John Godina will be hosting a World Throws Center Level 1 Coaches Course at Tiffin University on January 29th, 2012. Coaches who attend will learn the basics of the WTC Drill Progression for Shot Put and Discus as well as the basics of full throws techniques.  All Course Graduates also become part of the WTC Clinicians Referral network for future athlete coaching referrals in their areas. Coaches are taught the basic drill progressions and technique theory used in both the WTC Phase 1 Clinics and with all athletes who train at the World Throws Center.(via The John Godina World Throws Center)

Napoleon High School senior, Steve Weaver, has made the decision to continue his academic and running career at the Ohio State University.  Weaver is a two time state champion, winning his first title in the Division 2 1600m at the OHSAA Track and Field Championship and the second coming in the Division 2 Cross Country Championship.  During the 2010 XC season, Weaver finished as the runner-up with a personal best time of 15:21.90.

Coy Blair, a senior at Logan High School, has decided to continue his eduacation and throwing career at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.  Blair finished second in the Division 1 Shot Put competition at the OHSAA Track and Field Championship with a personal record throw of 61-11.25.  During the indoor season,  Blair placed fifth in the Division 1 Weight Throw at the OATCCC Indoor Track and Field Championship.

In this second episode of The Fit Runner our host is Tara Gidus, aka the "Diet Diva" and nutritionist to the Orlando Magic. She gives us some solid meal and hydration ideas for before, after, and during a run. This is the latest episode in our series on being a fit runner.

Nick M. Gaumer, age 16, of Fredericktown, Ohio passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2011 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born on March 17, 1995 in Columbus, Ohio to Mike and Carrie (Gerrard) Gaumer. If you know Nick Gaumer, you know he was a runner. Nick was a three time letter winner for Fredericktown High School cross country and a two time state qualifier where he just finished in 88th place in the State of Ohio. He was a two time varsity letter winner in track and is currently tied for 13th place on the All Times Runner list at Fredericktown High School. (via www.snyderfuneralhomes.com)

Hoover senior Maddie Morrow has decided to continue her academic and athletic career at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.  Maddie is the top returning High Jumper in the state of Ohio, and has the top returning mark nationally for the Indoor High Jump and the second best returning mark nationally for the Outdoor High Jump. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IN  — After 32 years as a print publication, the National High School Sports Record Book has officially moved online and can be accessed on the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Web site at www.nfhs.org/recordbook. The Record Book contains all-time records for boys and girls in 16 high school sports. Visitors to the site can select from the menu of sports, and will have the option to search for specific records across all sports in the Record Book.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Texas A&M’s Jessica Beard and Florida State’s Ngoni Makusha were named winners of The Bowerman on Wednesday night. The Bowerman is bestowed to year’s best collegiate track & field athletes. Beard won NCAA crowns both indoors and out in the 400 meters and 4×400 relay in 2011. Makusha joined Carl Lewis and Jesse Owens in winning the 100 meter-long jump double at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in June. (via USTFCCCA)

Destinee Gause, a senior at Reynoldsburg High School has decided to continue her academic and running career at the University of Florida.  Gause has a remarkable 12 indoor and outdoor state championship titles and an additional four runner up finishes at state championship meets.  On top of that, Gause was also on both the 4x400m Relay and 4x200m Relay State Record setting teams as a freshman.  Gause also won the 2011 USATF National Junior Olympic Championship in the 200m Dash this past summer.

Powell will oversee all the track & field training programs on site including SPIRE’s 2012 summer camps and SPIRE’s Fall 2012 post graduate residential academy. The high school boarding academy will soon follow. Powell will also supervise and manage all the track & field events to be held at SPIRE, which has already hosted NCAA Div I and II invitational and numerous high school meets since opening in 2010. (via www.spireinstitute.org)

Berea High School senior, Donovan Robertson, has committed to continue his academic and athletic career at Ohio State University.  Robertson has captured three Division 1 state titles in the last two years, one in the 110m Hurdles, and two in the 300m Hurdles. 

Brunswick senior Selena Pasadyn won the female Wendy's High School Heisman during a ceremony Friday night in New York City. Brunswick High will receive a $10,000 donation from trophy sponsor Wendy's. Pasadyn does not receive any scholarship or financial awards. "I'm thrilled, honored to be able to win this award among such an amazing group of people I've been able to meet this weekend," Pasadyn said in a telephone interview. (via highschoolsports.cleveland.com)

A quick look at the meets from the past week, including top times, links to results and links to any photo albums posted. Quick Foot Locker National Results for Ohio Athletes: Ryan Polman (Independence) - 28th, 15:56.2

USATF Coaching Education will offer a Level 1 School December 16-18 at Westerville South High School.  Registration will take place in the high school’s library beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 16th.   The USATF Level 1 program is intended as a starting point for coaches.  It will cover all events in a rudimentary manner by emphasizing fundamentals, rules, safety/rish management, and instruction techniques.

A quick look at the meets from the past week, including top times, links to results and links to any photo albums posted. Quick Nike Cross National Results for Ohio Athletes: Sam Wharton (Tippecanoe) - 21st, 15:43.6 Claudia Saunders (Princeton) - 74th, 19:02.0

THE SOUND OF 100,000 HANDS CLAPPING has been messing with Yuriy Sedykh's mind all day. Three times he has stepped into the throwing circle at Neckar Stadium in Stuttgart, West Germany, to fling the 16-pound ball-and-wire contraption known as the hammer. And three times the beefy Soviet has failed to wrest the lead from Sergey Litvinov, his teammate and most bitter rival, who shattered the European championships record on his first attempt. Sedykh is unnerved by the steady thwack-thwack-thwack that builds in volume as the crowd anticipates his every throw. He wishes he could yell at the 50,000 fans to shut up and let him concentrate. Yuriy Sedykh's hammer throw record is one of the best in all of sports, writes Brendan I. Koerner in ESPN The Magazine. (via ESPN.com)

The Nike Cross Nationals (NXN) brings together the best teams in the country and pits them against each other on the most unique course available.  Portland Meadows will once again play host to the championship battle and the manufactured course that traverses the interior of a horse racing track will have all the traditional features of European style cross country racing; including plenty of mud.

Lakota West track and cross country standout Brady Holmer has verbally committed to compete at NKU, according to Lakota West. “I love the coach’s training philosophy and with their proposed jump to Division I next year, I know there will be inter-team competition to push me to my limits,” Holmer told the Lakota West website. (via High School Sports Blog)

Twenty-two of the nations' top teams and forty-five of the best individuals will make the trek to Portland, Oregon for Nike Cross Nationals. The teams are comprised of two winners from nine different regions and four “At-Large” berths, decided on by a team of Nike consultants.