The 2008 OATCCC Indoor Track and Field Championships will be held on March 15 at the University of Akron. New to 2008 the girls and boys weight throw are being added to the event list. We look forward to this expansion of the meet event list without adding additional time to the meet.
Five of the seven ohioans to make Bob Gourley's National Weight and Hammer list (http://dyestat.com/3rank/gourley/7in/mar15.html) have graduated, which makes who will be the first Boy's Ohio State Champion in the Weight Throw a hard question to answer. The two returnees from the list in Ohio are Anthony Scholes (52'8") from Centerville and Curt Smith (46'8") from Paint Valley.
On the girls side, Ohio had quite an impact on the National list, with seventeen girls making the cut. While nine have graduated, eight will return for atleast one more season to try to claim the first ever Girl's Ohio State Champion in the Weight Throw. The returners are Erin Pendelton (44'2") of Woodmore, Brianna Strother (41'0.25") of St. Peter Chanel, Emily Niehaus (40'4.5") of Kings, Kaitlyn Griffith (36'1.5") of Orrville, Amy Evans (35'3") of Urbana, Holley Mangold (35'3") of Alter, Diamond Clemons (34'7") of Piqua and Lydsey Crowe (32'11.5") of Wilmington.
A proposal for a change in the high school tournament event list been proposed to the OATCCC executive board. The proposal would add the boys and girls triple jump to the OHSAA's list of events to be completed in the state tournament. Members of the Coaches Association are voting on this proposal at this time, but it is ultimatley up to the OHSAA's voting members.
A proposal for a change in the middle school girls shot put weight has been proposed to the OATCCC executive board. The proposal would reduce the middle school girls shot put weight from an 8 lb shot to a 6 lb shot. This will provide a greater change in the implements weight from middle school/junior high to the high school weight of 4 kg (8.8 lb). Additionally, this would eliminate the 8 lb shot from track in the state of Ohio. Members of the Coaches Association are voting on this proposal at this time, but it is ultimatley up to the OHSAA's voting members.