Stark County high school cross country coaches select 2023 all-county team

Jackson's Eli Ilg runs to a victory at this year's Federal League Cross Country Championships.
Jackson's Eli Ilg runs to a victory at this year's Federal League Cross Country Championships.

Boys

DIVISION I

First team

Eli Ilg, Jackson, jr.; Connor Reed, Perry, sr.; Elliot Zuckett, Jackson, sr..; Logan Reese, Perry, sr.; Braden Tropf, Hoover, sr.; William Prato, Jackson, sr.; Canaan Sommers, GlenOak, soph.; Zavier Medina, Hoover, jr.; Jacob Craig, Hoover, sr.; Cael Ball, Jackson, sr.; Grant Brown, Louisville, sr.; Sean McNulty, Jackson, jr.; Carter Hull, Jackson, sr.; Andrew Huzyak, Jackson, soph.; Gabriel McHolm, Hoover, sr.; Justus Detter, Perry, fr.

Runner of the Year: Eli Ilg, Jackson

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Second team

Sean Lynch, GlenOak, soph.; Ryan Bridenthal, GlenOak, jr.; Austin Hoffman, Jackson, jr.; Jacob Riggle, GlenOak, soph.; Brandon Harper, GlenOak, sr.; Preston Rickman, Lake, sr.; Elijah Corrin, McKinley, soph.; Kevin Renner, Hoover, sr.; Jayden Simonson, Perry, soph.; Jake Round, Lake, sr.; Andrew Harold, GlenOak, soph.; Daniel Holihan, Hoover, jr.; Logan Cox, Alliance, sr.; Luke Detter, Perry, jr.; Hunter Gearling, McKinley, sr.; Ian Kimbrough, GlenOak, sr.

Honorable mention

Jordi Gonzalez-Summers, Alliance, soph.; Lucas Scheatzle, GlenOak, sr.; Luke Roshak, Hoover, sr.; Joshua Huzyak, Jackson, sr.; Holden Clemens, Lake, sr.; Gianni Faiello, Louisville, soph.; Benjamin Vitale, Massillon, fr.; Theodore Reid, McKinley, sr.; Hayden Giauque, Perry, sr.

Marlington's Colin Cernansky wins the boys race at this year's Ashley White Memorial Cross Country Invitational.
Marlington's Colin Cernansky wins the boys race at this year's Ashley White Memorial Cross Country Invitational.

DIVISION II

First team

Colin Cernansky, Marlington, sr.; Michael Nichols, Marlington, sr.; Grasyn Rettig, Minerva, jr.; Andrew Hearn, Fairless, soph.; Luke Ryan, Marlington, jr.; Rowen Hoffee, Minerva, soph.; Logan Citino, Marlington, sr.; Jase Brock, Marlington, soph.; Mason Steele, Minerva, sr.; Dylan Easterling, Northwest, sr.

Runner of the Year: Colin Cernansky, Marlington

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Second team

Luca Novakovic, Northwest, fr.; Owen Yoder, Minerva, soph.; Smith Doubet, Northwest, soph.; Ryan Cassidy, Minerva, jr.; Jake Harper, Marlington, jr.; Nikolaj Blom, Marlington, jr.; Jack Downs, Northwest, sr.; Bradlee Keehn, Fairless, soph.; Renzo Tello-Sunderman, Canton South, jr.; John Hopple, Minerva, sr.

LUKE BUXTON
LUKE BUXTON

DIVISION III

First team

Luke Buxton, East Canton, sr.; Noah Collins, East Canton, sr.; Isaac Larson, Lake Center Christian, fr.; Carlos Cantera-Quintero, Central Catholic, jr.; Zach Varner, Lake Center Christian, fr.; Xavier Campbell, East Canton, jr.; Grant Eberhardt, Central Catholic, soph.

Runner of the Year: Luke Buxton, East Canton

Second team

Steve Schwartz, Tuslaw, jr.; Ben Reese, Central Catholic, jr.; Easton Miller, Central Catholic, jr.; Nick Hallaman, Central Catholic, sr.; Logan Eberhardt, Tuslaw, sr.; Cash Iams, Tuslaw, fr.

Lake's Daniela Scheffler competes at this year's OHSAA State Cross Country Championships.
Lake's Daniela Scheffler competes at this year's OHSAA State Cross Country Championships.

Girls

DIVISION I

First team

Daniela Scheffler, Lake, jr.; Kylah Meyer, Louisville, soph.; Nora Salem, GlenOak, sr.; Chloe Dostal, Perry, jr.; Sophia Ngetich, GlenOak, jr.; Marissa Kromi, GlenOak, fr.; Ella Degenhard, Jackson, jr.; Panagiota Tzouloufis, GlenOak, soph.; Alyssa Palosi, Perry, soph.; Gianna Hudas, Jackson, sr.; Jada Ames, GlenOak, sr.; Ashlyn Wood, Jackson, soph.; Lilly Caldwell, Jackson, soph.; Lea Householder, Perry, soph.; Grace Williams, Jackson, sr.; Addison Miller, Hoover, jr.

Runner of the Year: Daniela Scheffler, Lake

Second team

Charli Evanish, Lake, soph.; Sydney Long, GlenOak, soph.; Mila Butusov, GlenOak, fr.; Sophia Post, Perry, fr.; Ava Volpe, Lake, fr.; Jade Owuar, Jackson, soph.; Petyton Novosel, Louisville, fr.; Julia Thompson, Perry, fr.; Ava Kimble, Louisville, sr.; Hailey Jackson, Louisville, jr.; Julia Holmes, Jackson, fr.; RIley Holland, Lake, jr.; Sydney Harbour, GlenOak, jr.; Allison Reese, Perry, soph.; Natalie Weiler, Jackson, fr.; Isabella Ohler, Hoover, jr.

Honorable mention

Taylor Herberghs, GlenOak, sr.; Leah Fisher, Hoover, sr.; Eve Balderson, Jackson, soph.; June Price, Lake, jr.; Amelie Anderson, Louisville, fr.; Shaylin Rearick, Massillon, sr.; Amyah Dukes, McKinley, fr.; Jocelyn Wright, Perry, sr.

Northwest's Madelyn Begert runs to a second-place finish this year's Stark County Cross Country Championships.
Northwest's Madelyn Begert runs to a second-place finish this year's Stark County Cross Country Championships.

DIVISION II

First team

Madelyn Begert, Northwest, soph.; Irelyn Johnson, Marlington, fr.; Katie Ison, Minerva, soph.; Gabby Lupshu, Minerva, soph.; Kayla Crissman, Minerva, jr.; Brin Boyce, Marlington, fr.; Ahna Doane, Fairless, jr.; Hannah Ison, Minerva, jr.; Makenzie Beavers, Minerva, fr.; Annabelle Crissman, Minerva, jr.

Runner of the Year: Madelyn Begert, Northwest

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Second team

Stella Blake, Marlington, sr.; Hailey Dray, Minerva, sr.; Brynne Reese, Marlington, fr.; Hailey Allen, Northwest, fr.; Hannah Imhoff, Marlington, soph.; Samantha Crissman, Minerva, jr.; Quinn Cernansky, Marlington, soph.; Gracelyn DeGraw, Northwest, sr.; Kendra Scott, Marlington, sr.; Adriana Pudloski, Tuslaw, fr.

East Canton’s Audrey Wade wins the girls small school division race at this year's East Canton Cross Country Invitational.
East Canton’s Audrey Wade wins the girls small school division race at this year's East Canton Cross Country Invitational.

DIVISION III

First team

Audrey Wade, East Canton, sr.; Casey Russell, Sandy Valley, jr.; Gianna Ritchie, Lake Center Christian, soph.; Allison Ries, Central Catholic, sr.; Evelyn Pfeffer, Sandy Valley, soph.; Kaydence Hoover, Sandy Valley, sr.; Kalin Sarver, Sandy Valley, sr.; Savanna Rayl, East Canton, fr.

Runner of the Year: Audrey Wade, East Canton

Second team

Kathiyn Shoaff, East Canton, fr.; Rayla Clapper, East Canton, jr.; Grace Johnson, East Canton, jr.; Miranda Bailey, Lake Center Christian, sr.; Hailey Holestine, East Canton, soph.; Cora Lennington, East Canton, jr.; Mikayla Palmer, Sandy Valley, jr.

Honorable mention

McKenna Burk, Sandy Valley, jr.; KamRyn VanRyskyk, East Canton, soph.; Lily Bentzel, Central Catholic, soph.; Analisa Manson, Central Catholic, sr.; Celeste Levengood, Central Catholic, jr.

Coaches of the Year: Kevin Walsh, Jackson; Melissa Graham-Perkins, Marlington; Olivia Scott, Minerva

This article originally appeared on The Repository: Cross country coaches name All-Stark County team and top award winners

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