• Sam Prakel Named Ohio's Gatorade Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year

  CHICAGO (January 23, 2012) — In its 27^th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with ESPNHS, today announced Sam Prakel of Versailles HS as its 2011-12 Gatorade Ohio Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year.  Prakel is the first Gatorade Ohio Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year to be chosen from Versailles HS.

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• Claudia Saunders. It's Decision Time for this D1 State Hurdle and Cross Country Champion!

  Cin. Princeton's Claudia Saunders is the 2011 D1 State Cross Country Champion and the 2010 State 100H Champion.  She is one of the most versatile runners in Ohio and as a Senior, she is one of the favorites in both the 100H and 300H, as well as the 1,600 and the 3,200.  OHRunners had the opportunity to talk with Claudia about her high school career and her goals for this years indoor and outdoor track seasons. One thing is for sure,  she is an agressive, talented runner and when she walks out on the track, her goal is to run the best race that she can to win.   

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• Alumni Report: January 13-22nd

  Ever wonder how your old high school teamate is doing in college?  Or how about that stud sprinter from your rival high school?  Well, MileSplit and OHRunners is going to make following your favorite State of Ohio Alumni that much easier.  All you have do is check out the Alumni Report and you can see how former Ohio High School athletes are doing in college.

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• Week In Review: Indoor Weeks 1 and 2

  A quick look at the top High School marks from the past week (or two) from the Indoor Season. 

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• Blankenship Sets New Ohio Indoor Pole Vault Record at Reno Pole Vault Summit - With Video

  Jake Blankenship set a new Ohio Record and Personal Best on his way to winning the High School portion of the 2012 National Pole Vault Summit in Reno, Nevada with a clearence of 17-4.5.  Jake's mark tops his previous best performance at New Balance Outdoor Nationals where he cleared 17-0.75 on his way to winning the National Championship.  

  It has been reported that Blankenship had solid attempts at 17-10, which would have been a National High School Indoor Record.

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• A Hill Named London: Three Florida Track Stars Train For 2012 Olympics

  A trio of Sunshine State track stars returned home to train for 2012 season and gear up for the Olympics in London. Bershawn "Batman" Jackson, Jamaal Torrance, and Moses Washington spent a couple of days at the National Training Center in Clermont working on their speed and strength. 

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• Alyssa Gary Becomes a Buckeye

  Alyssa Gary, a senior at Liberty-Benton High School, has chosen to continue her education and throwing career at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.  Alyssa finished as the runner up last year in three different championship events, the Division 2/3 Indoor Shot Put (43-9.75), the Division 3 Outdoor Shot Put (45.11.25) and the Division 3 Discus Throw (148-9).

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• Claudia Saunders Decides on Stanford

  Princeton High School senior, Claudia Saunders, has decided to matriculate and continue her running career at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.  Claudia is one of the most versatile athletes in Ohio Track and Field history.  Claudia has won state titles in both the 100m Hurdles (2010) and in Cross Country (2011), as well as posting competitive personal best marks in the 55/60m Hurdles (8.59/8.92), 300m Hurdles (42.54), 400m Hurdles (1:00.32), 400m Dash (56.2h), 800m Run (2:22.26 i), and the Pole Vault (10-0).

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• The Bowerman Preseason Watch List for Men Announced

  

  NEW ORLEANS – The Bowerman, an award bestowed to collegiate track & field’s best athlete of the year, was awarded to Florida State’s Ngoni Makusha and Texas A&M’s Jessica Beard less than a month ago, but it’s time to look forward to 2012 with the award’s preseason watch list. The men’s list of ten, announced by The Bowerman Watch List Committee, has three semifinalists from the 2011 season.

  The three finalists from 2011 – Makusha, Washington State’s Jeshua Anderson, and Florida’s Christian Taylor – are no longer collegians.

  (via The Bowerman)

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