Hillsboro, McClain track athletes advance to regionals; Indians track earns district runners-up honors
Lead Summary
By
Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
The Hillsboro Indians and McClain Tigers both had athletes compete in the 2019 Southeast District Track and Field Championships this past Tuesday in the prelims and championships on Saturday to see many of them place in the Top 4 and advance to the regional championships next weekend.
Hillsboro’s boys team were the district runners-up in the event held in Washington C.H. as they scored a total of 75 points, trailing only the district champion Northwest Mohawks, who scored 84 points. The McClain Tigers placed 12th overall for the boys with 25 points.
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In the girls event, the Lady Indians of Hillsboro placed seventh overall as a team with 40 points, and the McClain Lady Tigers were eighth place overall with 39 points. Winning the girls district championship were the Unioto Lady Shermans with 92 points.
The first-place finishes for the boys events saw Hillsboro’s 4x200-meter relay team of Ty Alexander, Keith Doughman, Anthony Richards and Kai Rickman finish with a championship time of 1:32.64.
Hillsboro junior Draven Stodgel was first in two field events, with the previous state participant winning the shot put event with a throw of 56-03.50 and also winning the discus throw event with a distance of 160-03.
Second-place finishes for the boys included HHS senior Quinn Conlon having a height of 5-10.00 in the high jump event for the Indians. McClain senior Kobe Penwell was second place in the long jump for a distance of 20-10.25.
In third place was McClain’s Matt Bliss in the 100m dash, finishing with a time of 11.74 to advance to regionals.
One of the fourth-place finishes saw Hillsboro’s Ty Alexander qualify for regionals with a time of 52.09. Another fourth-place finish saw Hillsboro senior Deon Burns have a shot put distance of 51-00.00.
McClain’s 4x400m relay team of Alex Snyder, Bliss, Trevor Newkirk and Reece Schluep have a time of 3:38.76 for their fourth-place finish to move to the next round.
The girls of both McClain and Hillsboro each had athletes qualify for regionals as well with Top 4 finishes, respectively.
There were a total of five second-place finishes between the two schools, with McClain senior Kerigan Pollard placing second in the 100m dash with a time of 13.18. Teammate Zoe Rios was second place in the 100m dash with a time of 16.41.
Also for Pollard, she was second in the 300m hurdles with a time of 49.10.
Hillsboro’s 4x200m relay team of Molly McCreary, Sydney Callahan, Eden Edenfield and Jaeleigh Hart were second place at 1:49.06 to advance to the next round.
The Lady Indians also had Cierra Lively advance to regionals with a second place finish in the high jump event, ending the day with a height of 4-10.00.
McClain’s 4x100m relay team of Pollard, Rios, Ashley Hardesty and Emma Stegbauer qualified for regionals with their third-place finish in the event with a time of 52.18.
Hillsboro’s 4x400m relay team finished with a time of 4:26.19 to qualify for regionals with a fourth-place finish, as the team consists of Edenfield, Lively, Callahan and Hart, 4:26.19.
Lynchburg-Clay’s girls team also completed in the Division II event, but had no finishers in the Top 4 to advance to regionals.
The Division II Regional Tournament will be held on Thursday, May 23 and Saturday, May 25 at Muskingum College in New Concord. Thursday’s event will start at 5 p.m., and Saturday events begin at 11:30 a.m.
Listed below are all of the finishes at districts for Hillsboro, McClain and Lynchburg-Clay (girls) athletes:
GIRLS (Top 4 advance to regionals)
• 100m dash — 2, Kerigan Pollard (MHS), 13.18; 16, Miranda Lawhorn (LCHS), 14.92; 19, Ashlynn Yates (LCHS), 15.84.
• 200m dash — 15, Abigail Brioli (LCHS), 30.96; 16, Paige Howland (HHS), 31.14; 18, Miranda Lawhorn (LCHS), 31.29.
• 400m dash — 9, Jaeleigh Hart (HHS), 1:06.89; 13. Abigail Brioli (LCHS), 1:10.97; 18, Jessy Mullenix (LCHS), 1:18.30.
• 800m run — 9, Aaliyah Evans (MHS), 2:49.80; 16, Audra Merry (LCHS), 3:05.96; 18, Hailey Boone (HHS), 3:07.37.
• 1600m run — 5, Mia McCammon (LCHS), 6:04.99; 8, Raelynn Ruble (LCHS), 6:12.28; 15, Erika Martin (MHS), 7:52.51; 16, Shayna Beatty (MHS), 7:54.90.
• 3200m run — 14, Mea Quigley (LCHS), 18:13.44; 16, Serena Walker (LCHS), 18:45.28.
• 100m dash — 2, Zoe Rios (MHS), 16.41; 5, Emma Stegbauer (MHS), 17.10; 15, Bre Karnes (HHS), 19.84; 20, Allison Kohus (LCHS), 21.24; 21, Nova Pohl (LCHS), 22.97.
• 300m hurdles — 2, Kerigan Pollard (MHS), 49.10; 8, Cierra Lively (54.85); 10, Lexi Jones (MHS), 54.56; 13, Bre Karnes (HHS), 57.51; 20, Allison Kohus (LCHS), 1:03.09; 21, Nova Pohl (LCHS), 1:11.91.
• 4x100m relay — 3, McClain (Kerigan Pollard, Zoe Rios, Ashley Hardesty, Emma Stegbauer), 52.18; 5, Hillsboro (Anne Throckmorton, Sydney Callahan, Bre Karnes, Eden Edenfield), 52.73; 11, Lynchburg-Clay (Miranda Lawhorn, Brooklyn Laymon, Allison Kohus, Audrey Merry), 59.30.
• 4x200m relay — 2, Hillsboro (Molly McCreary, Sydney Callahan, Eden Edenfield, Jaeleigh Hart), 1:49.06; 6, McClain (Iva Easter, Lexi Jones, Ashley Hardesty, Kelli Uhrig), 1:56.45; 12, Lynchburg-Clay (Miranda Lawhorn, Brooklyn Laymon, Audrey Merry, Allison Kohus), 2:08.10.
• 4x400m relay — 4, Hillsboro (Eden Edenfield, Cierra Lively, Sydney Callahan, Jaeleigh Hart), 4:26.19; 9, McClain (Iva Easter, Ashley Hardesty, Kelli Uhrig, Aaliyah Evans), 4:40.76; 12, Lynchburg-Clay (Abigail Brioli, Mia McCammon, Raelynn Ruble, Brooklynn Laymon), 4:53.37.
• 4x800m relay — 9, Lynchburg-Clay (Jennifer Zwiesler, Mia McCammon, Raelynn Ruble, Audrey Merry), 12:00.08; 12, McClain (Aaliyah Evans, Ella Osborne, Sarah Free, Haley Peterman), 13:01.02.
• High Jump — 2, Cierra Lively (HHS), 4-10.00; 7, Riley Barton (HHS), 4-06.00.
• Pole Vault — 5, Eden Edenfield (HHS), 8-06.00; 7, Kerigan Pollard (MHS), 8-00.00; 8, Lucy Hart (HHS), 7-06.00.
• Long Jump — 6, Sydney Callahan (HHS), 15-08.50; 9, Emma Stegbauer (MHS), 15-01.25; 11, Maddy Crawford (MHS), 14-03.00; 16, Riley Barton (HHS), 13-10.50; 23, Abigail Brioli (LCHS), 12-07.25; 24, Brooklynn Laymon (LCHS), 11-07.00.
• Shot Put — 7, Kelsey Burns (HHS), 30-06.25; 15, Serene Walker (LCHS), 27-09.75; 20, Kailey Dietrick (HHS), 26-02.75; 21, Maysun Faulconer (MHS), 25-09.50; 23, Justice Boyd (MHS), 25-00.25; 27, Alana Miller (LCHS), 20-00.50.
• Discus Throw — 6, Kailey Dietrick (HHS), 100-02; 13, Kenzie Dietrick (HHS), 84-02; 14, Serene Walker (LCHS), 81-02; 16, Courtney Dodds (MHS), 76-11; 19, Maysun Faulconer (MHS), 70-08; 26, Alana Miller (LCHS), 50-04.
FINAL RESULTS GIRLS
1. Unioto, 92
2. Logan Elm, 90.5
3. Washington, 76.5
4. Miami Trace, 70
5. Zane Trace, 69
6. Circleville, 61
7. Hillsboro, 40
8. McClain, 39
9. Westfall, 37
10T. Waverly, 36
10T. Northwest, 36
12. Minford, 6
13. Lynchburg-Clay, 5
14. Eastern, 4
BOYS
• 100m dash — 3, Matt Bliss (MHS), 11.74; 6, Kai Rickman (HHS), 11.84; 11, Taylor Lucas (HHS), 11.89; 15, Trevor Newkirk (MHS), 12.18.
• 200m dash — 5, Kai Rickman (HHS), 24.45; 6, Anthony Richards (HHS), 24.94; 18, Brandon King (MHS), 25.78.
• 400m dash — 4, Ty Alexander (HHS), 52.09; 13, Landon Weber (HHS), 55.64; 24, Tegan White (MHS), 1:00.01.
• 800m run — 8, Nathan Ernst (MHS), 2:10.96; 13, Nathan Spencer (HHS), 2:17.68; 17, Alex Rensing (HHS), 2:25.18.
• 1600m run — 7, Nathan Spencer (HHS), 4:56.25; 17, Bailey Lucarello (HHS), 5:20.30.
• 3200m run — 13, Lyle White (MHS), 11:37.44; 15, Bailey Lucarello (HHS), 11:44.80; 17, Garrett George (MHS), 11:48.70.
• 110m hurdles — 10, Quinn Conlon (HHS), 17.51; 12, Blake Gall (MHS), 17.9414, Chayce Watson (HHS), 18.18; 20, Luke Bliss (MHS), 20.04.
• 300m hurdles — 7, Quinn Conlon (HHS), 44.68; 9, Blake Gall (MHS), 13, Chayse Watson (HHS), 46.37; 19, Memphis Beatty (MHS), 47.66.
• 4x100m relay — 5, Hillsboro (Taylor Lucas, Anthony Richards, Keith Doughman, Kai Rickman), 45.94; 6, McClain (Kobe Penwell, Reece Schluep, Trevor Newkirk, Matt Bliss), 46.00.
• 4x200m relay — 1, Hillsboro (Ty Alexander, Keith Doughman, Anthony Richards, Kai Rickman), 1:32.64; 12, McClain (Kyler Trefz, Alex Snyder, Cam Closson, Brandon King), 1:42.97.
• 4x400m relay — 4, McClain (Alex Snyder, Matt Bliss, Trevor Newkirk, Reece Schluep), 3:38.76; 9, Hillsboro (Landon Weber, Quinn Conlon, Chris Stout, Ty Alexander), 3:44.26.
• 4x800m relay — 7, McClain (Garett George, Nathan Ernst, Paul Bliss, Reece Schluep), 9:07.02; 9, Hillsboro (Nathan Spencer, Ben Sowders, Alex Rensing, Bailey Lucarello), 9:24.74.
• High Jump — 2T, Quinn Conlon (HHS), 5-10.00; 8, Chris Starkey (MHS), 5-06.00; 14, Landon Weber (HHS), 5-06.00.
• Pole Vault — 6, Mark Gallimore (HHS), 10-06.00; 8, Owen Ryan (HHS), 10-06.00; 11, Quentin Smith (MHS), 9-00.00.
• Long Jump — 2, Kobe Penwell (MHS), 20-10.25; 5, Anthony Richards (HHS), 20-00.25; 10, Keith Doughman (HHS), 18-11.50; 18, Alex Snyder (MHS), 17-11.50.
• Shot Put — 1, Draven Stodgel (HHS), 56-03.50; 4, Deon Burns (HHS), 51-00.00; 14, Cody Elliott (MHS), 40-01.00; 23, Ethan Taylor (MHS), 33-09.00.
• Discus Throw — 1, Draven Stodgel (HHS), 160-03; 6, Deon Burns (HHS), 126-08; 19, Cam Closson (MHS), 100-03; 23, Gabe Lee (MHS), 93-09.
BOYS FINAL RESULTS
1. Northwest 84
2. Hillsboro, 75
3. Waverly, 70
4. Unioto, 64
5. Miami Trace, 62.5
6. Portsmouth, 62.3
7. Washington, 43
8. Wheelersburg, 39
9. Circleville, 38
10. Logan Elm, 37
11. Westfall, 33
12. McClain, 25
13. Eastern, 14
14. Zane Trace, 13
Hillsboro’s boys team were the district runners-up in the event held in Washington C.H. as they scored a total of 75 points, trailing only the district champion Northwest Mohawks, who scored 84 points. The McClain Tigers placed 12th overall for the boys with 25 points.
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In the girls event, the Lady Indians of Hillsboro placed seventh overall as a team with 40 points, and the McClain Lady Tigers were eighth place overall with 39 points. Winning the girls district championship were the Unioto Lady Shermans with 92 points.
The first-place finishes for the boys events saw Hillsboro’s 4x200-meter relay team of Ty Alexander, Keith Doughman, Anthony Richards and Kai Rickman finish with a championship time of 1:32.64.
Hillsboro junior Draven Stodgel was first in two field events, with the previous state participant winning the shot put event with a throw of 56-03.50 and also winning the discus throw event with a distance of 160-03.
Second-place finishes for the boys included HHS senior Quinn Conlon having a height of 5-10.00 in the high jump event for the Indians. McClain senior Kobe Penwell was second place in the long jump for a distance of 20-10.25.
In third place was McClain’s Matt Bliss in the 100m dash, finishing with a time of 11.74 to advance to regionals.
One of the fourth-place finishes saw Hillsboro’s Ty Alexander qualify for regionals with a time of 52.09. Another fourth-place finish saw Hillsboro senior Deon Burns have a shot put distance of 51-00.00.
McClain’s 4x400m relay team of Alex Snyder, Bliss, Trevor Newkirk and Reece Schluep have a time of 3:38.76 for their fourth-place finish to move to the next round.
The girls of both McClain and Hillsboro each had athletes qualify for regionals as well with Top 4 finishes, respectively.
There were a total of five second-place finishes between the two schools, with McClain senior Kerigan Pollard placing second in the 100m dash with a time of 13.18. Teammate Zoe Rios was second place in the 100m dash with a time of 16.41.
Also for Pollard, she was second in the 300m hurdles with a time of 49.10.
Hillsboro’s 4x200m relay team of Molly McCreary, Sydney Callahan, Eden Edenfield and Jaeleigh Hart were second place at 1:49.06 to advance to the next round.
The Lady Indians also had Cierra Lively advance to regionals with a second place finish in the high jump event, ending the day with a height of 4-10.00.
McClain’s 4x100m relay team of Pollard, Rios, Ashley Hardesty and Emma Stegbauer qualified for regionals with their third-place finish in the event with a time of 52.18.
Hillsboro’s 4x400m relay team finished with a time of 4:26.19 to qualify for regionals with a fourth-place finish, as the team consists of Edenfield, Lively, Callahan and Hart, 4:26.19.
Lynchburg-Clay’s girls team also completed in the Division II event, but had no finishers in the Top 4 to advance to regionals.
The Division II Regional Tournament will be held on Thursday, May 23 and Saturday, May 25 at Muskingum College in New Concord. Thursday’s event will start at 5 p.m., and Saturday events begin at 11:30 a.m.
Listed below are all of the finishes at districts for Hillsboro, McClain and Lynchburg-Clay (girls) athletes:
GIRLS (Top 4 advance to regionals)
• 100m dash — 2, Kerigan Pollard (MHS), 13.18; 16, Miranda Lawhorn (LCHS), 14.92; 19, Ashlynn Yates (LCHS), 15.84.
• 200m dash — 15, Abigail Brioli (LCHS), 30.96; 16, Paige Howland (HHS), 31.14; 18, Miranda Lawhorn (LCHS), 31.29.
• 400m dash — 9, Jaeleigh Hart (HHS), 1:06.89; 13. Abigail Brioli (LCHS), 1:10.97; 18, Jessy Mullenix (LCHS), 1:18.30.
• 800m run — 9, Aaliyah Evans (MHS), 2:49.80; 16, Audra Merry (LCHS), 3:05.96; 18, Hailey Boone (HHS), 3:07.37.
• 1600m run — 5, Mia McCammon (LCHS), 6:04.99; 8, Raelynn Ruble (LCHS), 6:12.28; 15, Erika Martin (MHS), 7:52.51; 16, Shayna Beatty (MHS), 7:54.90.
• 3200m run — 14, Mea Quigley (LCHS), 18:13.44; 16, Serena Walker (LCHS), 18:45.28.
• 100m dash — 2, Zoe Rios (MHS), 16.41; 5, Emma Stegbauer (MHS), 17.10; 15, Bre Karnes (HHS), 19.84; 20, Allison Kohus (LCHS), 21.24; 21, Nova Pohl (LCHS), 22.97.
• 300m hurdles — 2, Kerigan Pollard (MHS), 49.10; 8, Cierra Lively (54.85); 10, Lexi Jones (MHS), 54.56; 13, Bre Karnes (HHS), 57.51; 20, Allison Kohus (LCHS), 1:03.09; 21, Nova Pohl (LCHS), 1:11.91.
• 4x100m relay — 3, McClain (Kerigan Pollard, Zoe Rios, Ashley Hardesty, Emma Stegbauer), 52.18; 5, Hillsboro (Anne Throckmorton, Sydney Callahan, Bre Karnes, Eden Edenfield), 52.73; 11, Lynchburg-Clay (Miranda Lawhorn, Brooklyn Laymon, Allison Kohus, Audrey Merry), 59.30.
• 4x200m relay — 2, Hillsboro (Molly McCreary, Sydney Callahan, Eden Edenfield, Jaeleigh Hart), 1:49.06; 6, McClain (Iva Easter, Lexi Jones, Ashley Hardesty, Kelli Uhrig), 1:56.45; 12, Lynchburg-Clay (Miranda Lawhorn, Brooklyn Laymon, Audrey Merry, Allison Kohus), 2:08.10.
• 4x400m relay — 4, Hillsboro (Eden Edenfield, Cierra Lively, Sydney Callahan, Jaeleigh Hart), 4:26.19; 9, McClain (Iva Easter, Ashley Hardesty, Kelli Uhrig, Aaliyah Evans), 4:40.76; 12, Lynchburg-Clay (Abigail Brioli, Mia McCammon, Raelynn Ruble, Brooklynn Laymon), 4:53.37.
• 4x800m relay — 9, Lynchburg-Clay (Jennifer Zwiesler, Mia McCammon, Raelynn Ruble, Audrey Merry), 12:00.08; 12, McClain (Aaliyah Evans, Ella Osborne, Sarah Free, Haley Peterman), 13:01.02.
• High Jump — 2, Cierra Lively (HHS), 4-10.00; 7, Riley Barton (HHS), 4-06.00.
• Pole Vault — 5, Eden Edenfield (HHS), 8-06.00; 7, Kerigan Pollard (MHS), 8-00.00; 8, Lucy Hart (HHS), 7-06.00.
• Long Jump — 6, Sydney Callahan (HHS), 15-08.50; 9, Emma Stegbauer (MHS), 15-01.25; 11, Maddy Crawford (MHS), 14-03.00; 16, Riley Barton (HHS), 13-10.50; 23, Abigail Brioli (LCHS), 12-07.25; 24, Brooklynn Laymon (LCHS), 11-07.00.
• Shot Put — 7, Kelsey Burns (HHS), 30-06.25; 15, Serene Walker (LCHS), 27-09.75; 20, Kailey Dietrick (HHS), 26-02.75; 21, Maysun Faulconer (MHS), 25-09.50; 23, Justice Boyd (MHS), 25-00.25; 27, Alana Miller (LCHS), 20-00.50.
• Discus Throw — 6, Kailey Dietrick (HHS), 100-02; 13, Kenzie Dietrick (HHS), 84-02; 14, Serene Walker (LCHS), 81-02; 16, Courtney Dodds (MHS), 76-11; 19, Maysun Faulconer (MHS), 70-08; 26, Alana Miller (LCHS), 50-04.
FINAL RESULTS GIRLS
1. Unioto, 92
2. Logan Elm, 90.5
3. Washington, 76.5
4. Miami Trace, 70
5. Zane Trace, 69
6. Circleville, 61
7. Hillsboro, 40
8. McClain, 39
9. Westfall, 37
10T. Waverly, 36
10T. Northwest, 36
12. Minford, 6
13. Lynchburg-Clay, 5
14. Eastern, 4
BOYS
• 100m dash — 3, Matt Bliss (MHS), 11.74; 6, Kai Rickman (HHS), 11.84; 11, Taylor Lucas (HHS), 11.89; 15, Trevor Newkirk (MHS), 12.18.
• 200m dash — 5, Kai Rickman (HHS), 24.45; 6, Anthony Richards (HHS), 24.94; 18, Brandon King (MHS), 25.78.
• 400m dash — 4, Ty Alexander (HHS), 52.09; 13, Landon Weber (HHS), 55.64; 24, Tegan White (MHS), 1:00.01.
• 800m run — 8, Nathan Ernst (MHS), 2:10.96; 13, Nathan Spencer (HHS), 2:17.68; 17, Alex Rensing (HHS), 2:25.18.
• 1600m run — 7, Nathan Spencer (HHS), 4:56.25; 17, Bailey Lucarello (HHS), 5:20.30.
• 3200m run — 13, Lyle White (MHS), 11:37.44; 15, Bailey Lucarello (HHS), 11:44.80; 17, Garrett George (MHS), 11:48.70.
• 110m hurdles — 10, Quinn Conlon (HHS), 17.51; 12, Blake Gall (MHS), 17.9414, Chayce Watson (HHS), 18.18; 20, Luke Bliss (MHS), 20.04.
• 300m hurdles — 7, Quinn Conlon (HHS), 44.68; 9, Blake Gall (MHS), 13, Chayse Watson (HHS), 46.37; 19, Memphis Beatty (MHS), 47.66.
• 4x100m relay — 5, Hillsboro (Taylor Lucas, Anthony Richards, Keith Doughman, Kai Rickman), 45.94; 6, McClain (Kobe Penwell, Reece Schluep, Trevor Newkirk, Matt Bliss), 46.00.
• 4x200m relay — 1, Hillsboro (Ty Alexander, Keith Doughman, Anthony Richards, Kai Rickman), 1:32.64; 12, McClain (Kyler Trefz, Alex Snyder, Cam Closson, Brandon King), 1:42.97.
• 4x400m relay — 4, McClain (Alex Snyder, Matt Bliss, Trevor Newkirk, Reece Schluep), 3:38.76; 9, Hillsboro (Landon Weber, Quinn Conlon, Chris Stout, Ty Alexander), 3:44.26.
• 4x800m relay — 7, McClain (Garett George, Nathan Ernst, Paul Bliss, Reece Schluep), 9:07.02; 9, Hillsboro (Nathan Spencer, Ben Sowders, Alex Rensing, Bailey Lucarello), 9:24.74.
• High Jump — 2T, Quinn Conlon (HHS), 5-10.00; 8, Chris Starkey (MHS), 5-06.00; 14, Landon Weber (HHS), 5-06.00.
• Pole Vault — 6, Mark Gallimore (HHS), 10-06.00; 8, Owen Ryan (HHS), 10-06.00; 11, Quentin Smith (MHS), 9-00.00.
• Long Jump — 2, Kobe Penwell (MHS), 20-10.25; 5, Anthony Richards (HHS), 20-00.25; 10, Keith Doughman (HHS), 18-11.50; 18, Alex Snyder (MHS), 17-11.50.
• Shot Put — 1, Draven Stodgel (HHS), 56-03.50; 4, Deon Burns (HHS), 51-00.00; 14, Cody Elliott (MHS), 40-01.00; 23, Ethan Taylor (MHS), 33-09.00.
• Discus Throw — 1, Draven Stodgel (HHS), 160-03; 6, Deon Burns (HHS), 126-08; 19, Cam Closson (MHS), 100-03; 23, Gabe Lee (MHS), 93-09.
BOYS FINAL RESULTS
1. Northwest 84
2. Hillsboro, 75
3. Waverly, 70
4. Unioto, 64
5. Miami Trace, 62.5
6. Portsmouth, 62.3
7. Washington, 43
8. Wheelersburg, 39
9. Circleville, 38
10. Logan Elm, 37
11. Westfall, 33
12. McClain, 25
13. Eastern, 14
14. Zane Trace, 13