Boys Cross Country Fan Photos

Woodridge cross country team huddles for last minute words of wisdom before the start of the race.

First place makes it easy for Woodridge to smile!

Jacob Onifer and Jimmy Charles , seniors from Woodridge, secure 6th and 7th at the Billy Goat Challenge.

Woodridge senior Drake Sulzer (right) won the Akron Division II District boys cross country meet Saturday at Goodyear Heights Metro Park. St. Vincent-St. Mary standout Patrick O'Brien finished second.

Woodridge boys cross country team

Waterloo Boys Team takes a moment for a pre-race huddle.

Rootstown XC Rovers smile for the camera after their 5k.

Drake Sulzer, Woodridge takes first with a time of 17:22 and Steve Green, Crestwood finishes 2nd with a time of 17:48

Steve Petrak of Woodridge is the first for the SportsInk.com schools to cross the finish line at Stow Bulldog Invitational.

At the 2 mile mark, Steve Green, Crestwood is followed closely by Nathan Goodhart, Kent and Norton's Spence Zieglar.

The boys power down the steep hill at the the first part of the new PTC course at Wingfoot State Park.

Field boys win the meet by two points.

Steve Green of Crestwood pushes in for strong finish

Field runners, Nate Conroy and Mike Robinson, pace with Steve Green of Crestwood during the first mile of the course.

Norton boys make ready to cheer on the girls team to victory.

Steve Green of Crestwood secures his lead early on the new PTC course at Wingfoot State Park.

Woodridge senior Drake Sulzer finished fourth and led the Bulldogs to a second place finish at Saturday's Boardman Spartan Inviational. Woodridge was edged by St. Vincent-St. Mary.

Brian McGovern and Pat Ferguson of Tallmadge overtake Nate Conroy of Field to place 1st and 2nd.

Southeast's Bill Cutlip (front) and Ray Stull enjoying the first race of the 2011 season. Ray went on to finish fifth and Bill finished eighth in the boys Gold Division race.

Southeast senior Dusty Sartor started the 2011 cross country season strong with a third-place finish in the Gold Division race.

Steve Green, Crestwood ran 17:10 and placed 71st out of 149 runners at the state meet.

East Canton fans sport "Josh Schleappi hair" as the cheer their teammate on at the state meet.

Josh Schleappi finishes 21st with a time of 16:16 to earn All-Ohio.

Streetsboro, Tallmadge and Field boys set a quick pace to start the race.

Field sophmore, Andrew Begue said it felt good to finish after losing his shoe at the start of the Marlington Invitational.

Field senior Bill Darmon takes 4th, followed by junior Mike Robinson in 8th at the Marlington Invitational

Christian Bochkor, junior from Field, fights off competitors to help his team place first at the Marlington Invitational

Streetsboro and Tallmadge runners pace together at the Tallmadge Tri meet

Streetsboro runners following a cross country tri-meet with Field and host Tallmadge

Drake Sulzer, junior from Woodridge, secures second place with a time of 17:23.4

Woodridge and CVCA girls cross country runners keep pace with Struthers at the half-way mark.

Crestwood and CVCA runners at the start of the Billy Goat Challenge

The Norton Boys XC team before the race with host Field and Lake.

Woodridge coach Jeff Howard receives both Golden Shoe awards for his girls and boys cross country teams.

Woodridge boys after their win at the Metro PTC Double Dual

Woodridge combo of Vibushan Sivakumaran and Drake Sulzer take first and second at the Metro PTC Double Dual.

Vibushan Sivakumaran is happy with his time of 16:24 and first place finish at the Stow Bulldog Invitational.

NEO Regional Division II Winners- Go Woodridge!

The fans hovered around the white board to see watch for the team results.

Drake Sulzer and Vibushan Sivakumara of Woodridge are happy to be the first two of their team to cross the finish line.

Josh Schleappi of East Canton paces behind the leaders as they near the one mile mark in the NEO Regional Div III race.

Field fans painted their faces to show support of their teams at NEO Regionals in Boardman.

The fans even wore costumes to encourage their teams to victory at the Boardman Regionals.

Crestwood XC boys after their finish

Norton XC boys are happy with today's race results.

Billy Darman, Field, places 5th in the Cloverleaf CC Pack Invitational Gold Division.

Field fans cheer on Billy Darmon as he begins his hill descent at McDonough Invitational.

Field boys move out quickly to secure "their spots" early in the race.

Brian Long and Christian Bochkar dig in as the conquer the uphill climb at McDonough Invitational.

Dusty Sartor from Southeast closes in on Brian Long from Field. Dusty went on to finish 9th and Brian 11th in the Metro division.

East Canton going through pre-race rituals at the starting line.

Doug Miller of Kent leads Steve Green, Crestwood and Billy Darmon, Field to win the PTC Metro Cross County League Meet.

Both Woodridge Boys and Girls secured first place, PTC County League Champs. The girls team left early to get ready for homecoming. The boys joked with each other about not smelling too fresh.

Woodridge boys team places 1st at Goodyear District Meet.

Mike Robinson of Field is 1st for his team and 15th overall at Goodyear District meet

Div II Trumbull District Boy's start

Norton fans set up a pyramid along the race trail to cheer their team.

An apple a day keeps the competition away?!

Field Falcons sport their winning shirts and ribbons.

Field Varsity Boys took 2nd place at the Colt Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 25. Five of the seven had their personal best time.

It's not always a "gator" that guides the lead runner

An official with the Boardman cross-country invitational briefs Kent Roosevelt JV runners before their race, Saturday, September 18.

Officials with the Boardman cross-country invitational go over the rules before the JV race on Saturday, September 18.

Southeast's Dusty Sartor and Field's Mike Robinson congratulate each other on a race well run.

Jessica Snodgrass and Billy Darmon win best overall times of 22:13 and 17:40 at the Field XC Brimfest 5k fundraiser.

Coach Conroy assigns duties to his cross country volunteers before the Brimfest 5k Fundraiser.

Field proudly displays their 11 years of boys cross country state qualifiers and 6 years of girls state qualifiers. The Falcons have also won two state titles apiece in cross country.

Cross Country Banner which hangs on the Field tent at every meet.

High School Boys

Tallmadge and Field runners exchange congratulations following a tri meet race in Tallmadge.

Woodridge senior Vibushan Sivakumaran wins the Billy Goat Challenge with a time of 17:06.

Five Woodridge Bulldogs placed in the top 10 at the McDonald Billy Goat Challenge last Saturday in McDonald, Ohio.

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