Ciara Colwell 34th at 2018 Div. III State Cross-Country Championships
Lead Summary
By
Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
Fairfield junior Ciara Colwell become the first female cross-country athlete for Fairfield High School to become a two-time state participant by racing in the 2018 OHSAA Division III State Cross-Country Championships on Saturday.
In the race in Hebron, held at the National Trail Raceway, Colwell battled the 30-plus degree weather for a 34th-place finish in with a time of 20:27.1, a race that had a total of 179 runners in the state event.
After the first split in the state race, Colwell had a time of 6:02.8, and following the second split of the race, the junior Lady Lion had a time of 12:44.8. She finished with an average mile of 6:34.5.
This season, Colwell had a lot of success in varying events. She placed 15th at regionals two weeks ago in Pickerington with a time of 20:20.4. Colwell also finished at 21:17.09 in the district race at Rio Grande. At the Southern Hills Athletic Conference Championships this season, Colwell was the conference runner-up at 20:07 for the second place finish at Ripley High School.
Also from the SHAC at Division III state was Peebles senior Jenny Seas, who was third place overall with a time of 18:57.9.
The Peebles girls team raced at state, finishing in 13th place out of 20 teams. Peebles scored 305 points.
In the race in Hebron, held at the National Trail Raceway, Colwell battled the 30-plus degree weather for a 34th-place finish in with a time of 20:27.1, a race that had a total of 179 runners in the state event.
After the first split in the state race, Colwell had a time of 6:02.8, and following the second split of the race, the junior Lady Lion had a time of 12:44.8. She finished with an average mile of 6:34.5.
This season, Colwell had a lot of success in varying events. She placed 15th at regionals two weeks ago in Pickerington with a time of 20:20.4. Colwell also finished at 21:17.09 in the district race at Rio Grande. At the Southern Hills Athletic Conference Championships this season, Colwell was the conference runner-up at 20:07 for the second place finish at Ripley High School.
Also from the SHAC at Division III state was Peebles senior Jenny Seas, who was third place overall with a time of 18:57.9.
The Peebles girls team raced at state, finishing in 13th place out of 20 teams. Peebles scored 305 points.