By Matt Beery Ph.D.
On Monday, November 21, 2016 the Nordonia Cross Country team held their awards night in the high school cafeteria—complete with pizza, salad, and desserts. The event was attended by coaches, student-athletes, and the families of the program.
Nordonia Cross Country Head Coach Mike Martin started the event by thanking his assistant coaches, Matt Beery and Heather Eckenrode. Furthermore, Coach Martin thanked the parents of the student-athletes for their time and energy in making the Nordonia Cross Country program such a successful program.
Additionally, Coach Martin talked about how the Nordonia Girls team finished fourth in the Suburban League—and advanced to the Regional Meet in Boardman. He continued by stating that the Nordonia Boys team finished seventh in the Suburban League—and had one individual qualifier to the Regional Meet with Matt Korodi. Both the boys and girls divisions of the Suburban League are extremely competitive, so the message from Coach Martin was we have made some progress, but we still have some more work to do for next year.
On the Nordonia Girls Team, receiving first-year varsity letters were Kayla Buck, Hannah Hover, Carmen Licht, Payton Keys, and Kendra Lippincott. Earning second year varsity honors were Gina Eterovich, Ava Gravino, Caroline Lohm, Abby Rice, and Kayla Vasarhelyi. And earing third year varsity honors were Lizzy Gurko and Elise Jurkovich. In addition to varsity letter honors, special awards were handed out for special recognition—as a result of votes collected from the team. Payton Keys earned the Leadership Award; Kayla Vasarhelyi earned Most Valuable Runner honors; Caroline Lohm earned the Hardest Worker Award; and Amie Miller earned the Tim McKee Coach’s Award.
On the Nordonia Boys Team, receiving their first-year varsity letters were Matthew Gerhart, Jeff Sajovie, and Jaden Wimbush. Earning second year varsity honors were James Hayes, Larry Jenson, Matt Korodi, Danial Moore, and Nick Orzechowski. And earning their third year varsity letter was Brett White—and Tommy Masteller earned his fourth varsity letter as well. In addition to the varsity letter honors, special awards were handed out as a result of votes from the team. Tommy Masteller earned the Most Valuable Runner award; Matt Korodi earned the Tim McKee Coach’s Award; Aaron Osborne earned Most Improved honors; and Dan Bowser earned the Hardest Worker award.
Photos by Paul Jurkovich
