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2023 All-Southwestern Conference Boys Cross Country Honors

Amherst Steele High School senior Ty Perez was named the 2023 Southwestern Conference Boys Cross Country Most Valuable Runner following the conclusion of the SWC Boys Cross Country season. Perez, who also won the award in 2020 and 2022, is the league’s first three-time champion in boys cross country.

Amherst Steele High School Head Coach Rob Glatz was selected 2023 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.

2023 SWC MVP
Ty Perez, Amherst Steele

2023 SWC Coach of the Year
Rob Glatz, Amherst Steele

2023 All-SWC First Team
Ty Perez, Amherst Steele
Luke Bowlsby, Amherst Steele
Jared Robinson, Midview
Dylan Robinson, Midview
Henry Isaacs, Amherst Steele
Lucas Edgell, Midview
Franco Gallo, Avon
Zane Rhoads, Amherst Steele

2023 All-SWC Second Team
Ben Susi, Amherst Steele
Jacob Michalak, Amherst Steele
Zachary Janus, Midivew
Cooper Tanski, Avon
Nick Thompson, Avon
Lincoln Bouman, North Ridgeville
Matthew Walker, Amherst Steele
Samuel Weiler, Avon

2023 All-SWC Honorable Mention
Asa Nicely, Amherst Steele
Devin Ramirez, Amherst Steele
Jose Alvelo, Avon
Sam Arnold, Avon
Gabe Johnson, Avon Lake
Kevin Kotyk Avon Lake
Johnny Habre, Berea-Midpark
Lucas Roberts, Berea-Midpark
Owen Thornsbury, Elyria
Luke Runion, Elyria
Reuben Greenly, Midview
Brayden Newton, Midview
Chris Stovieck, North Ridgeville
Quinn Vrba, North Ridgeville
Liam Kuri, Olmsted Falls
Jack Phillips, Olmsted Falls

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

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Cross Country Athlete of the Week for October 9-14 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Cross Country Athlete of the Week
Luke Bowlsby
Amherst Steele
Senior

Luke placed second in the SWC Cross Country Championship with a time of 16:09 to lead the Comets to their second SWC Championship in a row.

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Amherst Steele Boys Repeat as SWC Cross Country Champions

ELYRIA, Ohio – Amherst Steele High School, fueled by the top two finishers for the second straight season, captured the 2023 Southwestern Conference Boys Cross Country Championship Saturday (October 14) on the campus of Lorain County Community College. [Complete Results]

Comet senior Ty Perez won the 5,000 meter championship for a record third time in his career. The 2020, 2022 and 2023 champion and 2021 runner-up finished with a time of 16:06.17.  Classmate Luke Bowlsby, the 2021 champion, finished right behind Perez for a second straight season with a time of 16:08.16.

Senior Henry Isaacs (17:15.42), freshmen Zane Rhoads (17:23.47) and junior Ben Susi (17:27.68) finished 5th and 8th and 9th, respectively, to help Amherst compile a league-best 25 points.

Midview High School had four runners finish in the top 11 to hold off Avon high School for second place again in 2023. Last year, the Middies defeated the Eagles by one point (72-73). This season, they captured runner-up by two points (63-65). Olmsted Falls High School placed fourth.

Midview senior twins Jared Robinson (16:51.51) and Dylan Robinson (17:14.34) finished third and fourth overall, while Middie junior Lucas Edgell (6th / 17:18.08), Avon junior Franco Gallo (7th / 17:19.43) and Amherst junior Jacob Michalak (10th / 17:28.68) rounded out the top 10.

Team Results
1. Amherst Steele – 25
2. Midview – 63
3. Avon – 65
4. Olmsted Falls – 128
5. Avon Lake – 133
6. North Ridgeville – 159
7. Berea-Midpark – 161
8. Elyria – 251

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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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