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AREA RUNNERS SHINE AT STATE CROSS COUNTRY

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Another member of the Rea family was at the state cross country meet Saturday with the Salem boys. Salem junior Alex Rea ran on the Quakers’ eighth-place team in Division II. His father, Mike Rea (right) was the 1991 Division II state runner-up and uncle Mark Rea (left) was a key member of the Quakers’ 1993 state championship team. Mark’s daughter, Julia, ran in the Division III girls race Saturday for Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary. (Photo by Ron Firth)
Salem senior Jackson Dowd runs with Lexington junior Chidalu Ezike at the Division II state cross country meet Saturday. (Photo by Ron Firth)

Salem senior Jason Dowd runs with Lexington junior Chidalu Ezike at the Division II state cross country meet Saturday. (Photo by Ron Firth)

Salem freshman Taven Tice runs between teammates Luke Stephens (left) and Colton Hall at the state cross country meet Saturday. (Photo by Ron Firth)

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Salem senior Sam Yakubek runs in his third state cross country meet Saturday. (Photo by Ron Firth)

Salem senior Sam Yakubek runs in his third state cross country meet Saturday. (Photo by Ron Firth)

Salem sophomore Addison Hopple wears her medal after placing 17th in the Division III girls state cross country meet Saturday. (Photo by Ron Firth)

Salem sophomore Addison Hopple wears her medal after placing 17th in the Division III girls state cross country meet Saturday. (Photo by Ron Firth)

West Branch freshman Tenley Stitle finished 54th in the Division III state cross country meet Saturday. (Photo by Ron Firth)

West Branch freshman Tenley Stitle finished 54th in the Division III state cross country meet Saturday. (Photo by Ron Firth)

West Branch senior Kyle Ormiston races to a 57th-place finish at the Division III state cross country meet Saturday. (Photo by Ron Firth)

West Branch senior Kyle Ormiston races to a 57th-place finish at the Division III state cross country meet Saturday. (Photo by Ron Firth)

South Range freshman Ryan Fieldhouse runs with Colonel Crawford's Isaac Stirm at the state cross country meet Saturday. Fieldhouse finished 29th in Division IV. (Photo by Ron Firth)

South Range freshman Ryan Fieldhouse runs with Colonel Crawford’s Isaac Stirm at the state cross country meet Saturday. Fieldhouse finished 29th in Division IV. (Photo by Ron Firth)

Salem junior Liliana Pimentel Alexander ran under 20 minutes for the second week in a row in leading the Quakers to an eighth-place finish at the Division III state meet Saturday. (Photo by Ron Firth)

Salem junior Liliana Pimentel Alexander ran under 20 minutes for the second week in a row in leading the Quakers to an eighth-place finish at the Division III state meet Saturday. (Photo by Ron Firth)

Salem senior Cassidy Wallace ran at the state cross country meet at Fortress Obetz for the fourth and final time Saturday. (Photo by Ron Firth)

Salem senior Cassidy Wallace ran at the state cross country meet at Fortress Obetz for the fourth and final time Saturday. (Photo by Ron Firth)

Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary's Julia Rea runs ahead of West Branch's Tenley Stitle and Marlington's Jordynn Martz at the state cross country meet Saturday. (Photo by Ron Firth)

Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary’s Julia Rea runs ahead of West Branch’s Tenley Stitle and Marlington’s Jordynn Martz at the state cross country meet Saturday. (Photo by Ron Firth)

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