The directors and staff of the NE Ohio CC Camp share the philosophy that lasting success in distance running must come from within the athlete. Regardless of the enthusiasm that coaches and parents share for the runner, the level of success will ultimately depend upon the runner's dedication and determination. The camp is thereby committed to instilling an attitude of enjoyment in each runner. For only when the runner learns a love of the sport, will they develop a work ethic allowing them to
establish challenging goals and put forth the necessary training to accomplish these goals. The camp is geared toward the junior high and high school runner that has a positive attitude towards self improvement through training designed to be strenuous yet rewarding. The training runs at the camp will be broken into low, intermediate and upper mileages. Each runner should be in adequate condition to run a minimum of 6 miles each day, with the intermediate group covering an average of 8 miles each day and the upper group 10-12 miles.

Camp Director

Ted Rupe

2023 will mark the 44th year for the NE Ohio CC Camp. Ted Rupe began the NEO XC Camp in 1980 after competing for Cleveland State University and earning a masters degree in education with an emphasis in human performance. Ted serves as the 2023 NEO XC Camp Director. In his over 45 years of competition and coaching, Ted has accumulated some fine credentials. He was the 1972 State CC Champion in Div. A, leading his team to the state title. He was world ranked in the 10 K in 1977, won the Cleveland Marathon in 1986 and the 1986 Moscow Peace Race. As a coach, his teams qualified for 20 straight state CC championships from 1990 through 2009, 14 of these teams finished in the top 4 at the Ohio State Championships, including a 1997, 2002, 2003 and 2005 State Championship and runners up in 1990, 1998 and 2001. He also coached the 2000 track team that tied for a state championship. He was selected as Ohio's High School CC Coach of the Year for 1997-1998. Ted was inducted into the Ohio Track and Cross Country Hall of Fame in 2003 for his accomplishments.

The Staff 

Below is the staff from the 2022 NE Ohio CC Camp.  The staff for the 2023 NE Ohio XC Camp will include many of the same staff with some additions.

2022 Week 1 Staff

2022 Week 2 Staff

Craig Rupe - Completing senior year at University of Akron where he lettered in cross country and track and was CC
Co-Captain.  Was 1^st Team All-Ohio as a senior in CC
at Maplewood and was a member of two state championship CC teams and one state
championship track team.

Eric Rupe - Maplewood High School and currently at Youngstown State University.  HS PRs of

1:55/4:16, and 16:11 in state cc.  College 3:53 for 1500, 8:57
steeplechase, and 14:03 for 5k.

Michelle Rupe - Brecksville High School, The Ohio State University, qualified for two Olympic Trials in the marathon with a PR of 2:41

Suzanne Rupe - Berkshire High School, Youngstown State University - Suzanne is a redshirt freshman at Youngstown State University and a 2015 graduate of Berkshire. She ran in all 8 of her State Meets in high school, qualifying to both State cross-country and track all 4 years. She is a 6x First-Team All-Ohio performer in track in the 300m hurdles and 4×800m relay. Her high school PRs include 2:20 in the 800m and 19:15 in the 5k.

Dylan Dombi - Medina High School, Heidelberg University, Youngstown State University - Three time state qualifier for Medina HS. High school pr's of 15:49 (senior) 9:57,4:28, and 1:57at Medina. I never was an all-Ohioan in track or cross. At Heidelberg University, Divison 3,ran 25:09 for 8k and was all region in cross. In track, ran 14:49. Was 3k and mile indoor OAC champ. Sophomore year was all region again in cross country and ran 8:32 for 3k indoors. Again was OAC champ in the mile. Finished up at Heidelberg as 2 time all-conference in cross, OAC indoor champ in 3k freshman year, runner up sophomore year, back to back mile champ indoors. Transferred to YSU after Sophomore year and currently run on the cross country and track team. College pr's are: 10k-32:43 8k-25:09 5k-14:49, 3k-8:32, Mile-4:17, 1500-3:55, 800-1:55.

Garrett Crichlow - Twinsburg High School, University of Akron - a junior at the

University of Akron and a 2014 graduate of Twinsburg. In high school he placed
4th in the 1600m for Division 1 at the State Championships his junior and
senior years, and qualified as First-Team All-Ohio in Division 1 for
cross-country by placing 9th in 2013. His high school PRs are 1:52.65 for the
800m, 4:09.26 for the 1600m, 9:27.80 for the 3200m and 15:29.98 for 5k. At
Akron he's ran 3:53.54 in the 1500m, 24:53.20 for the 8k and has been an All-MAC
performer in both the indoor mile and cross-country.

Ken Sullivan - St. Ignatius High School, Duke University

All camp mailings and payments are to be sent to:

NEO XC Camp

2533 Davis Peck Road

Cortland, Ohio  44410

 For mail in payments, checks are to be made out to: "Gopher Running" 

2015 Footlocker National Champion Drew Hunter at 2016 NEO XC Camp

Two-Time World Cross Country Champion Craig Virgin signs autographs at 2010 camp. 

Previous Staff Members Bridget Franek, Cory Leslie, Michelle Sikes, Pat Sovacool and Chad Balyo in a question answer session with runners.

The Schedule

A typical day at camp includes:

Directions to Templed Hills Camp - 5734 Durbin Road, Bellville, OH:

• Take I-71 to the Bellville exit, Route #97
• East on #97 for 3 miles to Main Street in Bellville
• Right on Main Street to Durbin Street (at the BP Station)
• Left on Durbin for 1.5 miles to Templed Hills Camp on the right.

Past Camp Photos

2022 Week 1

2022 Week 2

2021 Week 1

2021 Week 2

2019 Week 1

2019 Week 2

2018 Week 1

2018 Week 2

2017 Week I

2017 Week II

2016 Week I

2016 Week II

2015 Week I

2015 Week II

2014 Week I

2014 Week II

2013 Week I

2013 Week II

2012 Week I

2012 Week II

2011 Week I

2011 Week II

2010 Week I

2010 Week II

2009 Week I

2009 Week II

2008

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2006

2005

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