Boys Cross Country Overcomes Adversity to Win Malone Invitational
Boys – 47 (1st Out of 11)
The Louisville Leopards Boys Cross Country had to overcome adversity Saturday Morning at the Malone Invitational. Two of their Varsity Runners collapsed during the race, yet Louisville still placed 1st overall as a team. They ended up with 47 total places which eclipsed 2nd place GlenOak by 8.
Nick Chaplik placed 2nd individually with a time of 16:35.3 to lead Louisville. Race Champion Kevin 
White of Wooster was the only runner that had a better time (16:24.8). Noah Chaplik also placed 5th (16:49.0), Zach Fresenko 7th (16:54.2), Jacob Milburn 14th (17:29.8), and Christian Hendricks 19th (17:42.4) to round out the scoring for the Leopards.
Top Louisville Runner Ben Tornow had the lead in the race when he collapsed on the course. Tornow did not finish the race and was taken away in an ambulance. He had a very good chance of taking first place individually had this not happened. Also, the Leopards were poised to take 2nd and 3rd place before a trip up going downhill near the finish line.
Even through all this adversity, Louisville showed their depth and a true team effort in capturing the Team Title. Through the first two loops they were blowing away the field. Even their convincing finish 8 places ahead of the next team did not show how truly dominant they were. They will run at Malone again on October 18 looking for their second straight District Title.
Malone Invitational – Boys Results HS
Malone Invitational – Boys Results MS
Girls – 152 (6th Out of 8)
The Louisville Lady Leopards Girls Varsity Cross Country team placed 6th out of 8 teams at the Malone Invitational Saturday Morning. They finished with 152 total places overall.
The Lady Leopards were led by Ashlee Beaver who placed 25th with a time of 22:10.2. The other top five Louisville runners included Iris Menegay in 27th (22:19.2), Isabel Kiko in 28th (22:19.6), Adriana Beaver in 32nd (22:42.1), and Heather Guiley in 41st (23:51.4).
Malone Invitational – Girls Results HS
Malone Invitational – Girls Results MS
UP NEXT: The Leopards will next compete at the Stark County Championship Race at GlenOak High School on Saturday, September 27. The Boys Varsity Race will begin at 11:00 AM and the Girls Varsity Race will start at 11:40 AM.
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