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

Midwest Meet of Champions

The boys and girls teams will be competing at the Midwest Meet of Champions at Hilliard Darby High School on Saturday October 2nd. Race Schedule is as follows:

8:00 Boys Bus Leaves
8:45 Girls Bus Leaves
10:00 Boys 9/10 Race
10:30 Girls 9/10 Race
11:00 Boys Race of Champions (Varsity)
11:30 Girls Race of Champions (Varsity)
12:00 Boys Open
12:30 Girls Open
1:00 Awards Ceremony

Congratulations Lexi Simpson!

Freshman runner Lexi Simpson was recently honored by the Ohio High School Athletic Association and the Ohio Capital Conference for her academic and athletic successes while a student at New Albany Middle School. For a complete story click here.

Congratulations Mirra Galbreath

Mirra has been selected as Larry Larson's cross country athlete of the week! Listen to Larry's report on WTVN 610 AM radio at 9:55am on Saturday and a lengthier report on Sunday morning at 10:40. His Saturday report will also be on the internet for 1 week at www.wtvn.com

Girls Team Remains Undefeated; Boy's Third at Central Ohio Invitational

The girls cross country team won their fifth meet in a row to remain undefeated on the season Saturday at the Central Ohio Invitational in Groveport. The 10th ranked team in Division I was lead by Mirra Galbreath in a winning time of 18:51. With her win Mirra is now also undefeated as an individual for the season. Fellow scoring members on Saturday were Catherine Ralston (4th - 19:22), Elizabeth Dengler (7th - 19:49), Bryana Zuiderweg (8th - 19:57), and Lexi Simpson (10th - 20:08). Rounding out the varsity top 7 were Eliza Matt (11th - 20:08), and Kenia Viezcas (26th - 21:29). Final team results were:

1. New Albany 30
2. Scioto 40
3. Gahanna 96
4. Westerville Central 101
5. Westerville North 127
6. Warren 150
7. Westerville South 183
8. Walnut Ridge 256

The boys team also enjoyed a third face finish on Saturday finishing behind Westerville North (67) and Westerville South (103). Blake Taneff ran a personal record of 15:51 to finish third. Other scoring members were Sebastian Matt (9th - 16:24), Alex Stanislav (23rd - 17:21), Drew Rose (38th - 17:47), and Willie Matt (38th - 17:48). Rounding out the top 7 were Andrew Ziminski (40th - 17:49), and Nate Peck (18:08). Final team results were:

1. Westerville North (67)
2. Westerville South (103)
3. New Albany (108)
4. St. Charles (118)
5. Warren (122)
6. Gahanna (153)
7. Westerville Central (17:36)
8. Big Walnut (176)
9. Whetstone (179)
10. Pickerington Central (191)
11. Walnut Ridge (349)

In addition, the boys reserve team finished second behind Westerville North. Top finishers (and earning varsity letters) were Joydeep Ganguly (18:26) and Joe Flaherty (18:28).

Both the girls and boys teams will be taking the weekend of September 25th off and will race next at the Midwest Meet of Champions at Hilliard Darby High School on Saturday October 2nd.

For complete results of the Central Ohio Invitational click here.