PHOTO CREDIT: KEVIN BOLANOS GONZALEZ
Four Ohio Underclassmen Who Made the Indoor Rankings Interesting
Ailes, Edwards, Stafford, and Abdul-Basser topped the sprint leaderboards
The 2026 indoor season is wrapping up in Ohio and as the transition is made to the outdoor season it is important to note four underclassmen who left marks worth carrying into the outdoor conversation. Meet Cooper Ailes, Jaylen Edwards, Alexz Stafford, and Meena Abdul-Basser.
BOYS
Ailes opened his indoor season on Dec. 19th at the Jackets Holiday Indoor, running 7.07 in the 60m. He closed it with a PR of 6.95. In the 200m, he opened at 22.69 on Jan. 10 and ran down to 22.00 at the Kent State HS Meet #3 Last Chance, a PR that betters his fastest 200m from the 2025 outdoor season of 22.48. He's a freshman who finished the indoor season ranked No. 1 in Ohio in both events in his class.
Edwards ran 50.18 to open his indoor season and closed it with a 49.00 PR at the NEOITC All-Star Meet. His best from the 2025 outdoor season was 48.84. He was the only sophomore in Ohio to break 50 seconds indoors this season.
GIRLS
Stafford opened her season on Feb. 1 at 8.05 in the 60m. By Feb. 20, she was at 7.79, a drop of 0.26 seconds in a few weeks. She was one of only three freshman girls in Ohio to break 8 seconds in the event this indoor season.
Abdul-Basser opened her indoor season at 58.45 on January 18th and ran 56.57 at the NEOITC All-Star Meet on Feb. 20 to close it. She also ran a PR of 25.17 in the 200m. She was the only sophomore girl in Ohio under 57 seconds in the 400m this indoor season.
PHOTO CREDIT: KEVIN BOLANOS GONZALEZ
Four Ohio Underclassmen Who Made the Indoor Rankings Interesting
Ailes, Edwards, Stafford, and Abdul-Basser topped the sprint leaderboards
The 2026 indoor season is wrapping up in Ohio and as the transition is made to the outdoor season it is important to note four underclassmen who left marks worth carrying into the outdoor conversation. Meet Cooper Ailes, Jaylen Edwards, Alexz Stafford, and Meena Abdul-Basser.
BOYS
Ailes opened his indoor season on Dec. 19th at the Jackets Holiday Indoor, running 7.07 in the 60m. He closed it with a PR of 6.95. In the 200m, he opened at 22.69 on Jan. 10 and ran down to 22.00 at the Kent State HS Meet #3 Last Chance, a PR that betters his fastest 200m from the 2025 outdoor season of 22.48. He's a freshman who finished the indoor season ranked No. 1 in Ohio in both events in his class.
