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.
State Meet Preview - Five Events to Watch
Boys Division III
3200m
1b 218 Drew McCormick, Baltimore Liberty Union 10 10:17.95
2a 154 Davis Filippell, Gates Mills Hawken 12 9:29.91
2b 19 Bryson Wade, Newark Catholic 11 10:17.37
3a 908 Landon Hamilton, Andover Pymatuning Valley 12 9:42.16
3b 201 Gabe Henning, East Canton 11 9:30.45
4a 514 Jacob Gunderkline, Yellow Springs 11 10:01.46
4b 601 Colton Johnson, Mt. Gilead 11 9:55.55
5a 727 Walter Luttrell, Dayton Christian 12 9:58.73
5b 212 Tony Migliozzi, Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas 12 9:33.35
6a 711 Jordan Karnes, Edgerton 12 10:07.36
6b 2 Isaiah Bragg, Fairfield Cincinnati Christian 10 10:00.04
7a 331 Bryce Tiell, Kansas Lakota 12 10:13.96
7b 609 Dustin Hayes, Mt. Gilead 11 10:05.79
8a 777 Andrew Trusty, Sycamore Mohawk 9 9:57.28
8b 1 Josiah Bragg, Fairfield Cincinnati Christian 11 9:59.50
Ones to Watch
Walt Luttrell owns the fastest time in Ohio this year when he set the Division III state record by running 9:09.15 at the Darby Distance Twilight erlier in the year. But Walt is doubling, so his recovery will mean that he will most likely have to run to win without trying to move his Division III state record any lower. The next four fastest times for DIII in the state were set at the Navarre Regional by Filippell, Henning, Migliozzi and Hamilton. Look for somebody to try to take the race out fast and see if they can lose Luttrell.
800m
1b 240 Chris Holloway, Sugar Grove Berne Union 12 2:00.80
2a 359 Michael Volkman, Archbold 11 1:59.75
2b 958 Jared Moore, New Lebanon Dixie 12 1:56.60
3a 443 Jake Rider, Worthington Christian 11 1:56.66
3b 219 Eli Morris, Milford Center Fairbanks 11 2:01.58
4a 512 Garrett Brown, Cleveland Cuyahoga Heights 12 1:55.37
4b 424 Joe Guerra, Sandusky St. Mary Central Catholic 12 1:59.51
5a 228 Thomas Holland, McDonald 12 1:55.66
5b 672 Nate Konzen, Toledo Christian 11 1:59.74
6a 450 Patrick Carroll, Cincinnati Purcell Marian 12 1:57.20
6b 820 Seth Butler, Findlay Liberty-Benton 10 1:57.41
7a 405 Gebhard Keny, Gahanna Columbus Academy 10 1:57.87
7b 328 Kyle Neyer, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy 12 1:58.75
8a 335 David Curtin, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy 11 1:57.08
8b 715 Michael Perisa, Warren John F. Kennedy 11 1:56.02
Ones to Watch
This race features six athletes within a second and half of each other, and a total of nine athletes within just over two seconds of each other. This is really anyones call on how the places fall, but Brown and Holland are the two favorites as they went 1-2 at the Navarre Regional. Look for Holland to try to extract some revenge on Brown.
Pole Vault
2 501 Danny Barrett, Cleveland Cuyahoga Heights 12 13'00.00"
3 535 Alex Hopkins, Millersport 12 14'07.50"
4 214 Cody Marshall, East Canton 10 14'00.00"
5 122 Karl Wunderle, Garfield Heights Trinity 12 13'00.00"
6 308 Zack Riley, Chillicothe Huntington 12 13'00.00"
7 206 Jay Leininger, Delphos St. John's 11 13'08.00"
8 1 Josh Berger, Versailles 12 13'00.00"
9 934 Jeremy Simon, Van Buren 12 13'06.00"
10 621 Cory Wasson, Troy Christian 12 13'04.00"
11 607 Chris Johnson, Mt. Gilead 12 13'03.00"
12 403 Alex Slattery, Sandusky St. Mary Central Catholic 11 13'10.00"
13 531 Kerry Green, Millersport 12 13'06.00"
14 15 Chase Addy, Newcomerstown 11 13'06.00"
15 759 Pete McCollow, Spencerville 11 13'10.00"
16 603 Heath Nickles, Columbus Grove 12 15'00.00"
Ones to Watch
Nickles is the favorite as he is the leader in the state with a vault of 15'10" coming at his conference meet. Horn, the future decathlete, will be in the running, as he has gone 15'6", if Nickles makes a mistake. Hopkins went big at the Pickerington Regional, and if he keeps it up he could very well be in the running to place high. Marshall and Green should battle it out to see who will be on the top half of the podium, this will likely come down to who ever is cleaner.
400m
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1 956 Billy Hauser, New Lebanon Dixie 10 51.17
2 224 Thomas Hallal, Gates Mills Gilmour Academy 11 49.74
3 64 Silas Jolliff, Cardington-Lincoln 11 50.31
4 15 John Guagenti, Bluffton 12 47.88
5 349 Nick Williams, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy 12 50.45
6 105 Curtis Smithey, Bloomdale Elmwood 12 49.24
7 903 Zak Kite, Arcanum 10 51.09
8 400 Dylan Keller, Sandusky St. Mary Central Catholic 12 50.75
Lane No. Heat 2 Gr. Time
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1 202 Austin Cain, Milford Center Fairbanks 10 51.19
2 418 Daymbah Fofanah, Hicksville 10 50.52
3 127 Jeff Kremer, New Bremen 11 50.65
4 563 Gabe Gomes, Richmond Heights 12 48.93
5 405 Cody Houser, Frankfort Adena 12 50.06
6 568 Joe Leyland, Atwater Waterloo 11 49.07
7 357 Quintin Aden, Canal Winch. Harvest Preparatory 12 51.01
8 318 Drew Schneiter, Strasburg-Franklin 12 50.02
Ones to Watch
Gaugenti will look to go in the low 47's and take a shot at both the Division III state record and Division III state meet record. Running at 11:10 AM may give Gaugenti a good shot if it is warm, but not hot at that time. Look for Gomes to possibly challange Gaugenti for the top spot. Smithey, Leyland and Hallal will battle it out for a close finish for spots three through five, and possibly higher.
4x400m Relay
2 Willoughby Cornerstone Christian 3:26.68
3 Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy 3:27.21
4 Bluffton 3:23.25
5 Canal Winch. Harvest Preparatory 3:29.31
6 Findlay Liberty-Benton 3:24.39
7 Gahanna Columbus Academy 3:30.74
8 West Liberty-Salem 3:29.47
1 Worthington Christian 3:30.96
2 Bloomdale Elmwood 3:27.29
3 Milford Center Fairbanks 3:30.07
4 Gates Mills Gilmour Academy 3:23.93
5 New Bremen 3:26.32
6 McDonald 3:24.00
7 Cin. Shroder Paideia Academy 3:27.70
8 Warren Lordstown 3:28.11
Ones to Watch
Gimour Academy and Bluffton will battle this race out all the way to the end, both teams could push each other to break the state record of 3:21.03. Look for Bluffton to take home the gold with speedster John Gaugenti anchoring the team. McDonald and Liberty-Benton have gone 3:24 this year and could possible be in the mix in the final lap.