Wilmington High School boys, girls cross country

Compiled by Mark Huber

RECORD IN 2014

Boys 50-88 3rd in SCOL; Girls 75-49 2nd in SCOL

HEAD COACH

Eileen Grosse, 29 years. Shared coaching with Brad Heys, 8 yrs.

OTHER COACHES IN PROGRAM

None

NUMBER OF STARTERS RETURNING

Boys- 7 Girls- 4

NUMBER OF RETURNING LETTER WINNERS

Boys- 8 Girls- 6

KEY PLAYERS RETURNING

Allister Brausch, 8th in the SCOL; Tristin Vail, 3rd in SCOL; Ali Dooley, 7th in the SCOL

KEY NEWCOMERS

Boys- Daniel Freese, Simon Heys, Drew Spendlove, Ricky Dungan

Girls- Hailey Fugate, Jordan Snarr (also playing soccer)

KEY PLAYERS LOST

Graduated Dakota Jarrell and Katie Davis; Not running, Ryan Oates, Camryn Barton, Brianna Gilbert, Brooke Blakeman (playing soccer) Emily Davis (playing tennis)

RIGHT NOW I LIKE …

Our athletes spent a lot of their summer conditioning and are very dedicated, and working hard to improve their times this season.

RIGHT NOW WE NEED TO IMPROVE …

We will be increasing their mileage and build the late-comers up to being more competitive.

TEAM TO BEAT IN SCOL

Boys Hillsboro and Chillicothe. Girls Washington Court House

ANYTHING ELSE YOU’D LIKE TO SAY

Both teams should be able to battle for the league championship.

ROSTER

Boys: Seniors Bryant Bergefurd, Allister Brausch, Zack Bueno, Andy Bush, Austin Carey, Ty Snarr; juniors Daniel Freese, Nic Hayward, Tyler Hebb, Jeremy Marsh, Nate McCabe, Bayden Stephens; sophomores Ryan Briscoe, Zach Bradshaw, Blake Frazier, Ian Holmes, Carter Nichols, Troy Oates, Regan Garrett, Drew Spendlove, Jackson Tofte; freshmen Ricky Dungan Jonathon Fender, Simon Heys, Jared Redrow.

Girls: Bailey Arnold, Sydney Heizer, Lori Hensley; juniors Jessica Angst, Ali Dooley, Mary Putman; sophomores Tristan Vail, Sara Wright; freshmen Brook Ayers, Hailey Fugate, Jordan Snarr, Cayleigh Vance

SCHEDULE

Aug 29 finishtiming.com @WC 9 am; Sept 5 @Miamisburg Invitational 9 am; Sept 15 Wilmington Invitational 430 pm; Sept 19 Friendship Invitational @Cedarville Univ.; Sept 23 Franklin Invitational @Community Park; Sept 26 @Centerville Saturday Night Lights TBA; Oct 3 Buck Creek Invitational @Buck Creek State Park; Oct 6 Clinton County Quad @East Clinton; Oct 15 SCOL Meet @WC

Reach Mark Huber at 937-556-5765, or on Twitter @wnjsports.

The Wilmington High School boys and girls cross country teams, from left to right, front row, seated, Lori Hensley, Hailey Fugate, Tristin Vail, Sarah Wright, Bailey Arnold, Mary Putman, Jessica Angst, Ali Dooley, Brook Ayers and Cayleigh Vance; middle row, coach Eileen Grosse, Daniel Freese, Bayden Stephens, Garrett Regan, Troy Oates, Blake Frazier, Ian Holmes, Jackson Tofte, Drew Spendlove, Simon Heys, Bryant Bergeford, Zack Bueno and Tyler Hebb; back row, Zach Bradshaw, Nate McCabe, Allister Brausch, Jeremy Marsh, Alex Bradshaw, Ty Snarr, Nic Hayward, Carter Nichols, Austin Carey, Ricky Dungan, Andy Bush and coach Brad Heys. Team members not present for the photo were Jordan Snarr, Jonathon Fender, Jared Redrow and Ryan Biscoe.

http://aimmedianetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2015/08/web1_CC.whsteam.jpgThe Wilmington High School boys and girls cross country teams, from left to right, front row, seated, Lori Hensley, Hailey Fugate, Tristin Vail, Sarah Wright, Bailey Arnold, Mary Putman, Jessica Angst, Ali Dooley, Brook Ayers and Cayleigh Vance; middle row, coach Eileen Grosse, Daniel Freese, Bayden Stephens, Garrett Regan, Troy Oates, Blake Frazier, Ian Holmes, Jackson Tofte, Drew Spendlove, Simon Heys, Bryant Bergeford, Zack Bueno and Tyler Hebb; back row, Zach Bradshaw, Nate McCabe, Allister Brausch, Jeremy Marsh, Alex Bradshaw, Ty Snarr, Nic Hayward, Carter Nichols, Austin Carey, Ricky Dungan, Andy Bush and coach Brad Heys. Team members not present for the photo were Jordan Snarr, Jonathon Fender, Jared Redrow and Ryan Biscoe.