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Stross seems like a pretty good athlete- from D'Andrea's HS

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Two additions have added instant depth to the Avon Lake track program - one athlete and one coach.

The athlete is junior Trey Stross, a football and basketball standout who is out for track for the first time. Stross anchored victories in the 4x200 relay, the 4x100 relay, and finished second in the 400-meter dash, helping the Shoremen win the team title in Saturday's Avon Lake Invitational.

Stross had never run the 400 before the meet. He finished in 52.3 seconds. He did not compete in what might be his best events - the high jump and long jump - because he was taking a college entrance test in the morning.

"He's a very good athlete," Avon Lake coach Keith Kauffman said. "He's really going to step up to the plate for us this year."

The 4x200 relay team, which also included Jon Schroeder, John Clifford, and Bobby Doyle, set a school record, finishing in 1:32.3. Rob Heinen, Nick Cobos, Jeff McElheny and Mike Baraona also gave Avon Lake a victory in the 4x800 relay.

The coach is Bob D'Andrea, who became the school's first official throws coach this season. D'Andrea's son, Mike, won state championships in the shot put and discus in 2002 and is attending Ohio State on a football scholarship.