07/24/2025
ROGER ODUM WINS THE 64th VALLEY CITY FROG JUMP!
On a warm summer day with a breeze great for leaping, the 64th annual Valley City Frog Jump Festival hopped to life on July 20th at Mill Stream Park. The park was packed with over 5,000 attendees who came out to enjoy the day and experience some quirky and unique family fun! A total of 738 frogs jumped in 37 flights, and 34 flight winners returned for the Grand Jump-Off totaling 772 jumps for the day. Roger Odom of Litchfield, was named the Grand Champion when his frog Emerald, had a final round jump of 12’2”. The Joseph Adams Corp. sponsored this coveted Grand Championship flight. Madison Brass of Berea, won the Reserve Champion award with her frog Bubba, completing a final round jump of 11’ 9½''. This prestigious runner-up trophy was sponsored by KMS Beauty Lab.
Hank Havens of Strongsville, took the award for the Norwalk Tours Longest Jump of the day, at 14' 6 ½” by his frog, Frogger. The Shortest Jump trophy winner, sponsored by Buckeye Dental & Braces, was Alice Doehne of LaGrange and her frog, Frog Too Well, who managed to move a leg off the start line and right back in again, resulting in a 0.0” jump.
Flight winners were as follows, noting the Flight Winner, hometown, frog name, distance and flight sponsor:
Flight 1: Barbie Knoll, Mogadore, Jolly Hops, 9'7", Bracken Insurance
Flight 2: Kinsley Ramsey, Medina, Mrs. Seven, 11’4”, Mack Concrete
Flight 3: Savannah Borcuch, Medina, Grandma Kim, 11’9”, Tailor Welded Blanks
Flight 4: Joyce Weng, Independence, Zimmo, 11’9”, Transitional Living Centers
Flight 5: Alice Cooper, Valley City, Unicorn Unicorn Princess Horsey, 9’7”, AM
Dumpster
Flight 6: Madison Brass, Berea, Bubba, 12’1”, Brunswick-Strongsville Storage
Flight 7: Ashlyn Joyce, Litchfield, Crazy Fred, 12’0”, Coffee in the Valley
Flight 8: Mason Seigler, Brunswick, Magic Man, 12’7”, F.I.T. Inc.
Flight 9: Jaxon Daugherty, Unknown, Happy Jumpy Frog, 13’3”, Northlake Steel
Flight 10: Jeff Thornton, Brunswick, Baby Ruth, 12’8”, Samosky’s Homestyle Pizza
Flight 11: Madison Seigler, Unknown, Tom, 13’6”, Welser Profile
Flight 12: Jozie Householder, Sheffield Lake, Little Jean Bob, 11’5”, Bauer Funeral Home
Flight 13 Mason Korte, Brunswick, Cornell, 12’5”, Joseph Adams Corp.
Flight 14: Abby Markovic, Columbia Station, Davie Hasselhop, 12’4”, Mason Builders
Flight 15: Nick Turner, Bowerston, Possum, 12’8”, Turtle Build
Flight 16: Samuel Sitton, Litchfield, Good Old Fred, 13’0”, Forever 22
Flight 17: Mason Seigler, Unknown, Wally, 12’2 ½”, Beriswill Farm Market
Flight 18: Caroline Young, Macedonia, Teddy, 9’8”, Bauer Funeral Home
Flight 19: Logan Turner, Bowerston, Superman, 12’1”, Knott’s Family Diner
Flight 20: Wally Piovarchy, Valley City, Ironman, 10’8”, Melanie Miller, State Representative
Flight 21: Tanner Zeija, Medina, Froggy-T, 12’11”, Keller Meats
Flight 22: Kennedy Lebe, Valley City, Lexi, 12’10½”, LifeSpring Church
Flight 23: GiGi Jackson, Lodi, Sprout, 11’5”, Mason Builders
Flight 24: Matt Malloy, Bay, All American Mike Dougher, 13’5”, DTC Auto Center
Flight 25 Tristan Householder, Valley City, Little Man, 14’5½”, Precision Detailing
Flight 26: Coleman Sinesky, Coventry Township, Captain Rex, 10’4½”, Bunker Hills/Cossett Creek
Flight 27: Tyler Daugherty, Newburg, IN, C**t, 11’0”, Joseph Adams Corp.
Flight 28: Roger Odum, Litchfield, Emerald, 9’7½”, Mason Builders
Flight 29: Daniel Ramage, Unknown, Mr. Froggy, 10’ 5½ “, Coppertop Golf Course
Flight 30: Ashlynn Whisman, New Franklin, Fernando, 12’1½”, Linden Propane
Flight 31: Ryland Rosser, Medina, Bounce Armstrong, 11’6”, Discount Drug Mart
Flight 32: Jarret Rosser, Medina, Jumpman, 10’6”, Medina Country Club
Flight 33: Hank Havens, Valley City, Strongsville, 14’6½”, Mason Builders
Flight 34: Felicia Dolata, Medina, Aldi 11’8”, Printing Partners
Flight 35: Viola Mason, Valley City, Bitsy, 9’11” Neil & Ellen Grabenstetter
Flight 36: Lucas Turner, Bowerston, Frog, 9’8”, Delta Automotive
Flight 37: Jaxson Daugherty, Newburg, IN, Thunderraurus, 12’3½”, Melanie Miller, State Representative
As always, the Valley City Community Group would like to thank all for attending, volunteering, and sponsoring this event. We couldn’t do it without all of you and we feel honored and grateful for each new attendee and every family that has come back for generations.
