Woodridge cross country wins regional title by magnificent margin

BOARDMAN — "It's Woodridge."That's the answer to seemingly every impressive and even inexplicable thing the Bulldogs achieve in cross country.Fair enough, but the Woodridge boys securing the Division III boys team title by an 187-point margin shouldn't be taken for granted. The Bulldogs graduated two of the top four from last year's regional run in runner-up Atticus Sloan and Ben LeBay. Tack on Xavier Griffiths and they graduated three of last year's top 12. And they still scored just 37 points this year.Just like last year, Woodridge had two in the top four in runner-up John Brock (15:37.9), a senior, and fourth-place finisher Remington Griffiths (15:41.7), a junior. All told, the Bulldogs had four in the top nine, with junior Eli White (eighth, 16:13.0) and senior Nathan Adams (ninth, 16:15.4) running seconds apart, and six in the top 15.How?Well, it's Woodridge, but it shouldn't be taken for granted.Watch Ohio High School Sports Live on NFHS Network all yearThis story will be updated. In the meanwhile, check out our complete list of local state qualifiers:Full list of state qualifiersDivision I girlsTeamStow-Munroe Falls (3rd, 90): SR Maddie O'Brien (4th, 18:55.6); SO Lillian Hartenburg (9th, 19:39.5); SR Ava Perrotta (12th, 19:49.6); JR Gianna Rucci (21st, 20:07.9); SR Macey Miller (43rd, 21:05.7); FR Hailey Mazzola (48th, 21:16.2); FR Claire Hagedorn (86th, 24:08.1)Division I boysIndividualStow-Munroe Falls SR Henry Wisniewski (21st, 16:41.8)Division II girlsTeamCVCA (5th, 256): SR Grace Gunyala (23rd, 19:23.8); JR Logan Romanini (31st, 19:39.0); SR Lizzie Dolan (55th, 20:05.9); FR Leah Samsonas (61st, 20:10.5); SR Brielle Varney (93rd, 20:40.6); SR Greta Bigham (98th, 20:43.5); SO Lily Chahulski (126th, 21:06.5)Wadsworth (7th, 322): JR Natalie Buzard (29th, 19:36.4); SR Maggie Gerschutz (58th, 20:09.1); JR Ella Dolgowicz (59th, 20:10.1); SR Kyleigh Friedl (73rd, 20:20.0); SO Hadley Dietz (113th, 20:57.8); FR Elaina Brothers (134th, 21:15.0); JR Delaney White (157th, 21:32.1)IndividualCopley SO Kaylee Ingratta (3rd, 18:02.1)Highland SR Katherine Schuler (4th, 18:05.7)Brecksville JR Annalise Costin (5th, 18:15.2)Green SR Lucia Sveda (6th, 18:33.0)Hudson FR Charlee Skeen-Adrine (8th, 18:46.4)Nordonia JR Riley Lingo (19th, 19:10.7)Tallmadge SR Makayla Martuccio (24th, 19:27.5)Twinsburg JR Gianna Rocco (28th, 19:31.7)Walsh Jesuit JR Maya Amador (30th, 19:36.6)Division II boysTeamCVCA (3rd, 251): SR Isaac Solomon (4th, 15:49.1); SR Andrew Clark (19th, 16:22.6); JR Zac Andamasaris (21st, 16:24.3); SR Preston Rostedt (101st, 17:18.1); SR Max Khalil (120th, 17:24.9); SR Will Hyatt (122nd, 17:25.3); JR Caleb Knobloch (179th, 17:47.6)Nordonia (7th, 274): JR Anderson Seredick (2nd, 15:33.8); SR Aiden Flynn (4th, 15:49.1); FR Collin Melvin (22nd, 16:24.6); JR Jack DeLong (114th, 17:22.0); SO Colin May (149th, 17:35.9); SR Samuel Lang (222nd, 18:10.1); SR Zackary Tomak (225th, 18:10.6)Hudson (10th, 314): SO Liam Knuth (11th, 16:07.9); SO Baylor Harrell (49th, 16:46.1); SR David Banweg (69th, 16:58.1); SO Maxwell Dooley (74th, 17:01.4); SO Andrew Sichko (127th, 17:26.5); SO Benjamin Siegler (140th, 17:32.7); SR Samuel Kinast (175th, 17:45.6)IndividualTallmadge JR Donovan Noah (3rd, 15:46.3)Revere JR John Owens (8th, 16:03.4)Norton SO Max Goldy (30th, 16:31.5)Twinsburg SO Ryan Sweeney (33rd, 16:32.6)Highland JR John Hildenbrand (37th, 16:35.1)Highland JR Andrew Welch (38th, 16:35.2)Firestone JR Leo Ward (39th, 16:35.8)Division III girlsTeamWoodridge (4th, 155): SR Lola Mullen (11th, 19:27.5); SR Lillian Singer (14th, 19:42.9); FR Ella Roberts (37th, 20:27.4); SR Maddie Singer (43rd, 20:33.7); JR JaJa Rosario-Johnson (53rd, 20:55.9); JR Becky Adame (56th, 21:07.0); SR Ella Vaughn (82nd, 21:37.4)Northwest (5th, 169): SO Violet Bukuts (21st, 20:02.5); FR Maria Beckett (28th, 20:12.1); FR Alissa Pauken (36th, 20:23.8); FR Hannah Pauken (41st, 20:32.1); SO Abigail Schreiner (46th, 20:41.1); SO Lucy LaVoie (79th, 21:33.8); SR Hailey Allen (94th, 21:55.3)STVM (7th, 258): SR Grace Shoemaker (22nd, 20:03.1); SR Julia Rea (38th, 20:29.6); SR Jane Porter (71st, 21:30.4); JR Daphne Kindbom (72nd, 21:30.8); FR Caroline Varga (74th, 21:31.5); SO Maddie Sellers (96th, 21:57.4); SR Lucy Pariso (117th, 22:26.9)IndividualSpringfield SR Nora Kunkler (41st, 20:32.1)Division III boysTeamWoodridge (1st, 37): SR John Brock (2nd, 15:37.9); JR Remington Griffiths (4th, 15:41.7); JR Eli White (8th, 16:13.0); SR Nathan Adams (9th, 16:15.4); JR Devin Pietrowski (14th, 16:37.7); JR Frankie Teston (15th, 16:38.3); SR Tyler Souza (42nd, 17:14.0)Northwest (5th, 235): SR Luca Novakovic (7th, 16:09.0): SR Isaac Swartz (28th, 16:46.2); SO Colin Harris (38th, 17:05.3); SR Elijah Givens (69th, 17:41.8); FR Colton Eaver (123rd, 18:22.0); FR Ty Whitmer (162nd, 19:03.6); SR Jacob Bolinger (211th, 19:58.3)IndividualSpringfield SO Willard Kunkler (17th, 16:40.5)Division IV girlsIndividualMogadore SR Kasey Bolyard (18th, 20:12.1)Contact Jonah L. Rosenblum at jrosenblum@recordpub.com and follow him on Twitter at @JLRSports.This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Woodridge cross country wins regional title by magnificent marginOur editors independently choose our recommendations. Some content is produced with paid support from a third party, however our editorial decisions remain independent. If you buy through our links, the USA TODAY Network may earn a commission. Prices and availability may change.