New Riegel cross country
58 – The Advertiser-Tribune, Tiffin, Ohio Thursday, August 23, 2018
Coach: Ethan Reinhart, first year. 2017: BOYS — Fifth in Sandusky Bay Conference River Division. GIRLS — Did not field a full team. Returning letterwinners: BOYS — Seniors Bryce Hohman, Gabe Souder. Juniors Nick Reinhart, Nick Zoeller. Sophomores Zach Williams, Hayden Hohman. GIRLS — Senior Sydney Clouse. Others: BOYS — Junior Josh Nye. Freshmen Blake Theis, Will Clouse, Marco Milazzo, Cade Haman, Lincoln Chapman, Tyler Brickner, Joe Tiell, Jacob Clouse, Logan Schalk, Brandon Gillig, Riley Jones. GIRLS — Senior Brooklyn Williams. Sophomore Grace Clouse. Freshman Gabrielle Nye. Outlook: At first glance, the differences are, well, different. The boys have six veterans on a team blessed with depth, while the girls donʼt have enough runners to field a full team. But inexperience will play a role with both
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squads. Eleven freshmen dot the 18runner roster for the boys, providing plenty of competition for the six veterans. Toss in solid offseason work and good leadership from within the team, and coach Reinhart said the Blue Jackets are on the move. “For the first time, Iʼve got strength in numbers, it seems. Having this many freshman, itʼs a pretty diverse group, kind of getting in there and pushing on some of the upperclassmen,” he said. “Meanwhile, our two seniors, Iʼve been very pleased with their leadership, and theyʼre encouraging the younger runners. Theyʼve taken them in and (are) showing them the way and pushing them along. “The youth of the team is going to be a bit of a learning curve for everyone, but Iʼm really looking forward to watching this develop,” he said. And theyʼve already started talking about how that can all de-
coached that are now coaching.” For his part, Gilbert said creating a positive experience is key to developing a future coach. “Speaking of the guys I worked with, and the former players, I think, No. 1, I think they had a good experience,” he said. “Playing high school football was a very meaningful thing for them. And then, they just wanted to — they found their passion in football and wanted to continue that into a career. “I think all of them — the one common trait they would have — is a passion for football.” Reser acknowledged he has a passion for football, and for Tiffin. “First of all, I love this town, I’m
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New Riegel cross country (front, left): Cade Haman, Bryce Hohman, Tyler Brickner, Brandon Gillig, Logan Schalk, Blake Theis, Jacob Clouse, Joe Tiell (second) Gabrielle Nye, Grace Clouse, Will Clouse, Hayden Hohman, Nick Zoeller, Riley Jones, Sydney Clouse (back) Casey Losey, Marco Milazzo, Zach Williams, Josh Nye, Gabriel Souder, Nick Reinhart, Gabe Halter, Ethan Reinhart.
velop, said coach Reinhart, the former St. Wendelin coach who takes over the New Riegel program this year. There are personal goals and team goals, he said, with the new guys figuring into a successful season and a move up the SBC River Division standings. “They know it will take the young guys, some of the freshmen, really stepping up and pushing to gain those places at
happy to be here,” Reser said. “I think this place in the way it treats people has a special thing there, and wanting to stay here helps all those guys. “Second of all, when we were younger, let’s face it, Calvert and Columbian both have a lot of football tradition,” Reser said. “Growing up young kids at that time, what we were seeing — all those guys you just mentioned — we were watching as young kids, wanting to be those guys, that drew us to the game itself.” And the five also stayed involved in the game past high school. Reser and Hall stayed in town, playing at Heidelberg. Colatruglio played at Bluffton, while Lutz had a terrific career for national title-winning teams at Mount Union. Carmon started at Bowling Green, then played football at Findlay. And Gilbert is now an assistant on Gary Goff’s staff at Tiffin University. Hall said after getting the job at Upper Sandusky, he reached out to a number of
that particular race,” he said. “But thereʼs a lot of enthusiasm, and theyʼre starting to buy into the ideas here, get a little excited about something different happening here this year.” Meanwhile, the girls have just one veteran among their four runners and some newcomers to the sport. “Weʼre having a little bit of a challenge overcoming the small
his fellow Tiffin-raised coaches for advice. “I even talked to coach Gilbert on several occasions as well, just for advice and things like that,” Hall said. “But as far as why so many guys from the area are coaching is, just love of the game. I think Steve Gilbert and Toby Hammond did a great job for a long time, coaching the right way. And I think it really built a love and passion for the game with most of the players.” It’s a passion that the coaches share, and at times, discuss. “We all have connection, we all know each other,” Colatruglio said. “We all talk in the offseason. We all kind of pick each other’s brains a little bit, and it’s a lot of fun.” One thing all five coaches have in common: They want their players to feel the same way about their team — about their town — that they did. “I want them to have their chest out,”
numbers, but thereʼs definite athleticism and drive there. Sydneyʼs my senior leader stepping in there, and Brooklynʼs coming on, sheʼs got a lot of athleticism, I think,” coach Reinhart said. “The other girls are pretty new so theyʼre just getting a feel for the distance and see what they can do. “Theyʼre showing a lot of ability at handling the longer distance,” he said.
Carmon said. “I was so proud of telling people I was a Tiffin Columbian Tornado. That’s what I want the kids to feel up here in Port Clinton. They haven’t had that. “A lot of what we do is based on what we did in Tiffin,” Carmon said. “Thursday meals, a guest speaker, jerseys on in school on Fridays, how we do our pregame.” In a sense, it’s reaching to the past to solidify the future. “It’s what we did,” Reser said, “and I guess we were lucky enough to have great people in Tiffin who had such an impact on our lives through this sport, that’s what we chose to do.” Colatruglio had a similar point of view. “We just grew up with sports being important,” he said. “I also think we all grew up around big coaches as well. We played in good programs, and it’s something we all wanted to carry on.” And it carries on. And on.