This year’s Endurance Sports Wayne Invitational may go down as one of the best ever, and that’s saying a lot, considering who has set foot on this track in the past. Names like Piqua’s Brandon Saine (meet record holder in 100 meter dash 10.34 and 200 record in 21.15 and 400 meter dash in 46.80) and Quinn Pitcock, Middletown’s Scott and Jeff See (both held meet record in the 1600, Scott held the 3200 meter record at 9:27.38 and Jeff holds the 800 meter record in 1:53.99), Dayton Christian's Luttrell brothers, Walter and John (Walter currently holds the meet record in the 3200 in a time of 9:24) Springboro’s Chad Balyo (current meet record holder in 1600 at 4:13.20), Yellow Springs’s Sam Borchers, Wayne’s Jason Craig, Jeremy Richardson, Jason Hodges (meet record holder in 110 hurdles in 13.50 and 300 hurdles in 37.90), Marcus Freeman and Mike Mickens, Vandalia Butler’s Jimmie Pacifico (current meet record holder in the shot put 68-11.5 and discus 175-5), Miamisburg Dave Bruton and Mike Wiley, and that’s just the young men.
For the ladies, Troy Christian’s Mackenzie Wills (who set the Division 3 state record in the pole vault, clearing 12 feet 6 inches here in 2008), Mason’s Angela Bizzarri (holds the meet record in the 1600 in 5:04.30), Cleveland Collinwood Girls (own meet records in 4x100 relay 47.99, 4x200 relay 1:40.60, and 4x400 relay 3:53.40) and Wayne’s Kelly Plummer (meet record holder in shot put 46-4.25).
Headlining this year’s meet will be Vandalia Butler’s Danny Neff and Mason’s Zach Wills. Neff, the defending 2008 outdoor state champion in the 1600 run and 2009 state indoor champion in the 1600 and 800 run, has already ran 4:09.86 in the one mile run this year. Wills is the defending 2008 state cross country champion and 2008 outdoor 3200 meter run champion. Wills owns marks of 4:15.70 in the mile run and 9:13.58 in the two mile run. Wills has also run 4:13 on a 1600 leg of a relay.
Also competing are
The sprints will be a showdown of Northmont’s Mark Mays,
Other notables are Dee Jay Hunter (10.74) of
The pole vault showcases Jack Greenlee of St. Xavier, the 2008 state runner-up, and owns a best of 15 feet 1 inch,
The throws should be a showdown between Alters’ Chris Borland. Mason’s Kendrick Davis,
Longo has gone over 166’ in the discus, which leads a stacked field. King’s Michael Kidder (151-6),
Cleveland Collinwood girls teams bring down a fearsome relay unit, let by hurdle elitist, Amber Smith. Smith owns personal best times of 14.50 in the 100 hurdles and 43.52 in the 300 hurdles.
In the field events,
Just like the young men’s sprints, the ladies have a few that might threaten the meet record of 11.96 in the 100 dash.
Sprint relays should come down to Collinwood,
Tentative meet participants
Men’s 100 meter showdown
Mark Mays of Northmont (10.66 pr)
Brad Hinegardner of
Demoye Bogle of
Chase Cochran of
Dee Jay Hunter of
Trey Bonny of
Zach Melling of
James Greenwood of
Jon Ehrensberger of Centerville11.15
Javon
Jack Foy of
Wes Brown of
Girl’s 100 meters
Shanay Portis of
Olyvia Griffin of
Brittany Latimer of
Men’s Discus Throw
Sam Longo of Bellbrook 166-9
Michael Bennett of
Jared Harrison of
Ryan Bitsko of
Michael Kidder of Kings 151-6
Men’s 1600 meter run showdown
Danny Neff of Vandalia Butler 4:08.31
Andrew Trick of Carroll 4:18.85
Doug Norris of Vandalia Butler 4:25.73
Zach Wills of Mason 4:13.1
Ed Carlin of Mason 4:30.02
Shawn Roberts of
Jason Salyer of Tipp City 4:32.32 (4:29.37 pr)
Aaron Dinzeo of
Kevin Fink of
Coby Bohman of Northmont 4:34.74
Girl’s 1600 meter
Carly Hamilton of Springboro (4:57.20 pr)
Megan Wright of
Julie Accurso of
Katie Landwehr of Tipp City (5:10.01 pr)
Marah Charbal of Vandalia Butler (5:24.94)
Men’s Pole Vault
Jack Greenlee of St. Xavier (runner up Div. 1 last year 15-0, went 15-1
Kevin Leland of
Bryan Miller of
Nick Arnold of
Graham Morgan of
Miles Greschl and Marcus Amlin of
Jake Kennard of
Men’s Relays 4x100
Northmont 42.87
St.Xavier 43.96
Men’s Relays 4x400
Northmont 3:22.32
Wayne 3:22.46
Mason 3:26.61
Teams competing: Archbishop Alter, Bellbrook,