Cross Country Archives/Records
| Boy’s Season Summaries | |||||
Season | GMC Place | City Rank* | State Rank** | District Place | Regional Place |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 1998 | 7 | – | – | 8 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | – | – | 7 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | – | – | 8 | – |
| 2001 | 8 | – | – | 11 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | – | – | 7 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | 9 |
| 2004 | 3 | 10 | – | 5 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | 12 | – | 6 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | 7 | – | 7 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | 9 | – | 5 | – |
| 2008 | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | 10 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 6 |
| 2010 | 3 | 6 | – | 3 | 7 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4 | – | 2 | 7 |
| 2012 | 5 | 10 | – | 7 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | 14 | – | 4 | 13 |
| 2014 | 5 | 9 | – | 6 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | 11 | – | 5 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | 14 | – | 6 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | 11 | – | 4 | 12 |
| 2018 | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | 13 |
| 2019 | – | – | – | – | – |
| *Cincinnati Enquirer Coaches poll **Associated Press Coaches poll – no top 10 votes received or did not qualify Evan Carras, head coach from 1997-2000 (4 seasons) Craig Myers, head coach from 2001-2014 (14 seasons) Chis Drumm, head coach from 2015-2017 (3 seasons) Sean Hart, head coach from 2018-present | |||||
| Girl’s Season Summaries | |||||
| Season | GMC Place | City Rank* | State Rank** | District Place | Regional Place |
| 1997 | 7 | – | – | 10 | – |
| 1998 | 8 | – | – | 9 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | – | – | 10 | – |
| 2000 | 7 | – | – | 7 | – |
| 2001 | 8 | – | – | 9 | – |
| 2002 | 10 | – | – | 11 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | – | – | 12 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | – | – | 8 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | – | – | 7 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | 7 | – | 7 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | – | – | 4 | 15 |
| 2008 | 5 | 10 | – | 2 | 8 |
| 2009 | 6 | – | – | 8 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | 10 |
| 2011 | 5 | 3 | – | 2 | 12 |
| 2012 | 6 | 14 | – | 6 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | 13 | – | 7 | – |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 13 |
| 2015 | 2 | 6 | – | 2 | 9 |
| 2016 | 4 | 8 | – | 4 | 11 |
| 2017 | 5 | 12 | – | 6 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | T16 | – | 9 | – |
| 2019 | – | – | – | – | – |
| *Cincinnati Enquirer Coaches poll **Associated Press Coaches poll Evan Carras, head coach from 1997-2000 (4 seasons) Craig Myers, head coach from 2001-2014 (14 seasons) Chis Drumm, head coach from 2015-2017 (3 seasons) Sean Hart, head coach from 2018-present | |||||
| Individual Records | ||||
| Lakota West Absolute Records | ||||
| Boys: | 15:27 | Taylor Candella | 10/9/04 | Elder Invitational / Rapid Run Park (First Place) |
| Girls: | 17:36 | Amanda Burger | 11/4/06 | State Meet, Scioto Downs, Columbus (First Place) |
| Lakota West Home Course Records – Voice of America Park | ||||
| Boys: | 15:47 | Zach Beneteau | 10/12/19 | GMC Championship (Second Place) |
| Girls: | 17:46 | Amanda Burger | 10/14/06 | GMC Championship (First Place) |
| Voice of America Park Course Records (Lakota West’s Home Course) | |||||
| Boys: | 14:49.4 | Dustin Horter | Lakota East | 10/14/17 | GMC Championship Winner |
| Girls: | 17:43 | Carolyn Rauen | Turpin | 10/13/02 | District Meet Winner |
| All times shown were run over 5000 meter (3.1 mile) courses. The Voice of America Park course is over a gently rolling prairie which was formerly the site of the Voice of America radio station. It should also be noted that the route of this 5k course within the park has been changed several times over the years so times in different era’s are not strictly comparable. | |||||
| Cross Country Top 10 (Based On Each Individual Runners Single Best Time) | ||||
| Boys | Time | Name | Year | Meet |
| 1 | 15:27 | Taylor Candella | 2004 | Elder Invitational |
| 2 | 15:47 | Zac Beneteau | 2019 | GMC |
| 3 | 15:52 | Coleman Cronk | 2019 | GMC |
| 4 | 15:55 | Brady Holmer | 2010 | MMOC |
| 5 | 15:57 | J.J. Webber | 2010 | District |
| 6 | 16:01 | Aaron Gehrig | 2009 | Centerville Invitational |
| 7 | 16:05 | Nathan Haynes | 2011 | Regional |
| 8 | 16:10 | Dan Platje | 1997 | District |
| 9 | 16:12 | Jordan Pariyil | 2007 | Regional |
| 10 | 16:14 | Tim Hufford | 1997 | District |
| Girls | Time | Name | Year | Meet |
| 1 | 17:36 | Amanda Burger | 2006 | State |
| 2 | 18:54 | Amanda Shelby | 2010 | Lebanon Invitational |
| 3 | 18:57 | Dale Alsbrook | 1997 | District |
| 4 | 19:01 | Kelly McManus | 2013 | Alliance Invitational |
| 4 | 19:01 | Gloria Corona-Luna | 2014 | District |
| 6 | 19:05 | Meredith Elstun | 2016 | Anna Rocket Invit. |
| 7 | 19:25 | Samantha Burger | 2008 | Centerville Invit. |
| 8 | 19:27 | Hanna Reisenberg | 2016 | GMC |
| 9 | 19:39 | Lexi Iles | 2015 | GMC |
| 10 | 19:41 | Taylor Muia | 2011 | District |
| 10 | 19:41 | Emma Cunningham | 2016 | District |
| Regional and State Individual Qualifiers | ||||
| Girls | Runner | District | Regional | State |
| 1997 | Dale Alsbrooks(Sr.) | 5th, 18:57 | 8th, 19:00 | 38th, 19:31 |
| 2004 | Amanda Burger (So.) | 5th, 19:19.1 | 14th, 19:59 | 34th, 19:27 |
| 2005 | Amanda Burger (Jr.) | 4th, 18:37 | 7th, 18:59 | 3rd, 18:28 |
| 2006 | Amanda Burger (Sr.) | 1st, 18:47 | 2nd, 18:29 | 1st, 17:36 |
| 2008 | Samantha Burger (Sr.) Amanda Shelby (Fr.) | 17th, 20:19 2nd, 19:19 | 13th, 19:30 12th, 19:29 | 57th, 19:47 28th, 19:31 |
| 2009 | Amanda Shelby (So.) | 4th, 19:44 | 7th, 19:26 | 40th, 19.39 |
| 2010 | Amanda Shelby (Jr.) Rebecca Frederick (Jr.) | 3rd. 19:01 10th 19:45 | 14th. 19:06 34th, 19:51 | 55th, 19:07 — |
| 2011 | Amanda Shelby (Sr.) Taylor Muia (So.) Rebecca Frederick (Sr.) | 5th, 19:25 10th, 19:41 15th, 20:00 | 32nd, 19:45 59th, 20:16 60th, 20:17 | — — — |
| 2012 | Kelly McManus (Fr.) | 16th, 19:57 | 72nd, 20:56 | — |
| 2013 | Kelly McManus (So.) Gloria Corona-Luna (Jr.) | 7th, 19:18 11th, 19:30 | 71st, 20:08 92nd, 20:54 | — — |
| 2014 | Gloria Corona-Luna Kelly McManus (Jr.) Meredith Elstun(So.) Emma Cunningham (Fr) | 4th, 19:01 9th, 19:34 14th, 19:43 16th, 19:46 | 108th, 26:40 31st, 20:03 47th, 20:35 67th, 21:09 | — — — — |
| 2015 | Meredith Elstun (Jr.) | 8th, 19:28 | 29th, 19:34 | — |
| 2016 | H. Riesenberg (So.) E. Cunningham (Jr.) Meredith Elstun (Sr.) | 12th, 19:34 16th, 19:41 21st, 19:49 | 80th, 21:03 89th, 21:14 38th, 20:14 | — — — |
| 2017 | H. Riesenberg (Jr.) | 16th, 19:44 | 71st, 20:28 | — |
| Boys | Runner | District | Regional | State |
| 1997 | Dan Platje (Sr.) Tim Hufford (Jr.) Pieter Kindberg (Sr.) | 6th, 16:10 7th, 16:14 11th, 16:21 | 15th, 16:16 53rd, 17:09 16th, 16:16 | 23rd, 16:17 — — |
| 1999 | Kyle Jepson (Sr.) | 15th, 16:53 | 94th, 18:12 | — |
| 2002 | Taylor Candella (So.) | 14th, 16:34 | 38th, 16:54 | — |
| 2003 | Taylor Candella (Jr.) Michael Erwin (Sr.) | 7th, 16:27 9th, 16:33 | 16th, 16:22 24th, 16:38 | 53rd, 16:44 — |
| 2004 | Taylor Candella (Sr.) Brett Davis (So.) | 1st, 16:20 14th, 16:47 | 5th, 16:21 38th, 17:18 | 10th, 16:04 — |
| 2005 | Brett Davis (Jr.) | 16th, 16:48 | 45th, 16:56 | — |
| 2006 | Heath Gibson (Sr.) Bret Davis (Sr.) | 11th, 17:11 12th, 17:14 | 53rd, 17:23 | — — |
| 2007 | Jordan Parayil (Sr.) Aaron Gehring (So.) | 2nd, 16:23 7th, 16:43 | 6th, 16:11.6 7th, 16:12.4 | 38th, 16:13 55th, 16:25 |
| 2008 | Aaron Gehring (Jr.) JJ Webber (So.) Brady Holmer (Fr.) | 2nd, 16:04 8th, 16:17 13th, 16:39 | 8th, 16:33 29th, 16:55 57th, 17:26 | 28th, 16:12 — — |
| 2009 | Aaron Gehring (Sr.) JJ Webber (Jr.) Brady Holmer (So.) Nathan Haynes (So.) | 4th, 16:51 5th, 16:52 8th, 16:58 13th, 17:20 | 8th, 16:25 16th, 16:39 36th, 17:30 27th, 17:11 | 62nd, 16:54 86th, 17:13 — — |
| 2010 | J.J. Webber (Sr.) Nathan Haynes (Jr.) Ian Trau (Jr.) Brady Holmer (Jr.) | 6th, 15:57 14th, 16:35 15th, 16:41 17th, 16:43 | 14th, 16:11 44th, 17:02 38th, 16:56 56th, 17:13 | 64th, 16:23 — — — |
| 2011 | Brady Holmer (Sr.) Nathan Haynes (Sr.) Alex Thesken (Jr.) Zach Valentine (Jr.) | 1st, 16:00 7th, 16:10 15th, 16:53 16th, 16:53 | 23rd, 16:35 7th, 16:05 61st, 17:04 80th, 17:25 | — 90th, 16:44 — — |
| 2014 | Josh Oeters (Sr) | 10th, 16:22 | 38th, 16:58 | — |
| 2015 | Garrett Shelby (So.) | 7th, 16:24 | 43rd, 16:56 | — |
| 2016 | Garrett Shelby (Jr.) Alex Kelker (So.) Noah Mang (Jr.) | 8th, 16:21 15th, 16:41 16th, 16:49 | 56th, 17:26 31st, 17:05 110th, 18:24 | — — — |
| 2017 | Cole Cronk (Fr.) Alex Kelker (Jr.) Mitchell Marshall (Jr.) | 14th, 16:36 16th, 16:39 20th, 16:54 | 24th, 16:41 59th, 17:08 45th, 16:58 | — — — |
| 2018 | Alex Kelker (Sr.) Cole Cronk (So.) | 12th, 16:21 14th, 16:43 | 39th, 16:40 49th, 16:41 | — — |
| Regional and State Team Qualifiers | ||||
| Boys | Runners | District | Regional | State |
| 1997 | Dan Platje, Pieter Kindberg, Tim Hufford, Mark Robinson, Andy Becker, Eric Hill, Tyrone Hill | 2nd | 5th | — |
| 2003 | Taylor Candella, Michael Erwin, Max Wagner, Jordan Criswell, Nick Russo, Chris Martin, Corey Nowak | 4th | 9th | — |
| 2008 | Aaron Gehring, J.J. Webber, Brady Holmer, Chris Crowder, Scott Hinger, Jarret Fortun, Will Clevidence | 3rd | 10th | — |
| 2009 | Aaron Gehring, J.J. Webber, Brady Holmer, Nathan Haynes, Scott Hinger, Jarret Fortun, Will Clevidence | 2nd | 6th | — |
| 2010 | J.J. Webber, Nathan Haynes, Ian Trau, Brady Holmer, Alex Thesken, Will Clevidence, Aaron Bruch | 3rd | 7th | — |
| 2011 | Brady Holmer, Nathan Haynes, Alex Thesken, Eric Valentine, Randy Doyle, Reid Becker, Ian Trau | 2nd | 7th | — |
| 2013 | Conner Cunningham, Ryan Mason, Adam Smith, Luke Johnston, Josh Oeters, David Lau, Shawn Lienhardt | 4th | 13th | — |
| 2017 | Cole Cronk, Alex Kelker, Mitchell Marshall, Noah Mang, Tony Amsbaugh, Carter Rust, Zach Beneteau | 4th | 12th | — |
| 2018 | Alex Kelker, Cole Cronk, Zach Beneteau, John Doyle, Tyler Kovac, Ethan Vaught, Carter Rust, Mitchell Marshal | 4th | 13th | — |
| Girls | ||||
| 2007 | Samantha Burger, Mackenzie Gauck, Jessica Fields, Jackie Delude, Lindsey Hauser, Katie Ravenhall, Kara McManus | 4th | 15th | — |
| 2008 | Amanda Shelby, Samantha Burger, Mackenzie Gauck, Kelsey Hildebran, Meara McCarty, Jenny Malik, Kara McManus | 2nd | 8th | — |
| 2010 | Amanda Shelby, Rebecca Frederick, Taylor Muia, Kate Eaton, Indranji Chatterjee, Josie Stoner | 4th | 10th | — |
| 2011 | Amanda Shelby, Rebecca Frederick, Taylor Muia, Kate Eaton, Sydney Hill, Julia Temple, Indranji Chatterjee | 2nd | 12th | — |
| 2014 | Gloria Corona-Luna, Kelly McManus, Meredith Elstun, Emma Cunningham, Alexandra Hausfeld, Taylor Helmes | 2nd | 13th | — |
| 2015 | Meredith Elstun, Kelly McManus, Lexi Iles, Emma Cunningham, Megan Schinner, Audrey Rust, Lydia James | 2nd | 9th | — |
| 2016 | Meredith Elstun, Emma Cunningham, Hanna Riesenberg, Lexi Iles, Megan Schinner, Ali Hausfeld, Adurey Rust | 4th | 1th | — |
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| Honors | |||
| All GMC – Boys | |||
| Season | Name | Place | Achievement |
| 1997 | Dan Platje Tim Hufford Pieter Kindberg Mark Robinson Eric Hill | 6th 7th 9th 20th 21st | First Team First Team Second Team Honorable Mention Honorable Mention |
| 1998 | Blake Whitney | 19th | Honorable Mention |
| 1999 | Kyle Jepson Chris Field | 14th 16th | Second Team Honorable Mention |
| 2002 | Taylor Candella Michael Erwin | 14th 22nd | Second Team Second Team |
| 2003 | Michael Erwin Taylor Candella | 6th 7th | First Team First Team |
| 2004 | Taylor Candella Brett Davis Chris Martin | 2nd 17th 21st | First Team Second Team Second Team |
| 2005 | Heath Gibson Brett Davis Chris Martin | 9th 12th 16th | First Team First Team Second Team |
| 2006 | Heath Gibson Brett Davis Brandon Candella | 3rd 4th 11th | First Team First Team First Team |
| 2007 | Jordan Parayil Aaron Gehring Chris Crowder | 3rd 5th 15th | First Team First Team Second Team |
| 2008 | Aaron Gehring J.J. Webber Brady Holmer Craig Myers | 1st 6th 9th | First Team, Runner of Year First Team First Team Coach of the Year |
| 2009 | JJ Webber Aaron Gehring Brady Holmer Nathan Haynes Craig Myers | 4th 5th 7th 9th | First Team First Team First Team First Team Coach of the Year |
| 2010 | J.J. Webber Brady Holmer Nathan Haynes Ian Trau | 3rd 6th 14th 26th | First Team First Team Second Team Second Team |
| 2011 | Brady Holmer Nathan Haynes Ian Trau Alex Thesken | 1st 7th 27th 28th | First Team, Runner of Year First Team Second Team Second Team |
| 2012 | Zach Valentine Luke Johnston | 20th 27th | Second Team Second Team |
| 2013 | Conner Cunningham | 23rd | Second Team |
| 2014 | Josh Oeters Luke Johnston | 12th 28th | First Team Second Team |
| 2015 | Garrett Shelby | 14th | First Team |
| 2016 | Garrett Shelby | 10th | First Team |
| 2017 | Cole Cronk Alex Kelker Mitchell Marshall Noah Mang | 11th 21st 22nd 27th | First Team Second Team Second Team Second Team |
| 2018 | Cole Cronk Zach Beneteau Alex Kelker Carter Rust Tyler Novak Sean Hart | 4th 10th 11th 18th 23rd – | First Team First Team First Team Second Team Second Team Co-Coach of Year |
| The selections are based on the order of finish in the GMC meet only. Each runners place in the GMC meet is shown on the table above. Distribution of honors- 1997-2000 ….. 7 First Team …. 7 Second Team …. 7 Honorable Mention 2001-2008 ….. 12 First Team …. 11 Second Team 2009-2010 ….. 13 First Team …. 15 Second Team 2011- …… 14 First Team …. 14 Second Team Starting 2001 the first place finisher is designated as GMC runner of the year. The coaches vote on Coach of the Year. | |||
| All GMC – Girls | |||
| Season | Name | Place | Achievement |
| 1997 | Dale Alsbrooks | 8th | Second Team |
| 2001 | Christin Carrel | 19th | Second Team |
| 2002 | Lauren Latessa | 23rd | Second Team |
| 2004 | Amanda Burger | 7th | First Team |
| 2005 | Amanda Burger Samantha Burger Jenny Malik | 3rd 14th 23rd | First Team Second Team Second Team |
| 2006 | Amanda Burger Jenny Malik Samantha Burger Jessica Fields | 1st 5th 10th 23rd | First Team, Runner of Year First Team First Team Second Team |
| 2007 | Samantha Burger | 10th | First Team |
| 2008 | Amanda Shelby Jenny Malik | 6th 16th | First Team Second Team |
| 2009 | Amanda Shelby | 3rd | First Team |
| 2010 | Amanda Shelby Rebecca Frederick Taylor Muia Katherine Eaton | 6th 7th 15th 24th | First Team First Team Second Team Second Team |
| 2011 | Katherine Eaton Julia Temple Sydney Hill Taylor Muia Rebecca Frederick | 18th 21st 23rd 25th 26th | Second Team Second Team Second Team Second Team Second Team |
| 2012 | Kelly McManus Taylor Muia Sydney Hill Indrani Chatterje | 18th 23rd 27th 28th | Second Team Second Team Second Team Second Team |
| 2013 | Kelly McManus Gloria Corona-Luna Taylor Muia Meredith Elstun | 8th 11th 25th 28th | First Team First Team Second Team Second Team |
| 2014 | Kelly McManus Gloria Corona-Luna Meridith Elstun Emma Cummingham Alexandra Hausfeld | 9th 11th 13th 14th 19th | First Team First Team First Team First Team Second Team |
| 2015 | Meridith Elstun Kelly McManus Lexi Iles Meg Schinner | 6th 11th 12th 25th | First Team First Team First Team Second Team |
| 2016 | Hannah Riesenberg Emma Cunningham Meg Schinner | 6th 10th 25th | First Team First Team Second Team |
| 2017 | Emma Cunningham Hanna Riesenberg Lexi Iles | 13th 17th 22nd | First Team Second Team Second Team |
| 2018 | Hanna Riesenberg Lexi Iles | 21st 24th | Second Team Second Team |
| The selections are based on the order of finish in the GMC meet only. Each runners place in the GMC meet is shown on the table above. Distribution of honors- 1997-2000 …. . 7 First Team …. 7 Second Team …. 7 Honorable Mention 2001-2008 ….. 12 First Team …. 11 Second Team 2009- …… 14 First Team …. 14 Second Team Starting in 2001 the first place finisher is designated as the Runner of the Year. The coaches vote on Coach of the Year. | |||
| All State | ||
Season | Name | Place in State Meet (Division 1, Largest Schools) |
| 1997 | Dan Platje | 23rd |
| 2004 | Taylor Candella | 10th |
| 2005 | Amanda Burger | 3rd |
| 2006 | Amanda Burger | 1st (Best time, all three divisions) |
| The top 25 finishers at the state meet are designated as All State honorees. | ||