Bay Takes Fifth at Medina Invitational Behind Maya Gonzalez’s Runner-Up Finish
| Place | Participant | Place | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 169 | |
| 1 | 1 | 96 | |
| 2 | 2 | 110 | |
| 3 | 3 | 135 | |
| 4 | 4 | 151 | |
| 6 | 6 | 174 | |
| 7 | 7 | 210 | |
| 8 | 8 | 219 | |
| 9 | 9 | 251 | |
| 10 | 10 | 265 |
BAY_VILLAGE, Ohio - Bay High School’s girls varsity cross country team finished fifth among 23 teams with 169 points at the Milt Place Medina Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 10, in Medina, Ohio, led by Maya Gonzalez’s second-place finish in 18:12. Anika Schulz was the Rockets’ next finisher, placing 22nd in 20:19.
Bay finished five points ahead of sixth-place Wadsworth in a competitive team field. Massillon Jackson won with 96 points, followed by Cleveland St. Joe’s with 110, Brecksville with 135 and Woodridge with 151. Wadsworth scored 174, Medina was seventh with 210 and Medina Highland took eighth with 219. Rocky River placed ninth with 251 points and Avon completed the top 10 with 265.
Behind the Rockets’ first two finishers, Clare Messmore placed 34th in 20:34, finishing 15 seconds after Anika Schulz. Kai Ripley followed in 54th at 21:05 and Elyse Edelman took 61st in 21:20. Those three runners finished within 46 seconds of one another, providing a closely spaced group behind Bay’s leaders as the Rockets secured their top-five team result.
Bay also had two runners finish just three seconds apart farther back in the varsity field. Elyse Mull placed 73rd in 21:38 and Nolie Piktel took 77th in 21:41, while Ainsley Scheid finished 101st in 22:18. The team delivered its performance after a couple of runners had been under the weather during the week, responding with strong races Saturday against a field loaded with talented teams.
The Rockets finished ninth with 255 points in the Open race. Their leading pair crossed two seconds apart, giving Bay consecutive finishers near the front of its group. Claire Schearer placed 29th in 22:52 and Milt Place followed in 30th at 22:54.
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