Pitzer, Stodgel quality for state on Day 2 of Div. II Regionals
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Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
McClain senior Chayden Pitzer raced her way to qualify for three events at next Friday’s state championships, as she gained two second-place finishes and one third-place time at the Division II Regional Championships at Muskingum University.
Also on Friday, Hillsboro sophomore Draven Stodgel qualified for the Division II State Championships in the shot put event, as earlier in the week he also qualified for the state discus event.
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Earlier in the week for Hillsboro, senior Austin Goolsby qualified for the state pole vault event for a third straight year, as last year as a junior he was the state champion and two seasons ago he was the state runner-up.
For Pitzer, who was a state qualifier one year ago as a junior, she raced in four events at regionals and finished three of them in the Top 4 to earn her return ticket to state.
In the 100m hurdles, Pitzer was second with a time of 15.37. In the 100m dash, Pitzer finished third for the Lady Tigers, and in the 300m hurdles event, the senior was second at 46.50 to qualify for a third state event.
Pitzer was sixth place in the regional 200m dash with a time of 26.90.
As for Stodgel, his throw in the shot put left him in fourth place to qualify for state. Stodgel finished with a distance of 51-03.50.
Others for Hillsboro and McClain also competed at regionals on Day 2, including McClain’s Kerigan Pollard in the 300m hurdles with a seventh-place finish at 48.28.
For Hillsboro, in the 400m dash, Ty Alexander was seventh place at regionals with a finals time of 52.29.
The Hillsboro boys 4x400m relay team of Tyler Workman, Britton Haines, Mark Gallimore and Alexander finished in eighth place at 3:34.69.
Hillsboro’s Quinn Conlon competed in the regional high jump but didn’t have an official height on a jump.
The 2018 OHSAA State Track and Field Championships will be held on Friday, June 1 and Saturday, June 2 at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus at the campus of The Ohio State University.
Also on Friday, Hillsboro sophomore Draven Stodgel qualified for the Division II State Championships in the shot put event, as earlier in the week he also qualified for the state discus event.
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Earlier in the week for Hillsboro, senior Austin Goolsby qualified for the state pole vault event for a third straight year, as last year as a junior he was the state champion and two seasons ago he was the state runner-up.
For Pitzer, who was a state qualifier one year ago as a junior, she raced in four events at regionals and finished three of them in the Top 4 to earn her return ticket to state.
In the 100m hurdles, Pitzer was second with a time of 15.37. In the 100m dash, Pitzer finished third for the Lady Tigers, and in the 300m hurdles event, the senior was second at 46.50 to qualify for a third state event.
Pitzer was sixth place in the regional 200m dash with a time of 26.90.
As for Stodgel, his throw in the shot put left him in fourth place to qualify for state. Stodgel finished with a distance of 51-03.50.
Others for Hillsboro and McClain also competed at regionals on Day 2, including McClain’s Kerigan Pollard in the 300m hurdles with a seventh-place finish at 48.28.
For Hillsboro, in the 400m dash, Ty Alexander was seventh place at regionals with a finals time of 52.29.
The Hillsboro boys 4x400m relay team of Tyler Workman, Britton Haines, Mark Gallimore and Alexander finished in eighth place at 3:34.69.
Hillsboro’s Quinn Conlon competed in the regional high jump but didn’t have an official height on a jump.
The 2018 OHSAA State Track and Field Championships will be held on Friday, June 1 and Saturday, June 2 at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus at the campus of The Ohio State University.