1912
1912 was an Olympic Year. The 1912 Summer Olympics (Swedish: Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 27 July 1912.
Track & Field was called Athletics. To keep our Ohio high school athletes performances in perspective, I have listed below the Olympic and World Record times and marks in meters and converted the Ohio athlete times and marks to meters for compari
1912 OHSAA Boys' Championship
Team Champion - Toledo Central 62
Runner-Up - Columbus North 42 1/2 (Coach H. P. Swain)
A young Sophmore, Earl Vail from Toledo Central, led his team to the State title. He tied the State Meet record in the 100 yard dash with a time of 10.1 (11.05). He came back and won the 220 in a new State Meet Record time of 22.3 (22.17) and also ran on the winning Mile Relay team. Two other meet records were set that year; both again by Toledo athletes. In the 440, Brown ran a State Meet record 53.0 (52.69). In the 880, Clement Souder ran a very fast State Meet record 2:01.3. (2:00.6). Souder also was a winner in the Hammer and a member of the winning Mile Relay. A Sophomore from Ashville, Mike Hagley would win the first of his three consecutive Pole Vault championships with a New State Meet record vault of 10-10 7/8.
Meet Results:
100-yard dash: Vail, Toledo (:10.1)***
220-yard dash: Vail, Toledo (:22.3)**
440-yard dash: Brown, Toledo (:53)**
880-yard dash: Souder, Toledo (2:01.3)**
Mile Run: Schoenfelit, Toledo (4:43.3)**
Mile Relay: Toledo (3:38) (Vail, Souder, Tracy & Brown)
120-yard high hurdles: Rakestraw, Toledo (:17.1)**
220-yard low hurdles: Rakestraw, Toledo (:28)
Pole Vault: Hagley, Ashville (10-10 7/8)**
Shot Put: Rankin, Cols. North (35-5 ¼)
High Jump: Pond, Toledo (5-8 ½)
Hammer Throw: Souder, Toledo (120-1 1/5)
Broad Jump: Shannon, Kingston (21-9 ¼)
Discus: Rankin, Cols. North (100-8)**
**New State Meet Record
***Equals State Meet Record