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Post by radiodavel on Nov 1, 2018 11:00:20 GMT -5
OHSAA State Cross Country Meet Rescheduled, Due To Course Conditions
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Post by unc4life on Nov 1, 2018 12:06:54 GMT -5
Can't ever remember the OHSAA moving a State Championship back a week. Talk about a nightmare situations for Coaches,Athletes,Fans and AD's. Let alone CC is such a schedule based sport, athletes are peaking in training now, not next week. You can't rework the course to make it work?
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Post by dude on Nov 1, 2018 23:38:30 GMT -5
This is probably more of an inconvenience than it is an issue for peaking. Most runners still going at this stage can handle a week.
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Post by shelbyccfan on Nov 2, 2018 6:47:07 GMT -5
What sucks about it is the NXR is now the same weekend as the State Meet.
NXR - The National Cross Country Regional race in Terre Haute Indiana.
The best from IN,IL,OH,MI,MO race there to qualify for Nationals in Portland Oregon.
It will suck without OH teams being represented Ohio has always had some top individuals and teams.
I know Shelby has already planned to drop NXR to run at the state meet. I know those boys talked about going to NXR since last year.
Big disappointment is in the OHSAA for not have a back up location for the state meet so it could be held on the same day as scheduled.
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Post by dude on Nov 2, 2018 7:40:09 GMT -5
The entire state has been rained on for a week. The only dry back up location would have been out of state. I'm sure this decision was not made lightly. Had there been and reasonable and neutral option they would have taken it.
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Post by shelbyccfan on Nov 2, 2018 7:50:07 GMT -5
Yes I'm sure you are quite right. My post was more in frustration and disappointment for the boys in Ohio.
I agree the OHSAA probably looked at that option first before postponing.
For as large as this program is in the state of Ohio it is for the most part ran very well.
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Post by dude on Nov 8, 2018 7:32:44 GMT -5
Oh what a differences 1 week can make. Temperatures predicted in the low 30's during most of the race times.
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Post by dude on Nov 9, 2018 9:12:27 GMT -5
Seeing a couple Cross Country team send offs from local schools on social media. Hope they packed their long johns.
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Post by dude on Nov 11, 2018 11:03:39 GMT -5
Lexington girls Cross Country team blasts the DII field with a team score of 72 with second place collecting 142. They were lead by 2 sophomores running 19:04 and 19:05. Ontario girls finished 5th as a team with a score of 237.
In the DII boys race Kyle Johnston from Lexington is the State Champion with a time of 15:52. Lexington as a team finished 7th. Shelby had runners finish 2nd and 4th and was 3rd in the team standings. Galion also had a runner finish in the top 10.
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Post by dude on Nov 13, 2018 9:00:45 GMT -5
Ashland boys also were there and finished 13 as a team in the D1 race.
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Post by dude on Nov 14, 2018 10:58:49 GMT -5
Kyle Johnston, Lexington's State Champion in division 2, has committed to run for the University of Louisville.
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Post by clb6110 on Nov 14, 2018 18:50:37 GMT -5
Not trying to be a smart*** but his brother told me that months ago. Was he considering a change of heart?
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Post by dude on Nov 14, 2018 22:20:06 GMT -5
Not trying to be a smart*** but his brother told me that months ago. Was he considering a change of heart? I never said when he decided, I only told you that he has committed. His brother is at Louisville now but Kyle just took a visit there before the state meet. |
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