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CORTLAND -- The Salem boys cross country team is getting in shape.
The Quakers finished second out of 43 teams in the Small Division at the Legends Cross Country Meet on Saturday.
Winchester Thurston, a private school in Pittsburgh, edged Salem, 101-107, for the team title at the Trumbull County Fairgrounds.
Salem senior Luke Stephens paced four Quakers among the top 26 runners.
Stephens was ninth out of 345 boys runners, covering the 3.1-mile course in 16 minutes, 15.7 seconds.
Also for the Quakers, junior Colton Hall was 17th, freshman Taven Tice 23rd, junior Alex Rea 26th and senior Sam Yakubek 40th.
Salem sophomore Addison Hopple was fourth out of 297 girls runners in the Small Division in 18:47.8. West Branch freshman Kenley Stitle was 27th.
The Salem girls finished sixth out of 35 teams with 177 points.
BOYS RESULTS
TEAM STANDINGS (43 teams): 1. Winchester Thurston (101), 2. Salem (107), 3. Chagrin Falls (193), 4. Maplewood (203), 5. Norton (204), 10. West Branch (352), 19. South Range (634), 28. Columbiana (724).
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
(345 runners)
1. Kam Skelton (Mercyhurst Prep) 15:21.5; 2. Wyndel Beyde (Pinnacle TC) 15:27.0; 3. Owen Thomas (Garrettsville Garfield) 15:30.8; 4. Jack Iyer (Winchester Thurston) 15:33.5; 5. Kelan Byrne (Chagrin Falls) 15:38.1.
7. Owen Cappuzzello (McDonald) 15:54.4; 9. Luke Stephens (Salem) 16:15.7; 17. Colton Hall (Salem) 16:38.3; 20. Ryan Fieldhouse (South Range) 16:41.1; 23. Taven Tice (Salem) 16:43.4; 26. Alex Rea (Salem) 16:46.5; 30. Kyle Ormiston (West Branch) 16:51.0; 40. Sam Yakubek (Salem) 17:02.6; 65. Jackson Dowd (Salem) 17:32.1; 66. Jace Zelonish (Columbiana) 17:32.8; 76. Colton Cantwell (West Branch) 17:39.9; 80. Trevor Greenfield (West Branch) 17:46.1; 81. Evan Rea (Akron St. V-M) 17:47.1; 84. Logan Williams (West Branch) 17:48.4.
107. Luke Bomberger (South Range) 18:06.6; 112. Jake Blinn (West Branch) 18:11.7; 116. Andrew Bomberger (South Range) 18:15.0; 130. Peyton Boggs (Columbiana) 18:24.1; 140. Carson Greene (Columbiana) 18:36.9; 143. Bennett Biggs (West Branch) 18:39.4; 144. Sevin Woods (West Branch) 18:39.6; 171. CJ Siembida (Salem) 18:59.7; 181. Nolan Clark (Columbiana) 19:05.5.
221. Andrew Phelps (South Range) 19:45.0; 232. Giovanni Testa (South Range) 19:59.4; 270. Quin Johnson (South Range) 20:52.9; 277. Michael Conrad (Columbiana) 21:01.3; 283. Jack Martinez (South Range) 21:17.4; 320. Caleb Witherstine (Columbiana) 23:23.6.
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GIRLS RESULTS
TEAM STANDINGS (35 teams): 1. Kirtland (118), 2. Crestwood (122), 3. Winchester Thurston (160), 4. Maplewood (161), 5. Berkshire (164), 6. Salem (177), 7. McDonald (217), 13. West Branch (414), 15. Columbiana (494), 25. South Range (637).
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
(297 runners)
1. Naomi Sheesley (MCDonald) 17:52.3; 2. Carolin Valentino (Hathaway Brown) 18:07.1; 2. Luci Maschek (Crestwood) 18:32.7; 4. Addison Hopple (Salem) 18:47.8; 5. Kylie Sayle (Kirtland) 18:51.2.
16. Julia Rea (Akron St. V-M) 19:50.3; 24. Liliana Pimentel Alexander (Salem) 20:06.4; 27. Tenley Stitle (West Branch) 20:11.7; 37. Sidney Schlueter (Columbiana) 20:29.0; 39. Emily Sinsley (Salem) 20:29.7; 50. Kaitlin Benner (Columbiana) 20:43.4; 57. Chaya Murray (Salem) 20:59.6; 68. Cassidy Wallace (Salem) 21:18.8; 75. Rachel Teague (West Branch) 21:33.5; 77. Ellie Bickle (West Branch) 21:33.8; 93. Chloe Webber (Salem) 21:53.5.
103. Juliana Swiskoski (South Range) 22:05.8; 105. Maddie Jackson (Columbiana) 22:10.4; 118. Kelly Ewing (West Branch) 22:38.5; 120. Khloe Davis (Salem) 22:40.6; 133. Sydney Slagle (South Range) 22:56.1; 146. Harper Bailey (South Range) 23:15.2; 149. Aubrie Quetot (Columbiana) 23:22.7; 173. Izzy Cantwell (West Branch) 23:56.8; 178. Helena Webber (South Range) 23:59.7; 182. Katlyn Durch (South Range) 24:07.1; 183. Luna Woolf (West Branch) 24:09.4; 199. Grace Boyle (West Branch) 24:29.7.
200. Willow Mungai (South Range) 24:32.2; 241. Ashlyn Peak (Columbiana) 26:12.8; 242. Aubrey Loosli (Columbiana) 26:13.0; 254. Sarah Weems (South Range) 27:04.6; 283. Lyddie Pratt (Columbiana) 30:38.1.
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JUNIOR HIGH BOYS
(325 runners)
1. Luke Elliott (Lakeview) 10:27.9; 2. Juda Geletka (Agape Christian Academy) 10:44.5; 3. Benjamin Bassett (CYRC) 11:13.7.
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JUNIOR HIGH GIRLS
(240 runners)
1. Baylynn Bendik (Open Door Christian) 11:17.8; 2. Samantha Williams (Beaver Local) 11:19.0; 3. Brian Waters (CYRC) 11:44.1.