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 many great 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.
State Meet Preview - Five Events to Watch
Girls Division II
400m
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1 211 Olivia Lent, Philo 11 59.58
2 766 Kelsey Barnes, Bay Village Bay 10 56.79
3 219 Arabia Littlejohn, Steubenville 11 58.71
4 333 Angelique Lykes, Warrensville Heights 11 56.14
5 808 Kara Jackson, Gallipolis Gallia Academy 10 58.53
6 546 Karli Hartings, Shelby 11 58.29
7 513 Caitlin Sparks, Sparta Highland 12 59.51
8 445 Brittany Brown, Akron Archbishop Hoban 11 59.10
Lane No. Heat 2 Gr. Time
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1 217 Kaitlin Worthington, Cincinnati Finneytown 12 59.86
2 440 Mikaela Tolbert, Defiance 11 58.64
3 940 Kelsey McDonald, Dayton Oakwood 9 59.44
4 10 Rachael Clay, Rossford 12 57.75
5 626 Jordan Stafford, Springfield Greenon 12 58.30
6 348 Daianna Barron, Warrensville Heights 10 56.75
7 115 Jazmine Shaw, Columbus Hamilton Township 12 59.33
8 818 Katoria Carter, Hubbard 12 56.88
Ones To Watch
The big question here is if Warrensville Heights can go 1-2 in this race with Lykes and Barron. Or can Barnes, Clay or Hartings sneak in and break the two apart.
3200m
1b 650 Katie Gillespie, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy 11 11:01.34
2a 317 Katie Burkett, Eaton 11 11:59.90
2b 957 Julia Sizek, Dayton Oakwood 11 11:46.74
3a 551 Holly Baird, Wauseon 11 11:47.27
3b 506 Emily Zimmerman, Kettering Archbishop Alter 12 12:03.38
4a 511 Mallory Kreider, Ashtabula Edgewood 10 11:18.68
4b 101 Kayla Mohr, Marion Elgin 9 11:57.87
5a 327 Ashleigh Kahlig, Coldwater 12 11:48.68
5b 678 Kasey Hosier, Springfield Northwestern 11 11:58.26
6a 409 Jessica Zangmeister, Fairview Park Fairview 11 11:01.84
6b 162 Sherry Borsos, Rayland Buckeye Local 11 11:59.92
7a 836 Anna Lamb, Granville 9 11:56.90
7b 856 Sarah Rospert, Milan Edison 11 11:52.16
8a 403 Sammantha Stroker, Washington C.H. Miami Trace 10 12:00.32
8b 108 Lauren Shivers, Salem 11 11:31.83
Ones To Watch
Gillespie has a great chance to win the 1600m earlier in the day. She may be strong enough to come back and win the 3200m, but she will have to hold off the Navarre Regional runner up in Zangmeister, who will be running fresh and with something to prove. Gillespie doubled and held off Zangmeister last week, lets see if she can do it again. These two are really out in front of the rest of the field, but keep an eye Kreider and Selhorst at they fight to finish in the top 3.
Pole Vault
2 408 Rachel Steiner, Springfield Shawnee 11 9'06.00"
3 5 Kori Tatman, Amanda-Clearcreek 10 11'01.00"
4 626 Corrylee Drozda, Perry 12 9'06.00"
5 154 Amanda Schmauder, Pepper Pike Orange 11 9'09.00"
6 522 Chelsea Imm, Ottawa-Glandorf 12 10'00.00"
7 237 Emma Vierheller, Orrville 12 10'04.00"
8 206 Julia Cain, Magnolia Sandy Valley 10 10'03.00"
9 376 Erin Baldinger, Caledonia River Valley 12 10'06.00"
10 422 Kim Keesler, Chagrin Falls 12 10'03.00"
11 7 Shelby Smith, Amanda-Clearcreek 10 9'06.00"
12 431 Jana Wyatt, West Salem Northwestern 12 11'03.00"
13 682 Sarah Rasnick, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy 10 11'01.00"
14 403 Sara Bechtel, Bellefontaine 10 10'00.00"
15 965 Kayla Caldwell, Gnadenhutten Indian Valley 11 11'00.00"
16 805 Julia Walters, Bellevue 10 10'04.00"
Ones to Watch
Caldwell won the state meet last year with a jump of 12'4" and she set the Division II state Record with a jump of 12'9" earlier last season. The question will be if she will be able to fully recover from running three prelims the night before. Watch out as Caldwell has already gone 12'5" this season and could up her state meet record this year. Also keep an eye on Rasnick and Fields to make a run at the gold if Caldwell faulters. Wyatt is another that if she is clean could place high in the pole vault
Discus
2 124 Ashley Evanich, Minerva 12 118'09"
3 724 Amy Evans, Urbana 12 118'03"
4 164 Sarah Brobeck, Salem 12 136'08"
5 442 Paige Kelley, Heath 11 117'10"
6 116 Nikki Murphy, Ravenna Southeast 12 127'10"
7 233 Katie Boyd, Brookville 11 115'11"
8 583 Katie Sidwell, Zanesville Maysville 11 118'02"
1 85 Sara Weaver, Napoleon 11 124'02"
2 525 Ali Roth, Shelby 12 123'02"
3 939 Jessie Rowland, Germantown Valley View 12 124'07"
4 422 Nicole Fore, Washington C.H. Washington 11 114'08"
5 247 Kaitlyn Griffith, Orrville 12 121'03"
6 551 KaiCee Kubicina, Newton Falls 12 132'10"
7 930 Anna Knapski, Canton South 11 120'07"
8 422 Ciara Whitmer, Johnstown Northridge 12 113'09"
Ones To Watch
Murphy has been bombing both the disc and shot in the post season, setting a PR in the disc at the district meet and PR in the shot at the regional meet. If Kubicina can rebound from her regional performance, she has a chance at taking home the gold. Brobeck has been consistent the last three weeks and is ready to go big at the state meet. Roth will likely be the fourth thrower on the top half of the podium.
200m
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1 208 Ashlee Hoffman, Columbus Bishop Hartley 11 25.85
2 434 Allorian Horne, Leavittsburg LaBrae 10 25.32
3 125 Cat Humphries, Cincinnati Archbishop McNicholas 11 25.44
4 672 Jeanette Pettigrew, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy 11 24.67
5 965 Kayla Caldwell, Gnadenhutten Indian Valley 11 25.41
6 445 Brittany Brown, Akron Archbishop Hoban 11 25.24
7 160 Jasmine Troyer, Millersburg West Holmes 10 25.98
8 10 Rachael Clay, Rossford 12 25.75
Lane No. Heat 2 Gr. Time
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1 302 Catie Wolfe, Pomeroy Meigs 11 26.19
2 523 Kristen Anderson, Sparta Highland 10 25.57
3 38 Lindsey Neavin, St. Clairsville 12 25.95
4 244 DeVonne Howard, Orrville 12 24.84
5 201 Aisha Cavin, Columbus Bishop Hartley 9 24.92
6 333 Angelique Lykes, Warrensville Heights 11 25.17
7 223 DeNesha Howard, Orrville 12 25.59
8 348 Daianna Barron, Warrensville Heights 10 25.71
Ones to Watch
Pettigrew, DeVonne Howard, and Cavin are the only three ladies in DII to dip below 25 seconds so far this year, but look for a few more to do the same this weekend. Look for Howard to be the one to take the gold. The next five spots will be a fight, but look for Humphries to make a move and go after a spot in the top three.