TROY — The Colerain girls cross country team is poised for a fourth consecutive Division I state title.

        Led by sophomore Andrea Maas' third-place finish and senior Terie Littlepage's fifth place, the Cardinals won their fourth consecutive Division I regional title to earn a fifth consecutive trip to the state meet, which will be held Saturday at Scioto Downs in Columbus.

        Anderson and Turpin also qualified for state in Division I. Kings and Badin earned spots in Division II.

        Lindsay Zinn, a Lakota East senior, was the individual Division I winner in 18:17.5. Defending state champion Chelsea Homan of Anderson finished second.

        “My strategy is to take the lead and cover the first mile in about 5:30,” Zinn said. “Today I went out in 5:24, but it didn't worry me.”

        Zinn was in command after the first mile of the 3.1-mile race. Homan, suffering from a head cold, remained in contact until the final mile.

        “There's less pressure this year since I've already won a state title,” Homan said. “I usually run my best race at state.”

        Homan's 14-year-old sister, Jenny, a freshman, was a surprising fourth in personal-best 18:37.

        Colerain appeared to be in trouble when its runners were well off the pace after the first mile. But after the second mile, the Cardinals took command.

        Maas and Littlepage were the first to move up, with Shelly Dickinson, Alison Bedingfield and Laura Kreuter close behind.

        “Collectively, everyone stepped up today,” Colerain coach Ron Russo said.

        Turpin, which earned its first state berth, was led by freshman Carolyn Rauen, who finished ninth in 19:18.

        Senior Alessa Velez led Kings with a 10th-place finish. Lindsay Keller was 14th and Anna Godby was 17th for the Knights.

        “This is my fourth trip to the state meet, but first with the team,” Velez said. “It's been our goal from the get-go and it should more fun with all my teammates.”

        Badin's third-place finish was unexpected.

        “We run four sophomores and three freshmen and this is a big surprise,” coach Steve Smith said.

        Badin freshman Julianne Hoekzema finished sixth in a personal best 19:28.

        Reading sophomore Courtney Engel finished ninth in Division III to earn her second consecutive berth in the state meet.

        “I've been fighting a head cold and didn't run well today,” Engel said. “My goal is to finish in the top three next week at state.”

        Five Cincinnati-area teams and 10 individual runners qualified for the state meet. (3.1 miles at Troy Memorial Stadium)

        Division I

        (Top four teams qualify to state)

        Team standings: 1. Colerain 52, 2. Clayton Northmont 105, 3. Anderson 113, 4. Turpin 150, 5. Beavercreek 174, 6. Lakota East 190, 7. Day. Carroll 211, 8. Fairmont 223, 9. Mercy 229, 10. Sycamore 245, 11. Seton 256, 12. Middletown 264, 13. Fairfield 295, 14. Troy 316, 15. Greenville 323, 16. Vandalia Butler 359.

        Top finishers: 1. Zinn (Lakota East) 18:17; 2. C. Homan (Anderson) 18:30; 3. Maas (Colerain) 18:31; 4. J. Homan (Anderson) 18:37; 5. Littlepage (Colerain) 18:39.

        Cincinnati Runners

        Colerain: 3. Maas 18:31; 5. Littlepage 18:39; 10. Dickinson 19:20; 16. Bedingfield 19:31; 18. Kreuter 19:42; 27. Grear 20:01; 29. Kiger 20:01.

        Anderson: 2. C. Homan 18:30; 4. J. Homan 18:37; 20. Correll 19:48; 31. Ross 20:01; 66. Davoll 20:55; 89. Moore 21:34; 112: Bundus 22:49.

        Turpin: 9. Rauen 19:18; 19. Price 19:43; 21. Randall 19:48; 46. Woebse 20:23; 67. Cruse 20:55; 100. Brandt 21:57; 101. Clark 22:02.

        Lakota East: 1. Zinn 18:17; 8. Wyckoff 19:09; 34. Piispanen 20:07; 83. Ausdenmoore 21:20; 87. Arriens 21:29; 118. Reeves 23:14; 119. Brankamp 23:23.

        Mercy: 22. Rodenbeck 19:56; 45. Maly 20:23; 60. Kroner 20:43; 61. Welsh 20:44; 63. Dietrich 20:54; 88. Besl 21:32; 98. Hautman 21:52.

        Sycamore: 42. Bridgewater 20:21; 43. A. Gauvin 20:22; 44. T. Gauvin 20:22; 69. Brinn 20:59; 78. Hancox 21:13; 79. Wells 21:13; 92. Bittner 21:40.

        Seton: 32. Berling 20:02; 35. Korte 20:11; 40. Mastin 20:20; 86. Niederhaus 21:28; 95. Bill 21:45; 96. Hayes 21:46; 102: Bernsden 22:08.

        Middletown: 24. Weber 19:59; 33. Spring 20:06; 58. Weingartner 20:39; 80. Turner 21:14; 99. Pleska 21:52.

        Fairfield: 15. King 19:26; 49. Patel 20:25; 65. Bish 20:55; 84. Rais 21:23; 115. McAbee 22:56; 120. Seyfried 22:32; 121. Stewart 24:32.

        Individuals: 23. Sofranko (Walnut Hills) 19:56; 30. Ruberg (Oak Hills) 20:01; 36. Balogh (Loveland) 20:14; 64. May (Oak Hills) 20:54; 74. Vincent (Talawanda) 21:04.

        Division II

        (Top four teams advance to state)

        Team standings: 1. Napoleon 64, 2. Kings 91, 3. Badin 142, 4. Kettering Alter 142. Others: 5. Wyoming 181, 6. Defiance 192, 7. Bellbrook 203, 8. Eaton 216, 9. Taylor 229, 10. St. Mery's Memorial 265, 11. Springfield Northwestern 273, 12. Van Wert 276, 13. Springboro 285, 14. Indian Lake 287, 15. Kenton Ridge 306, 16. McNicholas 366.

        Top finishers: 1. Schnitkey (Napoleon) 18:36, 2. Uible (Indian Hill) 18:49, 3. Knous (St. Mery's Memorial) 19:06.

        Cincinnati Runners

        Kings: 10. Velez 19:52, 14. Keller 20:00, 17. Godby 20:27, 26. McClung 20:52, 53. Allen 21:29, 77. Simmons 22:00, 100. Olivia 22:32.

        Badin: 12. Hoekzema (Badin) 19:28, 35. Saurber 21:06, 30. Jolivette 21:10, 42. Meehan 21:11, 58. Graf 21:37, 78. Keating 22:01, 107. Wiegand 23:01.

        Wyoming: 18. Schmitt 20:34, 31. Spaddfora 21:02, 38. Ruddy 21:09, 64. Fey 21:41, 81. Mowry 22:04, 83. Carter 22:07, 113. Anglin 23:32.

        Taylor: 13. Crofford 20:00, 28. Glenn 20:54, 32. Doll 21:03, 98. Eggleston 22:30, 112. Kernen 23:23, 130. Mack 27:54.

        Springboro: 7. Stege 19:35, 54. Akers 21:30, 66. Woodford 21:43, 110. Sun 23:16, 114. Thomasson 23:32, 120. Harden 24:04, 123. Blair 24:28.

        McNicholas: 70. Lammert 21:50, 86. Rohrig 22:14, 90. Moller 22:21, 104. Goetz 22:51, 105. Dean 22:52, 117. Stricker 23:43, 122. Dunn 24:23.

        Cincinnati Individuals: 2. Uible (Indian Hill) 18:49, 8. Peelman (Purcell Marian) 19:36, 41. Leslie (Indian Hill) 21:10, 47. Wagner (Roger Bacon) 21:21, 103. Ballinger (Edgewood) 22:47.

        Division III

        (Top four teams qualify to state)

        Team standings: 1. Minster 51, 2. Fort Loramie 88, 3. Versailles 139, 4. Wes t Liberty Salem 143: Others: 5. Xenia Christian 183, 6. Spencerville 184, 7. Ne w Knoxville 208, 8. Covington 225, 9. Convoy Crestview 225, 10. Ansonia 234, 11 . Madeira 243 12. Franklin Monroe 283, 13. Reading 294, 14. Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy 365, 15. Russia 383, 16. Seven Hills 443.

        Top finishers

        1. Homan (Spencerville) 18:00, 2. Olding Minster 18:07, 3. McKeller (Xenia Christian) 19:00.

        Cincinnati Runners

        Madeira: 16. Luthman 20:01, 35. Weisbrod 20:45, 64. Bishop 21:42, 76. Harwood 22:19, 95. Hanson 23:32, 102. McKenzie 24:09.

        Reading: 9. Engel 19:49, 51. Thomayer 21:19, 85. Hellman 23:06, 88. Nolte 23:08, 111. Hall 24:54, 112. Nordin 25:15, 114. Sippola 25:39.

        Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy: 54. Christy Hyrne 21:25, 62. Cheryl Hyrn e 21:39, 86. Cesler 23:07, 106. Walker 24:30, 116. Mayersky 26:31, 118. Edwards 27:52, 120. Westaway 29:45.

        Seven Hills: 60. Abineri 21:39, 98. Looney 23:35, 115. Menzies 26:03, 121. McCracken 29:58.

        Individuals: 10. Ivey (Cincinnati Country Day) 19:51, 79. Workman (Georgetown) 22:33, 91. Janneck (Summit Country Day) 23:14.

        Division II

        (3.1 miles at Lancaster)

        (Top four team qualify to state)

        Team standings: 1. Circleville 106, 2. Dover 116, 3. Morgan 121, 4. Martins Ferry 138. Locals: 5. Hillsboro 174.

        (Top 15 runners advance to state)

        Top Finishers: 1. Reeser (Circleville) 19:05; 2. Holder (Dover) 19:20; 3. Ankrom (Circleville) 19:31; 4. Watson (Morgan) 19:50; 5. Dawson (Utica) 20:02.

        Hillsboro Finishers: 9. Garrison 20:25; 24. Slater 21:19; 29. Reinholtz 21:45; 47. Collins 22:20; 65. Kelly 22:50; 76. Basford 23:11; 86. Wilson 23:41.

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