ASHTABULA—Jefferson’s boys’ cross country team cruised to the team title at the 2024 War on the Shore at Lake Shore Park on Monday.
The Falcons finished with 28 points, well ahead of second-place Madison, who finished with 28.
Edgewood placed fourth and Geneva and Cardinal finished seventh and eighth, respectively.
Carter Schaubert and Cody Weber paced the Falcons with their first and second-place finishes, respectively. Schaubert finished in 17:55 while Weber came in at 18:12.
Jefferson’s Luke Sly (6th, 19:12), Preston Hitchcock (9th, 19:27), and Logan Furman (10th, 19:27) also finished among the top 20 runners.
Other Chagrin Valley Conference runners who finished among the top 20 included Madison’s Owen Bottar (4th, 18:42), Max Kollhoff (8th, 19:12), Izaiah Siler (14th, 19:52), and Alex Kolhoff (20th, 20:26); Edgewood’s Garrett Tracy (5th, 19:09) and Adam Hamilton (11th, 19:28); Geneva’s Donald Shymske (7th, 19:12); and Cardinal’s Samuel Gdovichin (16th, 20:03).
Cardinal’s girls’ team placed third behind St. John and Mentor. Madison, Jefferson, and Geneva finished fourth, fifth, and sixth, respectively, and Edgewood placed ninth.
Edgewood’s Maddie Crooks won the individual title with a time of 21:42.
Other CVC runners who finished among the top 20 included Jefferson’s Sophia Kereky (3rd, 22:08) and Mara Gilman (6th, 23:43); Madison’s Katie Kovacs (8th, 24:25); Geneva’s Addy Reece (12th, 25:21) and Riley Andrusis (19th, 26:04); and Cardinal’s Madison Hilger (13th, 25:24), Abigail Springer (15th, 25:39), and Aubreigh Kitzmiller (16th, 25:47).
Full Results
Boys Team Scores
1. Jefferson 28
2. Madison 68
3. Mentor 115
4. Edgewood 120
5. Poland 137
6. Pymatuning Valley 139
7. Geneva 147
8. Cardinal 211
9. Grand Valley 220
10. St. John 247
Top 20 Individual Finishers
1. Carter Schaubert, Jefferson 17:55
2. Cody Weber Jefferson 18:12
3. Sam Steimle, Grand Valley 18:29
4. Owen Bottar, Madison 18:42
5. Garrett Tracy, Edgewood 19:09
6. Luke Sly, Jefferson 19:12
7. Donald Shymske, Geneva 19:12
8. Max Kollhoff, Madison 19:12
9. Preston Hitchcock, Jefferson 19:27
10. Logan Furman, Jefferson 19:27
11. Adam Hamilton, Edgewood 19:28
12. Derry Daily, Poland 19:41
13. Kylan Klingenberg, Mentor 19:46
14. Izaiah Siler, Madison 19:52
15. Areti Lawson, Mentor 20:00
16. Samuel Gdovichin, Cardinal 20:03
17. Austin Dean, Pymatuning Valley 20:04
18. Zachary Tryon, Pymatuning Valley 20:06
19. Lucas Knez, Poland 20:11
20. Alex Kollhoff, Madison 20:26
Girls Team Scores
1. St. John 49
2. Mentor 106
3. Cardinal 110
4. Madison 115
5. Jefferson 121
6. Geneva 124
7. Poland 128
8. Grand Valley 155
9. Edgewood 198
Top 20 Individual Finishers
1. Maddie Crooks, Edgewood 21.42
2. Anna Steimle, Grand Valley 21:55
3. Sophia Kereky, Jefferson 22:08
4. Emma Phillips, St. John 22:30
5. Marlee Beacon, St. John 23:28
6. Mara Gilman, Jefferson 23:43
7. Malena Gottwig, St. John 24:02
8. Katie Kovacs, Madison 24:25
9. Kate Harrell, Poland 24:54
10. Mila Milosevic, Poland 24:55
11. Shila Crissey, Mentor 25:08
12. Addy Reece, Geneva 25:21
13. Madison Hilger, Cardinal 25:24
14. Olivia Knight, St. John 25:34
15. Abigail Springer, Cardinal 25:39
16. Aubreigh Kitzmiller, Cardinal 25:47
17. Alex Timura, Mentor 25:51
18. Abby Miller, Pymatuning Valley 26:02
19. Riley Andrusis, Geneva 26:04
20. Emma Call, St. John 26:12
