H.S. Track: Regional capsules/area qualifiers
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Division I
Amherst High School
WHEN: Today and Friday
Timetable: Today — 4 p.m.: boys pole vault, girls high jump, boys long jump, boys discus. 4:30 p.m.: 3,200 relays, followed by semifinals for 100 hurdles and 110 hurdles, 100, 800 relay, 400 relay, 400, 300 hurdles, 200, 1,600 relay. Friday —
5 p.m.: girls pole vault, boys high jump, girls long jump, boys shot put, girls discus. 6 p.m.: track events beginning with the 100 girls hurdles.
WHO: Qualifiers from the Amherst, Lakewood, Ravenna (boys only), Tiffin Columbian (girls only) and Toledo St. Francis districts
BOYS
AMHERST: Shawn Chrapzynski, sr. (400); Brandon Colvig, sr. (discus); Adam Kalivoda, jr. (pole vault); Brandon Kish, jr.; (200); 800 relay (Chrapzynski, Justin Stump, sr.; Chris Schmittle, so.; Kish)
AVON LAKE: Matt Link, so. (3,200); Sean McCann, jr. (shot put, discus); 800 relay (Jeff Tell, sr.; Adam Ciarrone, so.; Ben Kovach, sr.; Mike Mansnerus, so.)
BEREA: Phil Gore, sr. (110 hurdles, pole vault); Aaron Young, so. (400); 800 relay (Young, Dave Hensel, sr.; Tyler Harris, so.; Derick Schwedt, so.); 1,600 relay (Anthony Tarrant, so.; Schwedt, Hensel, Young)
ELYRIA: Lyndon Anderson, so. (100); Bryant Sharp, sr. (long jump)
MIDVIEW: Robert Catalano, sr. (shot put); Drew Ebersole, sr. (shot put, discus)
NORTH OLMSTED: Chris Arlinghaus, sr. (high jump); Griffin Beach, jr. (pole vault); Rodney Dukes, jr. (long jump); Jordan Hoppel, jr. (100, 200); Josh Price, so. (long jump); 400 relay (Cory Molnar, sr.; Keith Troyer, sr.; Pat Tomko, jr.; Hoppel)
OLMSTED FALLS: Adam Harder, jr. (100); Matt Jurcak, sr. (110 hurdles, 300 hurdles); 400 relay (Brian Pongallo, fr.; Robbie VanZandt, jr.; Jared Early, jr.; Harder)
SOUTHVIEW: Blake Witherspoon, sr. (100, 200); Jeremy Silva, sr. (long jump); 400 relay (Kevin Windham, sr.; Ricky Earl, so.; Joshua Morris, jr.; Witherspoon)
WESTLAKE: Scott Bechtel, sr. (pole vault); Jack St. Marie, fr. (3,200)
GIRLS
AMHERST: Brooke Arthur-Mensah, jr. (long jump); Jessica Bartholomew, jr. (3,200); Kara Kasper, sr. (100 hurdles); Jane Lehman, jr. (3,200); Melissa Overman, sr. (shot put); Kasey Schuler, fr. (800)
AVON LAKE: Morgan Srail, fr. (pole vault); Miranda Weed, so. (1,600)
ELYRIA: Torri Miller, sr. (100); 400 relay (Alexis Filiaggi, jr.; Miller; Amani Wise, so.; Burgundy Jones, so.)
MAGNIFICAT: Maddie Chambers, so. (Westlake resident — 1,600 and 800 along with 1,600 relay and 3,200 relay)
NORTH OLMSTED: Andria Bazilevich, sr.; (3,200); Mary Bridges, so. (discus); Meghan Drews, fr. (100, 200); Christine Kanis, sr. (shot put)
OLMSTED FALLS: Katie Nageotte, jr. (pole vault); Brittany Snider, jr. (high jump)
SOUTHVIEW: Lashanda Arnold, jr. (100 hurdles, 300 hurdles); Alexis Washington, jr. (100, 200); Shaniqua Ogle, fr. (shot put); 400 relay (Arnold, Nikki Armstrong, sr.; Ashley Evans, so.; Washington)
WESTLAKE: Kalpana Beach, fr. (high jump); Alesha Beverly, fr. (1,600 and 3,200); Megan Davis, so. (400); Hanna Dixon, jr. (100, long jump); Alex James, jr. (long jump); Bridget McNeill, jr. (discus); 800 relay and 1,600 relay (Dixon, Liz Stark, jr.; Natalie Bechtel, so.; Davis); 3,200 relay (Lauren Ledek, jr.; Julia Fulton, so.; Beverly, Megan Dunlap, so.)
Division II
Ravenna High School
WHEN: Thursday and Saturday
Timetable: Thursday — 4 p.m.: boys pole vault, girls high jump, boys long jump, boys discus. 4:30 p.m.: 3,200 relays, followed by semifinals for 100 hurdles and 110 hurdles, 100, 800 relay, 400 relay, 400, 300 hurdles, 200, 1,600 relay. Saturday — 11:30 a.m.: girls pole vault, boys high jump, girls long jump, boys shot put, girls discus. 12:30 p.m.: track events beginning with the 100 girls hurdles.
WHO: Qualifiers from Andover, Grafton, Painesville and Salem districts
Boys
AVON: Sam Bickley, fr. (800); Bryant Robertson, jr. (200); Dan Smith, sr. (1,600); Alex Bushong, sr. (shot put, discus, high jump); Zak Wearsch, so. (110 hurdles); 800 relay (Matt Kaczmarek, sr.; Tyler Irwin, sr.; Brent Jensen, jr.; Robertson); 1,600 relay (Tim Gibson, sr.; Irwin, Smith, Kaczmarek); 3,200 relay (Bickley; Ryan Roberts, so.; Gibson, Smith)
BAY: Todd Bauknecht, sr. (discus); Mike Brajdic, fr. (1,600 and 3,200); Jordan Hawkins, jr. (800); Jeff Kantor, so. (long jump); Evan Mutch, jr. (pole vault); 800 relay (Kantor, Nathan Baumgard, fr.; Ricky Duffield, jr.; Nolan Cavano, jr.); 3,200 relay (Brajdic, Alex Meyers, so.; Dan Ward, jr.; Hawkins)
BROOKSIDE: Dugan Radeff, sr. (400)
CLEARVIEW: Mike Bason, sr. (100); Collin Owens, so. (high jump)
ELYRIA CATHOLIC: Andrew Bir, sr. (100, 200); Marty Coolidge, so. (3,200); Jimmy Zambo, so. (400); 400 relay (Bir, Jayson Graham, sr.; Tyler Mahone, fr.; Pat Flanagan, sr.)
FIRELANDS: Cory LaMar, jr. (400)
VERMILION: Nate Cremean, sr. (1,600 and 800); Jake Figueroa, sr. (discus); Andy Pena, sr. (100, 200); Nate Rodriguez, jr. (800, pole vault); 3,200 relay (Cremean, Addam Kitchen, fr.; Todd Hathaway, jr.; Rodriguez)
Girls
AVON: Ali Fisher, fr. (400); Christina Herbst, jr. (shot put, discus); Kaitlin Hopkins, so. (pole vault); Mary Mullins, sr. (100 hurdles); Erin Schneider, so. (3,200); Kayla Welch, fr. (1,600); 400 relay (Jasmine Frye, fr.; Elisabeth Neumann, so.; Mary Mullins, sr.; Cassie Jensen, sr.), 1,600 relay (Welch, Nicole Armstrong, fr.; Fisher, Mallory Balmert, fr.); 3,200 relay (Armstrong, Bailey Basen, fr.; Welch, Schneider)
BAY: Kelsey Barnes, so. (400, 200); Stephanie Black, sr. (1,600 and 800); Kelsey Brax, so. (high jump, pole vault); Sarah Chen, so. (long jump); Mackenzie Clark, jr. (long jump); Bridget Doughty, fr. (100 hurdles, 300 hurdles and 100); Dayna Rohlke, jr. (high jump); 400 relay (Chen, Barnes, Rachel Allen, so.; Doughty); 1,600 relay (Black, Allen, Molly Gorie, sr.; Barnes); 3,200 relay (Hannah Farver, sr.; Kelsey Poisson, jr.; Gorie, Black)
BROOKSIDE: Kayla Chrosniak, fr. (400); Hollace Kesterke, jr. (100)
CLEARVIEW: Brianna Shaw, jr. (800); Brianna Hancock, sr. (shot put, discus); 800 relay (Olivia Gardner, jr.; Alexis Pastor, jr.; Ciara Sadler, Teayrmyia Bason, so.)
ELYRIA CATHOLIC: Michelle Clark, jr. (3,200); Evann Heidersbach, jr. (800); 3,200 relay (Laura Pierce, sr.; Alexa Rick, fr.; Liz Rock, so.; Heidersbach)
LUTHERAN WEST: Sarah Jackson, sr. (long jump)
VERMILION: Lindsay Forconi, sr. (100, 200, long jump); Anne Hamilton, jr. (shot put); 400 relay (Chelsey Lantsberry, so.; Alyssa Rodriguez, so.; Jamie Gregory, fr.; Forconi)
Lexington High School
WHEN: Thursday and Saturday
Timetable: Thursday — 4 p.m.: boys pole vault, girls high jump, boys long jump, boys discus. 4:30 p.m.: 3,200 relays, followed by semifinals for 100 hurdles and 110 hurdles, 100, 800 relay, 400 relay, 400, 300 hurdles, 200, 1,600 relay. Saturday — 11:30 a.m.: girls pole vault, boys high jump, girls long jump, boys shot put, girls discus. 12:30 p.m.: track events beginning with the 100 girls hurdles.
WHO: Qualifiers from Columbus (boys only), Lima (girls only), Oak Harbor and Orrville districts
Boys
BLACK RIVER: Robert Altenburger, sr. (1,600); Greg Hartman, sr. (long jump)
KEYSTONE: Anthony Chizmadia, so. (discus)
WELLINGTON: Kevin Wulfhoop, jr. (shot put); 800 relay (Justin Kinter, sr.; Austin Smith, so.; Cody Smith, so.; Jerry Herman, jr.)
Girls
KEYSTONE: Chloe Irish, jr. (long jump)
Division III
Navarre Fairless High School
WHEN: Today and Friday
Timetable: Today — 4 p.m.: boys pole vault, girls high jump, boys long jump, boys discus. 4:30 p.m.: 3,200 relays, followed by semifinals for 100 hurdles and 110 hurdles, 100, 800 relay, 400 relay, 400, 300 hurdles, 200, 1,600 relay. Friday —
5 p.m.: girls pole vault, boys high jump, girls long jump, boys shot put, girls discus. 6 p.m.: track events beginning with the 100 girls hurdles.
WHO: Qualifiers from the Independence, Norwayne, Newcomerstown and New Middletown districts
Boys
LAKE RIDGE: Nathan Kafity, jr. (1,600)
LUTHERAN WEST: Chad Schmitt, sr. (110 hurdles, 300 hurdles)
Girls
BLACK RIVER: Chelsey Calhoun, sr. (discus); Krissy Gillahan, sr. (high jump); Raichel Herte, so. (100 hurdles, 300 hurdles, long jump); Kylie Vozar, so. (high jump)
COLUMBIA: Lisa Brasdovich, so. (100); Alexa Dorricott, sr. (pole vault); 400 relay (Dorricott; Sara Borhello, so.; Rachel Gray, so.; Brasdovich)
LAKE RIDGE: Megan Leake, jr. (pole vault); Amanda Seidel, so. (400, 200)
OPEN DOOR: Rachel Schumick, sr. (800)
— Compiled by Paul Heyse
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