The South Adams Starfires got their cross country season off to a good start at the Taylor Opener Saturday, finishing five team spots ahead of rival Adams Central, who showed good progress by cutting all five varsity times from a week ago.
Crestview of Ohio won the event, with South Adams taking 11th place. The Bluffton Tigers were seventh.
Notes & Times:
-Ethan Crockett continued to lead the way for the Jets, this time with a top-15 finish. Crockett cut 31 seconds from last week’s time.
-Tyler Schwartz (AC) made a huge gain in his time, trimming 1:14 from his first 5K of the year.
Team Scores: Crestview (OH) 74, 2nd-Guerin Catholic 97, 3rd-Pendleton Heights 111, 7th-Bluffton 222, 11th-South Adams 270, 16th-Adams Central 388
Top Five Individuals
1. Zander Ritenour-Lakewood Park Christian 15:28.20
2. Simon Nickelson-Lapel 15:56.10
3. Mason Tomboni-Wapahani 16:07.30
4. Jack Combs-Lapel 16:10.00
5. Benson Davis-Pendleteon Heights 16:10.80
Adams Central Places & Times: 15th-Ethan Crockett 17:26.10; 55th-Tyler Schwartz 18:38.60; 116th-Preston Hoffman 20:46.60; 138th-Trevor Chamberlain 21:56.00; 190th-Phillip Bayer 25:13.10;
South Adams Places & Times: 25th-Dakota Sprunger 17:42.90; 45th-Deacon Bierbaum 18:17.80; 56th-Wyatt Mann 18:39.90; 70th-Carson Laux 19:06.60; 81st-Maddox Miller 19:31.40; 118th-Jacob Heflin 20:50.90; 125th-Daniel Rupp 21:14.00; 172nd-Zeke Baumer 23:54.40; 193rd-Benjamin Rupp 25:32.80
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