Homan leads USF ground attack

The remainder of Will Homan’s season was in doubt because of a potential serious knee injury.

He returned to the field to lead the Cougars’ rushing attack.

Homan, a 2018 Fort Recovery High School graduate, shook off an injury scare to lead the University of Saint Francis football team in rushing yards Saturday in a 41-34 loss to Marian University.

Homan, a junior, hurt his knee in a March 13 loss to Concordia University and missed the next week’s game with worries of ligament damage.

Cleared to play soon after, Homan returned to action Saturday and rushed for a team-best 35 yards on seven carries. He racked up almost half that yardage on a 17-yard scamper. Homan also caught one pass from quarterback Matt Crable for 1 yard.

Saint Francis (2-2), which is ranked 11th in NAIA, fell behind No. 10 Marian 20-3 at halftime of the season finale, and the Cougars scored 23 points in the fourth quarter but came up short in the end.

Homan finished his season with 137 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries. He also caught two passes for 25 yards and another touchdown.



Robby LeFevre

Fort Recovery – 2019

Ran for the Fordham University men’s track team as it competed in the Metropolitan Championships at Icahn Stadium in New York.

The sophomore was 13th overall in the 100-meter dash with his time of 11.4 seconds. Jacob Leigh of New Jersey Institute won with his time of 10.76 seconds.

LeFevre also joined Manu Guzman, Michael Capone and Safo Kirton to place third in the 4x100 relay. They stopped the clock in 43.86 seconds.

Host Manhattan won in 42.24 seconds.



Simon Brumfield

Jay County – 2017

Competed for the Wabash College men’s track team as it opened Little Giant Stadium on Saturday by hosting the Huntsman Family Invitational.

The senior was 15th overall in discus with a distance of 29.29 meters (96 feet, 1 inch). He achieved the distance on his third and final throw.

Brumfield also threw the hammer 32.67 meters (107 feet, 2 inches) to place 10th.

The Little Giants tallied 209 points to take first out of four teams. Wittenberg was a distant second with 67 points.



Chloe Will

Fort Recovery – 2019

Participated for the Tiffin University women’s track team in the Flames Invitational on Friday and Saturday at Lee University.

The freshman had a time of 5 minutes, 10.65 seconds, in the 1,500-meter run, to place 37th overall out of 48 runners.

Lee’s Celine Ritter posted a time of 4:20.95 for first place.

The Dragons scored 132 points to win the 23-team invitational.



Kendal Garringer

Jay County – 2019

Jumped for the Manchester University women’s track and field team in the Manchester Invitational it hosted on Saturday.

The sophomore was fourth in high jump with a height of 1.45 meters (4 feet, 9 inches). Mariah Murray of Anderson won with a jump of 5 feet, 1 inch.

In long jump, Garringer posted a distance of 4.52 meters (14 feet, 10 inches), which was sixth out of 14 competitors. Trine’s Haley Livingston won with her jump of 5.13 meters (16 feet, 10 inches).



Ethan Theurer

Jay County – 2018

Also played for the University of Saint Francis football team in its loss to Marian.

The junior finished with one solo tackle as defensive lineman.

In four games, Theurer tallied five total tackles.