2015 OHSAA
Cross Country State
Championships
National Trail Raceway, Hebron
November 7, 2015
COMPLETE RESULTS
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2015 State Championship Recap
National Trail Raceway in Hebron hosted the
87th annual boys and 38th annual girls state cross country championships
on Saturday. Three schools earned their first state championship, three
schools repeated as state champions and six individuals took home
medalist honors, including one individual who set a National Trail
course record, as Pataskala Watkins Memorial senior Andrew Jordan
finished as Division I boys medalist with a record breaking time of
14:54.0.
With Division II state titles in both girls
and boys, Lexington became the third school in OHSAA history to win
girls and boys cross country state championships in the same year,
joining Mogadore Field in 1997 and Salem in 2005.
In Division III girls, Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas captured its first
girls cross country state championship, using a point total of 69 and an
average time of 19:04 to take home the state title. St. Thomas Aquinas
senior Athena Welsh finished first overall with a time of 17:58.6 and
junior Kalee Soehnlen finished second with a time of 18:10.0. In
addition to finishing third in 2014, Welsh also earned her second
consecutive gold medal at the 2015 OHSAA boys and girls state track and
field tournament, finishing first in the Division III girls 1600M run in
2014 and 2015. Minster finished as state runner-up with a point total of
87 and an average time of 19:32.
Lexington earned its first girls cross country state championship,
finishing first as a team in Division II with a point total of 64 and an
average time of 18:59. Four Lexington runners placed in the top 13. Tipp
City Tippecanoe took home state runner-up honors with a point total of
125 and an average time of 19:30. Kettering Archbishop Alter senior Abby
Nichols finished as individual state champion with a time of 18:05.4.
Nichols finished eighth in 2014.
Centerville captured its second-consecutive Division I girls state
championship and Centerville senior Lainey Studebaker earned her
second-consecutive individual state championship. Centerville finished
with 71 points and an average time of 18:36. Lainey Studebaker used a
time of 17:39.0 to earn medalist honors. Five Centerville runners placed
in the top 20. Powell Olentangy Liberty earned state runner-up with a
point total of 124 and an average time of 18:52.
In Division III boys, Cortland Maplewood earned its seventh boys cross
country state championship with a point total of 61 and an average time
of 16:17. With seven state titles, Maplewood is tied for second with
McDonald for most boys cross country state championships. Maplewood was
led by senior Tristan Dahmen, who earned his second-consecutive
individual state championship with a time of 15:18.8. Dahmen also
finished second in 2013. Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas finished as state
runner-up with a point total of 87 and an average time of 16:17.
Lexington earned the Division II boys state championship, its first in
school history. The Minutemen used a point total of 54 and an average
time of 16:11 to earn state champion honors. Three Lexington runners
placed in the top eight. Tipp City Tippecanoe earned state runner-up
with a point total of 77 and average time of 16:19. Chagrin Falls senior
Joseph Bistritz earned the individual state title, his second straight,
with a time of 15:16.9. Bistritz took home state medalist honors in 2014
and finished second in 2013.
In Division I boys, Cleveland St. Ignatius earned its fourth boys cross
country state championship with a point total of 66 and average time of
15:51. Four St. Ignatius runners finished in the top 16. Mason earned
state runner-up with a point total of 96 and average time of 16:05.
Pataskala Watkins Memorial senior Andrew Jordan captured the Division I
boys individual title with a course record time of 14:54.0. The previous
course record was 15:09.95, set by Tipp City Tippecanoe’s Sam Wharton.
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Boys |
Division I |
Division II |
Division III |
Girls |
Division I |
Division II |
Division III |
2015 OATCCC
Cross Country State Polls
How a panel from the Ohio Association of Track
and Cross Country Coaches rates Ohio cross country teams in the
weekly OATCCC poll.
Weekly Polls:
Preseason
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2015 OHSAA Cross Country State
Championships Preview
Boys Division I
2014 Team Champion:
Mason (121 points, 2nd title, also in 2008)
Returning State
Qualifiers for Mason in 2015: 2
2014 Top Five:
1. Mason (121), 2. Hilliard Davidson (124), 3. Cincinnati St. Xavier (141),
4. Uniontown Lake (159), 5. Liberty Township Lakota East (174)
2014 Individual
Champion: Michael Vitucci, Sr.,
Cincinnati St. Xavier, 15:34.53
2014 Individual
Runner-Up: Colin Burdette, Sr.,
Hilliard Davidson, 15:38.74
Boys Division II
2014 Team Champion:
Tipp City Tippecanoe (94 points, 1st title)
Returning State
Qualifiers for Tippecanoe in 2015:
5
2014 Top Five:
1. Tipp City Tippecanoe (94), 2. Chardon Notre Dame-Cath. Latin (111), 3.
Springfield Shawnee (131), 4. Lexington (147), 5. Piketon (177)
2014 Individual
Champion: Joseph Bistritz, Jr.,
Chagrin Falls, 15:44.37
2014 Individual
Runner-Up: Ryan Adams, Sr.,
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Acad., 15:59.94
Boys Division III
2014 Team Champion:
Cortland Maplewood (67 points, 6th title)
Returning State
Qualifiers for Maplewood in 2015:
5
2014 Top Five:
1. Cortland Maplewood (67), 2. Cincinnati Summit Country Day (113), 3.
McDonald (142), 4. Attica Seneca East (164), 5. Louisville St. Thomas
Aquinas (168)
2014 Individual
Champion: Tristan Dahmen, Jr.,
Cortland Maplewood, 15:57.53
2014 Individual
Runner-Up: Logan Smith, Sr.,
Mineral Ridge, 15:58.15
Girls Division I
2014 Team Champion:
Centerville (52 points, 1st title)
Returning State
Qualifiers for Centerville in 2015: 3
2014 Top Five:
1. Centerville (52), 2. Mason (92), 3. Hilliard Davidson (153), 4.
Beavercreek (171), 5. Perrysburg (176)
2014 Individual
Champion: Lainey Studebaker, Jr.,
Centerville., 18:09.43
2014 Individual
Runner-Up: Lindsey Scarton, So.,
Berea-Midpark, 18:14.51
Girls Division II
2014 Team Champion:
Granville (86 points, 1st title)
Returning State
Qualifiers for Granville in 2015:
3 in Division I
2014 Top Five:
1. Granville (86 points), 2. Lexington (87), 3. Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary
(127), 4. Kettering Archbishop Alter (147), 5. The Plains Athens (158)
2014 Individual
Champion: Dominique Clairmon, Jr.,
Lexington, 18:17.10
2014 Individual
Runner-Up: Rachel Iacofano, Jr.,
Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, 18:26.52
Girls Division III
2014 Team Champion:
McDonald (113 points, 1st title)
Returning State
Qualifiers for McDonald in 2015: 5
2014 Top Five:
1. McDonald (113 points), 2. Sugarcreek Garaway (113), 3. Russia (144), 4.
Minster (148), 5. Liberty Center (151)
2014 Individual
Champion: Sarah Kanney, Sr.,
Coldwater, 18:00.11
2014 Individual
Runner-Up: Brittany Atkinson, Sr.,
Liberty Center, 18:05.54
2015 OHSAA Cross Country State Championships Recap
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