Here’s a what you need to know to get ready for this year’s state track and field meet.
Updated: Jun. 05, 2025, 7:41 p.m.Here's everything you need to know for the OHSAA's 2025 state track and field meet.CLEVELAND, Ohio — The school year is trickling towards its end and with it comes the end of the spring athletic season.
For Ohio’s track and field stars that end culminates with Friday and Saturday’s OHSAA state track and field meet at Ohio State’s Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. From sprints and jumps to throws and distance events, some of the best athletes in the state call Northeast Ohio home.The 2025 state meet schedule The state meet kicks off Friday with the Division III 4x800 relay at 9:30 a.m. All races 800 meters and longer do not have a preliminary race, so the Division III 4x800 will be the first medal handed out. On Saturday Division III races will start at 9:30 a.m. with the girls 100 hurdle final. All Division III and seated field events will be held Friday beginning at 1 p.m. Also at 9:30 a.m. on Friday are several Division II field events, including girls discus and high jump, and boys long jump, shot put and pole vault. Division II races will start at 1:30 p.m. on Friday and 1 p.m. on Saturday. Division I races are set to begin at 4:45 p.m. Friday and 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Division I field events are set for 12 p.m. Saturday.The OHSAA state track and field meet took a one-year hiatus from it’s traditional home at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium during the 2024 season, and was instead hosted at Dayton Public School’s Welcome Stadium. The change happened because the track at Jesse Owens was in the midst of being replaced. Ohio State agreed to a three-year deal to host the state track meet. The first year of that deal was completed in 2023. After the switch for renovations last season the state track meet will be back in Columbus for at least this year and 2026.There are five Northeast Ohio girls returning to the state meet toAfter posting an 11.95 in Friday’s 100 final, the only sub 12-second mark of the race, Trinity’s Iniya Charlton climbed to the top of the podium as a state champion in her junior season after a seventh place finish as a sophomore. She’ll try to defend her title this season after the Trinity girls moved from Division III to Division II. After finishing fifth to Toledo Central Catholic’s Nyla King in the 100, Hathaway Brown’s Jane Kennedy defended her top seed time in the 400 and took first to win a state championship in her first state meet. She’ll participate in the 100, 4x100 and 4x400 this time around. Brookside sophomore Avery Davis took gold in the 300 hurdles with a time of 42.91. Davis’ time was 0.21 seconds faster than Johnstown Northridge’s Isabel Evans, who won the 100 hurdles last season. She’s not participating in the 300 hurdles this season, but is qualified for the 100 hurdles. Avon’s Rania Brown was in third place heading into the final discus flight of the state meet last season. But she made her last three throws her best three, moving into first place on her fourth attempt and building on it in her final two to win with a best distance of 151 feet, 10 inches. Oberlin’s Olivia Hudson put up a 56.38 to win her 400 race by just over three tenths of a second last season. She and her, now graduated, brother, Evan, both won the 400 in Division III. She anchored the 4x200 to a fourth place finish and took sixth in the 200 as well.as the only state qualified athlete from Elyria. Evan Hudson won the Division III 200 and 400 and Mayfield’s Ty Jackson won both the 110 and 300 hurdles in Division I. They were all seniors last season, however. The only state champion, NDCL’s Rob Bonchak, who would have been able to defend his state title did not qualify for the state meet this year.entering the state meet with the top seed. Woodridge senior Marissa Boone is the top seeded runner in Division II’s 1,600. Beachwood freshman Meena Abdul-Basser is the top seeded Division II 200 and 400 runner. the Avon 4x800 is the top seed, while Brunswick is seeded second. Brunswick does, however, have the top seeded 4x200, while Avon has the top seeded 4x100 and 4x400.There are no Division III boys that have the top seed entering the state meet.. Gilmour senior Lars Broberg is the top seeded 400 runner and is seeded second in the 100.If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.
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