2017 SCOL Track and Field Championships Scenes (Day 1)

The first of two days of the 2017 South Central Ohio League Championships (SCOL) was held on Tuesday, May 9 at Hillsboro High School. All eight SCOL schools competed in the boys and girls event.
Members of the SCOL are Hillsboro, McClain, Clinton-Massie, East Clinton, Wilmington, Washington, Miami Trace and Chillicothe.
After four events (boys) and three events (girls) scored in Day 1 of the SCOL Track and Field Championships, the Hillsboro boys and Washington girls lead the event.
The Indians lead with a score of 37 after four scored events, followed by Wilmington (25), Miami Trace (23), Washington (21), McClain (19), Clinton-Massie (15), East Clinton (15) and Chillicothe (1) in the boys standings.
The girls have Washington leading with 28 points after three scored events, followed by Miami Trace (23), Chillicothe (19), Clinton-Massie (14), Wilmington (11), McClain (10), Hillsboro (7) and East Clinton (5).
Girls event finals include Chillicothe winning the 4x800-meter girls relay with a time of 10:25.84. Hillsboro was fifth (Sam Bullock, Ellie Howland, Mallory Overberg, Molly McCreary) at 11:20.59, and McClain was sixth (Natalie Cunningham, Haley Peterman, Katie Sowers, Molly Rowe) at 11:39.22.
The girls high jump winner was Rayana Burns of Washington at 4-10.00. Hillsboro’s Emma Hess was sixth (4-04.00), and Lucy Hart was 10th (4-02.00). McClain’s Maddie Stapleton was 13th at 4-00.00.
Miami Trace’s Katie Seyfang won the shot put at 39-10.50. McClain’s Beth Montgomery placed third (33-02.00), and teammate Hunter Scott was eighth (31-09.00).
In the boys events, the 4x800m winner was Clinton-Massie at 8:26.41. The McClain Tigers (Kaleb Shepherd, Reece Schluep, Johnny Free, Justin Osborne) were third (8:56.22), and the Hillsboro Indians (Britton Haines, Micah Pinney, Cody McCreary, Ty Alexander) were fourth (8:56.45).
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The boys pole vault winner was Hillsboro’s Austin Goolsby with a height of 15-00.00. Mark Gallimore of HHS was fourth (11-06.00), and McClain’s Owen O’Connor and Ethan Cockerill each were tied for ninth (10-00.00).
Goolsby also won the boys long jump event with a leap of 21-06.50. McClain’s Tristan Pitzer was third (20-04.00).
In the finals of the boys discus throw, Miami Trace’s Wes Seyfang won with a throw of 136-02. McClain’s Owen O’Connor was third at 120-10, while Hillsboro’s Draven Stodgel was fifth (118-10) and Kole Maynard was sixth (116-03.50). McClain’s Jordan Pearson was eighth (113-09.50).
The finals (Day 2) of the SCOL Track and Field Championships will be held on Thursday, May 11 at HHS.
All photos by Stephen Forsha/The Highland County Press.