This season marked another winning season for boys’ cross country at CVCA. It all started with a summer of hard work and preparation; many miles run on trails and roads in North Eastern Ohio. It also started with some injury early in the season, guys who were willing to persevere and put in the work necessary to heal properly, and a team that worked together to encourage those who were injured so that we could conclude the season with as many as possible ready to race. The team was once again very competitive in NE Ohio with good team finishes in some large races: 3rd at Malone, 7th at Boardman, 1st at The Legends, and 1st in the PAC; All-Conference honors went to Kevin Wissner who was 11th honorable mention, Eric Huseman 8th honorable mention, Mark Talbott 6th first team, Ross Crocker 4th first team and Kyle Sullinger who was Conference Champion and “Most Valuable” in the Conference. The team was ranked as high as 11th in the state, and in the post-season was the District Runner-Up to a strong Walsh Jesuit team (2nd the in the State) with a score of 28 to 40, and qualified for the Regionals at Boardman for the 2nd year in a row. Unfortunately, this would not be our year to qualify for the State meet as a team, but Kyle Sullinger did qualify for the 2nd time with a 3rd place finish. Kyle continued to show his metal at States with a 15th place finish which put him on the medal stand, All-Ohio, and part of CVCA history with our best ever Junior boys’ finish at States with a time of 16:10 for the 5K race. Both Kyle Sullinger and Kurt Kupchella were our co-captains this year and did a terrific job leading our team. Kurt will be missed this next year as will our other seniors Adam Gillespie and Sam Wilson; it was good to see their continued improvement and development as runners, and we hope that they always stay in touch. Everyone who ran post-season varsity will be back next season, so we anticipate continued improvement and success from this squad of dedicated distance runners.