2025 Boys' Cross Country All-GPC team

Mason Tomboni was selected as the second Graphic Printing Company Player of the Year for boys cross country. He follows former teammate Caleb Aber, who won in the inaugural award in 2024.

“It’s all the hard work I put in to get there,” said Tomboni. “It means a lot.

“It just takes more time, every year. So you’ve got to be more dedicated to your training.”

That training paid off in a big way for Tomboni this season as he continued Wapahani’s streak of sending runners to the state finals.  He left no doubt at the regional meet, running a time of 16 minutes, 5.8 seconds, at Huntington University to claim 12th place. (The top 15 individuals not on advancing teams earn state berths.)

He finished 103rd out of 250 athletes at the state meet with his time of 16:26.2.

“It's awesome because for Nick (Cook), (Caleb) Aber, I came here every year,” he said after the race. “And I always wanted to run here. It looks scary, but once I got out there and started running, it was good. It was fun.”

His state race capped a standout senior season in which he won the Mid-Eastern Conference championship. He also took first place at the Randolph Southern Invitational and posted a career-best time of 15:53.18 to win the Wapahani Invitational on his home course.

“Mason's been great all four years,” said Wapahani coach Bo Stevenson. “He's been all-county all four years. He's been all-conference all four years. He's been a linchpin for us since day one. ... So we're really proud of him here and everything that he was able to accomplish in the four years here running cross.”

All-Graphic Printing Company first team

Peyton Engle, Delta junior

Engle had a breakout tournament series in which he won the individual sectional title, his first high school victory. He went on to qualify for state, where he finished 11th.

Nolan Hutchison, Delta junior

Served as the Eagles’ consistent No. 2 runner behind Engle, running to a ninth-place sectional finish, and had  times steady between 17:10 and 17:30.

Kason Thrasher, Wapahani senior

Made a run at what would have been a surprise state berth, ultimately finishing 47th in the regional and breaking the 17-minute mark (16:57.9).

Carter Friend, Delta junior
Friend was at his best in his home race, placing 12th and posting a time of 17:16.5 in the Delta Invitational. He finished 17th in the sectional to help the Eagles to second place.

Caleb Garringer, Jay County junior

After a strong finish to his sophomore season, he missed the middle of his junior campaign with an injury. He bounced back for a regional time of 17:00.8 for 49th place.

Alex Roessner, Fort Recovery freshman

The only freshman to make the first team, Roessner closed his season with a 47th-place regional finish and a time of 17:34.03. He was 17th in the Midwest Athletic Conference.

Honorable mention

Noah Parrott, senior, Delta

Jason Rahe, senior, Wapahani

Jedidiah Ferguson, sophomore, Monroe Central

Cameron Deckman, senior, Delta

Alexander Coe, sophomore, Monroe Central

Zadok Lloyd, junior, Monroe Central

Preston McCorkhill, senior, Wapahani

Gavin Bartrum, freshman, Blackford