Boys Cross Country Fan Photos

The St. Vincent-St. Mary boys cross country team finished second at the state meet on Saturday.

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

Manchester runners are pleased with their performance at the Marlington Invitational.

Coming in at 15:45.33, Wadsworth senior Russ McCune finished 5th at the Tiffin Regionals to advance to state.

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.

Nick Pupino, Copley begins his kick to place third with a time of 15:58. Josh Sabo, Revere, placed 4th with a time of 16:13.

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.

Buchtel boys and girls team getting ready to run at Goodyear Metro Park.

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.

Crestwood boys and girls teams won first place in the PTC Metro League Meet

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.

The Stow Boys cross country team placed ninth out of 36 teams at the Boardman Invitational.

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.

Three of St. V-M Irish smile at their team's first place finish at the Boardman Invitational.

New to cross country, Garrett Crichlow, of Twinsburg, crosses the line in 8th place with a time of 16:11.

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

Tallmadge boys relax before their dual meet at Field.

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.

Members of the Firestone boys cross country team participated in the Il Palio Drappo Verde e Rosso 5K charity run in downtown Akron on July 9, 2011.

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

Tallmadge Blue Devils show their game face before a meet with Field and Streetsboro.

CVCA poses for a team shot after securing 4th at the Billy Goat Challenge

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

Lake's Justin Groubert is first to cross the finish line at the Marlington Invitational

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

Manchester's Mike Barber and Bryan Daily take 5th and 6th at the Marlington Invitational

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.

Walsh Warriors walk the course before their race.

St. V-M cross country team on the podium and ready to receive their 2nd place trophy.

The Div. I Boys top 16 individual winners include Russell McCune, Wadsworth, 6th; David Knack, Medina, 8th; and Josh Sabo, Revere, 13th.

Medina High School's Kevin Paradise, Brent Gaither, and Brad Palocko (all in green), along with Avon Lake senior Justin Housley, qualified at the Division I Tiffin Regionals to advance to the State cross-country finals.

"Knights in shining armor" show support at Boardman NEO Regional Cross Country Meet.

NEO Regional Division II Winners- Go Woodridge!

Jackob Swords, St.V-M overtakes Chris Kantor, Jefferson to take 3rd at the NEO Regional CC Meet.

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.

Medina High School senior David Knack ran a 15:34.63 to come in third at the Division I Tiffin Regionals and advance to the State cross-country finals.

NEO Regionals Division I boys move out quick at the start of the race

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.

Tallmadge fans sport their spirit flag and body paint at Boardman Regionals.

Tallmadge fans sport body paint, their flag and a "gun show" at the Boardman Regionals.

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

Wadsworth freshman cc runner Owen McDevitt contemplates what amazing achievements are in his future after catching a SportsInk t-shirt at the Oct. 22 Wadsworth home football game.

Revere's Josh Sabo ran near the front of the pack all day, finishing fourth at the Division I Boardman regional.

Running a 16:37.95, sophomore Augustine Kazek from Black River High School in Medina County qualified for the State finals by ranking 13th in the Division II Tiffin Regional cross-country race.

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.

CVCA runner reflects on his race while holding his ribbon.

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.

Copley 2nd place

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

Stow girls surround their team signage at Goodyear District meet

Go Hudson! Fans are ready to cheer their team onto victory at Goodyear District Meet.

Twinsburg fans are painted and ready to cheer their team at Goodyear District Meet.

Twinsburg fans painted and ready to cheer their team at Goodyear District Meet.

Copley fans pose before cheering their team at Goodyear District Meet

Div II Trumbull District Boy's start

WHS's Russell McCune is district champion, helping his team to a 3rd place finish at LCCC, and a regional berth.

The Wadsworth boys cross country team took home the Suburban League championship for the first time since 2001.

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

Walsh runner gets a hug from his favorite fan.

Walsh runners checking times with their coach.

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.

Nordonia boys cross country team took third place at the always challenging Woodridge CVNP meet

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

JV runners from Wadsworth and Aurora high schools prepare before the start of their race at the Boardman Invitational, Saturday, September 18.

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.

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.

Tallmadge students go crazy at Ravenna, Aug. 27, 2010.

Spirited Walsh students prior to Warriors girls soccer match vs. Strongsville, Aug. 23, 2010.

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