Southwest Ohio’s state cross country fields are set after Saturday’s regional meets at Troy, where Springboro’s boys won their first regional crown and Milford’s girls, led by individual champion Elle Campbell, topped Division I, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer’s regional recap.
In the Division I girls race, Milford took first as a team with 75 points, and senior Elle Campbell won the individual title in 18:11.30, with Mason’s Atalia Hawkins just three-tenths of a second behind in second, the Enquirer reported. Springboro was the team runner-up, and the team state qualifiers are Milford, Springboro, Centerville, Mason, Sycamore and Beavercreek.
On the Division I boys side, Springboro scored 72 points to Mason’s 83 to win the program’s first regional championship, with Nicholas Beatty leading the Panthers in third, according to the Enquirer. Little Miami teammates Ryle Reynolds and Ian Patrick finished first and second individually, and the qualifying teams are Springboro, Mason, Beavercreek, St. Xavier, Little Miami, Milford and Kings.
In Division II, Bellbrook’s girls won the team title with 94 points while Turpin’s Colby Lewis won the individual race in 18:51.90, and Loveland’s boys took the team crown with 80 points behind Ian Tromble’s third-place finish, with Turpin’s Carson Spencer the individual champion, the Enquirer reported.
Oakwood swept the Division III girls team and individual honors, with Madeira the regional runner-up and Wyoming fourth to also qualify, while Versailles won the Division III boys team title and Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy’s Nathaniel Gockerman was the individual runner-up, according to the Enquirer.
In Division IV, Summit Country Day’s girls finished third as a team with 121 points behind Minster and Fort Loramie, led by Anna Wiltshire in fourth and Emma McCormick in fifth, and Miami Valley Christian Academy’s Jaxon League was the lone local Division IV boys qualifier, finishing ninth in 16:17.10, the Enquirer reported.
The qualifiers now advance to the OHSAA state cross country championships, where the regional champions from Troy will line up against the best fields from Ohio’s other three regionals to close the season.
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