Area runners took to the cross-country course Wednesday night at East Canton High School as part of the 2022 Lee Sternberg Cross-County Invitational.
The East Canton Pac-Men led the way in the High School Boys Small Division race, finishing first with five runners in the top 10.
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Brylan Holland set the pace for East Canton, finishing over one minute ahead of the competition and beating the Invitational record which was previously 16:19. The senior crossed the finish line in an astounding time of 16:09.9.
Fellow East Canton Hornets placed as follows: Andrew Wade (3rd), 17:46.5; Xavier Campbell (6th), 18:29.6; Noah Collins (7th), 18:36.6; Kendrick Nelson (10th), 18:53.6; Luke Buxton (22nd), 19:58.3; and Bode Menegay (26th), 20:32.9.
Malvern’s Seth Kandel led the green Hornets who placed seventh as a team. Kandel posted a time of 19:13.9 to finish 16th overall.
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Other finishes for Malvern were: Ben Moser (35th). 21:38.0; Jake Kirby (37th), 22:24.4; Dalton Pennington (42nd), 23:21.5; Ethan Grossi (45th), 24:34.5; and David Baughman (47th), 26:02.3.
Minerva senior Hera Hoffee posted a first place time of 19:39.9 to lead the Lady Lions to victory in the Large school division.
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All seven runners for Minerva finished within the first 11: Caitlyn Hopple (4th), 21:10.6; Kayla Crissman (5th), 21:17.3; Annabelle Crissman (6th), 21:23.5; Emily Norris (8th), 22:12.7; Hailey Dray (10th), 22:22.9; and Morgan Dalton (11th) 22:29.7.
The Minerva boys posted a second place finished with 40 points. Green won the Boys large division race with 25 points.
Sophomore Grasyn Rettig led the Lions with a third place finish and time of 16:42.9.
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Minerva’s Ryan Cassidy placed fifth with a time of 17:21.2; Mason Steele finished ninth with a time of 17:52.0; Rowen Hoffee placed 11th overall (17:55.5) followed by Owen Grubb (18:17.7) in 12th and Brandon Davis (18th) and Owen Yoder (24th).
In the girls small division, East Canton finished fifth as a team.
The Lady Hornets were led by junior Audrey Wade who clocked a time of 20:02.6, finishing second. She was followed up by teammate Rayla Clapper who finished 17th with a time of 23:36.2.
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Other finishers for the East Canton girls were: Annie Carter (26th), 25:01.0; Hailey Holestine (29th), 25:44.4; Cora Lennington (36th), 26:48.8; Samantha Monter (41st), 27:59.7; and Kilgore Lily (43rd), 28:48.5.
The Malvern girls entered the race with four runners.
Rayne Theiss placed 44th for Malvern with a time of 27:40.1; followed by Alexis Felter (47th), 28:10.7; Emily Nevi (51st), 28:55.5; and Ashleigh Piatt (56th), 30:56.1.