Cross Country History
Calvert began its 15th and 16th Varsity Sports with the addition of Boys' and Girls' Cross Country for the 1996-97 school year, under the direction of Stewart Behm. In 1996 and 1997 the boys cross country team had Josh Kerchner running who qualified for the State meet and Matt Hammer. These boys helped the Senecas finish 3rd in the1997 season and also advance to Regionals. In 2005, Zach Szeblewski joined Cross Country and helped to revived the Calvert boys cross country program. He was also a state qualifier in the 2007 season. In 2009, Jamsion Brickner set the school record with a time of 16:25 and was also a state qualifier. In that same season, the boys won the MAL Championship and placed second in their district, qualifying the team for Regionals for the first time in 12 years. The team also won their first NWOCSA meet.
On the girls side, they did not field a team until 1997. In 2004 the girls team had its most successful year in history. With the help of state Qualifiers Erica Rumschlag and Kimmy Swartz, the Senecas placed 3rd in the MAL and the team qualifed for regionals where they placed 5th. In 2006 and 2007 the girls captured back-to-back NWOCSA Championships as well as qualifying for Regionals. In 2008, they were NWOCSA runner's-up. In 2009 the team reclaimed the NWOCSA Champioship and returned to Regionals where they placed 7th as a team and Elizabeth Buchman qualified for state.
| YEAR |
COACH |
Boys MAL Finish |
Girls MAL Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
1996 |
STEWART BEHM |
6th |
N/A |
1997 |
STEWART BEHM |
3rd |
8th |
1998 |
STEWART BEHM |
9th |
7th |
1999 |
STEWART BEHM |
N/A |
8th |
2000 |
STEWART BEHM |
9th |
4th |
2001 |
STEWART BEHM |
8th |
6th |
2002 |
STEWART BEHM |
N/A |
7th |
2003 |
STEWART BEHM |
9th |
N/A |
2004 |
STEWART BEHM |
8th |
3rd |
2005 |
STEWART BEHM |
9th |
5th |
2006 |
STEWART BEHM |
6th |
4th |
2007 |
STEWART BEHM |
4th |
5th |
2008 |
STEWART BEHM |
5th |
6th |
2009 |
STEWART BEHM |
1st |
5th |
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Cross Country 5k Records
| Boys | Girls |
Jamison Brickner |
Erica Rumschlag |
| 16.25 | 20.05 |
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OUTSTANDING ATHLETES
1996: J. Kerschner- 1st Team MAL, Regional Qualifier, State Qualifier | M. Hammer- MAL Honorable Mention |
A. Holzhauser- MAL Honorable Mention
1997: J. Kerschner- 1st Team MAL, Regional Qualifier, State Qualifier | M. Hammer - MAL Honorable Mention | Jenny Behm- MAL Honorable Mention
1998: J. Kerschner-2nd Team MAL | M. Hammer-
MAL Honorable Mention | J. Cole- MAL Honorable Mention |
M. Pastorella-MAL Honorable Mention
2004: E. Rumschlag-1st Team MAL, State Qualifier | K. Swartz-1st Team MAL, State Qualifier | C. Hurley-2nd Team
MAL
Girls Team
Regional Qualifier
2005: K. Swartz- 2nd team MAL, Regional Qualifier | C. Hurley- MAL Honorable Mention, Regional Qualifier | Z. Szablewski- MAL Honorable mention
2006: Z. Szablewski - 1st team MAL, Regiaonl Qualifier | K. Swartz - 1st Team MAL, Regional Qualifier | E. Buchman - 2nd Team MAL, Regional Qualifier | C. Hurley, 2nd Team MAL, Regional Qualifier | Girls Team Regional Qualifier
2007: Z. Szablewski- NWOCSA Champion, MAL Runner of the Year, MAL Champion, District Champion, Regional Qualifier, State Qualifier | M. Mullen- 2nd team MAL | K. Swartz- 2nd team MAL, Regional Qualifier | E. Buchman- 2nd team MAL, Regional Qualifier | Girls Team Regional Qualifer.
2008: J. Brickner- 1st Team MAL, Regional Qualifier | M. Chambers- 2nd Team MAL, Regional Qualifier | E. Buchman- 2nd Team MAL, Regional Qualifier | M. Mullen- Regional Qualifier | A. Broadman- MAL Honorable Mention
2009: J. Brickner- 1st Team MAL, Regionanl Qualifier, State Quilifier | J. Brodman- 2nd Team MAL, Regional Qualifier | T. Gase- MAL Honorable Mention, Regional Qualifier | M.Mullen- MAL Honorable Mention | M. Chambers- 2nd Team MAL, Regional Qualifier | E. Buchman- 2nd Team MAL, Regional Qualifier, State Qualifier | Boys Team Regional Qualifer | Girls Team Regional Qualifier. *Note* This was the first time that both boys and girls teams have advanced to Regionals.