Jared Hall

With the conclusion of the OATCCC Indoor State Meet, see here for the current/updated All-Times lists for the top-25 performances ever in Ohio.

Seniors from Indiana, Ohio and Michigan converge on Jackson H.S. (MI) Saturday to take part in the Midwest Meet of Champions. Many of the top senior athletes in each state will test their skills against their cross-state rivals in a match-up for regional bragging rights. The prime event of the entire weekend is the boys shot put. With six athletes over 62 feet, this event is deep and extremely talented. Midwest Meet of Champs: Official Website / Meet Page Start Lists: IN Boys - IN Girls / OH Boys - OH Girls / MI Boys - MI Girls

 Nick Vena (NJ) throws a new U.S. #1 in shot put with 66-00.75 toss(Photo from NJRunner.com)What a weekened it was!  Results poured in from all across the country, and an incredible amount of new U.S. #1's were achieved.  In this week's Monday News & Notes section, we highlight a few more top high school competitions, post a few tid-bit pieces and talk about the week ahead.Monday News & Notes Highlights- Ohio Summaries: Akron Rubber City & Kent State Open- Chris Derrick runs 9:03.1 for 3200m at Proviso West Inv.- Some top PA/NY stars compete at Kevin Dare Inv.- UK H.S. Inv. video highlights are posted- Bob Gourley's weight throw lists are out- The Week Ahead: Big meets in NY, MA, VA, PA & MI

This past weekend saw fast times out of Kent State, with Kendall Gregory (Strongsville) rolling to a #1 US time in the 400m and Jared Hall (Cleveland Heights) cruising to the US #2 spot in the 800m. The Case Western HS Meet saw a US #3 performance in Emily Infeld's 1600m run. Athletes throughout the state improved their performances before the first release of the OATCCC performance list, which is used in qualifying for the OATCCC Indoor State Championship. The Kent State HS Meet #2 garnered national attention because of the amazing performances, see the full story here.