The Season Continues! Next Stop... State!

The boys cross country team continued their string of post-season success by finishing 3rd out of 16 at the Regional Meet at Pickerington North High School Saturday afternoon. The third place finish qualifies the team for the OHSAA Division I State Cross Country Championships to be held this Saturday November 7th, at 2:50 p.m. at Scioto Downs.

Competing on another rain soaked course, the Eagles (Ranked #13 in the region) finished 3rd behind Regional Champion Pickerington North (Ranked #1 in the region and #8 in the state) and Regional Runner-Up Reynoldsburg (Ranked #3 in the region). The Eagles finished directly ahead of 4th place Dublin Coffman (Ranked #2 in the region and #15 in the state). Final team rankings are at the bottom of this email.

Team members competing for the boy's squad were, Blake Taneff (11th grade) - 5th overall (4 points), Sebastian Matt (10th grade) - 25th overall (21 points), Austin Bach (9th grade) - 30th overall (26 points), Drew Rose (9th grade) - 41st overall (33 points), Tom Newton (11th grade) - 65th overall (55 points), Alex Stanislav (11th grade) - 97th overall, and Willie Matt (11th grade) - 98th overall.

These young men continue to impress their supporters and competitors with their poise, aggressiveness, and overall team execution. They truly believe in one another and treat this sport with a team first mentality and as a result have accomplished great team success.

Thank you to all of the family, friends, and fans who showed up Saturday in support of these young men. With nearly 150 New Albany supporters, it was a memory for all involved when the team results were announced. If you see any of these young men, please congratulate them on this accomplishment and wish them the best of luck Saturday as they race in front of nearly 15,000 fans at the state meet. It will surely be an experience that they will never forget.

Go Eagles!

Team Results - Region 3
1 Pick. North 75 (#1 Seed)
2 Reynoldsburg 118 (#3 Seed)
3 New Albany 139 (#13 Seed)
4 Dublin Coffman 147 (#2 Seed)
5 Wester. North 161 (#9 Seed)
6 Upper Arlington 173 (#6 Seed)
7 Hilliard Darby 183 (#7 Seed)
8 Powell Olentangy Liberty 227 (#8 Seed)
9 Dublin Jerome 230 (#11 Seed)
10 Ashville Teays Valley 238 (#24 Seed)
11 Wester. South 238 (#10 Seed)
12 Hilliard Davidson 242 (#5 Seed)
13 Wester. Central 252 (#4 Seed)
14 Hilliard Bradley 322 (#14 Seed)
15 Worth. Thomas Worthington 343 (#12 Seed)
16 Pataskala Watkins Mem. 368 (#15 Seed)