Ever wonder who the best freshman in 300m Hurdles is? Ever wonder what sophomore's stood out in the shot put? Who's going to be the favorites going into the season in the 3200m? OHRunners will put an end to these questions and many more. Ohio Boys Rankings by Class Ohio Boys in the MileSplit US Top 100 Ohio Girls Rankings by Class Ohio Girls in the MileSplit US Top 100
Ever wonder who the best freshman in 300m Hurdles is? Ever wonder what sophomore's stood out in the shot put? Who's going to be the favorites going into the season in the 3200m? OHRunners will put an end to these questions and many more. Ohio Girls Rankings by Class Ohio Girls in the MileSplit US Top 100 Ohio Boys Rankings by Class Ohio Boys in the MileSplit US Top 100
Bob Gourley's hammer performance lists is the most comprehensive list of hammer throw performances in the country. MileSplit would like to thank Mr. Gourley for his many hours spent tracking down hammer results and compiling this amazing performance list. This edition of the hammer perfomance list was released on June 19th, 2008. Please check back for more recent updates.
Cory Leslie was named the Ohio Gatorade Player of the Year for boys track and field. Cory had an outstanding year, highlighted by winning the Boys HS mile at the prestigious Penn Relays (just like the Ohio girls Gatorade Player of the Year, Stephanie Morgan). Cory, like Stephanie, also won both the 1600m and 800m at the OHSAA Division II Boys State Championship. Cory won the 1600m in 4:12.44, but more impressively he came back and won the 800m by setting a new PR of 1:50.77 with less than an hour of rest. OHRunners would like to congratulate Cory Leslie on his terrific year and for recieving this Ohio Gatorade Player of the Year for boys track and field. Read the full article at Risemag.com
Stephanie Morgan was named the Ohio Gatorade Player of the Year for girls track and field. Stephanie had an outstanding year, highlighted by winning the Girls HS mile at the prestigious Penn Relays with the fastest mile time of the year in the United States. Stephanie also won both the 1600m and 800m, in which she set a state record, at the OHSAA Division III Girls State Championship. OHRunners would like to congratulate Stephanie Morgan on her terrific year and for recieving this Ohio Gatorade Player of the Year for girls track and field. Read the full article at Risemag.com
USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships to Draw the Sport's Rising Stars to Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium June 20-22 COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus will welcome the nation's best track & field athletes ages 14-19 to Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium when the city hosts USA Track & Field's USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships, one of the sport's most prestigious annual events. Ohio High School athletes have qualified well for this event, with over thirty ahletes registered and qualified to compete this weekend. Click on the title to see all of the Ohio High School athletes that are qualified. Meet Page / Entries / Schedule
Speed was the name of the game at the Midwest Meet of Champions Saturday in Michigan. Seniors from Indiana, Ohio and Michigan gathered in the attempts to earn regional bragging rights. While many events put up great results, none showed more talent than the 400m dash, where Ohio shined the brightest. On the girls side, Ohio took home 1st and 4th place finishes with speedster Meshawn Graham going sub 54 seconds once again, while the boys swept the top three places with John Gaugenti going sub 47 seconds to lead the way. Midwest Meet of Champions: Meet Page / Results: Boys - Girls Pictures
Seniors from Indiana, Ohio and Michigan converge on Jackson H.S. (MI) Saturday to take part in the Midwest Meet of Champions. Many of the top senior athletes in each state will test their skills against their cross-state rivals in a match-up for regional bragging rights. The prime event of the entire weekend is the boys shot put. With six athletes over 62 feet, this event is deep and extremely talented. Midwest Meet of Champs: Official Website / Meet Page Start Lists: IN Boys - IN Girls / OH Boys - OH Girls / MI Boys - MI Girls
The Midwest Meet of Champions brings together the best senior athletes from Ohio, Michigan and Indiana for a one day, top notch track meet. This year the meet will again be held at Jackson High School in Jackson. Michigan on Saturday, June 14th. Events will start with the women's pole vault at noon. Rosters are current as of Wednesday morning. Although the staff makes every effort to have firm event assignments, it must be recognized that this can become fluid due to late roster additions or scratches. All athletes listed, however, have a confirmed roster slot and will travel to Michigan and compete with Team Ohio. Selections were based on performance from a pool of athletes who 'declared' by filling out an information card at the Midwest Meet of Champions tent during the state meet. Athletes were contacted by their event coaches Sunday and Monday after the state meet. OHRunners would like to wish all of the Ohio athletes good luck. Go Team Ohio! Boys Roster / Girls Roster / Coaches Roster
The final official week of the high school track and field season is here. With Nike Outdoor Nationals (NC) and USATF Junior Nationals (OH) taking place this weekend, most of the top prep athletes will be competing for their final time this season. Marquee match-up dot the start lists at each competition with historic match-ups taking place. Championships will be won, records will be broken and MileSplit will be on-site at both locations. Nike Outdoor Nationals Top Thursday Ohio Results - Joseph Jackson (Hilliard Darby) finished 9th in the boys 5000m with a time of 15:18.97 Top Friday Ohio Results - Waggoner's Raiders (Trotwood) won the boys 4x200m relay with a time of 1:25.18, which puts them at the US #2 time for the year - Danae Rockwell (Mt. Vernon) won her heat of the Girls Emerging Elite 100m Hurdles prelims in 14.97 and qualified for the finals - Ashley Liverpool (Walnut Hills) finished second in the Girls Emerging Elite 400m with a time of 55.64 - Shauniece Steele (Walnut Hills) qualified for the finals of the Girls Emerging Elite 100m by finishing eighth in the prelims with a time of 12.42 - Mike Shaw (Trotwood) finished second in his heat, and third in the prelims of the 100m with a time of 10.52 (8th in finals with a time of 10.84) - Hudson finished 3rd in the 4x800m relay with a time of 7:42.24 - Taylor Burke (Medina) qualified for the finals of the high jump by clearing 5'4.5" - Jalesha Jarmon (Hughes Center) finished 3rd in the triple jump with a jump of 39'6.5" Top Saturday Ohio Results - Hudson finished 4th in the boys 4xOne Mile relay with a time of 17:41.32 - Walnut Hills won the girls 800m Sprint Medley Relay with a time of 1:44.10 - Withrow was 2nd in the girls 800m Spring Medley Relay with a time of 1:44.51 - Donny Roys (Medina) finished 3rd in the 2000m Steeplechase by running 6:00.89 - Emily Niehaus (Kings) finished 8th in the Hammer Throw with a toss of 140-5 - Bekka Simko (Gilmour Academy) won her heat and finished 5th overall in the Emerging Elite 800m by running 2:14.54 - Mike Shaw (Trotwood) won the 200m by running 21.19 - Walnut Hills finished 5th in the girls 4x400m Relay by running 3:49.21 - Waggoner's Raiders (Trotwood) won the boys 4x400m relay in 3:11.33 - Emily Infeld (Beaumont) takes the gold in the girls mile with a time of 4:47.43 - Withrow finished 2nd in the girls 4x100m Relays by running 46.39 - Trotwood assistant coach Randy Waggoner was honored by Nike as the high school Coach of the Year Race Videos / Athlete Interviews / Live Results (CFPI Timing) NON Winners Table (ArmoryTrack) / Photo Galleries Results: Thursday / Friday Field / Friday Track Fernandez Interviews: MileSplit Exclusive / Announcer Interview Meet Coverage: Thur. Coverage / Fri. Coverage / Sat. Coverage Official Website / Meet Page Entries: Boys - Girls - Ohio Athletes Meet Previews: Boys - Girls USATF Junior T&F Nationals Top Friday Ohio Results - Erin Pendleton (Woodmore) finished 3rd in the discus with a throw of 164'8" - Greg Fisher (Chaminade-Julienne) finished 7th in the Javelin with a throw of 198'5" - Cory Leslie (Perkins) qualified for the finals of the 1500m by finishing 3rd in the prelims with a time of 3:51.89 - Jordan Rispress (Hilliard Darby) qualified for the finals of the 400m Hurdles by finishing 5th in the prelims with a time of 53.08 - Walt Luttrell (Dayton Christian) placed 6th in the 5000m with a time of 15:00.92 Top Saturday Ohio Results - John Gaugenti (Bluffton) qualified for the finals of the 400m by finishing 8th in the prelims with a time of 47.22 - Jordan Rispress (Hilliard Darby) finished 8th in the 400m Hurdles by running 54.83 - Blake Heriot (Gahanna-Lincoln) qualified for the finals of the 200m by finishing 9th in the prelims with a time of 21.63 - Luara Gehret (Anna) finished 9th in the High Jump by clearing 5-7.25 in her final attempt Top Sunday Ohio Results - Ohio Goes 1-2 in Men's High Jump - Ryan Fleck (Napoleon) clears 7-1.5 and Erik Kynard (Rogers) clears 7-0.25 - Allison Chin (Tippecanoe) finished 8th in the 10k Race Walk with a time of 1:00:12.10 - Mackenzie Wills (Troy Christian) and Kayla Caldwell (Indian Valley) tie for 7th place in the Pole Vault by clearing 12-3.5 on their first attempts - Stephanie Morgan (Barnesville) placed 3rd in the 1500m by running a 4:21.52 - John Guagenti (Bluffton) finished 7th in the 400m with a time of 47.46 - Cory Leslie (Perkins) placed 3rd in the 1500m by running a 3:49.51 - Blake Heriot (Gahanna-Lincoln) finished 8th in the 200m with a time of 22.29 Meet Coverage: Friday Coverage / Saturday Coverage Elijah Greer Running U.S. #4 All-Time, 1:47.68 Video Official Website / Meet Page / Schedule & Results Entries: Men - Women - Ohio Athletes Meet Preview
This has to be considered one of the best Ohio State Track and Field Meets of all time. Sure, other years can be argued to have been better, but can they claim that their were 9 State Records broken between the three divisions, 19 State Meet Records broken between the three divisions, and 17 US Top 10 Performances set, with 4 of those coming in the Division I Boys 4x800m relay and a US #1 Performance coming from Meshawn Graham of Toledo Bowsher in the girls 400m. Check inside to see which records were broken and who made the US Top 10 board. Check out the Meet Page for complete results.
Real-Time Results for the OHSAA State Track and Field Championship can be found by clicking on the following links: Division I Division II Division III Once you click on the link, make sure to hit the Refresh button on your browser if the results are not showing up.
This is the Division II Boys State Meet Preview. Inside you will find five events that will be of interest to the general track and field fan. While this Preview will not be as in depth as the Division I preview, this is in no way a slight to the athletes that have made it to the Division II State meet. Simply it is just a matter of time available to be able to do a preview for both Division II and Division III at the state level. It's an honor for all athletes to make the state meet, and OHRunners wishes everyone the best.
This is the Division II Girls State Meet Preview. Inside you will find five events that will be of interest to the general track and field fan. While this Preview will not be as in depth as the Division I preview, this is in no way a slight to the athletes that have made it to the Division II State meet. Simply it is just a matter of time available to be able to do a preview for both Division II and Division III at the state level. It's an honor for all athletes to make the state meet, and OHRunners wishes everyone the best.
This is the Division III Girls State Meet Preview. Inside you will find five events that will be of interest to the general track and field fan. While this Preview will not be as in depth as the Division I preview, this is in no way a slight to the athletes that have made it to the Division III State meet. Simply it is just a matter of time available to be able to do a preview for both Division II and Division III at the state level. It's an honor for all athletes to make the state meet, and OHRunners wishes everyone the best.
This is the Division III Boys State Meet Preview. Inside you will find five events that will be of interest to the general track and field fan. While this Preview will not be as in depth as the Division I preview, this is in no way a slight to the athletes that have made it to the Division III State meet. Simply it is just a matter of time available to be able to do a preview for both Division II and Division III at the state level. It's an honor for all athletes to make the state meet, and OHRunners wishes everyone the best.
**A reliable source has confirmed that Kendall Gregory will be running in the 4x800m finals on Friday, this means watch out for Strongsville as they have a great shot at being in the top half on the podium.** -- The "reliable" source turned out to be not so reliable, sorry. Inside you will find the preview for the Division I state meet, entries, predicted top four finishers plus a wildcard pick for every event. For Division II and Division III you find the five best events to see, plus what competitiors to watch. It's an honor for all athletes to make the state meet, and OHRunners wishes everyone the best. Predictions are based on results throughout the year and how the athletes have been running over the last month. Good Luck to all, as this will be a state meet to remember. Boys - Division I Preview / Division II Preview / Division III Preview Girls - Division I Preview / Division II Preview / Division III Preview
The OHRunners preview of the Girls Division I state meet, entries, predicted top four finishers plus a wildcard pick for every event. It's an honor for all athletes to make the state meet, and OHRunners wishes everyone the best. Predictions are based on results throughout the year and how the athletes have been running over the last month. Good Luck to all, as this will be a state meet to remember.
The OHRunners preview of the Boys Division I state meet, entries, predicted top four finishers plus a wildcard pick for every event. It's an honor for all athletes to make the state meet, and OHRunners wishes everyone the best. Predictions are based on results throughout the year and how the athletes have been running over the last month. Good Luck to all, as this will be a state meet to remember.