Boys Take 2nd, Girls 5th at Wooster Invitational – Cross Country

By Leopard Nation · Published September 7, 2019 · Updated September 11, 2021

Bobby Ganser Louisville Leopards Cross Country at Wooster Invitational 2019

Boys – 63 (2nd Out of 22)

Bobby Ganser led the Leopards with a second place individually. His time of 15:52.77 was only bested by Boardman’s Mitchel Dunham (15:38.76) who finished as the Wooster Invitational Individual Champion.

Five Louisville runners cracked the top 25. Both Logan Ison (9th – 16:06.34) and Miklos Hendricks (10th – 16:10.52) finished in the top 10. Colby Adams (16:28.98) also placed 17th and Sam Chlebeck (16:49.47) took 25th place individually.

Eight different Leopards runners competed in the Wooster Invitational DI Boys Varsity race. Other Louisville runners included Scott Gronow (47th), Owen Pukys (53rd), and Stephen Ulrich (72nd) who competed against a field of 195 runners.

The Hudson Explorers won the Wooster Invitational with 38 total places as a team. All of their top 5 runners placed in the top 13 led by Titan Casey (15:56.2) who took third.

UP NEXT: The Leopards Boys Cross Country Team will next compete at the Michigan State University Spartan Invitational held at the MSU Golf Course on Friday, September 13.

Cover Photo Courtesy of the Ison Family

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Girls – 125 (5th Out of 18)

The Lady Leopards were led by Cassidy Kiko (19:16.7) who placed 10th and Kayla Gibson (19:40.4) who took 13th individually. Other top Louisville runners included Caitlyn Gatta (20:21.1) in 32nd, Diana Pukys (20:24.7) in 33rd, and Emma Patterson (20:34.9) in 37th.

Seven different Lady Leopard runners competed at the Wooster Invitational Saturday Morning. Other Varsity runners included Chloe Cole (80th) and Marisa Brown (82nd) against a field of 166 total runners.

Jackson’s Sofia Istnick (17:59.6) was the Wooster Invitational Individual Champion leading the Polar Bears to a first place finish as a team with 64 total points. Wadsworth’s Clare Nicholas (18:13.3) also took second individually as the Grizzlies also placed second with 90 total places. The Green Bulldogs took third with 98 points and Highland placed just ahead of Louisville in fourth with 123 points.

UP NEXT: The Leopards Girls Cross Country will next compete at the Boardman Spartan Invitational on Saturday, September 14. The DI Girls Varsity Race will begin at 9:30 AM.