Events to Watch
200m Dash
Top 5 Entries:
Jp Vaught - Southwestern (KY): 21.33
LaCarr Trent - Gahanna Lincoln: 21.40 (outdoor)
Lorenzo Styles, Jr. - Pickerington Central: 21.77
Denzell Feagin - Pickerington Central: 21.78
Christian Ford - Lima Shawnee: 21.89
- Seven athletes bring in entries under 22.00
- Eleven more athletes enter at 22.50 or better
- Athlete to Watch: Tony Martin - Saginaw (MI) ... Holds indoor personal best of 21.93 and outdoor personal best of 21.71
800m Run
Top 5 Entries:
Joab Francois - Lake Brantley (FL): 1:51.00 (outdoor)
Blake Lucius - Shelby: 1:54.95
Parker Raymond - Rochester Adams (MI): 1:55.19
Brandtson Duffie - Fairfield-Leesburg: 1:56.23 (outdoor)
Seth Ketler - Seneca Valley (PA): 1:56.24
- Three Canadians with sub-1:54 manual entries.
- Joab Francois finally makes his indoor debut as a senior. He could run away with this race, but several of his challengers could use their experience on the indoor track to give him a legitimate challenge.
- All 36 athletes bring in entries under 2:02
- Athlete to Watch: Nicholas Couyoumjian - Northville (MI) ... Couyoumjian brings in a 1:56.99 personal best, but ran 1:53.99 this outdoor season. He could be a dark horse contender for the victory on Sunday.
3200m Run
Top 5 Entries:
Adam Beucler - Hudson: 9:10.48
Caleb Brown - Shelby: 9:22.59
Aidan Harr - New Philadelphia: 9:22.67 (outdoor)
Conner Johanssen - Hilliard Davidson: 9:25.60 (outdoor)
Matt Duvall - Pickerington North: 9:26.20 (9:14.62 outdoor)
- Three Canadians with manual entries under 9:24
- All 35 competitors under 9:56
- Athlete to Watch: Noah Fisher - Ayersville ... Won the D3 Cross Country Championship this fall after running 9:27.29 and taking 2nd in the 3200 outdoor. Enters SPIRE Showcase with a 9:31.58 season/personal best and should be a top contender even though he currently sits outside the top-10.
Pole Vault
Top 5 Entries:
Dustin Meyer - Gates-Chili (NY): 16-1
Dalton Shepler - Vandalia-Butler: 16-0
Kyel Wolff - Cuyahoga Heights: 15-0
Robert Artip - Independence: 14-6
Reese Burwell - Lancaster: 14-6
Weight Throw
Top 5 Athletes:
Michael Shoaf - Rocky River: 69-5
Erik Fertig - Eastwood: 67-2
Henry Zimmerman - New Albany: 65-8