WEST LIBERTY-SALEM HIGH SCHOOL TRACK & FIELD AND CROSS COUNTRY NEWS
Big Orange Girls Capture 4th Straight Regional Title; Boys Finish Runner-Up
The Big Orange girls cross country team won its fourth consecutive DIII SW Regional title Saturday in Troy. Senior Megan Adams was the individual race champion. The Big Orange girls will compete in the OHSAA DIII State Championship race Saturday, Nov. 6th at 9:00 a.m. at The Fortress in Obetz. State meet tickets are available at OHSAA.org
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The Big Orange boys cross country team placed second at the DII SW Regional and qualified for this year’s OHSAA state meet. The boys will race at 1:00 p.m. at The Fortress in Obetz.
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Five Tigers Named Academic All-Ohio
Five Tiger Track and Field student athletes were recently named to the OATCCC Academic All-Ohio team. To qualify, student athletes must compete in the state meet and have a 3.5 or better grade point average. Congratulations to seniors Kaylee LeVan, Grace Estes, Katelyn Stapleton and juniors Megan Adams and Emily Hollar.
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WL-S Track & Field Celebrates Class of '21
WL-S Track & Field Class of 2021. Photo credit: John Coffman.
West Liberty-Salem’s track and field program celebrated the Class of 2021 at the Tiger Invitational Friday evening. Here’s the list of Tiger Track and Field seniors, and what they’ll be doing post graduation:
Thanks for your enthusiasm, hard work, and commitment to Tiger Track and Field Class of 2021! We know you’re going to make the world a better place.
Photo credit: John Coffman
- Madison Bahan-Wright State University
- Hannah Bowman-Miami (OH) University
- Noah Cline-Grace College
- Tyler Douthwaite-Military
- Grace Estes-Capital University
- Copper Havens-The Ohio State University
- Maria Henderson-Ohio University
- Dawson Jenkins-Wright State University
- Kaylee LeVan-University of Cincinnati
- Isaiah McGill-University of Cincinnati/Air National Guard
- Mason Powell-Kettering College
- Garrett Richardson-University of Cincinnati
- Josh Spinner-University of Colorado/Colorado Springs
- Katelyn Stapleton-University of Southern Illinois
- Andrew Stoner-Grand Canyon University
- Torie Strickland-Air Force
- Jace Wade-Bowling Green State University
- Selena Weaver-The Ohio State University
Thanks for your enthusiasm, hard work, and commitment to Tiger Track and Field Class of 2021! We know you’re going to make the world a better place.
Photo credit: John Coffman
Big Orange Boys Place 12th at State; Lauck Earns All-Ohio
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The Big Orange boys placed 12th in the DII State Meet. Junior Dylan Lauck earned All-Ohio honors.
Jr. Dylan Lauck 12th 16:10.9 (3rd straight year making the podium) All-Ohio
Jr. Tate Yoder 43rd 16:48.7
So. Michael Jones 106th 17:40.7
So. Owen Harrison 114th 17:47.8
Sr. Josh Spinner 119th 17:52.3
Sr. Hayden Kennedy 122nd 17:57.7
Jr. Ayden Estep 154th 18:51.9
Season Record: 71-21
Meet Record: 8-11
Total Runners: 168
Full Results
Jr. Dylan Lauck 12th 16:10.9 (3rd straight year making the podium) All-Ohio
Jr. Tate Yoder 43rd 16:48.7
So. Michael Jones 106th 17:40.7
So. Owen Harrison 114th 17:47.8
Sr. Josh Spinner 119th 17:52.3
Sr. Hayden Kennedy 122nd 17:57.7
Jr. Ayden Estep 154th 18:51.9
Season Record: 71-21
Meet Record: 8-11
Total Runners: 168
Full Results
Bahan, Stapleton, Adams Named Academic All-Ohio
West Liberty-Salem cross country student athletes, Madison Bahan, Katelyn Stapleton and Megan Adams have been named OATCCC Academic All-Ohioans. To qualify, student athletes must qualify for the OHSAA state meet, be in grades 10-12, and have a accumulative GPA of 3.5 or greater.
This is the third consecutive year for Stapleton to earn this honor, and the second consecutive year for Bahan and Adams.
Photo credit: John Coffman
This is the third consecutive year for Stapleton to earn this honor, and the second consecutive year for Bahan and Adams.
Photo credit: John Coffman
WL-S Girls Cross Country Wins 2020 State Championship!
The West Liberty-Salem girls cross country team capped off an undefeated season, with its first state title in school history Saturday at the OHSAA DIII State Championships at the Fortress Obetz. The Big Orange held off the 4 time defending state champion Minster and state powerhouses Liberty Center and Fort Loramie for the convincing win.
Team Scores:
1st WLS 55, 2nd Minster 83, 3rd Liberty Center 115, 4th Fort Loramie 126, 5th Gilmour Academy 163, 6th Mount Gilead 185, 7th Maplewood 224, 8th Mineral Ridge 275, 9th Colonel Crawford 283, 10th Versailles 291, 11th Woodmore 302, 12th Anna 322, 13th Ft. Recovery 323, 14th Ottawa Hills 349, 15th Liberty Union 381, 16th St. Henry 392, 17th Smithville 421, 18th Grandview Heights 432, 19th Cardington-Lincoln 459, 20th Caldwell 479.
Four Big Orange runners earned First Team All-Ohio status with Megan Adams leading the way in 5th place in 18:43. Freshmen Ashley Yoder and Addison McAuley placed 8th and 10th respectively in 18:49 and 18:56, and Katelyn Stapleton placed 18th in 19:20. Madison Bahan earned Second Team All-Ohio placing 31st in 19:30. Rounding out the WLS placers were Taylor Kennedy in 89th place 20:49, and Claire Longshore 127th in 21:51.
Adams and Stapleton have become the first Big Orange athletes to earn All-Ohio in three consecutive years.
The team caps off the season being ranked #3 in all divisions in Ohio and #58 in the nation.
Team Scores:
1st WLS 55, 2nd Minster 83, 3rd Liberty Center 115, 4th Fort Loramie 126, 5th Gilmour Academy 163, 6th Mount Gilead 185, 7th Maplewood 224, 8th Mineral Ridge 275, 9th Colonel Crawford 283, 10th Versailles 291, 11th Woodmore 302, 12th Anna 322, 13th Ft. Recovery 323, 14th Ottawa Hills 349, 15th Liberty Union 381, 16th St. Henry 392, 17th Smithville 421, 18th Grandview Heights 432, 19th Cardington-Lincoln 459, 20th Caldwell 479.
Four Big Orange runners earned First Team All-Ohio status with Megan Adams leading the way in 5th place in 18:43. Freshmen Ashley Yoder and Addison McAuley placed 8th and 10th respectively in 18:49 and 18:56, and Katelyn Stapleton placed 18th in 19:20. Madison Bahan earned Second Team All-Ohio placing 31st in 19:30. Rounding out the WLS placers were Taylor Kennedy in 89th place 20:49, and Claire Longshore 127th in 21:51.
Adams and Stapleton have become the first Big Orange athletes to earn All-Ohio in three consecutive years.
The team caps off the season being ranked #3 in all divisions in Ohio and #58 in the nation.
WL-S Girls Indoor Track & Field Team Earns All-Ohio Honors
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The West Liberty-Salem girls indoor track and field team earned All-Ohio honors in two events at Saturday’s OATCCC State Indoor D2/3 State Championships Saturday at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva.
The 4x800 relay of Megan Adams, Grace Adams, Madison Bahan, and Katelyn Stapleton (pictured) placed third overall in a new indoor school record time of 9:50.93. Stapleton also earned All-Ohio honors in the 800 meter run placing fourth in a new indoor school record time of 2:20.92. |
Tigers Set School Records at Last Indoor Meet of the Season
The West Liberty-Salem boys and girls track and field teams competed in their last regular meet of the season Sunday at the University of Findlay.
On the girls side, the Lady Tigers set two new indoor school records with Kaylee LeVan placing fifth in the long jump (15'7.5"), and the 4x800 relay team of Megan Adams, Grace Adams, Madison Bahan and Katelyn Stapleton placing second (10:02.72).
For the boys, the Tigers had three runners place in the 3200 meter run with Dylan Lauck placing third (10:15.34), Josh Spinner fifth (10:24.27), and Tate Yoder sixth (10:25.21). The 4x800 relay team of Lauck, Spinner, Yoder and Noah Smith placed third (8:50.12).
Also competing for WLS were Hayden Kennedy (5:08.11) and Owen Harrison (5:16.67) in the 1600 meter run and Garrett Richardson in the 60 meter hurdles (12.15).
On the girls side, the Lady Tigers set two new indoor school records with Kaylee LeVan placing fifth in the long jump (15'7.5"), and the 4x800 relay team of Megan Adams, Grace Adams, Madison Bahan and Katelyn Stapleton placing second (10:02.72).
For the boys, the Tigers had three runners place in the 3200 meter run with Dylan Lauck placing third (10:15.34), Josh Spinner fifth (10:24.27), and Tate Yoder sixth (10:25.21). The 4x800 relay team of Lauck, Spinner, Yoder and Noah Smith placed third (8:50.12).
Also competing for WLS were Hayden Kennedy (5:08.11) and Owen Harrison (5:16.67) in the 1600 meter run and Garrett Richardson in the 60 meter hurdles (12.15).
Six Big Orange Girls Earn Academic All-Ohio
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Six West Liberty-Salem cross country student athletes earned 2019 OATCCC All-Ohio Academic honors at Saturday’s state cross country championships. To be eligible student athletes grades 10-12 must have a 3.5 or higher grade point average and compete in the state meet. Earning this recognition for the Big Orange are Grace Adams, Megan Adams, Madison Bahan, Lydia Moell, Katelyn Stapleton and Mandilyn Weaver.
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BIG ORANGE GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY STATE RUNNER-UP
West Liberty-Salem’s girls cross country team poses with iits runner-up trophy following the Division III state race Saturday at National Trail Raceway in Hebron. (EXAMINER PHOTOS | MATT HAMMOND)
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BY BELLEFONTAINE EXAMINER STAFF - HEBRON, OHIO — The machine that is the West Liberty girls track and cross country program engineered another dazzling moment here Saturday morning.
The Big Orange girls cross country squad finished as the state runner-up in the Division III race at National Trail Raceway, capturing their highest state finish in school history. Their previous best state performance was third in 2011. |
WL-S GIRLS TRACK & FIELD STATE CHAMPS!
Photo credits: Scott Davis, John Coffman, Aaron LaBatt and David Jablonski.
Ohio Heritage Conference HS Preview Results
Date: Monday, April 01, 2019 (5:00 PM to 09:00 PM)
Location: Greenview High School - 53 N Limestone St Jamestown, Oh 45335 US
Location: Greenview High School - 53 N Limestone St Jamestown, Oh 45335 US
Big Orange HS Teams Sweep 46th Annual Max Evans Memorial
WL-S Sweeps 2018 Logan County Cross Country Meet
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The 2018 Kiwanis Logan County Cross Country Championships were held at Benjamin Logan Tuesday, August 28.
Runners from Bellefontaine, Benjamin Logan, Indian Lake, Riverside, Triad, and West Liberty-Salem competed. West Liberty-Salem took home Logan County titles in the High School Boys & Girls races, as well as the Middle School Boys & Girls races. |
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Congratulations to our West Liberty-Salem State Track & Field Championship Qualifiers
DIII prelims begin at 9:30 a.m. on Friday and final at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday at The Ohio State University’s Jesse Owens Stadium |
West Liberty-Salem’s Reghan Bieleski races toward the finish line of the OHSAA Division III girls state cross country meet Saturday at National Trail Raceway. Bieleski placed 19th with a personal best time of 19:20.7. The Tigers finished ninth as a team. (EXAMINER PHOTO | AARON LABATT)
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Congratulations to Reghan Bieleski for joining the Big Orange All-Ohio team!Written by AARON LaBATT, Bellefontaine Examiner
HEBRON — The Big Orange girls continued to climb the ladder here at the OHSAA Division III state cross country meet. Made up of mostly underclassmen, West Liberty-Salem’s girls delivered a ninth-place finish out of 20 teams Saturday at National Trail Raceway. The Tigers were ranked fourth in the final state poll. “Any time you get a top 10 finish at state that is something to be proud of,” said WL-Salem head coach Ann Vogel. [Read More at Examiner.org] |
L-R: Lydia Moell, Lauren Fowler and Grace Adams
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Congratulations to Lydia Moell, Lauren Fowler and Grace Adams for earning OATCCC Academic All-Ohio honors!
To earn this honor, cross country athletes must have a 3.5 or better GPA and qualify for the OHSAA State Cross Country meet
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