CVC Runners Advance to Regionals

Chagrin Valley Conference cross country runners on Saturday extended their season by at least another week by qualifying out of several different district meets to the 2025 Boardman Regional Championships.

Listed below are the teams and individual runners who punched their ticket to the regional meet:

BOYS

Division II – Madison

West Geauga (3rd), Madison (10th), and Hawken (11th) each advanced as a team to the regional meet.

3. Ian Res, West Geauga 15:57.94
5. Owen Bottar, Madison 16:30.65
12. Jacob Williams, West Geauga 16:54.88
22. Joalexander Sanchez, Geneva 17:24.45
26. Ben Kollhoff, Madison 17:39.21
28. Chase Levey, Hawken 17:44.80
31. Mason Starr, West Geauga 17:48.45
37. Joey Lubanovich, West Geauga 17:59.81
43. Charlie Allin, West Geauga 18:11.43
57. Luke Tirabassi, West Geauga 18:42.94
58. Maximillian Moore, Hawken 18:44.71
61. Quinn Shorten, Hawken 18:49.69
65. Noah Tomkinson, Hawken 19:01.94
72. Mercer McDonald, Lakeside 19:16.77
74. John D’Alessandro, Geneva 19:23.84
76. John Cybulski, Geneva 19:25.74
79. Demitrious Compton, Madison 19:28.18
80. Kade Tarr, Madison 19:28.63
85. Gael Aranda, Harvey 19:35.44
87. Ryan Berdis, West Geauga 19:42.18
89. Ethan Schenk, Geneva 19:45.63
91. Brian Gunzler, Hawken 19:48.84
93. Daniel Taich, Hawken 19:51.09
96. Jesus Badford, Harvey 20:11.50
102. Billy Kovacs, Madison 20:22.19

Division III – Lorain

Beachwood (6th) and Fairview (9th) advanced to the regional meet as a team.

15. Junbo Wang, Beachwood 17:20.04
21. Peter Adobamen, Beachwood 17:47.35
22. Bryce Ries, Fairview 17:48.29
30. Asher Hardis, Beachwood 18:21.11
38. Nate Stoessner, Fairview 19:11.35
40. Jackson Heisner, Lutheran West 19:14.34
44. Jacob Vonhof, Lutheran West 19:19.21
47. Chris Malasi, Fairview 19:29.62
49. Aaron Zheng, Beachwood 19:40.22
50. Reed Ross, Fairview 19:44.05
55. Mark Disch, Lutheran West 20:01.45
57. Johne Reinke, Fairview 20:08.80
60. Alias McKinney, Beachwood 20:13.84
62. Artium Tkachenko, Beachwood 20:17.22
66. Felix Ream, Beachwood 20:28.90
68. Daniel Davis, Fairview 20:41.34
80. Roman Ramsdell, Fairview 21:01.89

Division III – Madison

Chagrin Falls won the district championship, while Edgewood (2nd), Jefferson (3rd), Orange (4th), Berkshire (5th), and Crestwood (9th) also advanced their squads to the regional meet.

1. Kelan Byrne, Chagrin Falls 16:02.73
2. Zach Huey, Chagrin Falls 16:13.92
3. James Marcin, Chagrin Falls 16:37.00
4. Garret Tracy, Edgewood 16:50.85
5. Luke Sly, Jefferson 16:56.41
6. Cody Weber, Jefferson 16:57.61
10. Peter Mitchell, Chagrin Falls 17:13.98
11. Carter Cline, Edgewood 17:14.48
12. Garret Byers, Crestwood 17:14.79
13. TJ Mitchell, Chagrin Falls 17:17.60
14. Aiden Hollingsworth, Berkshire 17:17.63
15. Ishan Bhatt, Orange 17:20.11
16. Landon Rusnak, Perry 17:22.46
17. Alec Gresh, Chagrin Falls 17:24.20
18. Danny Auth, Berkshire 17:26.68
19. Griffin Berlin, Orange 17:27.95
20. Robert Knox, Edgewood 17:41.56
21. Damien Richards, Crestwood 17:45.54
23. Reece Kovach, Edgewood 17:59.47
25. Landon Bell, Orange 18:05.53
26. Preston Hitchcock, Jefferson 18:05.84
34. Hunter Kline, Perry 18:17.51
36. Jaydon Rossi, Jefferson 18:20.92
39. Evan Tromba, Berkshire 18:25.32
40. Will Slattery, Berkshire 18:27.43
43. Calvin Schroer, Orange 18:32.06
44. Quinlan Sirl, Berkshire 18:33.13
45. John Cline, Edgewood 18:33.83
46. Michael Hanley, Chagrin Falls 18:36.49
47. Spencer Wolinetz, Orange 18:36.60
48. Sam Melvey, Orange 18:38.13
49. Marcus Lebzelter, Edgewood 18:39.71
50. Kooper Newhart, Jefferson 18:41.84
53. Hamilton Spero, Conneaut 18:49.31
54. Jimmy Toth, Berkshire 18:49.72
55. Austin Wurm, Crestwood 18:51.75
57. Matthew Vis, Perry 19:00.82
60. Chase Lepene, Orange 19:08.77
62. Elliott Tobie, Edgewood 19:14.70
68. Ayden Warner, Berkshire 19:40.22
73. Evan Rhodes, Crestwood 19:54.79
74. Camden Dwyer, Jefferson 19:55.60
76. Daniel Simonsen, Conneaut 19:56.92
79. Brendan Roach, Wickliffe 20:05.25
81. Blake Dickey, Jefferson 20:07.05
89. Andrew Menteer, Crestwood 20:41.26
98. Avery Sanwald, Crestwood 21:16.01
114. David Mars, Crestwood 24:00.08

Division IV – GlenOak

Rootstown won the district title.

8. Brady Brown, Rootstown 18:30.87
9. Tycho Smolk, Rootstown 18:31.53
11. Wyatt Shenal, Rootstown 18:32.50
16. Grant Stevenson, Rootstown 18:53.43
22. Jacob Strum, Rootstown 19:21.33
36. Issac Simkanin, Rootstown 19:58.81
51. Bryaden Dougherty, Rootstown 21:02.39

Division IV – Lorain

Independence advanced as a team to the regional meet.

10. Mitchell Creel, Independence 18:00.56
28. Nathan Lu, Independence 18:56.67
35. Andrew Gibbons, Independence 19:16.87
37. William Stray, Independence 19:19.72
44. Tate McGovern, Independence 19:40.44
45. Joey Mosgo, Independence 19:40.46
66. Bryce Kwialkowski, Independence 20:50.65

Division IV – Madison

Richmond Heights (6th) and Kirtland (8th) advanced to the regional meet.

8. , Kirtland 17:24.87
16. Nicholas McWilliams, Richmond Heights 17:55.78
20. Justin Rivera Rosario, Richmond Heights 18:10.73
33. Ben Brandal, Kirtland 19:34.15
34. Ben Cook, Kirtland 19:38.45
37. Espandan Tamang, Richmond Heights 19:51.26
43. Drew McSears, Richmond Heights 221.95
63. Steven Chim, Richmond Heights 22:10.29
76. Hudson Weight, Kirtland 24:27.59
80. Tomislav Saric, Kirtland 24:35.58
84. Andrew Kostelnik, Kirtland 26:07.03
86. Owen Dahlhofer, Kirtland 27:06.04

GIRLS

Division II – Madison

Geneva (11th) and Madison (13th) advanced to the regional meet as a team.

47. Emma Shishehbor, Hawken 22:53.43
50. Riley Andrusis, Geneva 22:59.83
54. Paytton Lemponen, Geneva 23:19.54
55. Riva Kogan, Hawken 23:26.20
59. Molly Canfield, Madison 23:32.93
65. Rilye Michalski, Geneva 23:51.56
66. Taylor Noce, Geneva 23:52.14
73. Tessa Canfield, Madison 24:09.40
74. Lissy Rosales, Geneva 24:12.84
76. Charlotte Hart, Geneva 24:13.94
77. Abby Kovacs, Madison 24:14.03
78. Lynn Lekan, Madison 24:21.61
80. Charlotte Cicero, Madison 24:41.75
83. Sienna Gearhart-Johnston, Geneva 24:49.58
85. Valeria Acuna, Madison 25:06.56
86. AnnaMae Walter, Lakeside 25:11.55
88. Katie Pak, Hawken 25:24.20
89. Gabby Saffor, Hawken 25:27.25
95. Annaliese Martone, Lakeside 27:08.40
101. Alyssa Cameron, Madison 29:27.95

Division III – Lorain

Fairview (4th) advanced to the regional meet as a team.

4. Alexandra Kheyfets, Beachwood 21:10.05
17. , Beachwood 22:40.96
20. Emily Dahler, Fairview 23:01.23
23. Claire Dahler, Fairview 23:22.12
24. Ella Rath, Lutheran West 23:26.70
25. Kailyn Cornell, Fairview 23:32.12
29. Meghan McDonald, Fairview 23:56.88
30. Amelia Kay, Fairview 23:58.39
33. Alina Mortus, Lutheran West 24:06.79
35. Addison Pierce, Fairview 24:35.26
46. Lola Scott, Fairview 25:25.04

Division III – Madison

Chagrin Falls won the district title, and Orange (3rd), Crestwood (6th), Perry (7th), and Berkshire (8th) each advanced to the regional meet as a team.

3. Gabby Byrne, Chagrin Falls 19:29.78
4. Marina Campbell, Orange 19:34.88
5. Piper Seibold, Crestwood 19:46.09
6. Maddie Grace Gonczy, Crestwood 20:08.85
7. Grace Dzura, Jefferson 10:13.36
8. Hazel Kananen, Perry 20:15.81
9. Lindsay Fisher, Chagrin Falls 20:29.06
10. Mackenzie Verdeber, Chagrin Falls 20:49.81
14. Zahra Navadeh, Orange 21:07.06
15. Addison Passow, Berkshire 21:08.05
19. Anna Ring, Conneaut 21:34.31
22. Mara Gilman, Jefferson 22:04.94
23. Kate Farrell, Perry 22:07.70
24. Claire Hoelzel, Chagrin Falls 22:10.73
26. Ella Strmen, Berkshire 22:22.39
29. Piper Freedline, Crestwood 22:30.80
31. Grace Breininger, Orange 22:35.02
37. Panka Karman, Orange 23:06.74
38. Catherine Toth, Berkshire 23:06.91
39. Anna Holp, Perry 23:08.48
40. Emily Moderick, Orange 23:09.14
41. Darcy Osborn, Chagrin Falls 23:12.21
42. Bella Stier, Crestwood 23:13.12
47. Meadow Wood, Conneaut 23:46.96
49. Clara Zabik, Chagrin Falls 23:52.42
50. Kirra Heavilin, Perry 23:52.93
51. Amanda Peklay, Wickliffe 23:53.14
52. Sophia Link, Chagrin Falls 23:53.93
53. Noomi Levine, Orange 23:55.11
54. Abbigayle Cornwell, Perry 24:00.40
55. Claire Taurasi, West Geauga 24:08.20
56. Cassie Gaskill, West Geauga 24:13.12
57. Jenna Hitchock, Jefferson 24:30.26
58. Kit Wadsworth, Berkshire 24:36.06
59. Pauline Nuger, Edgewood 24:37.36
60. Brooklyn Hagerman, Perry 24:39.89
69. Elizabeth Moody, Orange 25:56.51
76. Blythe Bors, Berkshire 26:19.94
84. Samantha Snow, Berkshire 27:08.35
89. Britten Logan, Berkshire 28:12.45
92. Emily Maretka, Crestwood 29:01.69
93. Gabby Helms, Perry 29:18.66
101. Meredith Carroll, Crestwood 33:54.34

Division IV – GlenOak

Rootstown (3rd) advanced to the regional meet as a team.

8. Cara Crandell, Rootstown 21:40.87
15. Paisley Day, Rootstown 22:34.03
19. Hannah Crandell, Rootstown 23:42.14
30. Charlotte Simkanin, Rootstown 24:28.96
36. Abigail DeLotell, Rootstown 25:07.45
54. Dana Little, Rootstown 27:00.11

Division IV – Lorain

12. Lucy Lu, Independence 21:39.25
13. Joee Cichocki, Cuyahoga Heights 21:47.19
15. Leah Creel, Independence 21:49.41

Division IV – Madison

Kirtland won the district title.

3. , Kirtland 18:45.43
9. Kylie Sayle, Kirtland 20:00.02
11. Nadija Mrva, Kirtland 20:33.95
16. Anna Hill, Kirtland 21:10.88
19. Danika Schaum, Kirtland 21:15.81
20. Sarah Zivko, Kirtland 21:19.11
32. Megan Urbanick, Kirtland 22:16.89

 

 

 

 

 

Steve Hare
Steve Harehttp://www.ohiovarsity.com
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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