Girls Cross Country

Avon High School junior Kaitlyn Reese was named the 2024 Southwestern Conference Girls Cross Country Most Valuable Runner following the conclusion of the SWC Girls Cross Country season.

Avon High School Head Coach Justin Carroll was selected 2024 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.

2024 SWC MVP
Kaitlyn Reese, Avon

2024 SWC Coach of the Year
Justin Carroll, Avon

2024 All-SWC First Team
Kaitlyn Reese, Avon
Ana Buehrer, Berea-Midpark
Ava Melott, Avon
Carolina Reed, Avon
Olivia Pajak, Avon
Katherine Low, Amherst Steele
Abby Thompson, Olmsted Falls
Anika Singh, Avon

2024 All-SWC Second Team
Cassidy Valerino, Avon Lake
Nora Darkow, Amherst Steele
Juliana Stein, Avon
Jessica Pendleton, Avon
Aubrey Prada, Olmsted Falls
Sophia Pecora, Amherst Steele
Eloise Gravel, Berea-Midpark
Liana Del Valle, Amherst Steele

2024 All-SWC Honorable Mention
Julia Fossie, Amherst Steele
Rosalie Kapalin, Amherst Steele
Ali Krischer, Avon
Molly Pomfrey, Avon
Hannah Cline, Avon Lake
Kelsey Sheehan, Avon Lake
Harper Johnson, Berea-Midpark
Emily Lane, Berea-Midpark
Tori Bell, Elyria
Sophie Fada, Elyria
Hannah Bacskay, Midview
Madelyn Czellath, Midview
Alexandrea Cicerachi, North Ridgeville
Reyna Dalveren, North Ridgeville
Lucia Mazzarella, Olmsted Falls
Kelsey Prada, Olmsted Falls

The Southwestern Conference released its Girls Cross Country Athlete of the Week for October 7 – 12 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Girls Cross Country Athlete of the Week
Katherine Low 
Amherst Steele
Senior

Katherine finished sixth at the SWC Championship, which enabled team to place runner-up overall.

ELYRIA, Ohio – Avon High School captured the 2024 Southwestern Conference Girls Cross Country Championship Saturday (October 12) on the campus of Lorain County Community College. It is the Eagles’ fourth straight league title. [Complete Results]

Avon junior Kaitlyn Reese captured the SWC individual title with a time of 18:28.21. She finished runner-up the previous two seasons.

Four of Reese’s teammates finished in the top 8 to help the Eagles compile a league-best 21 team points. Sophomore Ava Melott (20:24.27) placed third for the second year in a row, while senior Carolina Reed (20:27.25) was fourth, junior Olivia Pajak (20:27.64) was fifth and senior Anika Singh (20:50.50) placed 8th.

Amherst Steele High School placed second as a team with 63 points. Olmsted Falls High School and Berea-Midpark High School both finished with 98 points but the Bulldogs won the sixth score tie-breaker 33 to 36.

Berea-Midpark junior Ana Buehrer (20:11.34) was the individual runner-up. Amherst Steele senior Katherine Low (6th / 20:41.02) and Olmsted Falls senior Abby Thompson (7th / 20:42.58) also earned All-SWC first team honors, which goes to the top 8 finishers.

Team Results
1. Avon – 21
2. Amherst Steele – 63
3. Olmsted Falls – 98
5. Berea-Midpark – 98
5. Avon Lake – 110
6. Elyria – 157
7. North Ridgeville – 194
8. Midview– NTS

The Southwestern Conference released its Girls Cross Country Athlete of the Week for September 23-28 this evening. Below is this week’s honoree:

Girls Cross Country Athlete of the Week
Liana Del Valle
Amherst Steele
Sophomore

Liana ran a lifetime best 20:37 to finish as the Comet’s #3 runner Saturday at Madison. Her efforts helped Amherst tie for third at the 18 team invitational. Her time was almost a minute faster than she ran in the same meet a year ago and 20 seconds better than her previous personal record.

The Southwestern Conference released its Girls Cross Country Athlete of the Week for September 16-21 this evening. Below is this week’s honoree:

Girls Cross Country Athlete of the Week
Sophia Pecora
Amherst Steele
Senior

Sophia ran a lifetime best of 19:26 to finish 26th at the Dublin Jerome Celtic Clash.

The Southwestern Conference released its Girls Cross Country Athlete of the Week for September 2-7 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Girls Cross Country Athlete of the Week
Aubrey Prada 
Olmsted Falls
Junior

Aubrey placed fifth at the Seneca East High School Stars, Stripes and Lights meet on Saturday. She finished in a personal best time of 19:28.6.

Other Notable Performances:

Sophia Pecora (Sr.), Amherst
Ran a lifetime best by almost 40 seconds, breaking 20 minutes for the 1st time in her career. Her 19:52 at the Wooster Invitational was good for 29th and led her team to a 7th place finish overall.

Tori Bell (Jr.), Elyria
Finished in fourth place at Buckeye Invitational with a time of 21:44.

The Southwestern Conference released its Girls Cross Country Athlete of the Week for August 26-31 this evening. Below is this week’s honoree:

Girls Cross Country Athlete of the Week
Ana Buehrer 
Berea-Midpark
Junior

Anna placed 18th and with a personal-best time of 20:07.07 at the Mentor Cardinal Classic.

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

Girls Cross Country Athlete of the Week
Nora Darkow
Amherst Steele
Senior

Nora ran a lifetime best of 19:50 to finish sixth at the Eastwood Invitational, leading her team to a second place finish in the 20-team race.

Other Notable Performances:

Carolina Reed (Sr.), Avon
Finished 10th out of 173 runners at the GlenOak Golden Eagle Invitational in a time of 20:20.07, helping her team win the meet with 22 teams competing.

Ana Buehrer (Jr.), Berea-Midpark
Individual champion at the Titan Invitational with a time of 20:27.70 helping team to runner-up finish.

Kendall McCray (Sr.), Berea-Midpark
Placed second at the Keystone Icebreaker Invitational in a person record time of 19:53.13, leading her team to a second place finish of 20 teams.

Olmsted Falls High School senior Samantha Goodnough was named the 2023 Southwestern Conference Girls Cross Country Most Valuable Runner following the conclusion of the SWC Girls Cross Country season.

Avon High School Head Coach Justin Carroll 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
Samantha Goodnough, Olmsted Falls

2023 SWC Coach of the Year
Justin Carroll, Avon

2023 All-SWC First Team
Samantha Goodnough, Olmsted Falls
Kaitlyn Reese, Avon
Ava Melott, Avon
Kylie Bennington, Avon Lake
Katherine Low, Amherst Steele
Rachel Delap, Olmsted Falls
Olivia Pajak, Avon
Alaina Alflen, Amherst Steele

2023 All-SWC Second Team
Aubrey Prada, Olmsted Falls
Carolina Reed, Avon
Bailey Bechtel, Berea-Midpark
Rosalie Kapalin, Amherst Steele
Winter Carrell, Amherst Steele
Anna Argabright, Avon
Nora Darkow, Amherst Steele
Eloise Gravel, Berea-Midpark

2023 All-SWC Honorable Mention
Liana Del Valle, Amherst Steele
Sophia Pecora, Amherst Steele
Sarah Pomfrey, Avon
Anika Singh, Avon
Kelsey Sheehan, Avon Lake
Cassidy Valerino, Avon Lake
Emma Garr, Berea-Midpark
Harper Johnson, Berea-Midpark
Tori Bell, Elyria
Erin Crouse, Elyria
Grace Burdorff, Midview
Reagan Henely, Midview
Alexandrea Cicerachi, North Ridgeville
Veronica Scialabba, North Ridgeville
Kendall McCray, Olmsted Falls
Abby Thompson, Olmsted Falls

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

Girls Cross Country Athlete of the Week
Alaina Alflen
Amherst Steele
Freshmen

Alaina finished 8th in the SWC Championships Saturday, helping lead her team to a runner-up finish. Alaina ran over 2 minutes faster – and finished 24 places higher – than she did in last year’s SWC Meet.