Fairfield’s Ciara Colwell qualifies for state tournament; 8th at regionals
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Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
The Fairfield Lady Lions will have one runner competing at state for the first time in program history, as sophomore Ciara Colwell earned her way to the OHSAA Division III State Tournament with an eighth-place finish at the Regional Tournament this past Saturday.
Colwell placed eighth overall with a time of 20:05.94 in a race that included 133 runners.
“I’m really proud of Ciara,” Fairfield head coach Raymond Friend said. “Her number-one individual goal was to qualify for state, and she made it through hard work and effort. I really think that with a good race next week, she could be in the top 1/4 of the best runners in the state.”
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As for the Lady Lions, they placed 11th out of 16 teams, with the Southern Hills Athletic Conference and district runners-up having a time of 1:53:18.86, with an average time of 22:39.78, resulting in the Lady Lions having 257 points.
Also running for the Lady Lions was freshman Morgan Richmond (22:03.85) for 62nd place, and next was junior Megan Gragg at 22:05.01 for 63rd place.
In 69th place was senior Chloe Barber at 22:24.54. Also for Fairfield, times included senior Sarah Young (26:39.52), junior Meadow Cunningham (27:01.02) and sophomore Sarah Wuellner (27:16.32).
“Our girls team has improved in this race each year, and with Megan, Ciara, Morgan, Meadow and Sarah returning, we hope to get closer to the top five teams that go to state,” Friend said. “We will miss our seniors, Chloe Barber and Sarah Young.”
The OHSAA Girls Division III State Tournament will take place on Saturday, Nov. 4 in Hebron at the National Trail Raceway at 11 a.m.
For complete regional results, click here.
Colwell placed eighth overall with a time of 20:05.94 in a race that included 133 runners.
“I’m really proud of Ciara,” Fairfield head coach Raymond Friend said. “Her number-one individual goal was to qualify for state, and she made it through hard work and effort. I really think that with a good race next week, she could be in the top 1/4 of the best runners in the state.”
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As for the Lady Lions, they placed 11th out of 16 teams, with the Southern Hills Athletic Conference and district runners-up having a time of 1:53:18.86, with an average time of 22:39.78, resulting in the Lady Lions having 257 points.
Also running for the Lady Lions was freshman Morgan Richmond (22:03.85) for 62nd place, and next was junior Megan Gragg at 22:05.01 for 63rd place.
In 69th place was senior Chloe Barber at 22:24.54. Also for Fairfield, times included senior Sarah Young (26:39.52), junior Meadow Cunningham (27:01.02) and sophomore Sarah Wuellner (27:16.32).
“Our girls team has improved in this race each year, and with Megan, Ciara, Morgan, Meadow and Sarah returning, we hope to get closer to the top five teams that go to state,” Friend said. “We will miss our seniors, Chloe Barber and Sarah Young.”
The OHSAA Girls Division III State Tournament will take place on Saturday, Nov. 4 in Hebron at the National Trail Raceway at 11 a.m.
For complete regional results, click here.