2026 Coffman XC Booster Newsletter

So PROUD of our Running Rocks who made it all the way to State this year! What an amazing accomplishment - all your hard work on the long runs, 1K repeats, and tempo runs were worth it!!

On the girl's side, Abby Eiferman and Nora Crabtree ended up finishing out strong seasons. Abby finished 75th overall and Nora finished 131st! Our boys finished 19th of 20 teams, with Ben Canales earning 1st Team All-Ohio Honors by placing 14th place overall. Our other runners didn't set PRs on the cold, windy course, but we were proudly represented by Braden Burns, Wren Graham, Blake Farrell, Lucas Herbei, Nate Duket, and Brayden Dawson.

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Please place CLEANED items in a baggie labeled with your first and last name.

The warm -up jackets are for XC use only, but the jerseys are shared with indoor and outdoor track. Even if you are planning on running indoor and/or outdoor track, please return your jerseys!

We appreciate your timeliness with this task and so that we don't have to email repeatedly asking for the items to be returned.

We are always looking for additional help for the XC Boosters!

Great way to support our runners as athletes and provide them with a fun, memorable, and competitive experience. As co-presidents, we came in with no special organizational talents, just a strong enthusiasm of these kids and this sport.

🚨🚨**WE ARE ESSENTIALLY GRADUATING THE ENTIRE BOOSTER BOARD AFTER THE 2026 SEASON, SO PLEASE REACH OUT IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING ANY ROLE**🚨🚨

Roles needing to be filled for 2027 include:

-President

-Vice President

-Treasurer (technically 2028, but NEEDS filled this year for training. Non-negotiable.)

-Fundraising chair

-Social Media Coordinator

We need AT LEAST 7 people willing to fill these spots for the 2027 season. Can share roles with another parent to make the work even easier as a co-chair/coordinator.

dchstrackxcboosters@gmail.com or reach out to Nicole in person 🙂 614-329-9758

Coffman Cross Country Awards Night

-Date: Wednesday, November 11th at 6:30 pm

-Dublin Coffman Performing Arts Center

-All athletes present will be recognized, but more time is spent on seniors.

-Light refreshments provided in the Commons following the banquet around 8:30

-Sign Up Genius for clean-up assistance

Several of our Runners are headed to State next weekend!! Congratulations to our Boys team and our two individual girls qualifiers, Nora Crabtree and Abby Eiferman, on an outstanding performance at Regionals! The boys finished 8th out of 31 teams, securing the final team qualifying spot. Individually, Ben Canales finished 4th overall and earned a spot on the podium!

The girls team finished 17th of 30 teams. Nora placed 15th overall and Abby finished in 22nd place, both earning podium spots as well. We also want to give a special shoutout to our senior girls, Vienna Yu, Lucy Nichol, and Anna Bertke, who wrapped up their Coffman XC careers with one final race at Regionals.

The boys continuing at State next weekend, including alternates are: Ben Canales, Braden Burns, Cruz Vazquez, Wren Graham, Blake Farrell, Brayden Dawson, Lucas Herbei, Nate Duket, Ike Becker, EJ Roberts, and Calvin Heyob.

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It was a beautiful day for the OCC Central meet, some would say perfect running weather! Bradley is always a bit of a wind tunnel, though, occasionally bringing on a chill! Our Rocks took to the course ready to compete, celebrate a great season, and leave it all out there. For many of our runners, this was their final race of the season, making it a special day to reflect on all the miles, hard work, and memories made along the way. So proud of every runner and all they’ve contributed to Coffman XC this season!

Meet Results:

Girls Varsity: 5th of 6 Teams

-Nora Crabtree: 1st Team All-OCC (5th place overall)

-Abby Eiferman: 2nd Team All-OCC (9th place overall)

Boys Varsity: 3rd of 6 Teams (Missed 2nd place by 1 point!)

-Ben Canales: 1st Team All-OCC (2nd place overall)

-Braden Burns: 2nd Team All-OCC (9th place overall)

-Lucas Herbei: 2nd Team All-OCC (14th place overall)

Girls Open: 5th of 6 Teams

-Top Finisher: Tori Powers: 18th Place

Boys Open: 3rd of 6 Teams (Missed 2nd place by 1 point!)

Top Finishers:

-Elijah Roberts: 4th place

-Grayson Sikora: 16th place

-Elliot McDaniel: 20th place

Race Results

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Senior Night was a special opportunity to celebrate our seniors and all they’ve contributed to Coffman Cross Country. We are so proud of the countless miles they’ve logged, the hard work they’ve put in, and the leadership they’ve shown along the way. They’ve helped shape this team and set an example for the runners who will follow in their footsteps. As they head toward the next starting line, we wish them nothing but success, happiness, and plenty of PRs in whatever course life takes them on next. Once a Rock, always a Rock! ☘️

A huge THANK YOU to SHANNA DRAPER for organizing all the pasta parties these past couple of years and for making this senior night meaningful & memorable.

Perfect running weather set the stage for a great day at Eisenhart, with strong performances from Coffman runners across the board! Our junior boys had a particularly impressive day, reaching an unprecedented milestone by earning more varsity letters as a class than any class in Coffman history. This speaks to the depth, talent, and hard work of this group.

Race Results:

-Girls Varsity: Finished 17th of 24 Teams

Medalist: Nora Crabtree: 18th Place

-Boys Varsity: Finished 4th of 23 Teams

Medalist: Ben Canales: 5th Place

-Girls 11/12 Open: Finished 15th of 16 Teams

Top Finisher: June Koester: 65th place

-Boys 11/12 Open: Finished 2nd of 20 Teams

Medalists:

Lucas Herbei: 2nd Place

Grayson Sikora: 11th Place

Elliot McDaniel: 15th Place

-Girls 9/10 Open: Finished 17th of 21 Teams

Top Finisher: Zoe Frederick: 43rd Place

-Boys 9/10 Open: Finished 7th of 25 Teams

Medalists:

Jake Boxrucker: 18th Place

Tucker Palmer: 24th Place

Race Results

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Thank you to the Bertke and Burns families for transporting the team tents this week!

The Berlin Bear Dash is known for being a fast race, and this year was no exception! Every one of our runners posted either a season-best time or a new personal record. Congratulations to all of our runners on their outstanding performances!

Race Results:

Boys Varsity Race: Finished 11th of 25 Teams

Top Finishers:

-Ben Canales: 9th place (5th fastest time in Coffman history!!!)

Girls Varsity Race: Finished 3rd of 19 Teams

Top Finishers:

-Nora Crabtree: 8th place

-Abigail Eiferman: 11th place

Boys JV Race: Finished 4th of 21 Teams

Top Finishers:

-Lucas Herbei: 14th place

-Eisenhower Becker: 27th place

-Calvin Heyob: 29th place

Race Results

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Coffman has historically crushed this race, and our girls did it again!!!

Medalists:

-Grace Kennedy: 3rd place

-Ava Rogers: 4th place

-Lucy Nichol: 6th place

-Zoe Frederick: 7th place

-Tori Powers: 8th Place

-June Koester: 9th place

-Avery Kubik: 10th place

-Emily Buss: 11th place

Race Results

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This has become a new Boys JV Race tradition! This lovely course helped many of our boys earn SB times! The team had a strong showing, finishing 5th of 12 teams in their race.

Top Finishers:

Emmett Nola: 6th place

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Finally - a great weather day for an XC meet! The hills brought lots of challenges, but our Rocks Runners gave it their all.

Results:

Boys Varsity: 4th of 26 Teams

Medalists:

-Ben Canales: 12th place

-Braden Burns: 15th place

Girls Varsity: 11th of 24 Teams

Top FInishers:

-Abigail Eiferman: 31st place

-Nora Crabtree: 32nd place

Boys Open: 4th of 20 Teams

Medalists:

-Praveen Vaithianathan: 12th place

-Jacob Boxrucker: 13th place

-Emmett Nola: 17th place

Girls Open: 9th of 18 Teams

Medalist:

-Mio Lisbon: 17th place

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A handful of Coffman XC runners took their “tempo run” to Glacier Ridge Metro Park this Saturday for the Band on the Run 5K! This fun fundraiser directly supports the Coffman Marching Band, and we love seeing our Coffman groups come together and support one another.

Lucas is a member of both XC and band!

The weather impacting this season has been unprecedented—at least over the past four years! 😉From humid conditions and downpours to muddy, slick courses, our runners have faced plenty of challenges so far. It’s a perfect reminder of just how tough XC kids are. They learn to deal with unpredictability and come out stronger in the end. So proud of these kids!!

Fortunately, our varsity runners were able to compete in the meet yesterday, but the McGowan organizers had to cancel the two open races due to weather conditions. This should hopefully make the runners who weren't able to complete even hungrier to run the Lancaster hills in a couple weeks.

Meet Results:

Girls Varsity: Finished 12th of 21 Teams

-Top Finishers: Abigail Eiferman: 20th place

Nora Crabtree: 28th place

Boys Varsity: Finished 21st of 23 Teams

-Top Finishers: Tucker Palmer 113th place

Jake Boxrucker 117th place

Meet Results

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Thank you to the Bertke Family and Donna Koos for being willing to take the team tent this week despite the mixup!

Some of our Coffman boys made the trip to Brown County, Indiana, this weekend to take on the Eagle Classic and some of the best XC teams in Indiana. Ten of our varsity runners competed in the Elite Race, gaining valuable experience in a highly competitive field. Results have been glitchy, but for the brief time they were available, it appears our Boys Team finished 11th overall, and Ben Canales finished in 8th place. Most of our runners posted season-best times.

Our JV boys put together an especially exciting team performance, finishing 3rd place by just ONE point!

Ike Becker - 6th Place

Grayson Sikora - 9th Place

Elliott McDaniel - 10th Place

Praveen Vaithianathan - 11th Place

Emmett Nola - 29th Place

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A little rain never stopped our kids from a good time.

True to its billing, Hot Summer Bash was hot, humid, and muddy this year! Despite that, it was a fun and successful showing for our runners.

Results:

-The Boys 9/10 Race: Team finished 10th of 12 teams

🏅Medalist: Elijah Roberts: 10th place

-The Girls 9/10 Race: Team finished 11th of 11 teams

-The Boys Varsity Race: Team finished 9th of 18 teams

🏅Medalist: Ben Canales: 2nd place

-The Girls Varsity Race: Team finished 15th of 16 teams

🏅Medalist: Nora Crabtree: 26th place

-The Boys Open Race: Team finished 6th of 14 teams

🏅Medalist: Lucas Herbei: 7th place

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Thank you to Diana Lleonart and Shanna Draper for transporting the team tents this week!

Great start to the XC Season, Running Rocks!!

The Boys Varsity Team finished 4th of 18 teams.

🏅Medalists:

-Ben Canales (6th place)

-Braden Burns (34th place)

The Girls Varsity Team finished 10th of 16 teams.

🏅Medalists:

-Abigail Eiferman (25th place)

-Nora Crabtree (31st place)

The Boys JV Team finished 19th of 21 teams.

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Thank you to all for your flexibility on the last-minute location change due to flooding at Scioto Park!

Great turnout despite the rain and crazy August weather! Thank you to all who attended!!

Despite some very tenuous weather and a delayed start, our XC team still managed to make the most of the Pool Party! Once the skies cooperated, our runners enjoyed a fun afternoon of swimming, pizza, and SUN

A huge thank you to the parents who helped out: Corrine Knebel, Sarah Hull, and Ilissa Eifferman

Thank you so much to the Vazquez family for hosting over 30 boys to their home on Saturday night!

Thank you to the Kennedy family for hosting our Girl's Team this past Friday night for s'mores, a campfire, and a nice evening of team bonding!!

See the link for Concord Photography for additional information on viewing and ordering photos.

Congrats to all the runners who participated in the time trial on a BEAUTIFUL Friday evening! Lots of great efforts, and even a few PRs!

Thank you to all the coaches, counselors, and parents who helped make this a fun and successful camp! Special shout out to: Andrea and Jay Burns, Laura DiMarco, and Ilissa Eiferman for their help at camp!

We donated 40 pairs of shoes to Got Sneakers through Road Runner Sports!

Congratulations to all our Coffman runners on a steamy but fun morning of running! We also want to sincerely thank everyone for their support by participating on our team as we were able to win the High School Challenge again this year!!!

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Being involved with the Boosters is a great way to meet other parents as well the athletes on the team. We have very few meetings and lots of fun!

2026 Booster Board Positions:

• Co-Presidents: Nicole and Adam Dawson
• Vice-President: OPEN
• Photography: Andrea Burns
• Treasurer: Carrie Buss
• Fundraising: OPEN
• Spiritwear: Denielle Vazquez
• Awards: Cara Lai
• Post Season Recognition: Andrea Burns
• Scholarships: Kristina Kennedy (Sarah Hull taking over 2027)
• Pasta Parties: Shanna Draper (Shana Chan taking over 2027)
• Social Media: Liz Bertke
• Newsletter: Nicole Dawson
• Uniform Coordinators: Denielle, Nicole, and Ilissa Eiferman

Thank you to all parents volunteering their time and talent!

Would you like to help or have questions? Talk with Nicole and Adam Dawson

dchstrackxcboosters@gmail.com

To join the Boosters and have your athlete receive a team shirt, please fill out this form with $50 payment. The Boosters sponsor many events and pasta parties, awards, and coach equipment requests to provide your athlete a fun yet competitive and memorable experience throughout the season. Please consider signing up your athlete to support our group.

Coffman XC Boosters is a non profit organization. Remember us in your yearly giving. Contact Treasurer, Carrie Buss for information. carrie_buss@hotmail.com

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