BURTON—Led by junior Darien Tillett, Cuyahoga Heights finished in sixth place at the 2019 Berkshire Early Bird Invitational at the Geauga County Fairgrounds on Aug. 24.
Tillett placed ninth overall with a time of 16:29.
Junior Devon Patel also medaled for the Redskins with a 46th-place finish in 18:22.
Charlie Nieczar (18:34), Nate Menkhaus (18:55), Jon Nejman (19:04), Jacob Casey (20:42) and Camden Pluth (20:59) also ran for the Redskins.
Cuyahoga Heights did not score as a team in the girls’ race but Alana Castro (27:22), Emily D’Onfrio (31:56), Purva Chauhan (33:27), Monica Menkhaus (33:55), Victoria Kattler (34;16) and Olivia Santiago (34:24) competed in the event.
While the Redskins turned in a strong performance on the course, their shining moment was off of it as they were recognized for their sportsmanship in remaining at the finish line until the final runner completed the race.
HUGE shoutout to @CuyhtsAD & @CHSXCountry for sticking around to cheer on the final runner in the last race. I caught you doing the right thing! #PizzaIsOnMe pic.twitter.com/rFIUgxN6uH
— Ohio Varsity (@ohiovarsity) August 24, 2019
BOYS TEAM SCORES
1. NDCL 53
2. Edgewood 77
3. Madison 110
4. Lake Catholic 122
5. Pymatuning Valley 211
6. Cuyahoga Heights 236
7. Berkshire 237
8. VASJ 243
9. Kirtland 257
10. Grand Valley 259
11. North 266
12. Independence 268
13. Cleveland Heights 273
14. Lakeside 328
15. Perry 398
GIRLS TEAM SCORES
1. Edgewood 39
2. Madison 96
3. Berkshire 97
4. Pymatuning Valley 124
5. North 133
6. Independence 142
7. Kirtland 157
8. Lake Catholic 187
9. NDCL 209
10. Lakeside 246
11. Perry 277
BOYS CVC TOP 50 RESULTS
1. JT Basco (Harvey) 15:47
5. John Steimle (Grand Valley) 16:16
7. Griffin Obermiyer (Edgewood) 16:22
8. Joey Jafarace (Edgewood) 16:22
10. Darien Tillett (Cuyahoga Heights) 16:29
11. David Steimle (Grand Valley) 16:38
12. Granison Hill (Edgewood) 16:39
13. John Sayle (Kirtland) 16:41
14. P.J. Oschmann (Independence) 16:45
19. Collin Patton (Independence) 16:57
20. Colton Hampton (Lakeside) 17:00
30. Nick Branch (Edgewood) 17:32
31. Kurt Corrigan (Edgewood) 17:32
34. Jackson Hare (Berkshire) 17:46
37. Ian McIntyre (Edgewood) 17:53
38. Nate Nash (Edgewood) 17:54
45. Ethan Bennington (Berkshire) 18:10
46. Ian McGreal (Kirtland) 18:11
47. Caleb Klem (Berkshire) 18:12
48. Connor Hull (Perry) 18:13
GIRLS CVC TOP 50 RESULTS
1. Lydia Randolph (Edgewood) 19:26
2. Eve Brunell (Edgewood) 19.27
3. Makenna McGhee (Independence) 19:36
4. Madison Romask (Berkshire) 19:43
7. Emily Skoczen (Independence) 20:00
10. Layce Artman (Edgewood) 20:05
11. Reilly Greenlee (Kirtland) 20:13
12. Athena Pantoja (Lakeside) 20:23
14. Abbie Metcalf (Edgewood) 20:34
15. Caroline Nelson (Edgewood) 20:34
17. Josie Lee (Independence) 20:41
18. Alaina Neczeporenko (Edgewood) 20:45
19. Gabby Adams (Berkshire) 20:46
22. Julie Namciu (Kirtland) 20:52
23. Maria Przybyla (Berkshire) 20:54
27. Lizzy Dingman (Berkshire) 21:10
30. Annabell Hlebak (Grand Valley) 21:31
32. Maitland Fuentes (Berkshire) 21:33
33. Monica Hamalainen (Edgewood) 21:34
36. Vivian Nash (Edgewood) 21:57
41. Delaney Kuczkowski (Kirtland) 22:33
49. Mateja Mrva (Kirtland) 23:13
