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CVC Athletes Shine at Regional Track Meets with Multiple Titles and State Berths

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Steve Hare
By Steve Hare

Chagrin Valley Conference athletes turned in another strong postseason weekend with regional championships, relay victories and numerous state-qualifying performances across the Division III Austintown and Division V Cuyahoga Heights regional meets.

West Geauga junior captured the Division III regional championship in the boys 1600, while Perry sophomore Emily Mechenbier swept the girls shot put and discus titles. West Geauga senior Kara Deister won the girls’ long jump championship and added a runner-up finish in the high jump.

At Cuyahoga Heights, Independence junior swept the hurdles while sophomore teammate captured the girls 100 hurdles regional title. Cuyahoga Heights dominated the relays with regional championships in the boys 4×100, 4×200, and 4×400.

Division III – Austintown

CVC schools produced regional champions and a long list of state qualifiers in Austintown. West Geauga, Perry, Beachwood, Chagrin Falls, Crestwood and Hawken all delivered strong performances throughout the meet, while Perry’s Emily Mechenbier and West Geauga’s Kara Deister led the way with regional titles.

Boys 200 Meters

  1. (Beachwood) – 22.40

Boys 800 Meters

  1. (Beachwood) – 1:56.34
  2. (West Geauga) – 1:56.74

Boys 1600 Meters

  1. Ian Res (West Geauga) – 4:16.90
  2. Kelan Byrne (Chagrin Falls) – 4:21.97
  3. Garret Tracy (Edgewood) – 4:22.71

Boys 3200 Meters

  1. Kelan Byrne (Chagrin Falls) – 9:30.92
  2. (Jefferson Area) – 10:00.16

Boys 4×100 Relay

  1. Perry (, Alex Searson, Miles Osburn, ) – 43.42
  2. Orange (, Alex Carlisle-Winston, Evan Novak, Michael Shuster) – 43.91

Boys 4×200 Relay

  1. Beachwood (Peter Adobamen, , Luke Warner, Tristan Brown) – 1:30.56

Boys 4×400 Relay

  1. Beachwood (Peter Adobamen, Highley Devine, Tristan Brown, ) – 3:27.71
  2. Hawken (, , Brandon Shaw, Quinn Shorten) – 3:32.33

Boys 4×800 Relay

  1. West Geauga (Jacob Williams, , Mason Starr, Ian Res) – 8:08.22
  2. Chagrin Falls (Thoral Mitchell, , Zach Huey, ) – 8:14.60

Boys Shot Put

  1. (Perry) – 50-7.25

Boys Discus

  1. II (Edgewood) – 163-6
  2. (Edgewood) – 142-7

Boys High Jump

  1. Kayden Parker (Hawken) – 6-0

Boys Pole Vault

  1. Traxton Richards (Perry) – 13-0
  2. (Conneaut) – 13-0
  3. McKoy Richards (Perry) – 12-8

Girls 100 Meters

  1. (Hawken) – 12.52
  2. Livia Martini (Crestwood) – 12.66

Girls 200 Meters

  1. Livia Martini (Crestwood) – 25.54
  2. (Lutheran West) – 26.63

Girls 400 Meters

  1. (Fairview) – 58.81
  2. Molly Koczur (Fairview) – 1:00.30
  3. Macey McBride (Conneaut) – 1:01.00

Girls 800 Meters

  1. (Crestwood) – 2:23.12

Girls 1600 Meters

  1. (Orange) – 5:09.83
  2. Piper Seibold (Crestwood) – 5:18.36

Girls 3200 Meters

  1. Marina Campbell (Orange) – 11:16.91

Girls 100 Hurdles

  1. Kara Deister (West Geauga) – 15.50
  2. Hazel Kananen (Perry) – 16.81

Girls 300 Hurdles

  1. Hazel Kananen (Perry) – 45.42
  2. Kara Deister (West Geauga) – 46.80
  3. (Crestwood) – 50.44

Girls 4×100 Relay

  1. Trinity (, Ashanti Lundy, , ) – 48.98
  2. Lutheran West (, Nia Jemison, Chara Tamukong, ) – 50.28

Girls 4×200 Relay

  1. Trinity (Aria Leflore, Ashanti Lundy, Courtney McCray, Zaharia Walker) – 1:42.79

Girls 4×400 Relay

  1. Fairview (Addison Gilbert, Madeline Eckert, , Molly Koczur) – 4:06.18

Girls 4×800 Relay

  1. Fairview (, , Claire Dahler, Molly Koczur) – 9:51.53
  2. Crestwood (Piper Seibold, , , Madie Grace Gonczy) – 10:09.35

Girls Shot Put

  1. Emily Mechenbier (Perry) – 47-8.50
  2. (Geneva) – 33-10.25

Girls Discus

  1. Emily Mechenbier (Perry) – 146-9
  2. Ella Haeseler (Geneva) – 120-10
  3. (Crestwood) – 110-5

Girls High Jump

  1. Kara Deister (West Geauga) – 5-1
  2. Gabby Smith (Fairview) – 4-10

Girls Pole Vault

  1. (Perry) – 9-4

Girls Long Jump

  1. Kara Deister (West Geauga) – 17-3.75
  2. Jackie Blasiole (Crestwood) – 16-7.75

Division V – Cuyahoga Heights

Cuyahoga Heights finished second in the boys team standings while Independence finished third as CVC athletes continued their strong postseason run. Carter Howard swept both hurdle events for Independence, Peyton Bechlem captured a regional title in the girls’ 100 hurdles, and Cuyahoga Heights dominated the sprint relays.

Boys 200 Meters

  1. (Cuyahoga Heights) – 22.81

Boys 400 Meters

  1. (Independence) – 51.69

Boys 1600 Meters

  1. Mitchell Creel (Independence) – 4:35.23

Boys 110 Hurdles

  1. Carter Howard (Independence) – 15.04

Boys 300 Hurdles

  1. Carter Howard (Independence) – 39.57

Boys 4×100 Relay

  1. Cuyahoga Heights (, , , Tristan West) – 42.65

Boys 4×200 Relay

  1. Cuyahoga Heights (Matthew Cowling, Kurtis VanDivner, Gavin Chamberlin, Tristan West) – 1:30.48

Boys 4×400 Relay

  1. Cuyahoga Heights (Gavin Chamberlin, Maurice McClardy, Kurtis VanDivner, Tristan West) – 3:26.05
  2. Independence (Jakob Jurkiewicz, Jackson Scarcella, Mitchell Creel, Stephen Mlynarczyk) – 3:27.68

Boys Shot Put

  1. Alex Waski (Independence) – 48-3

Boys Discus

  1. Alex Waski (Independence) – 153-10

Boys High Jump

  1. Maurice McClardy (Cuyahoga Heights) – 6-4

Boys Pole Vault

  1. (Cuyahoga Heights) – 13-8
  2. Mitch Meyer (Independence) – 12-8

Girls 1600 Meters

  1. (Kirtland) – 5:11.54
  2. (Kirtland) – 5:20.14

Girls 3200 Meters

  1. Izzie Copeland (Kirtland) – 11:23.33

Girls 100 Hurdles

  1. Peyton Bechlem (Independence) – 16.19
  2. (Cuyahoga Heights) – 16.64

Girls 300 Hurdles

  1. Peyton Bechlem (Independence) – 46.79

Girls 4×800 Relay

  1. Kirtland (Izzie Copeland, Kylie Sayle, , Danika Schaum) – 9:46.37
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Steve Hare is the Chagrin Valley Conference's Sports Information Director. He also created and publishes OhioVarsity.com, an online publication dedicated to providing hyperlocal coverage to area high school athletic programs. Hare began covering high school sports for the Lake County News Herald in 1997. Hare attended Willoughby South High School through the middle of his senior year, then graduated from Berkshire High School in Burton in 1986. He played football, wrestled and was an all-Geauga county baseball player (1986). He lives in Chardon with his wife Paulette and their children.

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