Let's talk Ohio HS XC

Entries listed are based upon Regionals and he would need to be subbed in on the day of the race.

Going back a year, what happened to William Zegarski after the CC state championship? I never learned why he wasn't at the outdoor state meet for track and field.

Not long after indoor state, he got injured and wasn’t able to make it back in time to compete at Districts.

I don’t recall what the injury was exactly.

Here is a lazy, low-effort attempt at a prediction for DI boys on Saturday. I gave up, hence, the weird numbering of only up to 22 for individuals and up to 12 for teams:

1. Connor Ackley, Hilliard Davidson
2. Tommy Rice, GlenOak
3. Sam Ricchiuti, Dublin Jerome
4. Elijah Hadler, Medina Highland
5. Ryan Smith, Worthington Kilbourne
6. Ben Gabelman, Westerville North
7. Saketh Rudraraju, Olentangy Orange
8. Evan Trapp, St. Xavier
9. Liam Shaughnessy, Dublin Coffman
10. Isaac Schachleiter, Mason
11. Theo Papas, Green
12. Gianni Allwein, Walnut Hills
13. Innocent Ntwali, Miamisburg
14. Landon Kimmel, Tippecanoe
15. Max Liao, Mason
16. Luka Bork, Lakewood St. Ed’s
17. Connor Reed, Massillon Perry
18. Trevor Lanoy, Lancaster
19. Dylan Wood, Copley
20. Steven Miller, Worthington Kilbourne
21. Kaiden Lanoy, Lancaster
22. Noah Williams, Lima Shawnee

1. Mason
2. Lancaster
3. Hilliard Davidson
4. Dublin Coffman
5. St. Xavier
6. Massillon Jackson
7. Massillon Perry
8. Toledo St. Francis
9. Medina
10. Green
11. Olentangy Orange
12. Miamisburg

Ah, many thanks for that. I presume that he suffered an injury and I had seen that he competed at indoor state. He is at Butler now?

Nothing much, what’s up with you?

As well as Neuberger

Xu is ok, I’ve seen him practicing this week and he looks good. Expecting a great race from him. Saw that Mason middle school won the state meet at Dublin Jerome a couple of weeks ago. Had a score of 41 points, second place had 139 points. Looks like they win be reloading in a couple of years. Their top runner was undefeated this year.

Why don’t you just worry about your team, toolbag…

He’s trying to be funny

Stress fracture at beginning of outdoor. He's back to 100% at Butler. Ran a 15:11 5k split in a recent UA meet.

Don't think Ackley has that much speed on an OH course. That TN course he went under 14:50 is probably the fastest in this part of the country. I do think he is the best distance runner in the state.

With that being said, the bad weather tomorrow will tighten the field. I give Tommy Rice a 40-50% chance.

Mason boys win easy. Troy was really slow last week for some reason. Mason girls will win as well, but it'll be close.

Did Isaac S from mason DNF???

So Mason’s Isaac dnf’ed, Xu fell back, and Newberger declined from last year

result: mason goes back to back

Look how close the team battle was between the top 3 teams

Mason truly showed how much their depth has saved them after Xu’s decline and Isaac/Keith’s lack of presence in the results

I believe this is the second year in a row Isaac dropped out. Sad

I don’t think mason will go to nxn

Hinsdale Central was 1 pt away from beating Plainfield South at the Illinois state meet. Their 5th has really stepped up . If he steps up even more at NXR things will get so interesting

I should have known St. X would get 2nd. They seem to be very well coached and get it done at the state meet: 1st in 2019, 2nd in 2020, 6th last year, and then 2nd this year.

I was watching the results on live on finishtiming as they were coming in (a great website!) and then thought "wow, Mason didn't run away with it after all", but then I noticed . . . IT.

As we had been saying on this board, what a team to be able to weather all kinds of disasters and still win. Any other team would be sunk if their first man doesn't finish the race, but Mason still finds a way to win. Congratulations.

Can Mason 3-peat next year?
Mas Jackson might steal it from them with no one graduating.

But…Mason returns their 1,3,4 that finished at state. And also a 16:15 and 16:29 that weren’t on varsity last year. And also a 16:34
And Jason Xu who ran a 16:52. Is that Jerry’s brother?
They are looking to be deep again

Ricchiuti over Rice--that race for second must have been spectacular. Gabelman stepped it up as did T. Lanoy. Too bad for Rudraraju, was in 23rd at the two-mile mark. Ryan Smith also DNFed?

Mas. Jackson's typical 3 guy (Prato) DNF today. Team would've been right up there with St. X if he finishes where he did last year (63rd). Collapsed entering the stadium and had to get pulled with ~50 to go after falling down multiple times. Their top 6 are all returning next year; should be exciting to see how they do.