State champions Colin Cernansky, Brylan Holland among Stark County runners of the year
State champions Colin Cernansky of Marlington and East Canton's Brylan Holland are among the Stark County cross country runners of the year selected by the county's coaches.
Cernansky won the Division II boys race at the state meet. The two-time All-Ohioan also won Stark County, Eastern Buckeye Conference, district and regional championships.
Holland became East Canton's first individual state champion when he won the Division III boys race. He finished first in all but three meets this season.
GlenOak's Tommy Rice, Lake's Daniela Scheffler, Marlington's Bella Graham and East Canton's Audrey Wade are the county's other runners of the year.
Rice finished third in the Division I boys race at the state meet. The University of Tennessee commit won Stark County, Federal League, district and regional championships.
Scheffler is the Federal League's girls runner of the year. She won the Stark County and league meets and finished 15th in the Division I race at the state meet.
Graham finished seventh in the Division II girls race at state. She was an Eastern Buckeye Conference district and regional champion.
Wade won the Inter-Valley Conference meet and a Division III district title. She qualified for her first state meet.
Marlington's Melissa Graham-Perkins and Minerva's Olivia Scott are the county's coaches of the year.
Graham-Perkins helped lead the Marlington boys to a second straight Division II state championship. Scott's Minerva girls team finished fourth in Division II at state. Both teams won county titles.
BOYS
Division I
First team
Tommy Rice, GlenOak, sr.
Connor Reed, Perry, jr.
Tesfaye Young, GlenOak, sr.
Noah Johnson, Hoover, sr.
Elliot Zuckett, Jackson, jr.
Alex Hill, Perry, sr.
Eli Ilg, Jackson, soph.
Cooper Reed, Perry, sr.
William Prato, Jackson, jr.
Logan Reese, Perry, jr.
Zavier Medina, Hoover, soph.
Cael Ball, Jackson, jr.
Grant Brown, Louisville, jr.
Carter Hull, Jackson, jr.
Jacob Craig, Hoover, jr.
Wesley Marsden, GlenOak, jr.
Second team
Sean Lynch, GlenOak, fr.; Ryan Bridenthal, GlenOak, soph.; Canaan Sommers, GlenOak, fr.; Elijah Corrin, McKinley, fr.; Braden Tropf, Hoover, jr.; Sean McNulty, Jackson, soph.; Gabriel McHolm, Hoover, jr.; Andrew Harold, GlenOak, fr.; Joshua Huzyak, Jackson, jr.; Jordan Schwartz, Alliance, sr.; Thomas Mosholder, Hoover, sr.; Aidan Raus, Jackson, sr.; Kevin Renner, Hoover, jr.; Braedon Paolini, GlenOak, jr.; Owen Rair, Perry, fr.; Hunter Gearling, McKinley, jr.
Honorable mention
Alliance: Logan Cox. GlenOak: Blayne Maurer. Hoover: Roger Schmucker. Jackson: Matt Comune. Lake: Lex McMahon. Louisville: Luke Bolden. Massillon: Keanon Filler. McKinley: Theo Reid. Perry: Jayden Simonson
Division II
First team
Colin Cernansky, Marlington, jr.
Nash Minor, Marlington, sr.
Michael Nicholls, Marlington, jr.
Grasyn Rettig, Minerva, soph.
Logan Citino, Marlington, jr.
Cohen Boyce, Marlington, sr.
Luke Ryan, Marlington, soph.
Mason Steele, Minerva, jr.
Andrew Hearn, Fairless, fr.
Dylan Easterling, Northwest, sr.
Rowan Hoffee, Minerva, fr.
Ryan Cassidy, Minerva, soph.
Owen Grubb, Minerva, jr.
Second team
Joseph Slatzer, Fairless, jr.; Smith Doubet, Northwest, fr.; Logan King, Marlington, soph.; Jase Brock, Marlington, fr.; Renzo Tello-Sunderman, Canton South, soph.; Bradlee Keehn, Fairless, fr.; Jordan Beggs, Marlington, sr.; Abe Shrock, Northwest, sr.; Owen Yoder, Minerva, fr.; Brandon Davis, Minerva, sr.; Louie Antonosanti, Marlington, jr.; Luke Wade, Fairless, soph.
Honorable mention
Canton South: Dom Prosperi. Fairless: Benjamin Gilkerson. Marlington: Jake Harper. Minerva: Skylar Lab. Northwest: Jack Downs. Sandy Valley: Isaac Overly
Division III
First team
Brylan Holland, East Canton, sr.
Jack Swartz, Tuslaw, sr.
Luke Vlacovsky, soph., Central Catholic
Andrew Wade, East Canton, sr.
Nathanael Martin, East Canton, sr.
Noah Collins, East Canton, sr.
Dom DePasquale, Central Catholic, jr.
Xavier Campbell, East Canton, soph.
Second team
Aric Bretz, Tuslaw, sr.; Kendrick Nelson, East Canton, sr.; Grant Eberhardt, Central Catholic, fr.; Carlos Cantera-Quintero, Central Catholic, soph.; Jacob Wyder, Lake Center Christian, sr.; Steven Swartz, Tuslaw, soph.; Ben Reese, Central Catholic, soph.
Honorable mention
Central Catholic: Easton Miller. East Canton: Dominic Runzo. Tuslaw: Logan Rankl
Division I Runner of the Year: Tommy Rice, GlenOak
Division II Runner of the Year: Colin Cernansky, Marlington
Division III Runner of the Year: Brylan Holland, East Canton
Boys Coach of the Year: Melissa Graham-Perkins, Marlington
GIRLS
Division I
First team
Daniela Scheffler, Lake, soph.
Kylah Meyer, Louisville, fr.
Kailey Zagst, Jackson, sr.
Nora Salem, GlenOak, jr.
Chloe Dostal, Perry, soph.
Ella Degenhard, Jackson, soph.
Panagiota Tzouloufis, GlenOak, fr.
Mya Miller, Hoover, sr.
Lea Householder, Perry, fr.
Lily Cross, Lake, soph.
Adison Wierzbicki, Lake, soph.
Alyssa Palosi, Perry, fr.
Charli Evanish, Lake, fr.
Emily Derosa, Jackson, sr.
Jenna Delp, GlenOak, sr.
Emily May, GlenOak, sr.
Second team
Lilly Caldwell, Jackson, fr.; Grace Williams, Jackson, jr.; RIley Doemel, Jackson, sr.; Allison Wims, Hoover, sr.; Sydney Norch, Jackson, soph.; Leah Fisher, Hoover, jr.; Sophia Ngetich, GlenOak, soph.; Brooklyn Maurer, GlenOak, fr.; Riley Holland, Lake, soph.; Sarah Geschwind, Perry, fr.; Samantha Strifler, Jackson, soph.; Jada Ames, GlenOak, jr.; Addison Miller, Hoover, soph.; Anna Donaldson, Hoover, fr.; Lauren West, Hoover, jr.; Taylor Herberghs, GlenOak, jr.
Honorable mention
GlenOak: Sydney Long. Hoover: Isabella Ohler. Jackson: Claire Seelery. Lake: June Price. Louisville: Marisa Brown. Massillon: Shaylin Rearick. McKinley: Kelsie Cunningham. Perry: Audrey Morgan
Division II
First team
Bella Graham, Marlington, sr.
Hera Hoffee, Minerva, sr.
Madelyn Begert, Northwest, fr.
Caitlyn Hopple, Minerva, sr.
Kayla Crissman, Minerva, soph.
Hannah Ison, Minerva, soph.
Annabelle Crissman, Minerva, soph.
Chloe Wackerly, Canton South, fr.
Katie Ison, Minerva, soph.
Diane Jarvis, Marlington, jr.
Gabby Lupshu, Minerva, fr.
Emily Norris, Minerva, sr.
Brooklyn Smith, Minerva, fr.
Samantha Crissman, Minerva, soph.
Second team
Quinn Cernansky, Marlington, fr.; Emma Weaver, Northwest, sr.; Hailey Dray, Minerva, jr.; Ahna Doane, Fairless, soph.; Morgan Dalton, Minerva, sr.; Claire Weaver, Northwest, fr.; Savannah Gill, Tuslaw, fr.; Hannah Imhoff, Marlington, fr.; Hailey Wood, Tuslaw, fr.; Kayla Scheufler, Tuslaw, soph.; Abigail Zantow, Northwest, soph.; Gracelyn DeGraw, Northwest, jr.; Riley Kasler, Fairless, soph.; Makenna Jones, Minerva, fr.
Honorable mention
Alliance: Maddyn Thompson. Canton South: Deanna Walters. Fairless: Mikayla Palmer. Marlington: Kendra Scott. Minerva: Alyssa Bobby. Northwest: Andrea Rohn. Tuslaw: Hannah Blandford
Division III
First team
Audrey Wade, East Canton, jr.
Kayence Hoover, Sandy Valley, jr.
Casey Russell, Sandy Valley, soph.
Evelyn Pfeffer, Sandy Valley, fr.
Elsie Haught, Lake Center Christian, sr.
Allison Ries, Central Catholic, jr.
Kalia Sarver, Sandy Valley, jr.
Gianna Ritchie, Lake Center Christian, fr.
Second team
Deana Petersen, Sandy Valley, sr.; Miranda Bailey, Lake Center Christian, jr.; Nicole Hayes, Lake Center Christian, fr.; Rayla Clapper, East Canton, soph.; Hailey Holestine, East Canton, fr.; Peyton Nicholson, Sandy Valley, soph.; Analisa Manson, Central Catholic, jr.; Georgia Bentzel, Central Catholic, sr.
Honorable mention
Central Catholic: Gracen Competty, Lauren Halas. East Canton: Annie Carter. Sandy Valley: Krista Glaser
Division I Runner of the Year: Daniela Scheffler, Lake
Division II Runner of the Year: Bella Graham, Marlington
Division III Runner of the Year: Audrey Wade, East Canton
Girls Coach of the Year: Olivia Scott, Minerva
This article originally appeared on The Repository: State champs highlight 2022 coaches All-Stark County Cross Country
