GALION — The sky is the limit for Crestline, at least as far as coach Trevor Shade is concerned.

The Bulldogs placed five runners in the top 10 and coasted to the team title in the girls Division IV race at Saturday’s Galion district cross country meet at Amman Reservoir Park.

“It’s really led by the senior girls,” Shade said. “It’s something that, when they were eighth-graders and freshmen, we hoped and envisioned down the road. 

“To see it come to fruition is a special moment.”

The Bulldogs were led by senior twins Nevaeh and Addison Hill. Nevaeh finished third overall in 20 minutes, 18.7 seconds while Addison was fourth in 20:19.8.

Jocelyn Noblit (20:54.6) finished sixth, while Addysen Giesige (21:30.3) was eighth. Lillian Mills (22:26.7) rounded out the scoring in 18th.

Crestline finished with a score of 36. Edison (49) was second.

Mansfield Christian finished sixth with a score of 188. Leah De Lorenzo paced the Flames, finishing 33rd in 23:09.3.

Crestview took ninth with a score of 228. The Cougars were paced by Laynie Kemp, who finished ninth in 21:46.7.

Plymouth was 12th with a score of 347. Anna Caughenbaugh topped the Big Red, placing 68th (26:11.1). 

In Division IV boys action, Crestview won the district team trophy with a score of 58.

Isaac McFarland led the Cougars with a personal-record 16:42.8, good for third place overall.

“It’s been a hard season,” McFarland said. “I had a great first race, but then got hurt the very next race and was out for two weeks and when I came back my legs just didn’t feel right.

“I was fatigued, so the races leading up to this one, I’ve just been trying to get back in the swing of things.”

Isaac Smith backed McFarland, finishing seventh in 17:26.3. Logan Robinson (17:49.1) was 13th, followed by Easton Smith (18:18.7) in 18th and Brant Leidigh in 19th (18:19.3).

Mansfield Christian finished fourth with a score of 142. David De Lorenzo led the Flames, finishing ninth in 17:39.3.

Crestline was sixth with a score of 179. Colten Keller paced the Bulldogs, placing sixth in 17:23.9.

Plymouth finished 12th with a score of 257. Carter Jester led the Big Red, finishing 22nd in 18:36.

Division III

Galion finished second in the Division III girls race with a score of 57.

The Tigers had a pair of top-10 finishers in Makayla Halbisen and Katelynn Carr. Halbisen was ninth in 20:53.6, while Carr (21:23) was 10th.

Clear Fork was seventh with a score of 159. Eliyah Molina led the Colts, finishing 15th in 22:20.5.

In the boys race, Galion took ninth with a score of 256. Nicky Weiss led the Tigers, finishing 48th in 20:41.7.

Clear Fork didn’t have enough runners to field a team. Peyton Freitag was the top finisher for the Colts, placing 15th in 17:57.8.