I wonder if Lakota West will ever rebuild. They had an insane squad in 2020 after coming out of nowhere and becoming one of the best teams in the nation
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Weerzeer wrote:
Mason will be hard to beat tbh. They won state last year and return 4 guys + a 9:34 guy / a 4:30 guy who did not run.
Also, I just noticed that they RETURN 5 guys who have run a sub-16 5K. That’s really good.I wouldn’t be surprised if they qualify to NXN but again, but it will be a stiff competition against those Indiana teams. I think they are even with Carmel so they will have the ability to beat them.
Kickapoo MO is a really solid team with their whole varsity being seniors.
This team looks interesting and seems to have some potential…..
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Lancaster (OH)
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1) Isaiah Lanoy
9:27.99
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2) Kaiden Lanoy
9:30.84
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3) Trevor Lanoy
9:40.43
27
4) Zane Schorr
9:55.31
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5) Carter Schorr
10:11.84
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Average Time: 9:45.28 Total Time: 48:46.41 1-5 Split: 43.85
6) Tyler Brunney
10:28.97
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7) Evan Rice
10:33.51
15Notice how their top 5 are from 2 families.
You forgot Colton Thress. 1:55 kid who was 24th in the region and their 4th man last year after the 3 Lanoy boys.
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Top incoming freshmen times….
RANKTIMEATHLETE/TEAMGRADE1
4:26.49
LANDON KIMMEL
Tipp City Tippecanoe MS
2026
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4:29.95
CASEY KROMER
Norwalk
2026
3
4:31.42
MARCUS ADELMAN
New Philadelphia Welty MS
2026
4
4:35.07
LUKE SNYDER
Rittman MS
2026
5
4:36.03
REILLY MEYER
West Chester Hopewell JH
2026
6
4:36.27
JACKSON DAVIS
Beavercreek MS
2026
7
4:36.62
ROWEN HOFFEE
Minerva MS
2026
8
4:39.62
KEATON SANFORD
Marysville Bunsold MS
2026
9
4:40.21
SETH HAMM
Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant MS
2027
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4:40.85
KARTER BOGGS
Bucyrus MS
2026
11
4:40.86
ETHAN LACROSS
Gahanna East MS00 -
Mason FTW wrote:
Don't sleep on St X. They only lost 2 of 7 that ran at the state meet and they always reload. What do teams in the north have? Louisville, Iggy's, Ed's, Jackson, Mentor, Glen Oak, and Medina? All were top 15 last season. Do they have anyone coming back? What about Lancaster? They were also top 15. Mason is the clear favorite in D1 but the other spots seem to be up for grabs.
What about D2? Woodridge was a bit disappointing last season but was still 2nd in the state. A few years ago Woodridge was one of the best in any division and they always seem to reload. Marlington was pretty dominant last season and probably would have been top 5 in D1.
Louisville - only #6 coming back
St. Ignatius - only 2 returns (1 scorer)
St Edward - only 2 returners (scorers)
Mentor - 5 guys are back
Mas. Jackson - has 1-4,6 back. None are gonna be seniors so keep an eye on them next year.
Glen Oak - returns 1,2,5,6
Medina - 5 returners00 -
Team predictions
1. Mason OH
2. Dub. Coffman
3. Hil. Davidson
4. St. Xavier
5. Mas. Jackson. No seniors returning this year. Look out for them next year!
6. Lancaster
7. Olen Orange
8. Mentor
9. GlenOak
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Weerzeer wrote:
Team predictions
1. Mason OH
2. Dub. Coffman
3. Hil. Davidson
4. St. Xavier
5. Mas. Jackson. No seniors returning this year. Look out for them next year!
6. Lancaster
7. Olen Orange
8. Mentor
9. GlenOak
10. MedinaYou must be an Olentangy Orange homer. They didn't qualify last year and are losing important pieces - B King, Z Fuller, etc.
Jerome & Kilbourne (both qualifiers over OO last year), along with Pick N and Westerville North (watch out for these guys - all returning), will likely be stronger contenders than Orange.
They may not even qualify for state, much less find themselves in the top 7.
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I put Olen Orange in there because they return the 4th fastest group of 1600 guys. In fact 2 of them went under 4:20 which according to everyone including Sean Brosnan is fast.
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Weerzeer wrote:
I put Olen Orange in there because they return the 4th fastest group of 1600 guys. In fact 2 of them went under 4:20 which according to everyone including Sean Brosnan is fast.
Their #2 man's 3200 PR is 9:53. That's not going to get it done
Why them over the other Central OH teams? Or heck... Glen Oak?
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Actually, we can take out Olen Orange, and put Springboro in the top 10 instead. They placed 11th and return their 2-5 + a 16:33 guy who did not race there
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I mean Springboro placed 14th
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Would you take Mason or the field?
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gotb mor wrote:
Would you take Mason or the field?
Mason, with a bullet.
The only "weaknesses" they've shown in recent years is rarely having a Top 10 caliber low-stick -- far less important than the quality of your 4th/5th in a dense, deep field like a state meet -- and a weird run of freak injuries in the postseason. In either case, the crazy level of depth they have is the antidote. (And apparently, summer training has gone well for them.)
Lancaster came out of track looking like the biggest threat (IMO), but have never seemed to even shoot par in the postseason in XC, and they'll probably need to be even a little better than that to beat Mason, short of a Comet collapse.
St. Xavier has the horses to give Mason a scare... but they were already playing catch-up from last season and didn't have the kind of track season that would indicate they've gained ground where they needed to.
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gotb mor wrote:
Would you take Mason or the field?
I completely agree that Mason will win. they have a shot for NXN as well
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neoh xc class of 2018 wrote:
My highschool's mile record holder from the 70s is always at alumni events. He says after all these years he still hates Mentor. Me too man.
Why?
because of this?
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I might watch this tonight
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bigkahunaburger wrote:
gotb mor wrote:
Would you take Mason or the field?
Mason, with a bullet.
The only "weaknesses" they've shown in recent years is rarely having a Top 10 caliber low-stick -- far less important than the quality of your 4th/5th in a dense, deep field like a state meet -- and a weird run of freak injuries in the postseason. In either case, the crazy level of depth they have is the antidote. (And apparently, summer training has gone well for them.)
Lancaster came out of track looking like the biggest threat (IMO), but have never seemed to even shoot par in the postseason in XC, and they'll probably need to be even a little better than that to beat Mason, short of a Comet collapse.
St. Xavier has the horses to give Mason a scare... but they were already playing catch-up from last season and didn't have the kind of track season that would indicate they've gained ground where they needed to.
By almost any objective measure Lancaster had a better track season than Mason. I would be surprised but not shocked if they put it all together in XC. Then again Mason would have won last year's state championship with the 5 guys that are returning this year, so it's hard to pick against them.
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Weerzeer wrote:
I wonder if Lakota West will ever rebuild. They had an insane squad in 2020 after coming out of nowhere and becoming one of the best teams in the nation
I think to rebuild, you have to have built something, first.
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o-h-i-o wrote:
Any team or runners looking promising in D3?
Ha, I guess not
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Don't sleep on Weston Day of Dublin Scioto.
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OHSAA Early Season Invitational 2022 a week from now
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What People Are Talking About On LetsRun
Of General Interest
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RIP: D3 All-American Frank Csorba - who ran 13:56 in March - dead
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RENATO can you talk about the preparation of Emile Cairess 2:06
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Running for Bowerman Track Club used to be cool now its embarrassing
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Hats off to my dad. He just ran a 1:42 Half Marathon and turns 75 in 2 months!
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Great interview with Steve Cram - says Jakob has no chance of WRs this year
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Rest in Peace Adrian Lehmann - 2:11 Swiss marathoner. Dies of heart attack.