BOYS CHAMPION … Fayette’s Ethan Lee won the Boys Lower Division race with a time of 17:10 as the Eagles finished forts in the team standings.
PHOTOS BY JACOB KESSLER / THE VILLAGE REPORTER
GIRLS RACE … Emily Suydam of Hilltop ran a 22:39 to grab the fifth spot on the Girls Lower Division race.
By: John Fryman
THE VILLAGE REPORTER
john@thevillagereporter.com
HUDSON, MICH. (October 4, 2025) – Fayette’s boys cross country team captured the boy’s lower division title in the Hudson, Michigan Boosters Invitational held on Saturday, October 4.
Led by individual champion Ethan Lee who was clocked in 17:10, Fayette claimed the team championship with 68 points and runner-up Sand Creek finished with 91 points.
Pettisville placed fourth out of ten teams with 120 points and North Central was seventh with 149 points.
Other area runners who finished in the top 20 individual places were Alex Galvin of Pettisville who was third overall (18:08), followed by Tyler Wilburn of Pettisville who placed fifth overall (18:12) and Garrett Stambaugh of Fayette was 16th (18:57), Mason Leininger of Fayette was 18th (19:05) and Dawson Schang of Fayette was 20th (19:16).
In the boys’ upper division race, Archbold placed third overall with 112 points as Erie Mason won the team title with 99 points and Blissfield, Mich. was runner-up with 104 points.
Delta finished eighth overall with 196 points, Wauseon was 13th (300) and Evergreen was 17th (460).
Clay Wasnich of Wauseon was the top area finisher placing fifth overall in 17:30.
Archbold’s Jude Hudson was 10th (17:58), Carson Sintobin of Delta was 13th (18:16) and Connor Plassman of Archbold was 14th (18:19) rounding out the top 20 finishers.
In the girls’ upper division race, Archbold finished as runner-up with 76 points as Blissfield, Michigan took the team title with 38 points. Wauseon was fifth (169), Delta was eighth (194) and Evergreen was 12th (281).
Wauseon’s Ella Rhoades was the area’s top individual finisher placing third overall with a time of 19:09. Other area runners who finished in the top 20 were Hadley Hudson of Archbold who was fifth (20:24), Sydnie Whitinger of Delta was 11th (21:54), Cagnee Grime of Archbold was 14th (22:07), Carleigh Cone of Delta was 16th (22:08), Janae Marillo of Archbold was 19th (22:27) and Natalie Schmucker of Archbold was 20th (22:28).
In the girls’ lower division race, Pettisville placed fourth out of six teams with 95 points. Sand Creek took the team title with 42 points. Fayette’s Addison Schang claimed the lower division individual title with a time of 20:55.
Other area girls who finished in the top 20 places were Emily Suydam of Hilltop who was fifth (22:39), Kennedy Kunkle of Fayette was 6th (22:45), Keren Maldonado of Pettisville was 7th (23:02), Grace Davis of Pettisville was 8th (23:16) and Kayla Sliwinski of Fayette was 18th (24:36).
Boys Upper Division Team Scores
Erie Mason 99, Blissfield 104, Archbold 112, Adrian Madison 163, Monroe Jefferson 181, Onsted 184, Leslie 186, Delta 196, Bronson 201, Columbia Central 218, Clinton 285, Gabriel Richard 289, Wauseon 300, Quincy 301, Dundee 324, Stockbridge 356, Evergreen 460
Boys Upper Division Area Individual Results
(Top 50 places)
5. Clay Wasnich (W) 17:30, 10. Jude Hudson (A) 17:58, 13. Carson Sintobin (D) 18:16, 14. Connor Plassman (A) 18:19, 21. Trevor Osterland (A) 18:36), 31. Bo King (A) 19:17, 33. Liam Easton (D) 19:21, 36. Zack Krueger (A) 19:26, 38. Tyler Barnes (D) 19:30, 44. Blake Fisher (E) 19:47, 46. Bryson Welch (D) 19:50
Boys Lower Division Team Scores
Fayette 68, Sand Creek 91, Union City 101, Pettisville 120, Manchester 126, Toledo Christian 129, North Central 149, Hudson 180, Jackson Prepatory 181, Vandercook Lake 212
Boys Lower Division Area Individual Results
(Top 50 places)
1. Ethan Lee (F) 17:10, 3. Alex Galvin (P) 18:08, 5. Tyler Wilburn (P) 18:12, 16. Garrett Stambaugh (F) 18:57, 18. Mason Leininger (F) 19:05, 20. Dawson Schang (F) 19:16, 21. Koewin Burkhard (F) 19:16, 22. Carter Eckley (NC) 19:19, 23. Jett Roose (NC) 19:19, 31. Talen Reinbolt (NC) 19:51, 40, Samuel Hartman (P) 20:26, 41. Ryan Bishop (P) 20:27, 42. Easton Fidler (NC) 20:30)
Girls Upper Division Team Scores
Blissfield 38, Archbold 76, Bronson 82, Onsted 151, Wauseon 169, Leslie 182, Monroe Jefferson 184, Delta 194, Erie Mason 211, Stockbridge 234, Dundee 247, Evergreen 281
Girls Upper Division Area Individual Results
(Top 50 Places)
3. Ella Rhoades (W) 19:09, 5. Hadley Hudson (A) 20:24, 11. Sydnie Whitinger (D) 21:54, 14. Cagnee Grime (A) 22:02, 16. Carleigh Cone (D) 22:08, 19. Janae Marillo (A) 22:27, 20. Natalie Schmucker (A) 22:28, 24. Makenna Thiel (A) 22:56, 30. Kylie Wanemacher (A) 23:33, 34. Kylee Smith (W) 23:46, 40. Emmerie Rodriguez (W) 24:03, 49. Charlotte Dilley (E) 25:28
Girls Lower Division Team Standings
Sand Creek 42, Union City 49, Hudson 72, Pettisville 95, Manchester 131, Lenawee Home School 137
Girls Lower Division Area Individual Results
(Top 50 Places)
1. Addison Schang (F) 20:55, 5. Emily Suydam (Hilltop) 22:39, 6. Kennedy Kunkle (F) 22:45, 7. Keren Maldonado (P) 23:02, 8. Grace Davis (P) 23:16, 18. Kayla Sliwinski (F) 24:36, 31. Leah Roth (P) 26:13, 41. Sophia Loar (P) 28:02, 44. Shelby Phillips (F) 28:33, 49. Evelyn Bieber (P) 31:40.