Mentor Boys 2008 Race Results
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| Tues, Aug 12 | Time Trials | Penitentiary Glen | 6:30 PM |
| Mon, Aug 18 | GCC Meet | Maple Hts | 4:30 PM |
| Sat, Aug 23 | Glen Oak | Glen Oak High School | 9:30 AM |
| Sat, Aug 23 | Willoughby South | Willoughby South | 9:00 AM |
| Sat, Aug 30 | Mentor Invitational | Garfield Park, Mentor | 9:00 AM |
| Sat, Sept 6 | Walsh Invitational | Walsh Jesuit High School | 10:30 AM |
| Sat, Sept 6 | Tiffin
Carnival *VARSITY ONLY |
Tiffin | 1:00 PM |
| Sat, Sept 13 | McDonough | Forest Hills Park | TBA |
| Sat, Sept 20 | Strongsville Invitational | Strongsville High School | 10:00 AM |
| Fri, Sept 26 | Gilmour Invitational | Gilmour High School | 3:30 PM |
| Sat, Oct 4 | The Legends Meet | Maplewood | TBA |
| Sat, Oct 11 | LEL Championships | Forest Hills Park | TBA |
| Sat, Oct 18 | Districts | Lakeland, Kirtland | 2:00 PM |
| Mon, Oct 20 | Walsh Invitational | Walsh Jesuit High School | 4:00 PM |
| Sat, Oct 25 | Regionals | Glen Oak High School | 12:35 PM |
| Sat, Nov 1 | State | Scioto Downs | TBA |
Boys 2008 Race Outcomes:
GCC Throwback- 1st
Glen Oak - 3rd
Willoughby- 2nd
Mentor - 2nd
Walsh- 7th
Tiffin- 2nd
McDonough- 1st
Strongsville- 3rd
Gilmour- 1st
Legends- 1st
LEL- 1st
Districts- 1st
Regionals- 1st
State- 3rd
2008 Regional Champs!!!
DISTRICT CHAMPS!!
This is Mentor's first District Championship since 2002. Through all the hard work and tough miles, it paid off. Jimmy Hudd led the way, taking 3rd place, but Stephen Schulz was right behind him in 5th. The rest of the pack filled in and it was a great team race.
LEL CHAMPIONSHIP
Both the Mentor Boys and Girls won the LEL meet today. The
boys dominated the field finishing 1 through 7th before anyone else finished the
race. The boys scored 15 points which is the lowest point total you can score.
It rarely ever happens but I have never seen or heard of a team finishing 7 guys
in a row at a league meet let alone any meet. It just showes you the great depth
the boys have going into the post season.The cardinals were lead by great up
front running by Stephen Schulz and Jimmy Hudd, but the strong pack of 4 runners
is what really looked the best today. The course still beat up from the McDoungh
Invite 4 weeks ago was changed up a little to avoid the poor conditions. With
the changes and the hill the course ran very slow. Also the hill which usually
posts a challenge for most runners almost cost the girls a win today when
Kristen Ruckstuhl who was in first fell going down the hill. Bruised and bloody
Kristen got up and finished the race placing 5th today. Which helped Mentor beat
Shaker Heights 36 to 37 to capture the LEL crown. Deanna Kreider finished second
place beating Shaker Heights number one runner who Deanna had never beaten
before. Both Mentor team look to take the momentum of winning today to the
district meet where both team plan on making some noise in hopes of a district
crown.
Boys Results Top 3
Mentor 15
Shaker 54
Cleveland Heights 94
Stephen Schulz 1st 16:16
Jimmy Hudd 2nd 16:21
Kenny Janosko 3rd 17:11
Ben Kisley 4th 17:19
Devin O'Neill 5th 17:25
Mike Suhan 6th 17:30
Tyler Lowe 7th 17:33
Girls Results Top 3
Mentor 36
Shaker 37
Euclid 88
Deanna Kreider 2nd 20:13
Kristen Ruckstuhl 5th 20:42
Blair Vrcan 8th 21:04
Jessie Iafelice 9th 21:16
Adrienne Sakas 12th 21:43
Lauren Starks 16th 22:37
Alexandra Benson 20th 23:34
Cross Country Scoring
Cross-country running is scored on a team basis. Points are awarded to individual runners equal to the position in which they cross the finish line. Only the first five on each team are counted towards that team's score. Those runners that finish over fifth on their team are called "pushers," because while they do not earn points for their team, they push up the point score of each opponent after them. Teams are awarded ranks based on the number of points their top five runners have, with lowest being best. The rules in the event of a tie vary depending on the competition. Often, the team which has a lower sixth-place runner is the winner. However, in the NCAA, the 6th runner is not used and ties are possible.
The lowest possible score is a 15 (1+2+3+4+5), achieved by a team's runners finishing in each of the top five positions.