History of Boys Cross Country at Genoa High School
Cross country was officially added as a fall sport for boys at Genoa High School in 1966. In its inaugural season, the cross country team consisted of eight boys. The 1966 team competed in seven duals against (in order): Rogers (41-20), Lakota (35-22), Sylvania (30-29), Clay (32-35), Lake (32-27), Anthony Wayne (36-23), and Whitmer (23-32) for a two win, five loss record. The Comets placed fifth in their district their first year. (Source: 1967 Genoa Limelight Yearbook.)
History of Cross Country in the State of Ohio
In the 1928 through 1930 state tournaments, the distance of a cross country race was 2.5 miles. Beginning in 1931, the distance was two miles. This distance was competed through the 1976 season, when the distance was increased to 2.5 miles. In 1982, the official distance was increased to 5,000 meters (approximately 3.1 miles). From 1960 through 1984, the individual qualifiers competed in a separate race than the team qualifiers in the state tournaments only. (Source: http://www.ohsaa.org/Sports/records/ccrecrd.pdf - some edits by author)
Cross country was officially added as a fall sport for boys at Genoa High School in 1966. In its inaugural season, the cross country team consisted of eight boys. The 1966 team competed in seven duals against (in order): Rogers (41-20), Lakota (35-22), Sylvania (30-29), Clay (32-35), Lake (32-27), Anthony Wayne (36-23), and Whitmer (23-32) for a two win, five loss record. The Comets placed fifth in their district their first year. (Source: 1967 Genoa Limelight Yearbook.)
History of Cross Country in the State of Ohio
In the 1928 through 1930 state tournaments, the distance of a cross country race was 2.5 miles. Beginning in 1931, the distance was two miles. This distance was competed through the 1976 season, when the distance was increased to 2.5 miles. In 1982, the official distance was increased to 5,000 meters (approximately 3.1 miles). From 1960 through 1984, the individual qualifiers competed in a separate race than the team qualifiers in the state tournaments only. (Source: http://www.ohsaa.org/Sports/records/ccrecrd.pdf - some edits by author)