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CVC Track Athletes Deliver Regional Qualifiers and Breakthrough Performances at District Meets

CVC Track
Steve Hare
By Steve Hare

Trinity’s Alexander Booker and Davarie Bennett led a strong showing for boys athletes at the Berkshire District, while Beachwood’s girls captured a district team title behind dominant sprint performances from K’Dyn Harris-Tate and .

At Norwayne, Fairview’s won the 1600-meter run and helped the Warriors qualify in the boys 4×800 relay, while Rootstown’s Cara Crandell and paced another strong postseason effort for the Rovers girls program.

Regional Qualifiers

Regional qualifiers from the Berkshire District included Alexander Booker and Davarie Bennett of Trinity, and of Kirtland, and Garret Byers of Crestwood, , Billy Verbic, and of Berkshire, and Charlie Vignero of Kirtland.

Girls regional qualifiers included K’Dyn Harris-Tate, Meena Abdul-Basser, Alexandra Kheyfets, and Sulha Moritz of Beachwood; Gabby Byrne, Lindsay Fisher, , and of Chagrin Falls; and Marissa Karl, , Makenna Felker, , Bridget Miller, and Samantha Snow of Berkshire.

At Norwayne, regional qualifiers included Bryce Ries and of Fairview, of Rootstown, and girls standouts Cara Crandell, Brynn Bird, and of Rootstown.

PBs and SBs

The district meets featured a wave of personal-best and season-best performances from CVC athletes.

Booker, Bennett, Treadwell, Joey Ciavarelli, , Seth Eller, and Charlie Vignero all delivered major PB efforts at Berkshire, while K’Dyn Harris-Tate, Meena Abdul-Basser, Lindsay Fisher, Mackenzie Verderber, Addison Passow, and Sulha Moritz added breakout races on the girls’ side.

At Norwayne, Ries, Ryan Christ, Cara Crandell, and Colbie Curall all produced PB marks during regional qualifying performances.

DIVISION IV – BERKSHIRE

Top 4 finishers advanced to the regional meet.

Boys 100 Meters

  1. Cameron Treadwell, 12, Kirtland 11.23 PB
  2. Matt Rus, 10, Kirtland 11.55
  3. Zy’Aire Steele, 9, Brooklyn 11.67 PB

Boys 200 Meters

  1. , 10, Trinity 22.45
  2. Orlando Smith-Carle, 11, Trinity 22.76 PB
  3. Matt Rus, 10, Kirtland 23.83 PB

Boys 400 Meters

  1. , 9, Kirtland 54.24 PB
  2. , 11, Kirtland 55.86

Boys 800 Meters

  1. Damien Richards, 12, Crestwood 2:03.02 PB
  2. Aiden Hollingsworth, 10, Berkshire 2:04.47 PB
  3. , 11, Richmond Heights 2:08.54 PB
  4. Nicholas McWilliams, 9, Richmond Heights 2:14.00 PB

Boys 1600 Meters

  1. Garret Byers, 12, Crestwood 4:42.22 PB
  2. Nicholas McWilliams, 9, Richmond Heights 4:54.10 PB
  3. Miles Gonczy, 9, Crestwood 4:54.40

Boys 3200 Meters

  1. Evan Tromba, 9, Berkshire 10:38.04
  2. Joey Ciavarelli, 11, Kirtland 10:47.24 PB
  3. Caleb Wallace, 10, Wickliffe 10:52.92 PB
  4. Tripp Wadsworth, 9, Berkshire 10:57.39 PB
  5. Nicholas McWilliams, 9, Richmond Heights 10:58.94 PB

Boys 110 Hurdles

  1. Alexander Booker, 12, Trinity 15.47 PB
  2. Dor’loren Mcdaniel, 11, Richmond Heights 16.24 PB
  3. Trey Cadwallader, 11, Berkshire 16.84 PB
  4. , 10, Crestwood 17.46 PB

Boys 300 Hurdles

  1. Davarie Bennett, 12, Trinity 40.82 PB
  2. Alexander Booker, 12, Trinity 41.72 PB
  3. Dor’loren McDaniel, 11, Richmond Heights 43.56 PB
  4. Issac Siegner, 10, Crestwood 45.00 PB

Boys 4×100 Relay

  1. Trinity (Lucciani Hamilton, 11; Dustin McClain Jr., 11; Jaydon Moore, 10; Orlando Smith-Carle, 11) 44.21
  2. Kirtland (, 11; Matt Rus, 10; Cameron Treadwell, 12; Tommy Caimi, 11) 45.03
  3. Brooklyn (Zy’Aire Steele, 9; , 9; Cortez Cole II, 9; Reginald Ryan Williams, 11) 46.27
  4. Richmond Heights (, 9; Ashton Lee, 9; , 11; Gary Russell, 11) 46.28

Boys 4×200 Relay

  1. Trinity (Lucciani Hamilton, 11; Davarie Bennett, 12; Jaydon Moore, 10; Orlando Smith-Carle, 11) 1:29.02
  2. Berkshire (Brady Wadsworth, 12; Sam Bable, 12; , 10; Quinlan Sirl, 12) 1:35.69
  3. Kirtland (Howard Ayers, 11; Tommy Caimi, 11; Matt Rus, 10; Cameron Treadwell, 12) 1:36.13
  4. Richmond Heights (Isiah Gardner, 9; Ashton Lee, 9; Daniel Taylor, 11; Gary Russell, 11) 1:36.59

Boys 4×400 Relay

  1. Trinity (Lucciani Hamilton, 11; Arzenous Hall, 10; Daitin Sherman, 12; Davarie Bennett, 12) 3:32.51
  2. Crestwood (Isaac Siegner, 10; Damien Richards, 12; Garret Byers, 12; , 12) 3:43.58
  3. Wickliffe (Ryan Stevenson-Powell, 11; Jordan Johnson, 10; Caleb Wallace, 10; Camerin Anderson, 12) 3:46.06
  4. Kirtland (Jacob Brandal, 9; Landon Leavelle, 11; , 9; Carter Brown, 10) 3:47.55
  5. Richmond Heights (Jordan Lewis, 10; Justin Rivera, 11; Jaiden Smith-Nix, 10; Gary Russell, 11) 3:51.49

Boys 4×800 Relay

  1. Crestwood (Damien Richards, 12; Garret Byers, 12; Miles Gonczy, 9; Austin Wurm, 12) 8:43.91
  2. Berkshire (Quinlan Sirl, 12; Tripp Wadsworth, 9; Aiden Hollingsworth, 10; , 11) 8:46.24
  3. Richmond Heights (Jordan Lewis, 10; Justin Rivera, 11; Jaiden Smith-Nix, 10; Nicholas McWilliams, 9) 9:29.78
  4. Kirtland (Alden Bradshaw, 10; Joey Ciavarelli, 11; , 9; Seth Eller, 10) 9:57.91

Boys Shot Put

  1. Charlie Vignero, 12, Kirtland 50-11.75 PB
  2. , 12, Crestwood 49-3.75

Boys Discus

  1. Charlie Vignero, 12, Kirtland 154-5
  2. Sam Roosa, 12, Crestwood 148-9
  3. , 11, Trinity 134-0 PB
  4. Vince Prusock, 11, Kirtland 131-4 PB

Boys High Jump

  1. Cortez Cole II, 9, Brooklyn 5-10 PB
  2. Billy Verbic, 12, Berkshire 5-10
  3. Austin Wurm, 12, Crestwood 5-10
  4. Jay’Veion Ware, 12, Kirtland 5-10

Boys Pole Vault

  1. Cohen Gielink, 11, Berkshire 11-0
  2. Seth Eller, 10, Kirtland 9-0 PB

Boys Long Jump

  1. Davarie Bennett, 12, Trinity 19-7.75
  2. Alexander Booker, 12, Trinity 19-3
  3. Jack Patton, 10, Crestwood 18-3.75
  4. Billy Verbic, 12, Berkshire 18-1.75

Girls 100 Meters

  1. K’Dyn Harris-Tate, 10, Beachwood 12.27 PB
  2. , 11, Beachwood 12.51

Girls 200 Meters

  1. Meena Abdul-Basser, 10, Beachwood 25.06 PB
  2. K’Dyn Harris-Tate, 10, Beachwood 25.43 PB

Girls 400 Meters

  1. Meena Abdul-Basser, 10, Beachwood 56.54 SB
  2. Marissa Karl, 10, Berkshire 1:00.87

Girls 800 Meters

  1. Lindsay Fisher, 9, Chagrin Falls 2:26.40 PB
  2. Mackenzie Verderber, 12, Chagrin Falls 2:27.65 PB
  3. , 10, Berkshire 2:36.75

Girls 1600 Meters

  1. Gabby Byrne, 10, Chagrin Falls 5:20.70
  2. Alexandra Kheyfets, 12, Beachwood 5:40.11
  3. Addison Passow, 10, Berkshire 5:47.90 PB
  4. Ella Strmen, 10, Berkshire 6:00.22

Girls 3200 Meters

  1. Gabby Byrne, 10, Chagrin Falls 11:32.09 SB
  2. Sulha Moritz, 9, Beachwood 11:52.78 PB
  3. Alexandra Kheyfets, 12, Beachwood 11:59.69 SB
  4. Addison Passow, 10, Berkshire 12:24.79 PB
  5. Sora Sigler, 10, Berkshire 13:52.17

Girls 100 Hurdles

  1. , 11, Chagrin Falls 17.68 SB
  2. Sofia Andrus, 9, Beachwood 19.57

Girls 300 Hurdles

  1. Makenna Felker, 10, Berkshire 49.46
  2. Katie Rosner, 11, Chagrin Falls 51.65 PB

Girls 4×100 Relay

  1. Beachwood (Ambyr Paul, 12; , 10; Aaliyah Brown, 9; Marley Readance, 11) 50.51
  2. Wickliffe (Gwen Reynolds, 9; Gabriella George, 12; , 10; Mackenzie Davidson, 10) 53.49

Girls 4×200 Relay

  1. Beachwood (K’Dyn Harris-Tate, 10; Aaliyah Brown, 9; Meena Abdul-Basser, 10; Marley Readance, 11) 1:44.06
  2. Berkshire (Maddie Bower, 11; Makenna Felker, 10; Marissa Karl, 10; , 9) 1:51.20

Girls 4×400 Relay

  1. Beachwood (Siena James, 12; Marley Readance, 11; K’Dyn Harris-Tate, 10; Meena Abdul-Basser, 10) 4:09.10
  2. Chagrin Falls (Lexi Radomsky, 9; Ava Horvath, 10; , 10; Olivia Horvath, 10) 4:12.90
  3. Berkshire (Ella Strmen, 10; Makenna Felker, 10; Marissa Karl, 10; , 9) 4:14.23

Girls 4×800 Relay

  1. Chagrin Falls (Lexi Radomsky, 9; Ava Horvath, 10; Mackenzie Verderber, 12; Lindsay Fisher, 9) 10:15.13
  2. Berkshire (, 11; Ella Strmen, 10; Melayna Shrock, 10; Catherine Toth, 9) 11:18.34
  3. Beachwood (Siena James, 12; , 12; Sulha Moritz, 9; Alexandra Kheyfets, 12) 11:36.51

Girls Shot Put

  1. Morgan Jackson, 12, Beachwood 33-7.5 PB
  2. Jocelyn Owens, 11, Beachwood 31-11.5

Girls Discus

  1. Jocelyn Owens, 11, Beachwood 101-7
  2. Morgan Jackson, 12, Beachwood 100-0 PB
  3. Anna Risk, 9, Berkshire 94-0 PB

Girls High Jump

  1. Hannah Neumann, 9, Chagrin Falls 4-8 PB
  2. Stella Bateman, 10, Berkshire 4-6
  3. , 11, Beachwood 4-6

Girls Pole Vault

  1. Natalie Zalud, 12, Chagrin Falls 10-0
  2. Bridget Miller, 9, Berkshire 7-6 PB
  3. Samantha Snow, 11, Berkshire 7-0
  4. Mackenzie Davidson, 10, Wickliffe 6-6 PB
  5. Grace Sushko, 9, Chagrin Falls 6-0

Girls Long Jump

  1. Ambyr Paul, 12, Beachwood 14-8.25

DIVISION IV – NORWAYNE

Top 4 finishers advanced to the regional meet.

Boys 400 Meters

  1. Ryan Christ, 12, Fairview 52.64 PB

Boys 800 Meters

  1. Bryce Ries, 12, Fairview 1:59.67 PB

Boys 1600 Meters

  1. Bryce Ries, 12, Fairview 4:30.96 PB
  2. Chris Malasi, 10, Fairview 4:56.08 PB
  3. , 12, Rootstown 4:56.84 PB

Boys 3200 Meters

  1. Tycho Smolk, 11, Rootstown 10:51.28
  2. Chris Malasi, 10, Fairview 10:57.11

Boys 4×100 Relay

  1. Fairview 46.05

Boys 4×200 Relay

  1. Fairview 1:34.91

Boys 4×400 Relay

  1. Fairview (Nate Stoessner, 11; Michael McGlynn, 11; Ryan Christ, 12; Roman Ramsdell, 12) 3:39.90

Boys 4×800 Relay

  1. Fairview (Nate Stoessner, 11; Roman Ramsdell, 12; Ryan Christ, 12; Bryce Ries, 12) 8:19.65
  2. Rootstown (, 11; Brayden Dougherty, 11; Grant Stevenson, 9; Troy Kopac, 10) 9:14.33

Boys Discus

  1. Cody Weise, 12, Fairview 126-10

Boys High Jump

  1. Troy Kopac, 10, Rootstown 5-10 PB
  2. Kwaw Yankey, 12, Fairview 5-10 PB
  3. , 10, Rootstown 5-8

Boys Pole Vault

  1. Gavin Muranko, 11, Fairview 10-0

Boys Long Jump

  1. Sean Finch, 11, Fairview 18-7

Girls 800 Meters

  1. Cara Crandell, 10, Rootstown 2:24.51 PB

Girls 1600 Meters

  1. Brynn Bird, 11, Rootstown 5:26.73

Girls 100 Hurdles

  1. Colbie Curall, 12, Rootstown 17.04 PB

Girls 4×100 Relay

  1. Rootstown 53.05

Girls 4×200 Relay

  1. Rootstown (, 11; , 11; Bailey Taylor, 10; Paisley Day, 9) 1:54.36

Girls 4×400 Relay

  1. Rootstown (Cara Crandell, 10; Dana Little, 12; Brynn Bird, 11; Paisley Day, 9) 4:15.42

Girls 4×800 Relay

  1. Rootstown (Brynn Bird, 11; Hannah Crandell, 12; Paisley Day, 9; Cara Crandell, 10) 10:15.68

Girls High Jump

  1. Colbie Curall, 12, Rootstown 4-10
  2. , 9, Rootstown 4-8

Girls Long Jump

  1. Colbie Curall, 12, Rootstown 15-7.25
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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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