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The D3 state runner-up Big Orange boys cross country team will be recognized and honored at Saturday’s boys basketball game with Graham between the JV and varsity games. Congratulations to Coach Mike Louden and his team.  Celebrating our West Liberty-Salem athletes and coaches who represent our community with strength, determination, resilience and sportsmanship. We see you and support you.  Congratulations Coach Aaron Lauck! 2025 Southwest District Boys Track and Field Coach of the Year  DIII State Runner-up! Congratulations to Coach Mike Louden and the Big Orange boys team.
Troy - D4, D3, D2, D1 - Cross Country - Saturday, Oct. 25th | ohsaa Box Office: https://events.hometownticketing.com/boxoffice/ohsaa/L2VtYmVkL2V2ZW50LzM1Mzk2 The Big Orange competes at the Southwest Regional Championships this Saturday at Troy with the girls racing at 10:00 a.m. and the boys at 12:30 p.m. Tickets can only be purchased online.
The girls finished first overall out of 17 teams. This the 9th straight Big Orange district title! Team Scoring (top 6 shown) 1. WL-S 66 District Champion 2. Ft. Loramie 80 District Champion 3. Versailles 85 District Runner-Up 4. Cedarville 114 District Runner-Up 5. Newton 126 6. Anna 230 WL-S Individual Results (out of 143 finishers) Malia Miller 6th (19:50.2) Addi Wallen 9th (20:16.6) Gwen McCullough 11th (20:32.9) Isla Leichty 12th (20:39.2) Elia Matthews 30th (21:26.3) Mariska Smith 35th (21:45.4) Charlee Albers 39th (21:57) Coach’s comments: I am proud of girls’ effort to secure the program’s 9th straight district title. They are ready to transition into the last part of the season where they should have their best races. The West Liberty-Salem boys, #4 in this week's D3 OATCCC State Rankings, claimed their 4th straight District Title and the program's 19th overall. (West Liberty-Salem competes in a super district where the top 2 teams are District Champions and the 3rd and 4th place teams are District Runners-up.) So. Asher Cole 16:04.2 (3rd) Sr. Caleb Larson 16:21.4 (5th) Sr. Dylan King 16:44.3 (9th) So. Brayan Gullett 17:06.3 (17th) Sr. Garrett Wallen 17:29.2 (23rd) Fr. Eric Hoover 17:49.4 (30th) So. Zeke Longshore 18:40.3 (52nd) Team Standings (Top 10) Oakwood 52 West Liberty-Salem 57 Versailles 75 Anna 157 Waynesville 170 Milton Union 205 Bethel 208 Urbana 251 Brookville 280 Arcanum 299 Total Teams: 21 Total Runners: 149 Meet Record: 19-1 Season Record: 131-10 "Winning a 4th straight District Title against a talented D3 field is an amazing accomplishment and one we're extremely proud of. This marks the first time since the 1973-79 teams to win at least four straight District Titles." "I thought we had a mix bag of individual performances, however the team result always wins the day, and today was a perfect example of us not being perfect across the board, and yet still finding a way to win a team title. Garrett Wallen and Eric Hoover had outstanding performances in comparison to a vast majority of the field. Both Eric and Garrett improved on their pre race seeding by 13-16 spots! I'm extremely proud of all seven guys and the guts they ran with today." Next Race: D3 Southwest Regional @ Troy Stadium 12:30 PM Saturday October 25th. The following day, on Sunday at the Fortress at Obetz, the Big Orange Middle School teams competed in the OHSAA State Race in a steady downpour, battling wind, rain and a muddy course.
Come support the Big Orange program at the 53rd Annual Ohio Caverns Max Evans Memorial Invitational tomorrow morning (Saturday, September 20, 2025)!
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We will be recognizing our Big Orange seniors after the last race. Concessions and T-Shirts available. A HUGE shout out to the Ohio Caverns team for allowing us to host this meet for the past 53 years! This summer brings back some familiar faces back to the Big Orange cross country program with WLS alumni volunteering to help with the Run Club and high school girls team. A reminder to all of us that Big Orange is family. Katelyn Stapleton is a recent graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University, where she was a member of the Bishops' cross country and track and field programs. "If I could tell my younger self as a runner anything it would be this-Katelyn, keep finding the joys in each run and each workout. The workouts (with the exception of speed development because obviously it was my favorite), aren't so horrible. They're the bread and butter that gives you the fitness needed to accomplish the things we want to achieve. And these workouts are time spent with teammates, and that time fades fast and soon you'll be wishing you could go back, even if that means dying in the 80 degree weather on the hills of the Ohio Caverns. It's a balance between serious and fun, commitment and enjoyment, and it's all worth it, so keep showing up, working hard and keep that fire burning." Katelyn will be teaching third grade at London City Schools in the fall. Megan Adams is headed into her senior year at Lee University in Tennessee, where she is majoring in Health Sciences and is a member of the Flames cross country and track and field teams. Megan plans on pursuing her masters in Nutrition and Dietetics. "Always run with joy," is what Megan would tell her younger self. She also advises to prioritize strength training and injury prevention. Addison McAuley will be a sophomore at the University of Kentucky, majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders. Addison is also a member of the Wildcat's club cross country and track and field teams. Addison's advice to her younger self is "slow down and enjoy every second." Also volunteering were Mallory Bostick, Claire Longshore and Ashley Yoder. Mallory will be a sophomore at Otterbein University, where she's a member of the track and field team and majoring in Zoo and Conservation Science. Claire Longshore is employed in the dental field and is planning to pursue a degree in dental hygiene. Ashley Yoder will be a sophomore at Mount Vernon Nazarene University, majoring in Exercise Science. She's also a member of the cross country and track and field teams.
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