THS Cross Country Takes First at SWOC

Added by Muhammed Khan on October 22, 2020.
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After working hard all summer and fall, the THS boys and girls cross country teams have both taken first place at SWOC. “There is a quote by Juma Ikangaa that says ‘The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare.’ Our runners prepared themselves and it paid off with an outstanding performance by every individual,” Coach Stiver said.

The varsity results are shown below:

Girls 5k Varsity:

Athlete		Yr.	#	Team	Score	Time	Gap	Avg. Mile
1	LIPPINCOTT, Hannah	JR	2144	Talawanda V	1	19:01.0	—	6:06.9
2	IDEN, Maddy	SR	2141	Talawanda V	2	19:35.6	35.6	6:18.0
3	FARMER, Libby	SR	2135	Talawanda V	3	19:41.7	41.7	6:20.0
4	IDEN, Lilly	SO	2140	Talawanda V	4	20:09.9	1:09.9	6:29.0
5	CARVER, Kylee	SO	2132	Talawanda V	5	20:17.5	1:17.5	6:31.5
11	WALTER, Bella	JR	2149	Talawanda V	11	22:20.3	3:20.3	7:11.0
13	CHANEY, Alyssa	JR	2133	Talawanda V	13	22:40.1	3:40.1	7:17.3

Boys 5k Varsity:

Athlete		Yr.	#	Team	Score	Time	Gap	Avg. Mile
1	BELL, Kiefer	JR	2009	Talawanda V	1	15:57.3	—	5:07.8
2	MURRAY, Logan	JR	2029	Talawanda V	2	17:12.6	1:15.3	5:32.0
3	BARTEL, Jens	SR	2008	Talawanda V	3	17:12.8	1:15.5	5:32.1
5	WEST POLEY, Luke	JR	2033	Talawanda V	5	17:34.2	1:36.9	5:39.0
7	SAWDAI, Daniel	SR	2030	Talawanda V	7	17:58.3	2:01.0	5:46.7
8	ZAZYCKI, Daryl	JR	2035	Talawanda V	8	18:01.2	2:03.9	5:47.6
22	GROOM, Zeke	JR	2022	Talawanda V	22	20:13.3	4:16.0	6:30.1

Some junior varsity results are shown below:

Girls 5k Open:

Athlete		Yr.	#	Team	Score	Time	Gap	Avg. Mile
1	HUBBARD, Brooke	SR	2139	Talawanda	1	22:12.8	3:12.8	7:08.5
2	VAN GORDEN, Molly	9	2148	Talawanda	2	22:49.0	3:48.0	7:20.2
3	KRIEGER, Ella	9	2143	Talawanda	3	22:51.4	3:51.4	7:20.9
4	FARNSWORTH, Hannah	SO	2136	Talawanda	4	23:04.4	4:04.4	7:25.1
5	AYO-BELKO, Naiara	SR	2130	Talawanda	5	23:31.4	4:31.4	7:33.8
6	WATT, Emily	9	2150	Talawanda	6	23:39.2	4:39.2	7:36.3
12	CHANEY, Makayla	9	2134	Talawanda	12	25:15.2	6:15.2	8:07.2

Boys 5k Open:

Athlete		Yr.	#	Team	Score	Time	Gap	Avg. Mile
1	URAYAMA, Greg	JR	2032	Talawanda	1	18:01.3	2:04.0	5:47.7
2	BURNS, Maddox	9	2012	Talawanda	2	18:20.2	2:22.9	5:53.8
3	BIDWELL, Levi	9	2010	Talawanda	3	18:22.3	2:25.0	5:54.4
4	FARMER, Christian	SO	2016	Talawanda	4	18:24.4	2:27.1	5:55.1
5	SHRIDER, Ben	SR	2031	Talawanda	5	18:33.1	2:35.8	5:57.9
6	FUENTES, Julio	SO	2021	Talawanda	6	18:37.2	2:39.9	5:59.2
7	WEST POLEY, Owen	JR	2034	Talawanda	7	19:10.1	3:12.8	6:09.8

All official results can be found here: http://finishtiming.com/links.php?uniqueid=5E42C37AF46&link=4

This year’s SWOC Champions were Kiefer Bell and Hannah Lippincott. Also, Coach Stiver received the boys and girls cross country coach of the year award. “It’s a nice award, but it is truly a reflection of our athletes performing so well,” said Coach Stiver. A total of 31 high school runners got personal records at SWOC, which shows how hard they worked both before and during the race. All of the coaches did an amazing job of preparing the team.

This Saturday on October 24th, 2020 seven male and seven female runners will race in the District Meet at Cedarville University. “We are excited about the District Meet and have every reason to believe we will run well. Our runners look forward to the challenge and the opportunity to qualify to the next level of the tournament,” said Coach Stiver. Based on their performance at SWOC, the team is prepared enough to have a good chance of doing very well at the District Meet. We all hope that our runners may even be able to advance to the next levels such as the Regional and State Meets.