Goolsby returning to Div. II State pole vault; Hillsboro, McClain advance to regional finals

The Hillsboro Indians will see junior Austin Goolsby back at the OHSAA State Track and Field Championships with the state runner-up from a year ago qualifying for the Division II pole vault event for a second straight year.

Goolsby qualified back to state on Thursday at the 2017 Division II Regional Track and Field Championships at Athens High School with a vault of 15-00.00 for first place overall in the event.

Earlier this postseason, Goolsby also won the district pole vault event in Washington C.H. with a height of 15-06, and at the South Central Ohio League Championships in early May, Goolsby won the league crown at Hillsboro High School with a height of 15-00.00.

Goolsby advances to state one year following a spectacular performance on the big stage. During his sophomore year, Goolsby placed second last season at Division II OHSAA State Track and Field Championships with a height of 15-08.00, a Hillsboro school record.

Also at Division II Regionals on Thursday, the Hillsboro Indians and McClain Tigers combined to qualify to the regional finals in eight events that will take place this Saturday.

The Indians and Tigers will each have their 4x100-meter relay teams racing in the regional finals. The Hillsboro team of Austin Kimball, Jeremy Hayton, Luke Gallimore and Goolsby were fifth place in the prelims with a time of 44.32. McClain’s team of Tristan Pitzer, Landree Gray, Tyler Jackson and Jensen Knaff finished sixth at 44.66.

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McClain also had Pitzer qualifying for the 100m dash, where he was fifth at 11.33, and in the 200m dash finishing with a prelim time of 22.79.

The MHS girls have four regional final events on Saturday following prelims, with Chayden Pitzer racing in all four. In individual events, Pitzer qualified for the 100m hurdles, where she was fourth in the prelims at 15.37. In the 200m dash, she was second place with a time of 25.75.

MHS also has two relay teams competing in the regional finals. Their 4x200m relay team of Maddy Stegbauer, Hunter Scott, Ashley Hardesty and Chayden Pitzer had a prelim time of 1:47.17 for fifth place. The same for racers also were fifth in the 4x100m relay on Thursday with a time of 50.85.

Also this Saturday the Indians will have Jeremy Hayton in the high jump event and Deon Burns in the shot put event, as both events are finals.

(Top 8 qualify for regional finals on Saturday, unless noted)

Hillsboro Boys

• 4x100m relay: 5, Austin Kimball, Jeremy Hayton, Luke Gallimore, Austin Goolsby, 44.32.

• 4x400m relay: 15, Ty Alexander, Britton Haines, Tyler Workman, Austin Kimball, 3:38.85.

• Long Jump (finals): 6, Austin Goolsby, 21-06.50.

• Pole Vault (finals): 1, Austin Goolsby, 15-00.00; 9, Mark Gallimore, 12-06.00.


McClain Boys

• 110m hurdles: 10, Landree Gray, 16.18.

• 100m dash: 5, Tristan Pitzer, 11.33.

• 4x100m relay: 6, Tristan Pitzer, Landree Gray, Tyler Jackson, Jensen Knaff, 44.66.

• 400m dash: 15, Trevor Newkirk, 55.52.

• 300m hurdles: 12, Landree Gray, 43.27.

• 200m dash: 2, Tristan Pitzer, 22.79.


McClain Girls

• 100m hurdles: 4, Chayden Pitzer, 15.37.

• 4x200m relay: 5, Maddy Stegbauer, Hunter Scott, Ashley Hardesty, Chayden Pitzer, 1:47.17.

• 4x100m relay: 5, Maddy Stegbauer, Hunter Scott, Ashley Hardesty, Chayden Pitzer, 50.85.

• 200m dash: 2, Chayden Pitzer, 25.75.