Chagrin Valley Conference runners fared well at the 2025 HOKA Kickoff Classic at Riverside High School on Saturday.
West Geauga junior Ian Res turned in the best performance of the night as he finished in 15:53.88, good for second place in the boys’ Gold Division, which included nearly 400 runners.
Chagrin Falls placed two runners among the top 20—Kelan Byrne, who finished seventh in 16:29.04, and Zach Huey, who was 11th in 16:41.67.
Madison’s Owen Bottar (13th, 16:46.81), West Geauga’s Jacob Williams (16th, 16:52.29), and Edgewood’s Garret Tracy (18th, 16:52.91) also finished among the top 20 in the Gold Division.
Other Top 100 finishers in the Gold Division:
23. James Marcin, Chagrin Falls 17:11.96
36. Joalexander Sanchez, Geneva 17:31.61
48. John Cline, Edgewood 17:53.33
58. Reece Kovach, Edgewood 18:04.33
63. Roman Ramsdell, Fairview 18:06.44
67. Mason Starr, West Geauga 18:09.52
68. Carter Cline, Edgewood 18:09.80
74. Ben Kollhoff, Madison 18:11.46
80. Aiden Hollingsworth, Berkshire 18:18.32
81. Peter Mitchell, Chagrin Falls 18:18.59
82. Joey Ciavarelli, Kirtland 18:20.54
85. Chase Levey, Hawken 18:23.56
88. Quinlan Sirl, Berkshire 18:26.50
97. Charlie Allin, West Geauga 18:34.95
99. Will Slattery, Berkshire 18:36.10
Chagrin Falls sophomore Gabby Byrne and Kirtland senior Izzie Copeland finished among the top 10 in the girls’ Gold Division race.
Byrne finished fourth in 19:26.25 while Copeland crossed the finish line in ninth place with a time of 19:39.01.
Other Top 100 finishers in the girls’ Gold Division included:
17. Kylie Sayle, Kirtland 20:03.79
22. Mackenzie Verderber, Chagrin Falls 20:18.43
32. Lindsay Fisher, Chagrin Falls 20:42.23
35. Marina Campbell, Orange 20:54.33
38. Zahra Navadeh, Orange 21:07.21
47. Nadija Mrva, Kirtland 21:19.71
59. Claire Hoelzel, Chagrin Falls 21:41.37
70. Lila Morley, Hawken 21:56.63
73. Joee Cichocki, Cuyahoga Heights 22:00.59
78. Ella Strmen, Berkshire 22:04.75
81. Emily Dahler, Fairview 22:06.16
84. Addison Passow, Berkshire 22:11.58
94. Claire Dahler, Fairview 22:23.48
96. Danika Schaum, Kirtland 22:29.13
Boys Black Division: Top 50
3. Mitchell Creel, Independence 17:16.08
11. Ishan Bhatt, Orange 17:38.54
13. Jackson Heisner, Lutheran West 17:44.71
25. Landon Rusnak, Perry 18:14.55
34. Hamilton Spero, Conneaut 18:23.74
Girls Black Division: Top 50
17. Anna Ring, Conneaut 21:29.41
23. Leah Creel, Independence 21:37.99
39. Hazel Kananen, Perry 22:12.41
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