Pictured above are member of the 2015 Eastern cross country team. Standing from left to right are Brittany Long, Ally Durst, Rhianna Morris, Taylor Parker, Kaitlyn Hawk, Jessica Cook and Laura Pullins.
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio — Another year, another division championship for the Lady Eagles.
The Eastern girls cross country team claimed their fifth straight Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division championship win at the 2015 TVC Championships on Saturday at Nelsonville-York High School in Athens County.
The Lady Eagles won with a perfect score of 15 — with six runners finishing in the top-10. Jessica Cook paced the field of 19 with a time of 20:01.50.
Laura Pullins (20:37.20) finished second for Eastern, while Ally Durst (21:18.80) and Kaitlyn Hawk (21:32) placed third and fourth respectively. Taylor Parker (21:36.30) took fifth place, followed by Rhiannon Morris (23:23.90) in eighth place.
Mallory Johnson (25:33.40) led Southern with a 13th place finish, followed by Sailor Warden and Kathryn Matson (27:55) in 16th and 17th respectively.
South Gallia’s Kelsey Corbin (23:44) finished in 10th place.
Athens won the TVC Ohio Division title with a score of 24 points — with six runners finishing in the top-10 — followed by Vinton County with 82 points and Meigs with 92 points. River Valley finished fourth with 98 points. Athens’ Emily Cass paced the field of 50 with a time of 19:35.20.
Gracie Hoffman (21:25.10) led the Lady Marauders’ efforts with a sixth place finish. Taylor Swartz (22:49.30) finished 18th, while Lara Perrin (22:52.30) and Caitlyn Rest (22:56.20) placed 19th and 20th respectively. Sadie Fox (24:41.30) took 33rd, followed by Ariann Sizemore (26:02.90) in 37th place.
Kenzie Baker (21:29.50) finished eighth for the Lady Raiders. Ieva Katkauskaite (21:55.90) took 11th for the Silver and Black. Julia Nutter (23.39.40) finished 25th, while Bailey Hollingsworth (24:09.70) and Josie Jones (24:20) placed 29th and 31st respectively. Leanne Hively (25:37.80) finished 36th for River Valley.
Southern’s boys team won the TVC Hocking Division title with a score of 22 points — with four runners finishing in the top-10 — followed by Trimble with 33 points. Belpre’s Cray Sistrunk paced the field of 22 with a time of 16:53.20.
Conner Wolfe (17:05.70) led the Purple and Gold with a second place finish, followed by Larry Dunn (18:06) in third place. Tylar Blevins (18:58.60) took sixth place, while Dimitrius Lamm (20:01) and Lucas Hunter (20:13.80) placed eighth and 11th respectively. Ryan McCabe (22:36.80) finished 19th for the Tornadoes.
South Gallia’s Joseph Ehmen (20:19) finished 13th and Eastern’s Caden Goff (21:06.80) finished 16th.
River Valley took the TVC Ohio Division title with a score of 34 points — with four runners finishing in the top-10 — followed by Athens with 37 points. Meigs took third with 71 points. Athens’ Walker Hauschild paced the field of 71 with a time of 17:15.
Jacob Kemper (17:47.70) led the Raiders with a third place finish, followed by Nathaniel Abbott (17:53.80) in fourth place and Chance Gillman (17:58.30) in fifth place. Garrett Young (18:06.40) placed eighth for the Silver and Black. George Rickett (18:40) took 14th, while Caleb McKnight (19:25.90) and Ben Moody (20:02.50) placed 26th and 34th respectively.
Jacob Swindell (18:01.60) led Meigs with a sixth place finish, followed by James Parsons (18:26.20) in 11th and Jared Kennedy (18:36.10) in 13th. Cole Betzing (19:06.70) finished 20th, while Nate Hoover (19:07.30) and Dillon Mahr (19:11.10) placed 21st and 22nd respectively.
Complete results of the 2015 TVC Championships can be found on the web at www.baumspage.com
Donald Lambert can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2106
