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Take a look back at Mentor High School Boys History over the years....

Cross Country was started at Mentor High School in 1931, it was dropped from the sport program in 1936. Ed Masonbrink was the first cross country coach and at the same time was also the football coach.  Some cross country country meets were scheduled at the half time of the football game.  Because of the dual roll of the coach there wasnt much interest in cross country. Therefore, it was discontinued.  Coogan Reese started the program again in 1961.  The program has been quite successful at Mentor and the team has never had a losing season in dual meets. Dave McLaughlin was the coach for one year, 1979 and then Jim Green took over the program.  Green coached cross country for 25 years.  The current coach is Bill Dennison and he has been coaching the Mentor Boys program since 2005. 
MORE WILL BE ADDED!!!!!!  STAY TUNED!!!!

"A Team of Champions"

2007 Varsity Team- First Place at Mentor Invitational

League                    Districts                      Regionals                State

1965-    1st                1972-    1st            1970-    1st             1970-    18th
1966-    1st                1974-    1st            1980-    2nd            1979-    3rd
1969-    2nd               1975-    1st            1983-    1st             1980-    4th
1970-    2nd               1979-    1st            1985-    1st             1981-    9th        
1979-    1st                1980-    1st            1986-    2nd            1983-    15th
1980-    1st                1981-    2nd           1987-    2nd            1984-    6th
1981-    1st                1982-    1st            1988-    1st              1985-    1st
1982-    1st                1983-    1st            1989-    2nd             1986-    7th
1983-    1st                1984-    2nd           2006-   3rd              1987-    8th
1984-    1st                1985-    1st            2007-   4th               1988-    4th
1985-    1st                1986-    1st                                             1989-    15th  
1986-    1st                1987-    1st                                             1998-    15th       
1987-    1st                1988-    1st                                             2002-   15th          
1988-    1st                1989-    1st                                             2006-    5th
1989-    1st                1991-    2nd                                            2007-    8th    
1991-    1st                1992-    2nd
1992-    1st                1993-    2nd
1995-    2nd               1994-    2nd
1997-    2nd               1995-    2nd
1998-    1st                1996-    2nd
1999-    1st                1997-    1st
2000-    1st                1998-    1st
2001-    2nd               1999-    1st
2003-    2nd               2000-    1st
2004-    2nd               2002-    1st
2005-    1st                2005-    3rd
2006-    1st                2006-    2nd
2007-    1st                2007-    2nd

Outstanding Runners

Haney-         1979-    3rd State    12:33     (PR)
                           1980-    2nd State    11:55    (PR)
                           2 time All-Ohio (2:33  per half, 4:46  mile, 9:23   2 mile)
                           2 time League Champ
                           2 time District Champ
                           5K estimate 14:50-15:00

Sherman-    1980-    20th State    13:05
                            5K Estimate 16:45-16:50

Covetta-       1981-    6th State    12:18 (PR)
                            All-Ohio
                            5 K Estimate    15:45-15:50

Petro-           1982-    53rd State    16:26 (PR)
                           
Ashton-        1983-    24th State    16:27
                           1984-    7th State      16:20
                           1985-    41st State    16:07, 15th Place for Team
                           PR- 15:51
                           2 Time All-Ohio
                           2 Time League Champ
                           3 Time District Champ

Baker-       1983-    26th State    16:29 (PR)
                       1984-    13th State    16:32,  {16:27 PR}

Fresenko-   1985-    15th State    16:23    
                           All-Ohio
                           PR-16:12

Damon-       1986-    19th State    16:23
                          1987-    9th State    16:19 (PR)

Stump-        1986-    20th State    16:27 (PR)

Musarra-    1987-    23rd    State    16:40
                          PR-16:33 

Russ-          1987-    State        16:48

Moyers-       2000-    18th State    15:58 (PR)