The Central Buckeye Conference held the league cross country meet on Saturday, with Benjamin Logan as the host for the course.
Jonathan Alder won the boys title with 47 points, followed by Bellefontaine (52) among Kenton Trail squads.
Indian Lake was third (206) and the Raiders were fifth (230) for the Mad River teams.
Kenton Ridge was the only one to not have a full team.
CBC boys race. (TONY BARRETT)
Senior Hayden Maus took first place with a time of 15:38. Jake Moreland was seventh (16:39); followed by Oliver Grandstaff (ninth, 16:49); Will Myers (15th, 17:19); and Landon Gerwels (19th, 17:39).
Also in action were Andrew Myers (20th, 17:43); Brendan Murray (24th, 17:51); Nick Herrera-Diaz (20:11); Tristyn Wilson (23:14); Brayten Swisher (25:00); and Cameron Hensley (32:04).
Coach Ben Davis said, “Our primary pre-race goal was to use competition to prep for post season. The cherry on top would’ve been to win it all. We were so close to that. But, having our best team race of the season accomplished a lot. Hayden’s back-to-back title was the first by a Chieftain in 40 years, and he is the third Chieftain runner to be first team all-league all four years. Jake and Oliver joined him on the first team. Will, Landon, Andrew earned second team honors with Brenden honorable mention. Jake Moreland was our CBC Sportsmanship winner via team vote.”
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Indian Lake’s top finisher was Nathan White, who was sixth (18:03), followed by Aidan Stinebaugh (12th, 18:31); Will Faler (17th, 18:40); Cason Lacher (19th, 18:56); and Titus Kelly (22nd, 19:23).
White was on the first team and Stinebaugh second team, with Faler getting special mention.
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Greyson Butler was the first across for Ben Logan, and was 10th (18:21). He was followed by Tyler Shoopman (14th, 18:37); Oliver Morse (16th, 18:39); Maxwell Troth (20th, 19:04); and Gabe Elsasser (33rd, 21:14), along with Miles Grandbois (42nd, 25:25).
Butler, Shoopman and Morse were second team, and Troth was special mention.
GIRLS
In the girls race, Jonathan Alder was first with 28 points and Bellefontaine was second (83) in the Kenton Trail.
For the Mad River, Indian Lake was first (115). Ben Logan was second (158), with Graham and Northwestern also having full teams.
Leading the Lady Chieftains was Grace Brown, who took second place (19:16) and Kaeleigh Flora in fifth (20:13). Rounding out the top five were Sloan Stolly (17th, 22:45); Cece Reier (18th, 22:46); and Cameo Greene (21st, 23:11).
Others running were Blakely Vollrath (23rd, 23:26); Leila Hammond (24th, 23:33); and Sophia Marker (31st, 25:17).
Brown and Flora were first-team all-CBC, with Stolly and Reiser getting special mention.
Coach Stacey Wilson said, “Despite competing without standout junior Hannah Wilson, who suffered a season-ending injury, the team rose to the occasion and showed remarkable depth and determination — momentum that carries them confidently into postseason competition. I couldn’t be more proud of this group of ladies. Their composure, toughness, and willingness to move when it mattered most showed just how far they’ve come.”
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Indian Lake’s Laura Metzger was second among Mad River runners (21:35), followed by Reagan Rash (third, 21:53); Evie Wagner (fifth, 22:10); Alicia Brielmaier (seventh, 22:40); and Kayleigh Taylor (24th, 25:08).
Others in action were Haley Metzger (25:37); Olivia Albert (30:28); Karlee Taylor (31:25); and Lara Hagedorn (31:25).
Metzger, Rash, Wagner and Brielmaier were first-team CBC.
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For Ben Logan, Molly Siefring was ninth (22:48), with Gwen Smith 10th (23:06), Elliott Butler 11th (23:21), Lauren Kennedy 12th (23:54.1) and Lucy Wenger 13th (23:54) completing the top five.
Others on the course were Peyton Smith (24:04); Lottie Bodin (24:04); Bonnie Brunson (24:12); Montana Coleman (24:52); Illiana Vermillion (25:28); Mallory Chapman (30:15); Maille Ricketts (30:36) and Natalie Chapman (31:58).
Siefring, Smith, Butler, Kennedy, Wenger, Smith and Bodin were on the second team all-conference.
Additional coverage and photos in Tuesday’s Examiner.
