District Results

The Boys Track/Field team captured another District title this weekend, squeezing out a surprise 2.5 point victory over runner-up Taft.  Ben Stites led the way winning the 1600m and 3200m races.  Other regional qualifiers are Kolan Livingston (Discus--2nd), Jared Lowe (High Jump--3rd), Justin McMichael (Pole Vault--3rd), Guy Harbin (110m Hurdles--4th), Cullen O'Brien (1600m--4th), and the 4x800m Relay of Evan Cramer, Max Hoffman, Cullen O'Brien, and Ben Stites.  Evan Cramer, Jacob Hancock, Max Hoffman, and Zach Van Fossen also contributed key points toward the team total in their individual events.

Our girls squad will also have a strong showing in Dayton as several relays and individuals qualified for next week's competition.  Sophomore Whitley Elsass won the 3200m with Lily Parker following close behind in 3rd.  Katie Spray finished 3rd in the 1600 and she also advanced in the 4x800m Relay along with Elsass, Danielle McKee, and Maddie Bahr.  In our final event on Saturday the 4x400m Relay team posted their best time of the season by over 5 seconds as the quartet of McKee, Terra Forsythe, Gabby Morris, and Annie Spray moved on to the next level.

Next: Regional Championship @ Dayton Welcome Stadium, 5/28 & 5/30 (details here)

XC Info Meeting

Today's cross country meeting will be immediately after school in Room 509.  We will briefly discuss details for summer and fall training as well as team events--hope to see you there!

District Championship -- 5/19 & 5/23

District events will again be held at New Richmond High School (1131 Bethel-New Richmond Rd.).  On Tuesday field events begin at 4 and running at 5.  On Saturday field begins at 9 with running finals at 10:30.  You can access the complete schedule on Baumspage.

CHL Results

The Boys Track/Field team earned its 4th consecutive CHL title last week, earning 142 points for a 27 point margin of victory.  With wins in the 1600, 800, and 4x800 relay Ben Stites was named Runner of the Year.  Many more of our athletes had outstanding finishes including these all-league performers:

Kolan Livingston -- Discus (1st)
Asa Palmer -- Long Jump (2nd)
Justin McMichael -- Pole Vault (2nd)
Kenny Larkin -- 100m Dash (3rd)
Guy Harbin -- 110m Hurdles (2nd)
Evan Cramer -- 200m Dash & 400m Dash (3rd)
Cullen O'Brien -- 1600m (3rd)
Max Hoffman, Cramer, O'Brien, Stites -- 4x800m Relay (1st)


Our girls scored 106.5 points with Isabelle Anderson leading the way as she broke her own school record in the pole vault.  Her school-best mark now stands at 8 feet.  Joining Isabelle as all-league performers are:

Danielle McKee -- 400m (1st)
Katie Spray -- 1600m (2nd)
Whitley Elsass -- 3200m & 1600m (1st / 2nd)
Lily Parker -- 3200m (2nd)
Maddie Bahr, Elsass, McKee, Spray -- 4x800m Relay (1st)


These and other individuals and relay teams combined to race, jump, and throw for our strongest meet of the season.  Thanks to our athletes for the hard work and our parents for the fan support at Taylor!

Next: District Championship @New Richmond, 5/19 & 5/23

Postseason Schedule Update

District competition is next Tuesday and Saturday at New Richmond.  See the order of events and time schedule here.  Due to Tuesday's schedule conflict we will not be participating in the Spring Sports Awards.  Coaches are working on alternate arrangements for celebrating our season.

Also, as a reminder, tomorrow's bus to Taylor for running finals will leave at 4.

Recent Results

Last week at Mariemont our boys and girls had strong showings in a deep field of teams.  The boys finished 3rd, narrowly missing the top spot, and the girls placed 5th.  Event winners included: Kolan Livingston (Discus), Asa Palmer (Long Jump), and Max Hoffman (1600m).  Runners-up were Evan Cramer (800m), Guy Harbin (110 Hurdles), Marley Manigault (Shot Put), Katie Spray (3200m), and the Girls 4x400m Relay (Maddie Bahr, Annie Spray, Gabby Morris, Danielle McKee).

Also, on Friday at the Mason Rod Russell Invitational, Ben Stites competed in the 2nd Annual "Angela Bizzarri Dream Mile" featuring top runners from across Ohio.  Ben's performance in this true mile race converts to a 4:19.45 1600m, breaking our 34 year school record of 4:21.

CHL Schedule Update

The league Athletic Directors recently approved the following schedule for the CHL Championship this week:

Thursday (5/14) -- All field events will compete beginning at 4:30.  Running begins at 5:15 with the 4x800 relay finals then prelims in 100/110 hurdles, 100 dash, 400 dash, 300 hurdles, and 200 dash.

Friday (5/15) -- Running finals start at 6.

Record Breaking Performance!

Congratulations to Senior Ben Stites who broke the school record in the 3200m Friday night at the Wayne Invitational.  Ben's time of 9:28.94 bested Greg Ruckman's mark of 9:36.2 set in 1992.  This is the first record to fall in the 2015 track/field season.

Mariemont Kiwanis Invitational -- 5/6 & 5/7

The Mariemont Invite begins Tuesday at 4pm with field events.  Running events begin at 5.  The 4x800 relay will be followed by prelims in sprint and hurdle events.  All running finals on Wednesday start at 5.

Loveland Invitational -- 5/1

Friday's Loveland Dawn DeHart Invitational will be held at Loveland High School (1 Tiger Trail, just off Rich Rd.).  Field events begin at 4:30 and running events at 5.  All running events are timed finals--no prelims.