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State Champs!!
Wow, what a year!! At the State Championship Meet on Saturday, Nov 3, the Bees put the finishing touches on a remarkable season, that most runners can only dream about. The girls, who qualified for the State Meet for the third straight year, are the new 2007 State Champions! And the boys, returning to Columbus for the first time since 1991, finished fourth. This was the best season in school history, for both teams!
| | Bees Girls State Cross Country Champions. Left to right are Assistant Coach Louie Rundo, Allison Schmidt, Benita Wu, Rachael Paszko, Aly Dosen, Megan McAdams, Molly Jacobson, Hannah Pulliam, Rebecca Powers, Head Coach Bob Schank.
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The third time was the charm for the girls, who finished seventh in 2005 and sixth in 2006. They edged Magnificat, the state's top-ranked team going into the meet, 115 to 120, to claim their place in Bees history. The Bees were led by Aly Dosen, who finished 7th in the team race at 18:54, with teammate Megan McAdams in 8th barely a tenth of a second later. Molly Jacobson was 13th (19:10), Rachel Paszko 33rd (19:47), Hannah Pulliam 54th (20:06), Benita Wu 75th (20:28), and Rebecca Powers 77th (20:32). Both Aly and Megan earned All-Ohio recognition.
| | Bees Boys State Cross Country Team. Left to right are Assistant Coach Louie Rundo, Justin Turner, Bryan Miller, Kevin Hanigan, Sal Caroniti, Brett McAdams, Ben Randall, Dave Jacobson, Shawn Weiler, Head Coach Bob Schank.
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The boys team, ranked sixth in the state before the meet, beat two of the five teams ranked ahead of them to finish fourth, and were just five points away from third. Tremendous depth was again the key for the Bees, with just 25 seconds separating their top five finishers. The boys were led by Kevin Hanigan in 21st at 16:18, followed by Sal Caroniti about 1.5 seconds later in 23rd. Dave Jacobson was 31st (16:34), Brett McAdams 43rd (16:43), Bryan Miller 44th (16:43), Shawn Weiler 59th (16:56), and Ben Randall 102nd (17:39).
Congratulations to all the runners on both teams for a wonderful season!!
Other News
- Award Winners
You can't have a terrific season like the Bees cross country teams had this year without terrific athletes and students, and that's reflected in the many individual awards won by our runners. For a complete list, check out the special Award Winners pages for both the girls and boys teams. Congratulations to all the runners for a great season! Congratulations also to Coach Bob Schank, who was named Southwest Conference Coach of the Year for the second year in a row!
- Nike Team Midwest Regionals
The girls team, following up on their State Championship, ran at the Nike Team Midwest Regional meet on Saturday, Nov. 10, in Terre Haute, Indiana. Running against the top teams in the midwest, the girls finished sixth with 143 points. Aly Dosen was first for the Bees, finishing 15th in the team race at 19:11, followed by Megan McAdams in 18th at 19:14, Molly Jacobson (25th, 19:28), Rachael Paszko (35th, 19:46), Hannah Pulliam (50th, 20:14), Rebecca Powers (56th, 20:21), and Bonita Wu (59th, 20:25). Congratulations on a great showing against the best competition in the midwest!
- Mideast Cross Country Championships
Megan McAdams will be competing in the Mideast Cross Country Championships at Indian Riffle Park in Kettering, Ohio, on Saturday, Nov. 17, at 11:00 a.m. This meet, held annualy since 1987, features the best high school senior runners from Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Good luck Megan!
- Regional Championships
Both Bees cross country teams qualified for the State Championship Meet with their strong showing at the Regional Meet, at Hedges-Boyer Park in Tiffin, Ohio, on Oct 27.
The girls are the 2007 Regional Champs, with just 62 points compared to second-place Medina's 110 points. The Bees placed three runners in the top ten, with all three under 19 minutes. Megan McAdams was 3rd in the team race at 18:47, Aly Dosen was 5th at 18:52, and Molly Jacobson was 7th just under 19:00.
The boys used their tremendous depth to finish third at Regionals, losing only to the teams ranked 1 and 2 in the state, and beating St. Ignatius (ranked 9th in the state) and Green (10th in the state and last week's Regional champs). The Bees were led by Kevin Hanigan in 13th in the team race just under 16:00, followed by Sal Caroniti in 16th just three seconds later. All seven Bees runners were under 16:50; that's less than one minute between the first and seventh runner!
- District Championships
At the 2007 District Meet, at Akron Goodyear Metro Park on Saturday Oct 20, both Bees cross country teams easily advanced to the Regional Championships. The girls are District Champs for the second year in a row, dominating their race with 34 points, compared to second-place Stow with 102 points. The girls placed four runners in the top ten, paced by Molly Jacobson, Megan McAdams, and Aly Dosen, who finished second, third, and fourth, with just 1.23 seconds between them. The boys finished second in their 14-team field, placing four runners in the top 20, led by Kevin Hanigan in tenth place at 16:56.
- Conference Champs Again!
Both the boys and girls teams are Southwest Conference Champions for the second year in a row! Both teams completely dominated the field at the SWC Meet, held at Lorain County Community College on Saturday, Oct 13. The girls swept the top four places in their race, led by Megan McAdams at 19:34. The boys had five runners in the top eight, with Kevin Hanigan leading the way in second place at 16:41. The girls had just 21 points (a perfect score is 15), compared to second-place Amherst with 60. The boys won by almost as big a margin, with 27 points compared to 62 for second-place Amherst.
Congratulations Bees!
- Cross Country Costs
- New running shoes - $80
- Training runs all summer - sore muscles
- Early Saturday morning meets - no late Friday parties
- Double SWC Championships for the second year in a row - priceless!
- First and fourth in the state - wow!
- Photos
I'd like to add more pictures from this season to your Bees Cross Country web site. If anyone has any they'd like to share, please send them to me at the email address below. Thanks.
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