Girls Cross Country Fan Photos

The 2010 Bulldog Invitational featured girls teams from Walsh Jesuit, Nordonia, Jackson, Massillon and Green. The Polar Bears swept the Monday meet at Boettler Park in Green.

That's why they call it the Billy Goat Challenge: CVCA's Frangos holds off Crestwood's Vaughn on Billy Goat Hill.

PTC Girls' Metro teams at the start of the race

Field Senior Destiny Cosentino pushes up a hill at the Tiffin Regional Division II Cross Country meet to ensure a place at the 2011 State meet

Field Cross Country Coach Ed Conroy congratulates senior Kaitlyn Stayer on her State qualifying run. Stayer placed 15th at the Division II Regional meet in Tiffin.

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

Walsh Jesuit cross country fans

CVCA district runnerup girls cross country team

Woodridge girls cross country team at Goodyear Heights for district meet

Karlie Leiberth, Crestwood takes first with a time of 21:03 and Madison Spreitzer, Woodridge takes second with a time of 21:22

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

Woodridge proves to be the powerhouse early in the PTC girls county race.

Crestwood, Kent and Field girls are a sea of red uniforms pushing to take their spots early in the metro race.

Madison Spreitzer, Woodridge pushes past teammate , Angelina Moore and Abby Soltisz, Crestwood to finish in second place.

Crestwood girls are proud to be the winning "mudders" at the Woodridge meet

Abby Chasar, Field helps pushes forward to help her team take first place

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

CVCA Freshman Samantha Bockoven, and Senior Sarah MacIntosh took the top two spots at the Boardman Spartan Invitational on Saturday.

Field runners Heather Franczkowski, Alyssa Pennington, and Lindsay Johnson catch their breath after enduring the grueling course at the PTC Super Duals.

Field's Brandee Watson leads the second pack at the Falcons' first home meet.

Crestwood girls team takes a quick pose before the start of their race.

Springfield girls are all smiles before the start of the Marlington Invitational

Tallmadge Cross Country girls are all smiles before their meet at Field.

Southeast freshman Miranda Hughes finishes fifth at the Archbishop Hoban Dick Malloy Invitational.

Katelyn McCullough finishes fourth in her first race as a Southeast Pirate cross country runner at the Archbishop Hoban Dick Malloy Invitational.

2011 Woodridge graduate Maria Moore continued her winning ways on July 9, 2011, with a first-place finish at the Il Palio Drappo Verde e Rosso 5K charity run in downtown Akron.

Crestwood senior Sammi Vaughan, seen here following the Cloverleaf Colt Pack Invitational, organized a 5k race for this Sunday (Nov. 21) to benefit her cousin Libby, who was diagnosed with cancer.

Woodridge coach Jeff Howard hugs Maria Moore after she secures eighth at the state meet.

Woodridge standout Morgan Willis welcomes a hug from her coach after taking second at the state meet.

Div. I Girls top 16 individuals include Anna Boyert, Medina, 4th; Caroline Sauers, Hudson 6th; and Selena Pasadyn, Brunswick, 14th.

CVCA, Woodridge and St.V-M teams take the early lead at the start of their race.

Field and Norton recently competed with Lake at a Tri Meet hosted by Field. The Falcons were at the top of both dual scores over the Panthers and Blue Streaks.

The girls' teams cheer on the boys from Tallmadge, Streetsboro and Field as they head for the finish line.

Field runners welcome Lake runners before a race.

The Streetsboro coach encourage his girl's team after their race at Tallmadge Tri Meet with Field.

The runners are lined up and ready for the gun at the Marlington Invitational

Annie Wise, Waterloo Senior secures 9th for her team at the Marlington Invitational

Jaclyn Koza of Tallmadge holds off Waterloo and Louisville to secure 8th at the Marlington Invitational.

Tallmadge's Nicole Miller secures 2nd for the Blue Devils during a tri meet with Field and Streetsboro

Tallmadge's Jaclyn Koza is first to cross the line for her team in a tri meet with Field and Streetsboro

Tallmadge leading Field through their home course at the Tallmadge Tri Meet with Streetsboro.

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

CVCA Girl's Team take first at the 2010 Billy Goat Challenge

Laura Tweedie (Lake) and Rachel Salberg (Field) secure 2nd and 3rd at the Field Tri Meet.

Louisville's Mattie Rankin, Mandy Mohn and Mackenzie Rankin sweep first, second and third at the Marlington Invitational.

Lauren Bednarczyk is first for Norton at the Field Tri Meet with Lake.

The Waterloo girls team leans in for the start of the Marlington Invitational.

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

Crestwood's Sammi Vaughan (1st) with Woodridge's Maria Moore (2nd) and Morgan Willis (3rd).

St. V-M girls not only take 1st place, but also have four team members qualify as All-Ohio. A good reason to smile!

Woodridge girls are happy about their fourth place finish at the state meet.

St. V-M girls team pose with their 1st place trophy.

Waterloo senior Annie Wise is 24th to cross the line with a time of 19:25, earning her All-Ohio status.

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

Maria Moore, Woodridge took her lead just before the last mile pushing past Abbie Clifford , Perry to win with a time of 18:38.

St. V-M girls receive a little good natured ribbing from coach as they catch their breath in the holding pen.

Morgan Willis and Maria Moore of Woodridge congratulate their fellow competitors, Christina Blair, CVCA and Sammi Vaughan of Crestwood.

Nothing but tears and hugs when Woodridge girls learn their team has placed 2nd.

Destiny Consentino, Field receives hugs from the team when she learns she will advance to state.

Katie Betts, Stow and Caroline Sauers, Hudson pace behind Marie Lorentz, Mayfield at the one mile mark.

Katie Betts of Stow is quick to smile about her 6th place finish and her time of 19:13.

Katie Betts, Stow, crosses the finish line on the heels of Louisville's Mackenzie Rankin.

Annie Wise from Waterloo pulls ahead just before the one mile mark to finish 7th overall with a time of 19:52.

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.

Emily Luli (7th) and Annie Wise (11th) of Waterloo advance to the state meet next week.

CVCA's Christina Blair and Crestwood's Karlie Leiberth and Sammi Vaughan moved to the front early and held their spots to be the top three across the line.

CVCA girls help their teammate celebrate her 2nd place victory and her birthday.

Run first, then cake! Great way to celebrate your birthday!

Christina Blair, CVCA paced with Sammi Vaughan, Crestwood at Cloverleaf CC Pack Invitational. Sammi pulled ahead at the finish to take first.

Crestwood and Field pace together at the one-mile mark.

Quinn Sparks of Southeast staying in the front of the pack at the Legends Invitational.

Quinn Sparks, Emily Stull, Lauren Reihl and Cassy Wallbrown all getting ready for the race at the Legends.

128 runners from the Metro and County divisions start the PTC middle school championship race.

Field runner Kaitlyn Stayer gets a hug from her favorite fan: mom!

Ravenna girls' team going through last minute stretches before the start

Kent fans cheer their team with signs and words of encouragement.

Kent fans hold signs to encourage their team to victory.

Kent-Roosevelt girls cross country team

Stow, Hudson and Solon took their 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place positions at the start of the race and kept it to the finish.

Maria Moore (center) and Morgan Willis (left ) of Woodride take 1st and 2nd ,leaving 3rd to Christina Blair(right) of CVCA

Field girls are ready to cheer their teammates onto victory 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

The Southeast Lady Pirates advance on to Regionals again in 2010.

Quinn Sparks of Southeast makes a strong push at the finish to come in just ahead of Crestwood's Abby Soltisz in the Division II Trumbull County girls district race.

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

Walsh runners checking times with their coach.

An apple a day keeps the competition away?!

Field Falcons sport their winning shirts and ribbons.

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

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.

Teams kick off the Marlington Invitational.

Middle School Girls

The Green Girls Cross Country team warms up before the Bulldog Invitational.

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

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

...and the sign said...

Woodridge's Superman Mascot: Can kryptonite stop them this season?

The Hudson girls cross country team won the Akron Division I District title on Saturday, Oct. 24. The Explorers also had won the NOC crown.