The Eastern Lady Eagles cross country team won the TVC Hocking title on Saturday at the league meet held at Vinton County High School. Pictured are runners (front L to R) Taylor Palmer, Shelby Smith and Cheyenne Doczi; (back) Katie Keller, Asia Michael, Savannah Hawley, Keri Lawrence and coach Emeri Connery.

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McARTHUR, Ohio — Southern’s Kody Wolfe and Eastern’s Taylor Palmer took the top spots in the TVC Hocking Division at the league meet held on Saturday at Vinton County High School, with the Lady Eagles also winning their first team cross country title.

Wolfe was the overall boys meet champion, winning by more than one minute over second place finisher Eli Strahler of Waterford, and nearly two minutes over the top Ohio Division finisher.

The junior from Southern ran a time of 17:07.96 to repeat as champion. This marks the third time in four years the Tornadoes have claimed the individual boys title. Kyle Goode won the title in 2008.

Wolfe is the fourth runner from Meigs County to win the boys title — Eastern’s Michael Owen (2006) and Chris Davis (2005) — but the first to win it twice.

The Eastern Lady Eagles made history on Saturday, competing as a team for the first time at the TVC Cross Country Championships. The Lady Eagles scored a 25 to win the Hocking Division crown by 20 points over Belpre.

Eastern freshman Taylor Palmer was named Hocking Division MVP, placing first with a time of 21:42.44 in the girls race. Teammate and classmate Asia Michael placed third in the Hocking Division girls standings with a time of 22:10.10.

Also running for the Lady Eagles were Keri Lawrence in 6th (23:34.38), Savannah Hawley in 9th (24:35.26), Katie Keller in 13th (25:14.61), Cheyenne Doczi in 18th (27:13.58) and Shelby Smith in 19th (27:44.66).

Southern junior Jennifer McCoy took second in the Hocking Division girls standings with a time of 21:56.38. McCoy placed fourth in last year’s meet.

SHS freshman Bradley McCoy also finished in the top five in the TVC Hocking race, placing fourth with a time of 20:03.13.

Palmer and Wolfe were named TVC Hocking Division MVPs for the 2011 Cross Country Championships.

Earning All-TVC Hocking honors — in addition to Palmer and Wolfe — were (boys) Waterford’s Eli Strahler (18:08.59), Belpre’s Kyle Windland (20:02.03), Southern’s Bradley McCoy (20:03.13), and Belpre’s Matthew Davis (20:03.60); (girls) Southern’s Jennifer McCoy (21:56.38), Eastern’s Asia Michael (22:10.10), Trimble’s Johannah Couch (22:31.54), and Federal Hocking’s Kayla Honesty (23:26.47).

Cody Hanning was the top local finisher in the TVC Ohio Division, placing second in the boys race. Hanning finished with a time of 18:56.43, just over three seconds behind Vinton County’s Brett Radabaugh.

Hanning and Radabaugh earned All-TVC Ohio honors, along with Athens’ Tag Hauschild (19:12.01), Vinton County’s Tim Allen (19:18.01) and Athens’ Sam Stevens-Jones (19:18.68). Radabaugh was named Ohio Division MVP.

Meigs’ Shawnella Patterson was the top local finisher in the girls race with a time of 25:26.70 to place 14th.

Lucy Williams of Athens (20:38.23) was named Ohio Division MVP, with Alexander’s Allyson Malone (20:57.55) and the Athens trio of Hannah Klein (21:25.44), Sierra Finnearty (21:43.34) and Madison Yerke (21:59.65) also earning all-league honors.

Other local runners at the meet were (Hocking Division — boys): Southern’s Andrew Roseberry in 10th (20:38.76), Andrew Ginther in 16th (21:25.58), Justin Hettinger in 19th (21:55.72), Chris Yeater in 20th (21:56.12), and Chase Graham in 29th (25:00.03); Eastern’s Tyson Long in 17th (21:32.91), Brock Smith in 22nd (22:21.53) and Greyson Wolfe in 28th (24:40.14); (Ohio Division — boys): Steven Mahr in 6th (19:24.60), Brandon Mahr in 15th (20:13.64), and Forrest Nagy in 36th (24:27.60); (Ohio Division — girls): Maggie Smith in 21st (26:18.69), Haley Kennedy in 27th (28:08.09), Tara Walzer-Kuharic in 28th (28:14.10) and Olivia Cleek in 29th (28:14.52).

Belpre won the boys Hocking Division title with a score of 35, Southern was second with a total of 42, Federal Hocking was third with 70 and Trimble was fourth with a total of 72. In the Ohio Division, Vinton County won the boys title with a score of 22 and Athens was second with a total of 35.

Eastern won the Hocking Division girls crown with a total of 25, followed by Trimble with a total of 45 and Belpre with a total of 52. In the Ohio Division, Athens took first with a total of 19, followed by Alexander with a total of 47, Wellston with a score of 93 and Meigs with a total of 94.

All local runners will be competing at the University of Rio Grande on Saturday, October 22, in the Southeast District Cross Country Championships.

Tri-Valley Conference Cross Country results

Hocking Division — Boys

1. Kody Wolfe (Southern), 17:07.96
2. Eli Strahler (Waterford), 18:08.96
3. Kyle Windland (Belpre), 20:02.03
4. Bradley McCoy (Southern), 20:03.13
5. Matthew Davis (Belpre), 20:03.60
6. Josh Smathers (Trimble), 20:11.52
7. Kennley Wolfe (Belpre), 20:16.58
8. Cliffy Bonner (Federal Hocking), 20:26.98
9. Brandon Riley (Trimble), 20:31.24
10. Andrew Roseberry (Southern), 20:38.76
11. Matthew Lopreste (Belpre), 20:47.70
12. Jacob McCutheon (Waterford), 20:51.30
13. Clayton Steele (Federal Hocking), 21:08.26
14. Josh Coen (Federal Hocking), 21:12.08
15. Aaron Bowen (Belpre), 21:15.78
16. Andrew Ginther (Southern), 21:25.58
17. Tyson Long (Eastern), 21:32.91
18. Lee Wittekind (Waterford), 21:54.30
19. Justin Hettinger (Southern), 21:55.72
20. Chris Yeater (Southern), 21:56.12
21. Chris Humphrey (Trimble), 22:05.20
22. Brock Smith (Eastern), 22:21.53
23. Joey Hunt (Belpre), 22:57.98
24. Taylor Gates (Federal Hocking), 23:09.76
25. Michael Hixson (Trimble), 24:01.65
26. Jacob Russell (Federal Hocking), 24:03.17
27. Adam West (Trimble), 24:31.11
28. Greyson Wolfe (Eastern), 24:40.14
29. Chase Graham (Southern), 25:00.03
30. Ian Johnson (Belpre), 25:29.70
31. Brandon Brown (Trimble), 25:31.57
32. Sam Petty (Belpre), 26:24.61
33. Alex Perry (Belpre), 27:33.66

Team Scores

1. Belpre 35
2. Southern 42
3. Federal Hocking 70
4. Trimble 72

Ohio Division — Boys

1. Brett Radabaugh (Vinton County), 18:53.15
2. Cody Hanning (Meigs), 18:56.43
3. Tag Hauschild (Athens), 19:12.01
4. Tim Allen (Vinton County), 19:18.01
5. Sam Stevens-Jones (Athens), 19:18.68
6. Steven Mahr (Meigs), 19:24.60
7. Chad Campbell (Vinton County), 19:27.08
8. Shawn Stewart (Vinton County), 19:28.27
9. Tyler Retterer (Wellston), 19:37.80
10. Max Ward (Vinton County), 19:41.21
11. Ben Scott (Athens), 19:53.04
12. Tyler Jackson (Athens), 19:56.71
13. Chad Ousley (Vinton County), 19:59.51
14. Joe Paterson (Vinton County), 20:00.97
15. Brandon Mahr (Meigs), 20:13.64
16. Cody Saylor (Vinton County), 20:16.89
17. Vitalik Dakhnovets (Athens), 20:21.08
18. Wakiza Anderson (Vinton County), 20:24.41
19. Robbie Berry (Athens), 20:33.48
20. Andrew Gibbons (Athens), 20:40.55
21. Jake McManis (Vinton County), 20:53.00
22. Jon Denhart (Athens), 21:01.53
23. Cody Blake (Wellston), 21:09.35
24. Carson Calhoun (Alexander), 21:13.49
25. Tyler Hoisington (Athens), 21:17.28
26. Thomas McLaughlin (Nelsonville-York), 21:18.51
27. Sam McGee (Athens), 21:28.73
28. Shawn Bunnell (Vinton County), 21:31.10
29. Austin Johnson (Vinton County), 21:44.34
30. Ryan Dael (Alexander), 22:23.25
31. Brett Jones (Vinton County), 22:31.91
32. Danny Lambert (Athens), 22:43.60
33. Neil Ryan (Athens), 22:44.02
34. Jason Ash (Alexander), 23:55.90
35. Michael Pressley (Wellston), 24:17.18
36. Forrest Nagy (Meigs), 24:27.60
37. Ryan Keeney (Nelsonville-York), 25:45.73
38. Ricky Wise (Vinton County), 26:43.55
39. Zack Bigler (Vinton County), 26:46.74
40. Reid Courtney (Nelsonville-York), 27:12.51
41. Garrison Breeze (Nelsonville-York), 27:19.69
42. Cody Rea (Wellston), 27:36.04

Team Scores

1. Vinton County 22
2. Athens 35

Hocking Division — Girls

1. Taylor Palmer (Eastern), 21:42.44
2. Jennifer McCoy (Southern), 21:56.38
3. Asia Michael (Eastern), 22:10.10
4. Johannah Couch (Trimble), 22:31.54
5. Kayla Honesty (Federal Hocking), 23:26.47
6. Keri Lawrence (Eastern), 23:34.38
7. Kate Spencer (Trimble), 24:00.74
8. Emily McKee (Trimble), 24:18.87
9. Savannah Hawley (Eastern), 24:35.26
10. Ashley Carter (Belpre), 24:36.05
11. Emma Williams (Belpre), 24:36.99
12. Mackenzie Rice (Belpre), 25:11.00
13. Katie Keller (Eastern), 25:14.61
14. Sara Johnson (Belpre), 25:31.72
15. Ally Barber (Belpre), 25:43.10
16. Emma Tornes (Waterford), 26:17.43
17. Gabrielle Short (Trimble), 26:35.99
18. Cheyenne Doczi (Eastern), 27:13.58
19. Shelby Smith (Eastern), 27:44.66
20. Samantha Bond (Trimble), 29:37.11
21. Abby Bond (Trimble), 30:33.00

Team Scores

1. Eastern 25
2. Trimble 45
3. Belpre 52

Ohio Division — Girls

1. Lucy Williams (Athens), 20:38.23
2. Allyson Malone (Alexander), 20:57.55
3. Hannah Klein (Athens), 21:25.44
4. Sierra Finnearty (Athens), 21:43.34
5. Madison Yerke (Athens), 21:59.65
6. Ashton Horsley (Athens), 23:01.70
7. Lindsey Bowman (Athens), 23:18.76
8. Reana Putnam (Alexander), 23:40.42
9. Lauren Nichols (Athens), 24:22.53
10. Karli Davis (Athens), 24:25.88
11. Grace Kola (Athens), 24:51.44
12. Cassie Perkins (Vinton County), 25:18.24
13. Kendra Lee (Alexander), 25:20.03
14. Shawnella Patterson (Meigs), 25:26.70
15. Taylor Davis (Wellston), 25:32.87
16. Tori Mingus (Athens), 25:37.19
17. Mary Jess Daugherty (Alexander), 25:38.17
18. Jennie Matteson (Alexander), 25:38. 76
19. Kaylyn Sigman (Alexander), 25:42.71
20. Rebecca Daniels (Alexander), 25:45.82
21. Maggie Smith (Meigs), 26:18.69
22. Victoria Negrau (Wellston), 26:42.71
23. Kaitlin Martin (Wellston), 27:00.23
24. Leanna Peters (Vinton County), 27:08.23
25. Hannah Hollingshead (Wellston), 27:22.42
26. Julia Lacomb (Athens), 27:56.80
27. Haley Kennedy (Meigs), 28:08.09
28. Tara Walzer-Kuharic (Meigs), 28:14.10
29. Olivia Cleek (Meigs), 28:14.52
30. Alexis Courtney (Nelsonville-York), 28:23.41
31. Abby Lawrence (Athens), 28:29.32
32. Dana Smith (Alexander), 28:35.95
33. Elisa Bergmeier (Athens), 28:49.18
34. Emilie Seyfang (Athens), 28:52.71
35. Elena Smith (Athens), 29:45.23
36. Amber Gilliland (Wellston), 30:47.62
37. Rachel Larimer (Athens), 33:11.21
38. Taylor Woodyard (Alexander), 34:29.29
39. Haley Hobbs (Alexander), 38:14.25

Team Scores

1. Athens 19
2. Alexander 47
3. Wellston 93
4. Meigs 94