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[Coach_B]

Got track stories posted with links to photos for Findlay area athletes...

http://thecourier.typepad.com/blanchard_river_buzz/

Good luck tomorrow...stay cool

Coach_B

[slice slice baby]

It was the showdown of two previous state champs in the PV today....One looking to repeat again this year, the other looking to recapture the title.

Heath Nickles, (Columbus Grove), future OSU decathlete & 2007 state champ, successfully defended his state pole vault championship and set a new D-III meet record with a jump of 16'-1 1/2". He just missed breaking the all-state record of 16'4" on three attempts at 16'-4 1/2......With him going on to OSU for T&F, I'm sure he will clear that height may times at Jesse O' in the years to come, just too bad it didn't happen today.

Heath's archrival in PV for many years, Gray Horn, (Waynefield Goshen) 2006 DIII PV champ & future Univ. of Florida decathlete, was unable to complete a full vault due to an already aggravated hamstring injury, but, not before he took the gold in the LJ with a leap of 21'-11 3/4".

Congrats to Heath & best wishes to Gray on a speedy & full recovery...Those hammy injuries can be rascals to get healed completely.

Good luck to all the athletes finishing up today!!

Edited by slice slice baby, 07 June 2008 - 03:02 AM.

[ohioguy102474]

Kearra Cooper (Shawnee) finished 7th in her prelim race in the 100. Didn't qualify for the finals.

Shawnee's 4x200 team (Maegan Redick, Veronica Wende, Andrea Glenn, Shelbi Laman) finished 5th in their prelim. Didn't qualify for the finals.

Ottawa-Glandorf's 4x800 team (Emily Heitmeyer, Lyndsey Barlage, Dana Lanwehr, Allison Schroeder) finished 4th.

Ottawa-Glandorf's 4x400 team (Jenna Ellerbrock, Dana Lanwehr, Emily Heitmeyer, Allison Schroeder) finised 2nd in their prelim and qualified for the finals.

Ottawa Glandorf's Allison Schroeder finished 1st in her prelim in 300 hurdles (30") and qualified for the finals.

[jawbreaker]

I am updating http://blufftonpirates.com with all Bluffton's results.

Good Luck Pirates

[jawbreaker]

Congrats to the Bluffton Pirates track team on a fine season.

Bluffton Boys - 2008 DIII State Champions

[slice slice baby]

Congrats to the Bluffton Pirates track team on a fine season.

Bluffton Boys - 2008 DIII State Champions

Yes, jb, major congrats to the B-town Boys & the Girls didn't do too shabbily either coming in at 5th!! Way to go PIRATES!!!!

I meant to make mention of the boys setting a new state record this morning while I was posting and forgot, but what an accomplishment!!!
I was wondering though, is this a DIII record or an all state record? I imagine it's DIII, but not sure......If anyone can set me straight, I'd appreciate it!

Boys 4x200 Meter Relay

Bluffton 1:28.47
Ricardo Pena, Zach Guagenti, John Guagenti, Jesse Herr

Edited by slice slice baby, 07 June 2008 - 01:33 PM.

[City Slick]

That would be only a D III record (D I ran a 1:26 this afternoon). Congrats to the Bluffton Boys on the State Chapiomship win. Very impressed, especially with the Guangenti(sp?) Terrific performance with being on top of the podium 4 times today. Ladies, great job also, especially Bonnie with 2 wins today.

NW Ohio put on a pretty good performance all in all. Ryan Fleck from Napoleon with a high jump of 7'1.5'' Awesome. Too many others to mention but great stuff from all of you.

[slice slice baby]

Thanks for clearing that up for me, slick!

[Coach_B]

Posted a link to about 53 stories about NW Ohio athletes at the state meet.

http://thecourier.typepad.com/blanchard_ri...ck-stories.html

What a great weekend!
Coach_B

[zoesdaddy]

It was the showdown of two previous state champs in the PV today....One looking to repeat again this year, the other looking to recapture the title.

Heath Nickles, (Columbus Grove), future OSU decathlete & 2007 state champ, successfully defended his state pole vault championship and set a new D-III meet record with a jump of 16'-1 1/2". He just missed breaking the all-state record of 16'4" on three attempts at 16'-4 1/2......With him going on to OSU for T&F, I'm sure he will clear that height may times at Jesse O' in the years to come, just too bad it didn't happen today.

Heath's archrival in PV for many years, Gray Horn, (Waynefield Goshen) 2006 DIII PV champ & future Univ. of Florida decathlete, was unable to complete a full vault due to an already aggravated hamstring injury, but, not before he took the gold in the LJ with a leap of 21'-11 3/4".

Congrats to Heath & best wishes to Gray on a speedy & full recovery...Those hammy injuries can be rascals to get healed completely.

Good luck to all the athletes finishing up today!!

We were in Tornto when we heard the news, Congrats to Heath!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
zsportslive.com back coming up saturday we from 10-11 we will talk about the trck meet and get more registered to win the "Wal Mart Wii"

Edited by zoesdaddy, 08 June 2008 - 06:29 PM.

[B.J. Alumni]

Don't forget about Cameron Hermiller from DSJ!! He won the 100m and 4x100m, both for the second time. He also tied for 3rd in the 200m. The 4x1 team broke the school and I believe the State record. Congrats to Cameron and the others on the 4x1!!!

[Wiser2life]

Congrats to the DSJ kids, but the state record in the DIII 4 x 100 was not broken by them. It is 42.31 I believe....they ran 43.21.

[Tiger-to-Falcon]

On a less than happy note, I had heard that Shannon Nadler, the high jumper from Leipsic, had a house fire while in Columbus for the State Track meet and lost nearly everything. They were on their way home and got word about a fire at their house.

It was probably a good thing they weren't home that weekend....