2020 News-Herald boys cross country all-stars

The following article was posted on the News-Herald’s website. Congratulations Mentor Boys!

Coach of the Year

Bill Dennison

Mentor

Under Dennison, the Cardinals placed 12th at the Division I state meet, and fourth at the Boardman Regional. All season, Mentor featured a balanced lineup and a tight group that bonded last spring and summer while training through the novel coronavirus pandemic.

First Team

(In alphabetical order)

Nathan Bertman, Sr., Kenston

Placed 34th at D-I State in 16:12.

Timmy Hordinski, So., Mentor

106th at D-I State in 16:58.

Braden Hunt, Jr., Kenston

75th at D-I State with PR 16:40.

Garrett McConnell, Sr., Kenston

82nd at D-I State in 16:44.

Tyler McMahan, Sr., Kenston

98th at D-I State in 16:54.

Josh Risko, Jr., Mentor

57th at D-I State in 16:27.

Jack Turk, Sr., Kenston

63rd at D-I State in 16:33 16:23.

Griffin Walsh, Sr., University

50th at D-I State in 16:23.

Michael Welsh Jr., NDCL

Was sixth at D-II Regional in 17:16.

Second Team

(In alphabetical order)

Brian Bates, So., NDCL: 20th at D-II Regional

Matthew Biddell, Fr., Mentor: 125th at D-I State

Karl Dietz, Fr., Chardon: 51st at D-I Regional

Nick Garcia-Whitko, Fr., Hawken: 67th at D-III State

Keaton Hahn, Sr., Mentor: 107th at D-I State

Hunter Longo, Jr., Chagrin Falls: 25th at D-II Regional

Owen Orlowski, Sr., Kenston: 143rd at D-I State

Michael Petrovic, So., Mentor: 151st at D-I State

Dominic Ricco, Sr., Mentor: 123rd at D-I State

Third Team

(In alphabetical order)

JT Bosco, Sr., Harvey: 17:58 at D-I Regional

Luke Danisson, Jr., Chardon: 18:00 at D-I Regional

Patrick Garrett, Sr., West Geauga: 31st at D-II Regional

Neil Jones, Sr., Lake Catholic: 41st at D-II Regional

Ken Kirk, Sr., West Geauga: 40th at D-II Regional

BK Kwasniak, Jr., Cornerstone Christian: 58th at D-III Regional

Ben Lafave, Sr., University: 64th at D-I Regional

Nate Miller, Jr., University: 18:05 at D-I Regional

Alex Mohr, Sr., Lake Catholic: 36 at D-II Regional

Cameron Rigsby, Sr., Mentor: 160th at D-I State

Bryce Weber, Jr., Riverside: 18:13 at D-I Regional

Honor Roll

Chagrin Falls: Isaac Boourne, Christopher Baker; Hawken: Sam Cohen, David Hamilton; Kirtland: Ian McGreal; Kenston: Kyle McMahan, Max Reardon, Guy Difini; Lake Catholic: Joe Schauer, Liam Frisbie; NDCL: Caden Linnert, Anthony Ciecierski; Perry: Isaac Balisteri; West Geauga: Chris Whiting, Lorenzo Linek