ASHLAND, Ohio – Rocky River’s Boys’ and Girls’ Cross Country teams competed in the Ashland Invitational on Saturday. [results: boys
| girls]
The River boys’ squad placed sixth in a field of 18 teams. The Pirates registered five top-40 finishes in a field of 336 athletes. Rocky River’s team total of 59 was part of a tightly packed group of teams behind definitive champ Ashland, which tallied 48 points.
Luke Kishna was the Pirates’ top runner – he crossed the wire in 17:04 to place 14th.
Paced by sophomore Samantha Coleman’s third-place finish, the Pirate girls placed fifth in a field of 16 teams. Rocky River’s scoring runners all earned top-50 finishes.
Coleman’s third-place finish came on a record run. Her time of 19:36.2 marked a personal best. Coleman has now earned top-5 finishes in back-to-back Ashland meets – she carded a fifth-place finish a year ago. On Saturday, the sophomore speedster placed third in a field of 266 runners.
The River girls scored 148 points on Saturday. The top team in the girls’ DI standings was Wadsworth (64). The Grizzlies boasted all top-25finishes among their scoring runners.
Pirate Cross Country will return to action on Sept. 7. River
will be competing in the Bruce Lerch Invitational hosted by Brecksville High School.
by Skip Snow
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