtland 11:53.91
  2. , 9, Kirtland 12:19.18
  3. Addison Passow, 10, Berkshire 12:34.75
  4. Piper Freedline, 11, Crestwood 12:45.38

100m Hurdles

  1. , 11, Crestwood 16.42
  2. , 10, Berkshire 16.58
  3. , 12, Rootstown 17.15
  4. Cloe Bengtson, 12, Rootstown 17.40

300m Hurdles

  1. Makenna Felker, 10, Berkshire 47.60
  2. Cloe Bengtson, 12, Rootstown 50.72
  3. Jackie Blasiole, 11, Crestwood 53.31
  4. Lauren Palagyi, 12, Kirtland 53.93

Girls 4×100 Relay

  1. Rootstown 53.88
  2. Berkshire 55.12
  3. Wickliffe 55.69
  4. Crestwood 56.25

Girls 4×200 Relay

  1. Berkshire 1:52.57
  2. Rootstown 1:54.39
  3. Wickliffe 1:58.31
  4. Crestwood 1:59.32

Girls 4×400 Relay

  1. Berkshire 4:15.58
  2. Crestwood 4:18.92
  3. Rootstown 4:23.72
  4. Kirtland 4:27.32

Girls 4×800 Relay

  1. Kirtland 10:07.16
  2. Crestwood 10:22.31
  3. Rootstown 10:24.14
  4. Berkshire 11:32.06

Girls Shot Put

  1. Madison Sher…, 12, Crestwood 31′ 9″
  2. , 12, Wickliffe 28′ 8.25″
  3. , 11, Rootstown 27′ 6″
  4. Cordelia Palomo, 10, Wickliffe 27′ 1.25″

Girls Discus

  1. Madison Sher…, 12, Crestwood 106′ 1″
  2. Anna Risk, 9, Berkshire 91′ 10″
  3. , 10, Rootstown 79′ 5″
  4. , 11, Kirtland 75′ 5″

Pole Vault

  1. Samantha Snow, 11, Berkshire 7′ 8”
  2. Bridget Miller, 9, Berkshire 7′ 4”
  3. , 10, Wickliffe 6′ 0”

Long Jump

  1. Livia Martini, 11, Crestwood 16′ 11.75”
  2. Jackie Blasiole, 11, Crestwood 16′ 10.25”
  3. Colbie Curall, 12, Rootstown 16′ 4.75”
  4. Sophi Smith, 11, Rootstown 14′ 7.5”

Girls Metro Division

100 Meters

  1. , 9, Trinity 13.15
  2. Aria Leflore, 9, Trinity 13.23
  3. , 12, Fair. Park Fairview 13.39
  4. Shainelly Williams-Alvarado, 10, Luth. West 13.43

200 Meters

  1. Nia Jemison, 9, Luth. West 26.65
  2. , 12, Trinity 27.09
  3. , 11, Trinity 27.21
  4. Shainelly Williams-Alvarado, 10, Luth. West 27.74

400 Meters

  1. Addison Gilbert, 10, Fair. Park Fairview 1:00.04
  2. , 12, Fair. Park Fairview 1:00.75
  3. Kelsey Crawford, 10, Trinity 1:02.99
  4. Zoe Vangelos, 9, Luth. West 1:03.00

800 Meters

  1. Claire Dahler, 10, Fair. Park Fairview 2:27.00
  2. , 9, Independence 2:27.29
  3. Gianna Carlucci, 12, Independence 2:40.31
  4. Julia Elmore, 11, Fair. Park Fairview 2:53.58

1600 Meters

  1. Emily Dahler, 10, Fair. Park Fairview 5:39.93
  2. , 10, Luth. West 5:59.00
  3. Meghan McDonald, 12, Fair. Park Fairview 6:01.14
  4. Gianna Carlucci, 12, Independence 6:17.07

3200 Meters

  1. Emily Dahler, 10, Fair. Park Fairview 12:10.39
  2. Ella Rath, 10, Luth. West 13:02.09
  3. Kailyn Cornell, 12, Fair. Park Fairview 14:13.17
  4. Alina Mortus, 9, Luth. West 14:21.41

100m Hurdles

  1. Peyton Bechlem, 10, Independence 16.29
  2. Samantha Vallee, 12, Cuy. Heights 16.39
  3. Autumn Cuscire, 10, Fair. Park Fairview 17.81
  4. Brooklyn Thornton, 11, Trinity 18.16

300m Hurdles

  1. Peyton Bechlem, 10, Independence 47.62
  2. Zaharia Walker, 9, Trinity 51.44
  3. Amelia Kay, 10, Fair. Park Fairview 52.13
  4. Nia Jemison, 9, Luth. West 53.11

Girls 4×100 Relay

  1. Trinity 49.57
  2. Luth. West 50.92
  3. Fair. Park Fairview 53.81
  4. Richmond Hts. 54.03

Girls 4×200 Relay

  1. Trinity 1:45.72
  2. Fair. Park Fairview 1:49.00
  3. Richmond Hts. 1:52.56
  4. Independence 1:52.78

Girls 4×400 Relay

  1. Fair. Park Fairview 4:12.07
  2. Independence 4:14.78
  3. Trinity 4:27.85
  4. Luth. West 4:33.11

Girls 4×800 Relay

  1. Fair. Park Fairview 10:12.61
  2. Independence 10:31.78
  3. Cuy. Heights 12:07.23
  4. Luth. West 12:17.24

Girls Shot Put

  1. Emily Gibbons, 12, Independence 32′ 3″
  2. , 11, Luth. West 31′ 3.25″
  3. Elyse Grill, 12, Independence 28′ 0″
  4. Taylor Petrime, 12, Luth. West 27′ 5″

Girls Discus

  1. Samantha Vallee, 12, Cuy. Heights 102′ 4″
  2. Elyse Grill, 12, Independence 96′ 3″
  3. , 12, Luth. West 82′ 0″
  4. Zoii Hamilton Walker, 10, Trinity 81′ 11″

High Jump

  1. Gabby Smith, 9, Fairview 4′ 10”
  2. Kelsey Crawford, 10, Trinity 4’8”
  3. , 9, Lutheran West 4′ 8”
  4. , 9, Fairview 4′ 8”

Pole Vault

  1. Amelia Kay, 10, Fairview 8′ 2”
  2. , 11, Fairview 7′ 4”
  3. Emilia Mikolic, 9, Independence 6′ 6”

Long Jump

  1. Aria Leflore, 9, Trinity 16′ 7”
  2. Madeline Eckert, 12, Fairview 15′ 10”
  3. Courtney McCray, 12, Trinity 15′ 4.5”
  4. , 11, Independence 15′ 0.5”
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Steve Hare is the Chagrin Valley Conference's Sports Information Director. He also created and publishes OhioVarsity.com, an online publication dedicated to providing hyperlocal coverage to area high school athletic programs. Hare began covering high school sports for the Lake County News Herald in 1997. Hare attended Willoughby South High School through the middle of his senior year, then graduated from Berkshire High School in Burton in 1986. He played football, wrestled and was an all-Geauga county baseball player (1986). He lives in Chardon with his wife Paulette and their children.

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