Cody Hardesty wins 800m regional championship; Indians, Tigers add more state qualifiers
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The Highland County Press-
McClain senior Cody Hardesty earned a Division II Regional Championship on Saturday at Athens High School, and in the process, both the Tigers and the Hillsboro Indians qualified more athletes to the Division II OHSAA Track and Field State Championships, as they placed in the Top 4 of their events.
As for Hardesty, he returns to the state championships as a regional champion in the 800-meter run, finishing with a time of 1:57.69, outpacing the second-place time of 1:58.06.
McClain teammate and fellow senior Alex Hollar qualified to the state meet in the 100m dash with a third-place time of 11.33, Saturday.
In the girls meet for the Lady Tigers, senior Jhaela Coleman was fourth in the 100m dash, qualifying for state for a second consecutive year with a time of 12.76 at regionals.
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For the Hillsboro Indians, senior Mackenzie Conlon qualified for both the 110m hurdles and the 300m hurdles events, as well as a member of the Indians’ 4x200m relay team. In the 110m hurdles, Conlon was fourth with a time of 15.31, and in the 300m hurdles, Conlon had a second-place time of 39.72.
The Indians’ 4x200m team of Conlon, Luke Gallimore, Anthony Anderson and Braden Wildey were third with a time of 1:31.46.
On Thursday, the Indians had another state qualifier in Austin Goolsby in the pole vault with a height of 14-09.00 for third place at regionals.
Also at regionals on Saturday, Coleman was seventh place in both the 200m dash (27.47) and the long jump with a distance of 16-04.50. Chayden Pitzer of the Lady Tigers was sixth in the 100m hurdles with a time of 16.16, seventh in the 300m hurdles at 49.12 and eighth in the 100m dash at 13.06.
The MHS boys 4x100m relay team of Tristan Pitzer, Hardesty, Hollar and Tyler Jackson were sixth at 44.18. Pitzer was also eighth in the long jump with a distance of 20-03.00.
As for Hardesty, he returns to the state championships as a regional champion in the 800-meter run, finishing with a time of 1:57.69, outpacing the second-place time of 1:58.06.
McClain teammate and fellow senior Alex Hollar qualified to the state meet in the 100m dash with a third-place time of 11.33, Saturday.
In the girls meet for the Lady Tigers, senior Jhaela Coleman was fourth in the 100m dash, qualifying for state for a second consecutive year with a time of 12.76 at regionals.
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For the Hillsboro Indians, senior Mackenzie Conlon qualified for both the 110m hurdles and the 300m hurdles events, as well as a member of the Indians’ 4x200m relay team. In the 110m hurdles, Conlon was fourth with a time of 15.31, and in the 300m hurdles, Conlon had a second-place time of 39.72.
The Indians’ 4x200m team of Conlon, Luke Gallimore, Anthony Anderson and Braden Wildey were third with a time of 1:31.46.
On Thursday, the Indians had another state qualifier in Austin Goolsby in the pole vault with a height of 14-09.00 for third place at regionals.
Also at regionals on Saturday, Coleman was seventh place in both the 200m dash (27.47) and the long jump with a distance of 16-04.50. Chayden Pitzer of the Lady Tigers was sixth in the 100m hurdles with a time of 16.16, seventh in the 300m hurdles at 49.12 and eighth in the 100m dash at 13.06.
The MHS boys 4x100m relay team of Tristan Pitzer, Hardesty, Hollar and Tyler Jackson were sixth at 44.18. Pitzer was also eighth in the long jump with a distance of 20-03.00.