Bay Girls Finish 14th at Regional as Gonzalez Sets School Record
| Place | Participant | Time | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 17:48.1 | 2 | |
| 34 | 19:43 | 34 | |
| 110 | 20:53 | 110 | |
| 118 | 21:00 | 118 | |
| 124 | 21:06 | 124 | |
| 146 | 21:23 | 146 | |
| 163 | 21:35 | 163 |
BAY_VILLAGE, Ohio - Fort Obetz finished 14th out of 37 teams with 369 points at the D2 Girls Cross country meet Saturday, Oct. 31, in Boardman, led by individual runner-up Maya Gonzalez and 34th-place Anika Schulz. Gonzalez set a school record for girls 5,000-meter cross country with a time of 17:48.1.
Schulz finished in 19:43 as the Rockets’ second runner, joining Gonzalez in qualifying individually for the State. The top nine teams advanced, leaving Bay outside the team qualifying positions despite sending two runners through. Aurora won the regional title with 111 points, while Hoover claimed the ninth and final team qualifying spot with 332.
A closely grouped trio completed Bay’s five scoring positions. Kai Ripley placed 110th in 20:53, Clare Messmore followed in 118th at 21:00 and Elyse Edelman finished 124th in 21:06. Just 13 seconds separated those three runners at the finish, with Messmore seven seconds behind Ripley and Edelman another six seconds back.
Nolie Piktel finished 146th in 21:23 and Elyse Mull placed 163rd in 21:35 to round out the Rockets’ seven-runner lineup. Bay finished one point behind 13th-place Revere, which scored 368, and 86 points ahead of 15th-place Louisville, which totaled 455. The meet began in foggy conditions with a temperature of 35 degrees.
Avon finished second in the team standings with 183 points, followed by Cleveland St. Joe’s with 206 and Westlake with 211. CVCA took fifth with 256, ahead of Shaker Heights with 286, Wadsworth with 322 and Boardman with 328. Gonzalez and Schulz race next at the Ohio State Cross Country Championship Saturday, Nov. 7, at Fort Obetz.
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