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2018 Cross Country All-Southwestern Conference Honors

The Southwestern Conference on Wednesday announced the 2018 cross country individual award winners and All-Southwestern Conference teams, as selected by the Championship Meet results and conference coaches. Westlake’s Erica Francesconi and Amherst’s Josh Hill were named the Most Valuable Runners for the second straight year.  Matt Nortz of Avon and Stephanie Toole of Lakewood were named this year’s Coaches of the Year.

2018 Girls Cross Country All-Southwestern Conference Honors

Most Valuable Runner
Erica Francesconi – Westlake

Coach of the Year
Matt Nortz – Avon

First Team All-Southwestern Conference
Erica Francesconi – Westlake
Jules Frombach – Avon
Maggie Jantz – Avon Lake
Kalyn Potyrala – Amherst
Riley Mullen – Avon Lake
Teagan Walsh – Westlake
Jane Roach – Avon
Morgan Jankowski – Berea-Midpark

Second Team All-Southwestern Conference
Meadow Smith – Avon

Shura Ermakov – Berea-Midpark
Emma Sherban – Avon Lake
Abby Sidlowski – Avon
Erin Boland – Avon Lake
Victoria Bailey – Amherst
Shanna Koehler – Avon
Isabella D’Alessandro – North Olmsted

Honorable Mention All-Southwestern Conference
Amherst
Kaylee Haff, Cassidy Hill
Avon
Maddy Coppolino, Liz White
Avon Lake
Olivia Crimaldi, Alli Starr
Berea-Midpark
Sam Agresta, Megan Thai
Lakewood
Abby Sacha, Sophie Sanders
Midview
Francesca Peters, Audrey Sanzone
North Olmsted
Kate Kennedy, Kayla Simon
North Ridgeville
Alexandra Reed, Katy Reed
Olmsted Falls
Danielle Andrews, Mikayla Ellis
Westlake
Ashley Boyd, Olivia Irwin


2018 Boys Cross Country All-Southwestern Conference Honors

Most Valuable Runner
Josh Hill – Amherst

Coach of the Year
Stephanie Toole – Lakewood

First Team All-Southwestern Conference
Josh Hill – Amherst
Joe Backus – Olmsted Falls
Cormac Peppard-Kramer – Lakewood
Ryan Keller – Avon Lake
Ethan Bradt – Berea-Midpark
Jett Wieber – Avon
Jacob Nasr – Avon Lake
Luke Gardner – Avon

Second Team All-Southwestern Conference
Robert Callaway – Midview
Muhammad Adedeljaber – Avon
Joseph Toole – Lakewood
Patrick McCallum – Lakewood
Matthew Eadie – Westlake
Devin Baumgartner – Amherst
Colin Walsh – Westlake
Tyler Hannah – Lakewood

Honorable Mention All-Southwestern Conference
Amherst
Ethan Barnes, Matthew Kirsch

Avon
Cole Emerine, Ryan Hammerschmidt
Avon Lake
Matt Henry, Michael Kuban
Berea-Midpark
Eric Poole, Jacob Rusnak
Lakewood
Joe Kelly, James O’Donnell
Midview
Mark Allman, Hayden Meek
North Olmsted
Aidan Fix, Braden Martens
North Ridgeville
Eric Reynolds, Alex Serna
Olmsted Falls
Collin Cook, Ryan Kolesar
Westlake
Lance Clemons, Alex Dzwrec