Girls Cross Country – SWC Athletics

2022 All-Southwestern Conference Girls Cross Country Honors

by dmay on November 1, 2022 557 views

Olmsted Falls High School senior Katie Clute was named the 2022 Southwestern Conference Most Valuable Girls Cross Country Runner following the conclusion of the SWC Girls Cross Country season.

Avon High School Head Coach Justin Carroll 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
Katie Clute, Olmsted Falls

2022 SWC Coach of the Year
Justin Carroll, Avon

2022 All-SWC First Team
Katie Clute, Olmsted Falls
Kaitlyn Reese, Avon
Brooke Bechtel, Berea-Midpark
Aurora Wilson, Amherst Steele
Anna Argabright, Avon
Katherine Low, Amherst Steele
Samantha Goodnough, Olmsted Falls
Kylie Bennington, Avon Lake

2022 All-SWC Second Team
Anika Singh, Avon
Catherine Turner, Amherst Steele
Maddie Gettings, Avon
Maddie Betz, Avon Lake
Sarah Pomfrey, Avon
Sophia Pecora, Amherst Steele
Savannah Reed, Avon
Aida Gesink, Berea-Midpark

2022 All-SWC Honorable Mention
Alaina Alfen, Amherst Steele
Winter Carrell, Amherst Steele
Jessica Pendelton, Avon
Carolina Reed, Avon
Sophia Elios, Avon Lake
Termeh Shahmir, Avon Lake
Bailey Bechtel, Berea-Midpark
Alexis Verdell, Berea-Midpark
Tori Bell, Elyria
Erin Crouse, Elyria
Grace Henely, Midview
Reagan Henely, Midview
Ruby Mitchell, North Ridgeville
Madelyn Palcic, North Ridgeville
Rachel Delap, Olmsted Falls
Aubrey Prada, Olmsted Falls

Avon Sweeps 2022 SWC Middle School Cross Country Championships

by dmay on October 15, 2022 523 views

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

Avon captures 2022 SWC Girls Cross Country Championship; Olmsted Falls’ Clute wins fourth straight individual title

by dmay on October 15, 2022 452 views

ELYRIA, Ohio – Avon High School captured the 2022 Southwestern Conference Girls Cross Country Championship Saturday (October 15) on the campus of Lorain County Community College. It is the Eagles’ second straight league title. [Complete Results]

Olmsted Falls senior Katie Clute stole the show by winning the SWC individual title for a fourth straight season. The Oregon commit completed the 5,000 meter course in 18:16.80, beating the field by over 90 seconds.

Avon’s Kaitlyn Reese took runner-up by crossing the line in 19:51.23. Four of her teammates finished in the top 13 to help the Eagles compile a league-best 40 team points. Anna Argabright (20:18.49) placed fifth, Anika Singh (20:34.68) was ninth, Maddie Gettings (20:55.99) took 11th and Sarah Pomfrey (21:09.68) finished 13th.

Amherst Steele High School placed second as a team with 51 points, while Olmsted Falls finished third with 71 points and Berea-Midpark was fourth with 82 points.

Team Results
1. Avon – 40
2. Amherst Steele – 51
3. Olmsted Falls – 71
4. Berea-Midpark – 82
5. Avon Lake – 106
6. North Ridgeville – 171
7. Midview – 203
8. Elyria– NTS

Avon’s Argabright Earns SWC Runner of the Week Honors

by dmay on October 11, 2022 327 views

The Southwestern Conference released its Girls Cross Country Athlete of the Week for October 3-8 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Girls Cross Country Athlete of the Week
Anna Argabright
Avon
Junior
Anna ran 20:05.64 and placed 24th out of 195 runners at the Milt Place Medina Cross Country Festival. She helped her team defeat 24 other schools for its fourth invitational this season.

Comets’ Low Earns SWC Runner of the Week Honors

by dmay on October 4, 2022 243 views

The Southwestern Conference released its Girls Cross Country Athlete of the Week for September 26 – October 1 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Girls Cross Country Athlete of the Week
Katherine Low
Amherst Steele
Sophomore
Katherine led her team to a third place tie out of 31 teams at the Madison Invitational by finishing as the Comet’s #1 runner for the first time in her career. Low ran 19:56 to also break 20 minutes for the first time in her career.

Olmsted Falls’ Goodnough Named SWC Girls Runner of the Week

by dmay on September 26, 2022 265 views

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

Girls Cross Country Athlete of the Week
Samantha Goodnough
Olmsted Falls
Junior
Sam ran a personal-best, breaking 19 minutes for the first time (18:57.63) to place 9th overall at the Strongsville Invitational. It is the second week in a row she finished in the top-10 in a competitive invitational.

Other Notable Performances

Alaina Alflen (Freshmen), Amherst Steele
Alflen ran a season’s best 21:22 to finish as the Comets’ #5 runner at Cloverleaf, her first time scoring for the varsity.

Grace Henely (Junior), Midview
Henely placed 8th overall at the Patriot Invitational.

Avon’s Harrington Named SWC Girls Runner of the Week

by dmay on September 19, 2022 274 views

The Southwestern Conference released its Girls Cross Country Athlete of the Week for September 12-17 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Girls Cross Country Athlete of the Week
Maddie Harrington
Avon
Junior
Maddie finished runner-up individually (19:26.9) at the Galion Festival, helping her team score just 21 points and win its third meet of the season.

Other Notable Performances

Aurora Wilson (Senior), Amherst Steele
Finished fourth overall at the Battle of Turtle Creek Invitational in Genoa, OH.

Samantha Goodnough (Junior), Olmsted Falls
Raced to ninth place on a challenging course at Dave’s Cross Country Invitational. The team placed second in the meet of 13 teams.

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

by dmay on September 12, 2022 282 views

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.

Avon’s Reed named SWC Girls Runner of the Week

by dmay on September 6, 2022 243 views

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys and Girls Runner of the Week for August 29 to September 3 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Girls Cross Country Runner of the Week
Caroline Reed
Avon
Sophomore
Carolina finished 18th out of 188 runners at the Mentor Cardinal Classic, helping her team place third among the 23 teams. The Sophomore finished with a time of 20:04.18

Boys Cross Country Runner of the Week
No Nominees

2021 Cross Country All-Southwestern Conference Honors

by SWC SID on November 1, 2021 1.29K views

The Southwestern Conference announced the 2021 cross country individual award winners and All-Southwestern Conference teams, as selected by the Championship Meet results and conference coaches. Katie Clute of Olmsted Falls and Amherst Steele’s Luke Bowlsby were named the Most Valuable Runners. Justin Carroll of Avon and Rob Juergens of Avon Lake were named this year’s Coaches of the Year.

2021 Girls Cross Country All-Southwestern Conference Honors

Most Valuable Runner
Katie Clute – Olmsted Falls

Coach of the Year
Justin Carroll – Avon

First Team All-Southwestern Conference
Katie Clute (1st) – Olmsted Falls
Lillie Katsaras (2nd)– Olmsted Falls
Maddie Harrington (3rd) – Avon
Marisa Del Valle (4th) – Amherst Steele
Liz White (5th) – Avon
Carolina Reed (6th) – Avon
Brooke Bechtel (7th) – Berea-Midpark
Kylie Bennington (8th) – Avon Lake

Second Team All-Southwestern Conference
Catherine Turner (9th) – Amherst Steele
Aurora Wilson (10th) – Amherst Steele
Kate Leininger (11th) – Avon Lake
Sarah Pomfrey (12th) – Avon
Audrey Sanzone (13th) – Midview
Leah Gerke (14th) – Amherst Steele
Anika Singh (15th) – Avon
Madelyn Palcic (16th) – North Ridgeville

Honorable Mention All-Southwestern Conference
Amherst Steele
Katherine Low, Angelina Williams

Avon
Savannah Reed, Jane Rini

Avon Lake
Sophia Elios, Termeh Shahmir

Berea-Midpark
Emma Garr, Alexis Verdell

Elyria
Edie Manuel, Lily Parker

Midview
Grace Henely, Lydia Henely

North Ridgeville
Carmella Ali, Kylie Cope

Olmsted Falls
Sam Backus, Rachel Delap

2021 Boys Cross Country All-Southwestern Conference Honors

Most Valuable Runner
Luke Bowlsby – Amherst Steele

Coach of the Year
Rob Juergens – Avon Lake

First Team All-Southwestern Conference
Luke Bowlsby (1st) – Amherst Steele
Ty Perez (2nd) – Amherst Steele
Thomas Coble (3rd) – Berea-Midpark
Matt Henry (4th) – Avon Lake
Adam Dixon (5th) – Avon Lake
Matthew Bowman (6th) – North Ridgeville
Jacob Robinson (7th) – Midview
Mitchell Jackson (8th) – Elyria

Second Team All-Southwestern Conference
Henry Isaacs (9th) – Amherst Steele
Zach Winter (10th) – Avon
Lucas Edgell (11th) – Midview
Paul Osborn (12th) – Avon Lake
Gustavo Imbacuan (13th) – North Ridgeville
Braden Schnabel (14th) – Avon Lake
Ian Taylor (15th) – Berea-Midpark
Cooper Tanski (16th) – Avon

Honorable Mention All-Southwestern Conference
Amherst Steele
Nicholas Glahn, Sebastian Pecora

Avon
Franco Gallo, Evan Haemmerle

Avon Lake
Matthew Kuban, Colin Plunkett

Berea-Midpark
Dylan Doran, Noah Hopkins

Elyria
Chase Jackson, Michael Taylor

Midview
Zachary Janus, Dylan Robinson

North Ridgeville
Alejandro Davila, Lukas Wuorinen

Olmsted Falls
Jimmy Bement, Christian O’Kelley