The Pioneers totaled 35 points, while the Chargers had 51 and New London totaled 61.
Hicks won the race in 16:48.88, which was ahead of Elyria’s Kaleb Freeman (17:11.62). Also for New London, Ryan Twining (18:14.85) was eighth, followed by Kaden McMaster (19:17.27) in 15th; Trace Landis (19:27.62) in 18th; and Jaxson Schaffer (19:39.72) in 19th.
Edison had had four runners between sixth and 11th, led by Kellen McDonnell (17:46.59) in sixth and Mason Leber (18:08.18) in seventh. Liam Chase (18:45.84) was 10th and Colin Butler (18:46.86) was 11th for the Chargers.
Also for Edison, Logan Facemire19:19) was 17th and Noah Schoenherr (19:43.67) was 20th.
Brice Caudill finished in ninth in 18:32.1 for host Western Reserve. Jaxon Dalton (19:18.84) was 16th and Levi Wolf (20:02.47) was 25th.
St. Paul was paced by Jacob Collins (19:49.48) in 23rd and Tanner Denman (20:40.81) in 28th.
South Central’s Izaak Ross (20:39.75) was 27th and Juan Larios (20:51.33) was 29th, while Monroeville’s Landon Grosswiler (22:32.75) and Paul DeMarco (22:42.35) were 40th and 41st.
The girls race was close in the team standings, as Edison totaled 54 points to St. Paul’s 55 and Elyria’s 60.
New London’s Hailey Crockett (20:139.13) and Valery Henry (20:50.43) finished first and second in the race. Lydia Geist (23:41.27) was 13th.
Edison’s Claire Michaelis was the top finisher in fifth place in 21:52.51. Lily Risner (22:46.48) was seventh, followed by Ava Gardner (23:45.67) in 14th; Juliana Johnson (23:55.95) in 16th; Aili Corfman (24:37.13) in 20th; and Alice Watson (27:09.31) in 30th.
Kate Ware paced St. Paul in fourth with a time of 21:47.32. Jenny Schwan (23:07.27) was ninth, followed by Frances Donnelly (23:28.2) in 12th; Deanna Vazquez (24:00.66) in 17th; Scarlett Ross (24:59.85) in 21st; Anna Wright (25:26.85) in 23rd; and Charlotte Hosack (26:26.68) in 27th.
Kara Woodruff was 11th for host Western Reserve in 23:11.36, while Ally Goebbel (24:04.03) was 18th
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