Fall Sports

The Lady Falcons had a strong showing at the Falcon Invitational, finishing 5th out of 17 teams across all divisions. They were the second-highest placing Division 2 team in the race,

competing against 198 runners overall.

1. **Vera Henderly** - Time: 20:23.85, placed 15th overall.

2. **Adelyn Winters** - Time: 21:01.30, placed 25th overall.

3. **Claire Wilkinson** - Time: 21:34.88, placed 34th overall.

4. **Ellen Morgan** - Time: 21:43.20, placed 37th overall.

5. **Abigail Pike** - Time: 21:55.75, placed 41st overall.

6. **Julia Widener** - Time: 23:24.19, placed 73rd overall.

7. **Natalie Hotrum** - Time: 25:28.50, placed 112th overall.

8. **Alexis Mason** - Time: 27:35.77, placed 150th overall.

9. **Annalese Berry** - Time: 26:34.27, placed 130th overall.

10. **Arianna Tiller** - Time: 26:07.58, placed 123rd overall.

The Varsity Boys CC Team delivered an outstanding performance at the Falcon Invitational on Saturday, finishing 1st out of 18 teams from all divisions. The team dominated the field by placing five runners in the top nine out of 290 competitors, securing a decisive victory.

1. **Andrew Walton** - Time: 15:19.87, placed 1st overall.

2. **Christian Reindle** - Time: 15:49.59, placed 3rd overall.

3. **Nathan Phillips** - Time: 16:10.82, placed 5th overall.

4. **Connor Runkle** - Time: 16:10.82, placed 6th overall.

5. **Cordel Runkle** - Time: 16:37.03, placed 9th overall.

6. **Ryan Boyer** - Time: 16:45.71, placed 11th overall.

7. **Andrew Ray** - Time: 17:06.02, placed 19th overall.

8. **Chase Miller** - Time: 17:17.88, placed 24th overall

9. **Connor Myers** - Time: 17:21.86, placed 25th overall

10. **Colin Reindle** - Time: 17:23.44, placed 26th overall

11. **A.J. Huntzinger** - Time: 18:36.14, placed 65th overall

12. **Howard Bean** - Time: 18:38.15, placed 67th overall

13. **Ethan Phillips** - Time: 19:41.18, placed 107th overall

14. **Jacob Hysell** - Time: 20:00.84, placed 119th overall

15. **Anthony Barnecut** - Time: 22:39.8, placed 203rd overall.

16. **Kenseth Baumbusch** - Time: 24:48.8, placed 245th overall.

Lady Falcons finished 3rd today in the MSL#3 with a 399. Kelsey Hawkins and Addison Kellenbarger were the low Falcons with a 95 and a 99. 

The Jv were home at Pumpkin Vine and hosted a 6 team invite and finished 5th with 200. Low Falcons were Willy Bitler and Tucker Wolfe with 48 Aydin Shields and Hayden Barber 52 Gabe Boyer 55 and Keegan Kelley 57.

The Jv also lost to Bexley 180 to 199. Ian McDaniels led the jv with a nice round of 42 Willy Bitler 45 Haden Barber 54 Keegan Kelley 58 Ryan Drury 60 and Hudson Miller 61.

The Lady Falcon Golfers finished 9th Saturday at the Bloom Carroll Invitational. Bailey Troxel had the low score for the Falcons with a 110.  The ladies are currently sitting in 2nd place as we head into MSL#3 on Wednesday at Pickaway. 

Congratulations to the women’s Cross Country team for finishing 2nd out of a strong 8 team race. The women scored 57 points behind Alders 21pts. . 

The Falcons were led by Vera Henderly with her 4th place finish. There were 81 athletes in the race. 

1. **Vera Henderly** – 19:52.83 (SB) – 4 points – Year 11 – Placed 5th 

2. **Adelyn Winters** – 20:36.83 (SB) – 7 points – Year 12 – Placed 8th 

3. **Claire Wilkinson** – 21:08.58 (PR) – 11 points – Year 12 – Placed 12th 

4. **Abigail Pike** – 21:27.58 (SB) – 15 points – Year 12 – Placed 16th 

5. **Ellen Morgan** – 21:48.33 (PR) – 20 points – Year 10 – Placed 22nd 

6. **Julia Widener** – 22:16.07 – 24 points – Year 12 – Placed 26th 

7. **Annalese Berry** – 24:29.58 (PR) – 35 points – Year 10 – Placed 44th 

8. **Natalie Hotrum** – 24:43.33 (PR) – Year 12 – Placed 49th 

9. **Arianna Tiller** – 26:07.83 (PR) – Year 12 – Placed 59th 

10. **Alexis Mason** – 27:00.82 (PR) – Year 9 – Placed 67th

Congratulations to the men’s Cross Country team for winning the 11 team Watkins invitational with 23 pts over seconds 87pts. Drew Walton finished 1st overall to lead the Falcons. There were 149 athletes in the race. 

1. **Andrew Walton** - 15:33.60, SB, +1pt (12th grade) 

2. **Christian Reindle** - 15:47.10, PR, +2pts (12th grade) 

3. **Nathan Phillips** - 16:02.10, SB, +3pts (12th grade) 

4. **Connor Runkle** - 16:10.60, PR, +5pts (10th grade) 

5. **Cordel Runkle** - 16:50.90, PR, +12pts (12th grade) 

6. **Andrew Ray** - 16:55.40, PR, +13pts (11th grade) 

7. **Ryan Boyer** - 17:04.40, PR, +16pts (10th grade) 

8. **Connor Myers** - 17:09.60, SB (11th grade) 

9. **Chase Miller** - 17:16.90, PR (11th grade) 

10. **Colin Reindle** - 17:27.90, PR (9th grade) 

11. **Caleb Kellenbarger** - 17:55.60, PR (12th grade) 

12. **Howard Bean** - 18:52.40, PR (11th grade) 

13. **A.J. Huntzinger** - 19:05.90, PR (11th grade) 

14. **Jacob Hysell** - 19:24.60, SB (12th grade) 

15. **Ethan Phillips** - 20:18.40 (9th grade) 

16. **Caleb Tiller** - 21:39.60, PR (9th grade) 

17. **Anthony Barnecut** - 22:11.60, PR (10th grade) 

18. **Baumbusch Kenseth** - 25:30.90 (9th grade), 

- PR = Personal Record 

- SB = Season Best 

Lady Falcons went 1-1 tonight against Heath and Liberty Union. Heath 187 Falcons 197 LU 239.  Kelsey Hawkins led the way with a 45. Back in action Saturday at Pine Hill for the BC Invite.

Isaiah Delong was the low falcon with 80 followed by Eli Wolfe 86 Caden Featheroff 87 Dylan Chilcote 91 Bryce Lepi 92 and Will Wolfe with 105.

The Lady Falcon golfers lost on a tie-breaker at Pickaway. They were led by Kelsey Hawkins and Addison Kellenbarger with a 47. We are back in action Thursday at home.

The Lady Falcon Golf Team finished 3rd with a 199 at home this evening against Sheridan, Zane Trace and Piketon. Kelsey Hawkins, Laci Eads and Lauren Mason all led the scoring with a 48.

The Fairfield Union women’s cross country team delivered a strong performance, securing a total team score of 48 points for the win by an impressive 11 points over 2nd place. There were 14 teams in the meet and 119 athletes. The team was led by junior Vera Henderly, who claimed 6th place overall with an impressive time of 21:56.0.  

1. **Vera Henderly** (Grade 11) - Time: 21:56.0, placed 6th overall.

2. **Abigail Pike** (Grade 12) - Time: 22:11.9, placed 7th overall.

3. **Julia Widener** (Grade 12) - Time: 22:13.7, placed 8th overall.

4. **Adelyn Winters** (Grade 12) - Time: 22:17.4, placed 9th overall.

5. **Claire Wilkinson** (Grade 12) - Time: 23:37.8, placed 19th overall (18th team place).

6. **Annalese Berry** (Grade 10) - Time: 28:00.0, placed 59th overall (52nd team place).

7. **Natalie Hotrum** (Grade 12) - Time: 28:24.6, placed 64th overall (57th team place).

8. **Alexis Mason** (Grade 9) - Time: 34:21.5, placed 100th overall.

The Fairfield Union men’s cross country team delivered a strong performance, securing a total team score of 34 points for the win by an impressive 24 points over 2nd place. There were 22 teams in the meet and 197 athletes. The team was led by senior Andrew Walton, who claimed first place overall with an impressive time of 15:46.4. This top finish set the tone for the team’s overall success.

  1. **Andrew Walton** (Grade 12) - Time: 15:46.4, placed 1st overall.

  2. **Nathan Phillips** (Grade 12) - Time: 16:36.4, placed 5th overall.

  3. **Christian Reindle** (Grade 12) - Time: 17:16.5, placed 8th overall.

  4. **Connor Myers** (Grade 11) - Time: 17:31.7, placed 12th overall.

  5. **Chase Miller** (Grade 11) - Time: 17:34.2, placed 14th overall.

  6. **Ryan Boyer** (Grade 10) - Time: 17:59.2, placed 22nd overall.

  7. **Andrew Ray** (Grade 11) - Time: 18:30.5, placed 35th overall.

  8.  **Colin Reindle** (Grade 9) - Time: 18:50.7, placed 38th overall.

  9. **A.J. Huntzinger** (Grade 11) - Time: 19:36.6, placed 59th overall.

  10.  **Caleb Kellenbarger** (Grade 12) - Time: 19:55.8, placed 64th overall.

  11. **Jacob Hysell** (Grade 12) - Time: 20:42.8, placed 77th overall.

  12. **Ethan Phillips** (Grade 9) - Time: 20:49.2, placed 82nd overall.

  13. **Howard Bean** (Grade 11) - Time: 21:06.3, placed 90th overall.

  14. **Anthony Barnecut** (Grade 10) - Time: 22:12.2, placed 125th overall.

  15. **Baumbusch Kenseth** (Grade 9) - Time: 25:19.6, placed 169th overall.

The Fairfield Union boys Varsity golf team competed in the Bob Darwin Invite at Westchester golf course and finished in 13th place with a team score of 343. Isaiah Delong was the low falcon with 80 followed by Bryce Lepi 85, Eli Wolfe 88 Dylan Chilcote 90 and Caden Featheroff 93.

Congratulations to the Falcon JV golf team on their victory Monday afternoon at Pine Hill against Pickerington North 195 to 211. Ben Spillers was overall match medalist with 43. Kaden Metzler 47, Willy Bitler 52, Ian McDaniels 53 Gabe Boyer and Aydin Shields 56.

Lady Falcon Golfers had a tough night at Pine Hill losing to Bloom Carroll 192 to 221.  Kendall Mason led the way with a 53. Next match is Wednesday at Pickaway.

Fairfield Union Cross Country Shines at Newark Catholic Invitational

The Fairfield Union Women’s Cross Country team also delivered an outstanding performance competing against a strong 13 all division field.  Our girls finished 5th with 153 points and 104 athletes in the varsity race. 

Our girls’ varsity team was led by Adelyn Winters who finished 6th with a time of 20:39.6. She was followed by Abigail Pike - 26th (21:57.3), Ellen Morgan - 38th (22:17.3), Claire Wilkinson - 49th (23:29.5), Julia Widener - 52nd (23:40.0), Annalese Berry - 74th (26:11.7), and Arianna Tiller - 79th (27:05.1).

The Women’s reserve race had 98 runners competing. Natalie Hotrum led the way with a 48th place finish in a time of 27:53.8, followed by Alexis Mason in 71st (31:03.2).

Fairfield Union Cross Country Shines at Newark Catholic Invitational

Newark, OH - The Fairfield Union Men’s Cross Country team delivered an outstanding performance at the Newark Catholic Invitational this past Saturday. Competing against a strong 16 all division field, our guys finished 1st by an impressive 36 points over second place. There were 115 athletes in the varsity race. 

Our boys’ varsity team was led by Drew Walton 1st place overall with a time of 15:53.53. He was closely followed by Nathan Phillips in 2nd (16:23.4), Connor Runkle -5th (16:33.1), Christian Reindle - 6th (16:35.5), Cordel Runkle - 13th (17:03.4), Connor Myers - 17th (17:22.5), Andrew Ray - 18th (17:26.8), and Ryan Boyer - 22nd (17:29.4).

The Men’s reserve team placed 2nd out of 7 teams in the reserve race. There were 89 runners in the reserve race. Chase Miller led the pack with a 1st place finish in 17:54.0. He was followed by Ethan Phillips - 6th (19:52.8), Howard Bean - 12th (20:25.5), Caleb Kellenbarger - 13th (20:25.8), Colin Reindle - 15th (20:36.3), A.J. Huntzinger - 17th (20:56.0), Caleb Tiller - 31st (22:06.4), Anthony Barnecut - 43rd (22:58.3), and Kenseth Baumbusch - 71st (27:36.9).

Lady Falcon Golfers finish 3rd at their MSL#2 at The View on Saturday with a 409. Kelsey Hawkins 93 Bailey Troxel 99 Laci Eads 107 Addison Kellenbarger Lauren Mason and Kendall Mason 110. Girls currently 3rd in MSL standings.

The Lady Falcons Golf Team traveled to Circleville to compete in a Trimatch against Circleville and Zane Trace. It was a hard fault match but they came up short. 198 to 208 to 210. Kelsey Hawkins and Lauren Mason each had the low score of 52 for the Falcons.

The Jv also lost 189 to 202. Scores were Ian McDaniels 48, Keegan Kelley 49, Willy Bitler 52, Gabe Boyer and Kaden Metzler 53, Ryan Drury 58, Haden Barber and Tucker Wolfe 59, Hudson Miller 62 and Bryce Pennell 64.

Varsity girls won their duel match against Liberty Union - FU 217 - LU 225; Kelsey Hawkins had the team low score of 48.

The varsity boys golf team finished 3rd in Saturdays MSL tournament at Turnberry Golf course with a score of 354. Eli Wolfe had the low round for the falcons with 85, followed by Bryce Lepi and Will Ogg at 89.