The Lakota East men’s team finished their season in Troy by placing a very respectable 8th out of 16 teams in a very strong region. This is a tremendous accomplishment for a team that did not even qualify for the Regional meet in 2018 or 2019. They are also returning all but one runner in
The Lakota East men’s cross country team accomplished their mission of returning to the Regional Championships in 2020, after placing 3rd at this weekend’s Southwest District Championships held at the Voice of America championship cross country course. The Thunderhawk men have not run at the Regional Championships since 2017. Finishing strong, and leading the way
CARLY SPLETZER Carly is a senior on the East Girls Cross Country Team Carly Spletzer made her final Greater Miami Conference cross country race one to remember. Spletzer dominated a very high-quality field to win the individual crown by an amazing 27 seconds. Carly’s time of 18:12.8 for the 5k (3.1-mile) championship course at Voice
Coming off of a 6th place finish in 2019, The Lakota East boys’ cross country team achieved their goal of becoming a top-3 team at the Greater Miami Conference Championships in 2020. The Thunderhawk men placed 3rd this year behind two of the top teams in the state of Ohio in Lakota West and Mason.
The Lakota East boys cross country teams ran their final race of the season this past weekend at the Ross Invitational. The boys were led by sophomore Sean Castillo, who ran a lifetime personal record of 18:23 for the 5k (3.1-mile) course to place 5th overall, out of 116 runners, in the boy’s junior varsity
This week’s EL CAPORAL, Lakota East Team of the Week is the Thunderhawk Boys Cross Country Team The 2019 boys cross country season was a rebuilding year for a young Lakota East men’s cross country team. They fell just short of continuing Lakota East’s long streak of appearances at the Regional Championships. This year, however, they
The Lakota East boys’ cross country team placed 2nd behind Loveland as well, despite not running three of their regular varsity runners. Senior Flynn Prather ran a personal-best time of 16:26.8 to lead the charge for the Hawks, which placed him 5th overall. That impressive performance moves Flynn up to #17 all-time at Lakota East
The Lakota East boys’ cross country team placed 4th out of 5 teams in a competitive field of top teams. Highlighting the performances for the Hawks were juniors Ashton Gibbs and Will Tenoever. Gibbs moves up to #13 all-time at East with his 4th place finish in 16:17.4 for the 5k (3.1-mile) course. Tenoever moved
The men’s CC team had a few familiar faces on the varsity team as they ran to a 13th place finish at the Mason Invite this past Saturday. Junior, Haitham Eid led the charge for the Thunderhawks with his 70th place finish in 18:44 for the 5k (3.1-mile course). There were 137 runners in the
DANI THORNER Dani is a junior on the Lakota East Girls Cross Country Team Dani just joined the distance runners last Spring, and started to show signs of success, right before COVID-19 shut down the track season. Her cross country debut was at the Loveland Sunset Quad on Monday, August 24th. She placed 9th overall in
