Perry's Noah Dostal, Hoover's Kay Hayford, Sandy Valley's Gleason Pfeffer and Minerva's Addison Keyser are the Stark CountyHigh School Cross Country Runners of the Week
The runners of the week are selected by the county's cross country coaches association. A boy and girl from Division I-II and Division III-IV are selected.
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Division I-II
Boys
Noah Dostal
Perry, jr.
- Dostal came in fifth in 16:29.90 at the Federal League Championships. He helped lead the Panthers to a third-place finish. A second team All-Stark County selection in 2025, Dostal ran a personal-best 16:13.6 at this year's Legends Meet.
Girls
Kay Hayford
Hoover, sr.
- Hayford earned first team all-league honors at the Federal League Championships. She came in seventh, helping the Vikings to a runner-up finish. Hayford also finished seventh among Division I-II runners at the Stark County Championships.
Division III-IV
Boys
Gleason Pfeffer
Sandy Valley, jr.
- Pfeffer won the boys race at last week's Inter-Valley Conference Championships. His personal-best time of 16:14 ranks fourth all-time in Cardinals history.
Girls
Addison Keyser
Minerva, jr.
- Keyser finished fifth at the Eastern Buckeye Conference Championships. She helped lead the Lions to their ninth straight conference title.
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