10 Track & Field Runners Qualify for Division II State Championship
The Central Catholic girls’ and boys’ track & field teams took part in the Division II Regional Championship on Thursday and Saturday at Lexington High School.
A total of 10 CCHS student-athletes finished in the Top 4 in an event and have qualified for the 115th-annual Boys’ and 48th-annual Girls’ Ohio High School Athletic Association Track & Field State Championship. The 2-day Division II meet will take place Friday-Saturday, June 2-3 at the Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on the campus of The Ohio State University.
The Fighting Irish girls’ squad finished 2nd at the Region 6 meet, while the boys’ team placed 7th. Huron was the girls’ team champion with 66 points, just 1 point ahead of CCHS, while Sandusky Perkins captured the boys’ team title with 50 points.
On the boys’ side, senior Solomon King broke the state record in the 100-meter dash, finishing in 10.48 seconds. He also placed 2nd in the 200-meter dash in 21.97. In addition, King ran the opening leg in both the victorious 4x100-meter relay (42.75) and 4x200-meter relay (1:28.21).
King was joined by senior Donovan Hooker and senior RJ Maddox Jr. in the 2 winning relays. Freshman Ian Smith was the 4th member of the 4x100-meter relay, while sophomore Jacob Spears ran the 3rd leg of the 4x200-meter relay.
On the girls’ side, sophomore Nyla King placed 2nd in both the 100-meter dash (12.30) and 200-meter dash (25.21). She also sprinted a leg in the victorious 4x100-meter relay (48.57) and 4x200-meter relay (1:42.59).
In other individual events, senior Mary Ellis placed 2nd in the 400-meter dash (57.12), senior Jayla Watson finished 3rd in the 300-meter hurdles (46.15), and junior Taylor Scribner crossed the finish line 4th in the 100-meter dash (12.47).
In the relay’s, the duo of junior Jara Johnson and Scribner were part of all 3 state qualifying teams. King and Watson also competed in the 4x100, King and Ellis were sprinters in the 4x200, while Ellis and Watson competed in the 4x400, respectively.
CCHS Boys’ Top 4 Finishes
100-Meter Dash – Solomon King, 10.48 (1st)
200-Meter Dash – Solomon King, 21.50 (2nd)
4x100-Meter Relay – Solomon King, Donovan Hooker, Ian Smith, RJ Maddox Jr., 42.75 (1st)
4x200-Meter Relay – Donovan Hooker, RJ Maddox Jr., Jacob Spears, Solomon King, 1:28.21 (1st)
CCHS Girls’ Top 4 Finishes
100-Meter Dash – Nyla King, 12.30 (2nd)
Taylor Scribner, 12.47 (4th)
200-Meter Dash – Nyla King, 25.21 (2nd)
400-Meter Dash – Mary Ellis, 57.12 (2nd)
300-Meter Hurdles – Jayla Watson, 46.15 (3rd)
4x100-Meter Relay – Taylor Scribner, Jayla Watson, Jara Johnson, Nyla King, 48.57 (1st)
4x200-Meter Relay – Taylor Scribner, Mary Ellis, Jara Johnson, Nyla King, 1:42.59 (1st)
4x400-Meter Relay – Mary Ellis, Jara Johnson, Jayla Watson, Taylor Scribner, 4:01.44 (3rd)
