Regional Information

The boy's and girl's teams will both be competing for a spot to the 2010 State Cross Country Meet on Saturday at Pickerington North High School. The top 4 teams and 16 overall individuals will advance to the state meet. Information regarding both meets are as follows:

Boy's Race - 12:35 p.m.
Bus Leaves - 10:15 a.m.

Team Members Running Race:
1. Blake Taneff
2. Sebastian Matt
3. Tom Newton
4. Austin Bach
5. Alex Stanislav
6. Drew Rose
7. Andrew Ziminski

Teams: New Albany, Westerville North, Dublin Coffman, Reynoldsburg, Lancaster, Hilliard Davidson, Hilliard Darby, Pickerington North, Hilliard Bradley, Newark, Warren, Olentangy, Olentangy Liberty, Watkins Memorial, Canal Winchester, and St. Charles

Girls Race: 2:50 p.m.
Girls Bus: 11:30 a.m.

Team Members Running Race:
1. Mirra Galbreath
2. Catherine Ralston
3. Lexi Simpson
4. Eliza Matt
5. Bryana Zuiderweg
6. Kenia Viezcas
7. Katie Washington

Teams: New Albany, Dublin Coffman, Toledo Mount Notre Dame, Perrysburg, Upper Arlington, Hilliard Davidson, Dublin Scioto, Pickerington North, Dublin Jerome, Canal Winchester, Hilliard Darby, Mount Vernon, Thomas Worthington, Watkins Memorial, Findlay, and Oregon Clay

District Champs!

The boys and girls cross country teams brought home two district champion trophies on Saturday afternoon winning their respective races at Watkins Memorial High School. It was an exciting day for the boys and girls of both programs.

The boys team won their 2nd District Championship in as many years beating state ranked Reynoldsburg 42-48. The first five boys all earned All Central District honors after finishing in the top 16 of the race. The 7 runners who competed on Saturday were:

Blake Taneff - 2nd overall - 15:43 (personal record)
Sebastian Matt - 6th overall - 16:16
Tom Newton - 9th overall - 16:32 (personal record)
Austin Bach - 12th overall - 16:37 (personal record)
Alex Stanislav - 13th overall - 16:39 (personal record)
Drew Rose - 31st overall - 17:15
Andrew Ziminski - 44th overall - 17:41

The girls team won their first District Championship since entering Division 1. They upset Dublin Scioto by a score of 38-66. Top finishers for the girls were the following:

Mirra Galbreath - 2nd overall - 19:12
Catherine Ralston - 3rd overall - 19:29
Lexi Simpson - 4th overall - 19:34
Eliza Matt - 12th overall - 19:58
Bryana Zuiderweg - 13th overall - 20:03
Kenia Viezcas - 36th overall - 21:21
Katie Washington - 45th overall - 21:43

Both teams will be competing at the Division 1 Regional Championships at Pickerington North on Saturday. The boys will be running at 12:35 and the girls will compete at 2:50 p.m. The top 4 teams from the 16 team field advance to the State Meet at Scioto Downs Raceway on Saturday November 6th.

District Tournament Information

The boys and girls cross country teams will be competing in their District races on Saturday. The following boys and girls will be running on Saturday.

Boys (Top 5 Teams and 20 Individuals advance to Regional Meet)
1. Blake Taneff
2. Sebastian Matt
3. Alex Stanislav
4. Austin Bach
5. Tom Newton
6. Drew Rose
7. Andrew Ziminski

Girls (Top 4 Teams and 16 Individuals advance to Regional Meet)
1. Mirra Galbreath
2. Catherine Ralston
3. Bryana Zuiderweg
4. Eliza Matt
5. Lexi Simpson
6. Kenia Viezcas
7. Katie Washington

The schedule for the afternoon is as follows.

11:30 - Boys Bus Leaves
2:00 - Boys Race (Section 2)
12:50 - Girls Bus Leaves
3:00 - Girls Race (Section 1)

OCC Champions - Back to Back

The New Albany Boys and Girls Cross Country teams enjoyed a successful weekend at the OCC Championships on Saturday. The boys team earned its second straight OCC Championship with 43 points edging out Watkins Memorial (55) and Hilliard Bradley (78). Blake Taneff earned his second individual OCC title in a time of 15:54. Sebastian Matt finished as runner up for the second year in a row in a time of 16:11. Also earning first team OCC honors was Alex Stanislav who finished 7th in a time of 16:44. Other team members running varsity were, Austin Bach (15th - 17:09), Tom Newton (18th - 17:15), Drew Rose (19th - 17:17), Andrew Ziminski (20th - 17:20), Willie Matt (21st - 17:21), Kyle Manion (38th - 17:58), and Nate Peck (48th - 18:30).

The girls team finished a close second overall at OCC finishing 2 points behind champion Mount Vernon despite running without #1 runner Mirra Galbreath. Top 5 finishers for the ladies were Catherine Ralston (8th - 19:52), Bryana Zuiderweg (9th - 19:57), Eliza Matt (10th - 20:06), Kenia Viezcas (14th - 20:28), and Lexi Simpson (18th - 20:39). Other girls who ran varsity on Saturday were Katie Washington (36th - 21:57), Shelby Lackey (43rd - 22:28), Hannah Taylor (46th - 22:43), Elissa Burack (56th - 23:36), and Andra Peck (62nd - 24:31).

Both teams will be competing at the District Meet at Watkins Memorial this Saturday. The boys will be running at 2:00 and the girls will be running at 3:00.

OCC and District Information

Championship Season is here. The Eagles start off with the OCC Championship Race on Saturday October 16th at Evans Athletic Complex in Newark. The Capital and Ohio Division will both have their separate championship races and combine for an open race. Time Schedule is as follows,

11:00 a.m. - HS Girls Open
11:40 a.m. - HS Boys Open
12:20 p.m. - Girls Varsity Championship Race
12:50 p.m. - Boys Varsity Championship Race

The OCC Capital Division is comprised of New Albany, Watkins Memorial, Hilliard Bradley, Delaware Hayes, Mount Vernon, Big Walnut, Franklin Heights, and Olentangy Orange. This will be the last race of the season for junior varsity runners.

In addition, the boys and girls coaches attended the District meeting on Sunday and determined District race times. The girls team was seeded 2nd overall in the Central District while the boys team earned the 4th overall seed. Dublin Coffman was the girls #1 seed with Dublin Coffman, Westerville North, and Reynoldsburg earning the top 3 seeds for the boys. District race information is as follows:

Central District Championships - Watkins Memorial High School - Saturday October 23rd
Boys - Section 1 - 2:00 p.m.
15 teams: New Albany, Reynoldsburg, Hilliard Davidson, Big Walnut, Beechcroft, Grove City, Hayes, Independence, Lincoln, Olentangy, Pickerington Central, St. Charles, Teays Valley, Westland, Worthington Kilbourne
Top 5 teams and 20 individuals advance to Regional Meet at Pickerington North on Saturday October 30th.

Girls - Section 1 - 3:00 p.m.
15 teams: New Albany, Dublin Scioto, Hilliard Darby, Pickerington North, Brookhaven, Central Crossing, Groveport-Madison, Hayes, Lincoln, Logan, Northland, Westerville North, Westland, Whetstone
Top 4 Teams and 16 Individuals advance to Regional Meet at Pickerington North on Saturday October 30th.

Midwest Meet of Champions - Results

The Boys and Girls programs competed this past Saturday at the Ohio Midwest Meet of Champions at Hilliard Darby High School. Both programs had strong showings at one of the top meets in all of Ohio. Below are the results for each race. For complete results click here.

Varsity Boys - 13th/25
Blake Taneff - 15:44 (16th)
Sebastian Matt - 16:14 (41st)
Tom Newton - 16:50 (91st)
Alex Stanislav - 16:56 (100th)
Drew Rose - 17:08 (113th)

9/10 Boys - 9th/15
David Rothstein - 18:22 (39th)
Joyeep Ganguly - 18:24 (41st)
Joe Flaherty - 18:44 (55th)
David Stanislav - 18:53 (57th)
Nathan Scribano - 19:09 (68th)

Open Boys - 9th/20
Willie Matt - 17:32 (23rd)
Kyle Manion - 18:04 (74th)
Parker Jones - 18:06 (78th)
Nate Peck - 18:14 (90th)
George Brand - 18:16 (98th)

Varsity Girls - 8th/20
Mirra Galbreath - 18:51 (14th)
Catherine Ralston - 19:26 (33rd)
Bryana Zuiderweg - 19:52 (49th)
Eliza Matt - 20:16 (63rd)
Lexi Simpson - 20:32 (75th)

Open Girls - 8th/14
Katie Washington - 21:58 (35th)
Shelby Lackey - 22:14 (44th)
Elissa Burack - 22:34 (57th)
Hannah Taylor - 23:00 (70th)
Riley Gundlach - 24:08 (106th)

Both programs will be at Thomas Worthington High School this weekend (10/9) before competing at the OCC Championships on October 16th at Newark High School. Race times and schedule can be found below.

Go Eagles!

Thomas Worthington and OCC Schedules

Thomas Worthington - Les Eisenhart Invitational
9:15 a.m. - Girls HS Bus Leaves
10:00 a.m. - Boys HS Bus Leaves

Race Schedule
9:00 a.m. - MS Boys Team Race
9:25 a.m. - MS Girls Team Race
9:50 a.m. - MS Boys Open
10:15 a.m. - MS Girls Open
11:15 a.m. - 9/10 Girls Open
11:50 a.m. - 9/10 Boys Open
12:20 p.m. - HS Girls Varsity
12:50 p.m. - HS Boys Varsity
1:30 p.m. - 11/12 Girls Open
1:55 p.m. - 11/12 Boys Open

Ohio Capital Conference - Capital Division Championships
Evans Athletic Complex - Newark High School
Race Schedule

11:00 a.m. - HS Girls Open
11:40 a.m. - HS Boys Open
12:20 p.m. - Girls Varsity Championship Race
12:50 p.m. - Boys Varsity Championship Race