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Midview’s Robinson Named SWC Boys Cross Country Athlete of the Week

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Cross Country Athlete of the Week for September 18-23 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Cross Country Athlete of the Week
Jared Robinson
Midview
Senior
Jared began the week by winning the 2-mile home dual against North Ridgeville to help the Middies defeat the Rangers for the first time in the 9-year event. He then became the first Midview boys runner on record to win an invite when he took home the title with a meet record and personal record 16:09 at the Patriot Invitational. It was also the Middies’ first team championship in known history

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Amherst Steele’s Perez Named SWC Boys Cross Country Athlete of the Week

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Cross Country Athlete of the Week for September 4-9 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Cross Country Athlete of the Week
Ty Perez
Amherst Steele
Senior

Senior Captain Ty Perez placed 8th out of 253 runners with a school record breaking time of 15:29.4 to help the Steele Varsity Boys place second out of 29 teams at the Wooster Invitational.

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Elyria’s Smith Named SWC Boys Cross Country Athlete of the Week

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Cross Country Athlete of the Week for August 28 – September 2 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Cross Country Athlete of the Week
Gavin Smith
Elyria
Junior

Gavin won the Bucyrus Invitational with a time of 16:47. It was the second week in a row he took home an individual title.

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Amherst Steele’s Perez Earns SWC Boys Cross Country Athlete of the Week Honors

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Cross Country Athlete of the Week for August 21-26 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Cross Country Athlete of the Week
Ty Perez
Amherst Steele
Senior
Ty, the team captain, placed second out of 218 runners with a time of 16:12 to help the Steele Varsity Boys place third out of 27 teams at the GlenOak Invitational.

Other Notable Performances:

Alan Kline (Freshmen), Avon
Alan ran a freshman 5K debut time of 33:04 at the Classic at Mastick on August 9. This past week he ran two 5K races. The first was at the Keystone Icebreaker on Monday, where he ran 28:18. This past Saturday at the Riverside Night Invitational Alan ran 25:35.

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Amherst Steele’s Walker Named SWC Boys Cross Country Athlete of the Week

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Cross Country Athlete of the Week for August 1-19 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Cross Country Athlete of the Week
Matthew Walker
Amherst
Sophomore
Matthew lost his shoe within the first 800 meters of the race, but pushed through to be the fifth man on the team that placed second out of 41 teams at the OHSAA Early Season Invite. Walker’s time of 17:27 was over a 45-second improvement from his 2022 season personal record and over a two-minute improvement from his 2022 race at this meet.

Other Notable Performances

Sam Arnold (Senior), Avon
Sam ran a 27-second personal record (17:21) at the OHSAA Early Season Invite. He led the Eagles to 16th place out of 41 teams.

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2022 All-Southwestern Conference Boys Cross Country Honors

Amherst Steele High School junior Ty Perez was named the 2022 Southwestern Conference Most Valuable Boys Cross Country Runner following the conclusion of the SWC Boys Cross Country season.

Amherst Steele High School Head Coach Rob Glatz was selected 2022 SWC Coach of the Year.

The top eight runners at the SWC Championship earned first team honors while the next eight finishers garnered second team recognition. Each school also gets two honorable mention.

2022 SWC MVP
Ty Perez, Amherst Steele

2022 SWC Coach of the Year
Rob Glatz, Amherst Steele

2022 All-SWC First Team
Ty Perez, Amherst Steele
Luke Bowlsby, Amherst Steele
Liam Noss, Avon Lake
Jared Robinson, Midview
Lucas Edgell, Midview
Bradan Schnabel, Avon Lake
Zachary Janus, Midview
Franco Gallo, Avon

2022 All-SWC Second Team
Samuel Weiler, Avon
Colin Plunkett, Avon Lake
Dylan Doran, Berea-Midpark
Gustavo Imbacuan, North Ridgeville
Dylan Robinson, Midview
Henry Isaacs, Amherst Steele
Sam Arnold, Avon
Chase Jackson, Elyria

2022 All-SWC Honorable Mention
Asa Nicely, Amherst Steele
Ben Susi, Amherst Steele
Logan Bittle, Avon
Josh Pomfrey, Avon
Hayden Hodge, Avon Lake
Owen Sears, Avon Lake
Ty Roden, Berea-Midpark
Logan Zembek, Berea-Midpark
Gavin Smith, Elyria
Michael Taylor, Elyria
Brayden Newton, Midview
Cole Winslow, Midview
Jackson Gift, North Ridgeville
Samuel Janning, North Ridgeville
Michael Delap, Olmsted Falls
Lucas Poole, Olmsted Falls

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Amherst Steele’s Perez Named SWC Boys Runner of the Week

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The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Cross Country Athlete of the Week for October 10-15 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Cross Country Athlete of the Week
Ty Perez
Amherst Steele
Junior
Ty won the 2022 Southwestern Conference Championship with a time of 16:32.4 on Saturday. Perez, who also won the title as a freshmen and finished second as a sophomore, is the 12th boy to win two SWC titles since 1966.

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Avon Sweeps 2022 SWC Middle School Cross Country Championships

Lindsay Magyar

ELYRIA, Ohio – Avon Middle School boys and girls swept the 2022 Southwestern Conference Middle School Cross Country Championship Saturday (October 15) on the campus of Lorain County Community College. [Complete Results]

The Eagle boys had five of the top seven finishers, including individual champion Walter Blouch (11:06.20), en route to the title with 23 points. Mateo Muratore (11:46.79), Vincent Palumbo (11:55.80), Nicholas Thompson (11:58.74) and Grady Kramer (12:04.19) placed fourth through seventh, respectively.

Amherst Junior High School’s Zane Rhoads (11:27.59) and Jaxon Perez (11:34.07) finished the two-mile race in second and third place, respectively.

The Avon girls top five runners all finished among the best 13 runners. Ava Mellot (12:46.75) ended the morning runner-up, while Reegan Kacenjar (13:33.16) was fourth, Eva Cseh (13:34.14) placed fifth, Paige Millet (13:39.57) finished seventh and Shaye Gorski (13:58.96) took seventh to give the Eagles 31 points.

The individual girls champion was Midview Middle School’s Lindsay Magyar, who finished tw0-mile race in 12:42.47.

MS Boys Team Results
1. Avon – 23
2. Learwood – 55
3. Amherst – 56
4. Olmsted Falls – 105
5. Midview – 177
6. North Ridgeville – 163
7. Westwood – 194
8. Berea-Midpark – 223

MS Girls Team Results
1. Avon – 31
2. Learwood – 61
3. Olmsted Falls – 98
4. Amherst – 111
5. Midview – 134
6. Berea-Midpark – 152
7. North Ridgeville – 180
8. Westwood – NTS

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Midview’s Robinson Named SWC Boys Runner of the Week

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The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Cross Country Athlete of the Week for September 19-24 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Cross Country Athlete of the Week
Jared Robinson
Midview
Junior
Robinson finished runner-up with a time of 17:03.56 to help the Middies finish second overall at the Patriot Invitational, hosted by Valley Forge.

Other Notable Performances

Henry Isaacs (Junior), Amherst Steele
Isaacs ran a 20-second season-best time of 17:32 to earn 75th place out of 281 runners and help the Comets place 15th in the Strongsville Invitational.

Chase Jackson (Junior), Elyria
Jackson led the Pioneers with an 11th place finish (17:51.61) at the Patriot Invitational. He has dropped his personal record by over 30 seconds this season.

Gustavo Imbacuan (Senior), North Ridgeville
Imbacuan had his best race of the season as he took seventh at the Patriot Invitational on Saturday in 17:46.04.

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Amherst’s Bowlsby and Olmsted Falls’ Clute named SWC Runners of the Week

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The Southwestern Conference released its Boys and Girls Runner of the Week for September 5-10 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Cross Country Runner of the Week
Luke Bowlsby
Amherst Steele
Junior

Luke ran at the Wooster Invitational last Saturday and placed 39th out of 229 runners. His time was 16:52.1. He helped the Comets to earn 13th place at the meet.

Girls Cross Country Runner of the Week
Katie Clute
Olmsted Falls
Senior
Katie won the Seneca East Stars Stripes and Lights Cross Country Invitational on Saturday. She broke the course record, her school record, and is ranked number one in Ohio. Katie ran 17:02.68 closing in on sub 17:00.

 

 

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