The post-season in high school track and field got under way with district meets on Tuesday and Wednesday.
A plethora of area athletes took a step closer to qualifying for next month’s Ohio High School Athletic Association state track meet at Dayton’s Welcome Stadium.
Most of the district sites had field event finals along with the 4×800 final and preliminary rounds in the running events.
The top four in the finals will advance to regional tournaments.
Jonathan Alder girls (Division I, District 3 at Hilliard Darby
Field event finals
-Discus: Avery Murdock, fourth, 110-8 (regional qualifier);
-Shot put: Molly Krummrey, seventh, 34-1.5; Annie Saxour, eighth, 33-10.5;
-Pole vault: Helena O’Connor, sixth, 10-0.
Qualifying runners for district finals
-100 hurdles: Kailey Miller, eighth, 16.54;
-400: Emma Ishmael, sixth, 59.89;
-800: Lauren Wynk, sixth, 2:25.03;
-1600: Kalyn Greiner, sixth, 5:20.19;
-3200: Ella Luker, fifth, 11:25.08;
-4×100 relay: Mattie Shoemaker, O’Connor, Ishmael, Miller, eighth, 1:50.15;
-4×400 relay: Miller, Wynk, Greiner, Ishmael, fifth, 4:14.2.
Jonathan Alder Boys, Division II, District 2
Running finals
-4×800 (district champion): Brady Tremayne, Greg Nussbaum, Mason Hermiller, Goode, first, 8:03.51.
Qualifying runners for district final
-110 hurdles: Ben Jackson, third, 15.99; Lucas White, sixth, 16.43;
-100: Cameron Jewell, fourth, 11.31;
-4×200: Leighton Kordack, Goode, Nussbaum, Johann Boecki, third, 1:33.91;
-4×100: Jewell, Boecki, Carter Kusek, Odell, eighth, 53.05;
-400: Jewell, second, 50.92;
-200: Jewell, first, 1:22.11;
-4×400: Jewell, Nussbaum, Ian Odell, Goode, 3:30.72.
North Union Boys, Division II, District 1
Qualifying runners for district final
-110 hurdles: Carter Skaggs, second, 15.87;
-100: Griffin Osborne, eighth, 11.63;
-4×200: Hez VanHoose, Robinson, Davis, Osborne, fourth, 1:34.31;
-4×100: VanHoose, Everett Robinson, Wyatt Arver, Osborne, fifth, 45.60;
-300 hurdles: Skaggs, second, 41.56.
North Union girls, Division II, Westerville South
Field event finals
-Long jump: Gabby Lindsey, fourth, 16-10.5 (regional qualifier).
Fairbanks boys, Division III, Westerville North
Field event finals
-Discus (District champion): Andrew Sorg, first, 132-01;
Qualifying runners for district final
-100: Cohen Riley, third, 11.43;
-4×200: Raiden Humble, Maddox Eagon, Carson Shope, Riley, fifth, 1:35.94;
-4×100: Humble, Riley, Shope, Eagon, fifth, 46.43;
-800: Zeke Gingerich, ninth 2:04.97.
Fairbanks girls, Division III, Westerville North
Field event finals
-High jump: Claire Baker, fourth, 4-10 (regional qualifier);
-Long jump—Abby Gardini, fifth, 14-4;
-Shot put—Anna Mueller, fifth, 31-1; Clara Andrews, sixth, 30-11.
Running finals
-4×800: Rachael Hoover, Ava Lahmers, Sadie Miller, Molly Thrush, second, 10:04.12 (regional qualifier).
Qualifying runners for district final
-100: Charley Shope. third, 12.91;
-4×200: Shope, Thrush, Alexis Wojcehowics, Ally Boyd, fifth, 1:50.25;
-1600: Hoover, second, 5:38.58; Miller, 12th, 6:06.41;
-4×100: Kendra Turner, Boyd, Thrush, Sydney Nicol, fifth, 53.62;
-400: Wojcehowics, sixth, 1:03.47;
-300 hurdles: Shope, second, 49.21;
-800: Hoover, first, 2:27.37; Hannah Neihaus, eighth, 2:34.52;
-200: Wojcehowics, eighth, 27.82.
Triad boys, Division III, Graham
Field event finals
-Long jump: Awesom Mitchell, second, 19-6.75 (regional qualifier);
-Pole vault: Jacob Haser, fifth, 10-0; Grant Bollack, eighth, 9-0.
Qualifying runners for district final
-110 hurdles: De’Von Minor, fourth, 17.27;
-100: Mitchell, third, 11.49;
-4×200: Minor, Brody Hess, Logan Harper, Mitchell, fifth, 1:36.91;
-4×100: Zayden Williams, Caden Everhart, Harper, Connor Eaton, eighth, 49.04;
-200: Mitchell, third, 23.53.
Triad girls, Division III, Graham
Field event finals
-Shot put: Mia LeMay, second, 33-9 (regional qualifier); Arlo Monroe, seventh, 29-9;
-High jump: Kimber Instine, third, 4-8 (regional qualifier).
Qualifying runners for district final
-100 hurdles: Cayla Eaton, first, 16.27;
-4×200: Abby Overfield, Gracie Martin, Ashtyn Millice, Eaton, third, 1:52.37;
-4×100: Melissa Graham, Martin, Emma Ferguson, Instine, seventh, 55.20;
-400: Overfield, fifth, 1:04.06;
-300 hurdles: Eaton, second, 48.67.