The Leaderboards

On the track, Mason Robson leads the state in the 60m (7.39), 200m (23.58), and 400m (52.86). While Derrick Jones Jr of Ohio Heat leads the 60m hurdles at 9.35 and Brandon Scott of DoubleUP Elite sits atop the 800m at 2:11.45. 

Getting into the longer distance events, two athletes stand out: Keizo Russell of Dayton Wolverines in the 1500m (4:55.55) and 3000m (10:56.41) and Hunter Horrocks of Kings in the 1600m (4:29.08) and 3200m (9:45.65). Lincoln Reith of Providence Pastures Running leads the mile at 5:53.47. 

Manning Judah of Warrensville Youth Track Club went fastest in the 1500m walk at 11:54.44.

In the relays, DoubleUP Elite leads the 4x200m at 1:39.64, Dub. Eversole Run MS leads the 4x400m at 4:29.10, and Logan MS leads the 4x800m at 9:59.98.

In the field, Spencer Fair of Dub. Eversole Run MS went 5-4 in the high jump, Braylon White went 18-4.75 in the long jump and Bennett Knapp vaulted 11-0. Cody Knaack threw 62-8.50 in the shot put.

Three Who Stood Out

Mason Robson | Euclid Central MS | Class of 2030 | 60m / 200m / 400m

Robson is a sixth grader leading Ohio middle school boys in three sprint events. Last summer at the AAU Junior Olympic Games on July 26th, he ran 11.59 in the 100m prelims, winning his heat, then 11.71 in semis and 11.86 in finals. In the 200m he went 23.26 in prelims, 23.32 in semis, and 23.20 in the final. In the 400m he ran 51.34 for a PR, finishing second. 

This indoor season he ran 7.39 in the 60m to win the SPIRE Middle School Last Chance Meet on February 21st, ran 23.58 in the 200m at the 14 & Under National Championship on February 14th, and leads the state in the 400m at 52.86. 

Hunter Horrocks | Kings | Kings Mills, OH | 1600m / 3200m

Horrocks leads Ohio middle school boys in both distance events this indoor season. He ran 4:29.08 in the 1600m and 9:45.65 in the 3200m, both PRs, both at the REP Distance Challenge on February 13th.  

Cody Knaack | Bay MS | Class of 2030 | Shot Put

Knaack won the OHSAA 7th & 8th Grade State Track Meet in the discus last May with a throw of 187-0, after throwing a PR of 188-3 at the Cleveland West Conference MS Championship earlier that month. In the shot put at that same state meet he threw 56-9.50 and finished second. He came into this indoor season opening at 52-9 at the Oberlin College High School Track and Field Meet on January 18th, then 52-8.50 on February 1st. Then on February 21st at the SPIRE Middle School Last Chance Meet, he threw 62-8.50 for a PR and won. That's a 10-foot jump in a single meet and nearly six feet beyond his outdoor state PR from last May.