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2 local high school athletes win state cross country championships

Tippecanoe's Landon Kimmel (L); Ansonia's Bennett Lehman (R) Photo contributed by OHSAA (via X) (OHSAA (via X))

MIAMI VALLEY — Two local high school students took home state cross-country championships on Saturday.

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Tippecanoe’s Landon Kimmel and Ansonia’s Bennett Lehman each won state titles in the 2025 Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) cross-country championships.

Kimmel repeats as the Division II champion, according to Tippecanoe Athletics.

Lehman won the Division IV championship after finishing sixth overall in 2024.

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Kimmel won the Division II title with a time of 15:12.51.

Lehman took home the Division IV championship with a time of 15:17.91.

Both student-athletes were escorted back to their hometowns on Saturday afternoon.

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