Lincolnview won the boys’ championship and Columbus Grove won the girls’ title in the Northwest Conference cross country meet run Saturday morning in Van Wert. Columbus Grove (boys) and Lincolnview (girls) finished second. Crestview took third place in both races. Junior High races were won by Lincolnview (boys) and Crestview (girls).
Lincolnview’s Karter Tow ran the best individual time of 16:44 in winning the boys’ race and was voted by the coaches as NWC Male Runner of the Year. Johnny Schmiedebusch (CG, 17:03) finished second with Alek Bowersock (LV, 17:12) completing the race as the third place finisher.
Columbus Grove’s Alyssa Ellerbrock (19:45) defeated runner-up Ragen Harting (20:04) of Crestview in the girls’ race and was voted NWC Female Runner of the Year. Crestview’s Ashley Bowen (20:13) finished out the top three.
Lincolnview’s Matt Langdon was voted by the coaches as the Boys’ Coach of the Year with the honors for Girls’ Coach of the Year going to Grove’s Jason Jay.
Boys
1. Lincolnview 35, 2. Columbus Grove 49, 3. Crestview 76, 4. Paulding 99, 5. Spencerville 121, 6. Bluffton 132, 7. Allen East 205
Complete Individual Results
Girls
1. Columbus Grove 26, 2. Lincolnview 53, 3. Crestview 67, 4. Paulding 104, 5. Ada 123
Complete Individual Results
Junior High
Boys
1. Lincolnview 32, 2. Columbus Grove 40, 3. Bluffton 76, 4. Allen East 89, 5. Crestview 138
Complete Individual Results
Girls
1. Crestview 35, 2. Columbus Grove 39, 3. Lincolnview 51
Complete Individual Results
