Three Bobcats Named To TCS/C-E Track And Field All-Star Team, Corbett And Raehsler MVP’s (05/31/15)

The Tri-County Sunday and Courier Express newspapers, from DuBois, announced their 2015 Track and Field All-Star Team in today’s (May 31st) edition of the TCS.

Three Clarion Area High School athletes, Ian Corbett, Liam Raehsler and Jenn Ochs were named to the squad, with Corbett and Raehsler garnering the two top awards on the Boys squad.

(Photo by Mark Bettwy) Ian Corbett

Corbett was named Boys Field MVP and Raehsler was named Boys Track MVP.

Corbett was named to the squad in the long jump and 100. He won three straight District Nine Class-AA titles in each event, sharing the 100 title with Karns City’s Logan Moroney this year. Corbett earned medals at the PIAA State Championships, each of the last three years, finishing seventh in the long jump two years ago, fifth in the 100 last year and third in the long jump this year.

Corbett was also named the Boys Track MVP last year. He is the first boy to be named both Track MVP and Field MVP in their career. The only girl to win both awards in her career was Brookville’s Lanae Newsome.

(Photo by Mark Bettwy) Liam Raehsler

Raehsler was named to the team in the 1600 and 3200, having won District Nine Class-AA titles in both and finishing sixth in the 3200 and twelfth in the 1600 at States.

Ochs was named to the Girls squad in the javelin. She made it to the State Meet the last two seasons, just missing out on a medal this year with a ninth place finish.

Corbett and Raehsler join several other Bobcats as TCS/C-E Boys MVP’s. Bryce Straffin was the Track MVP in 2011 and 2012. He was the 2012 Class-AA State 400 Champion. Dave Larson was the 2003 and 2004 Field MVP. He is the District Nine Class-AA Discus record holder. Mario Bernardi was the 2001 Field MVP, winning the Class-AA State High Jump Championship that year. Clarion-Limestone’s Dan Alderton, current Clarion Area assistant coach, was the 2000 and 2001 Track MVP. He won the Class-AA State 400 Championship in 2001.

(Photo by Barbara Ochs) Jenn Ochs

The Girls Field MVP was Brooke Hinderliter from next door neighbor Redbank Valley. Hinderliter was the District Nine Class-AA and PIAA Class-AA State Champion in the Discus. Johnsonburg’s Rachel Guyer was the Girls Track MVP. Guyer won the District Nine Class-AA 1600 Title and third place in the 800. She took home a fifth place medal at States in the 1600.

Congratulations to Ian, Liam, Jenn, Brooke, Rachel and all the other members of this year’s TCS/C-E All-Stars.