State Track: Day 1 Roundup

COLUMBUS–Day 1 of the 2025 OHSAA State Track & Field Championships is in the books at Jessie Owens Memorial Stadium.

Here’s a look at how Chagrin Valley Conference athletes fared on the first of two days of competition.

DIVISION III

In Division III, Kirtland’s girls’ 4×800-meter relay team raced to a seventh-place finish in 9:42.08, and Cardinal’s Max Soltis also earned All-Ohio honors by finishing seventh in the discus with a top throw of 157-10.

Advancing to Saturday’s finals were Trinity’s Aidan Duncan, who placed sixth in the preliminary heats with a time of 11.08, and four relay teams.

Duncan led the Trinity boys’ 4×100 and 4×200 teams to first-place finishes in the prelims.

He teamed up with Orlando Smith-Carle, Lucciani Hamilton, and Davarie Bennett to finish first in the 4×100 with a time of 43.22 seconds, and Duncan, Smith-Carle, Jayden Moore, and Bennet finished first in the 4×200 with a time of 1:28.74.

Cuyahoga Heights’ boys’ 4×200-meter relay team finished the prelims in sixth place with a time of 1:30.30. Gavin Chamberlin, Nicholas Armbrust, Devon Dzik, and Tristan White ran that race in 1:30.30.

Independence’s boys’ 4×100 team, consisting of Carter Howard, Tyler Miller, Manoli Fourtounis, and Rocco Ressler, finished the prelims in sixth place with a time of 43.67 seconds.

Full Division III Results

DIVISION II

In Division II, West Geauga’s Kara Deister and Perry’s Traxton Richards earned All-Ohio honors by finishing among the top eight in their respective events.

Deister placed fourth by clearing 5 feet, 5 inches on the high jump, and Richards finished tied as the state runner-up in the pole vault after reaching a top height of 14-10.

A host of athletes advanced to Saturday’s finals, including Beachwood’s Kyrsten Ginn, who advanced in four events.

Here’s a look at all the athletes vying for All-Ohio honors in Division II:

Beachwood

• Meena Abdul-Basser (2nd, 400, 55.25)
• Kyrsten Ginn (5th, 100, 12.24; 5th, 200, 24.77)
• Girls 4×100: Ambyr Paul, K’Dyn Harris-Tate, Kyrsten Ginn, Marley Readance (5th, 48.94)
• Girls 4×200: K’Dyn Harris-Tate, Marley Readance, Meena Abdul-Basser, Kyrsten Ginn (1st, 1:39.82)

Crestwood

• James Durham (7th, 110 Hurdles, 14.66)
• Livia Martini (8th, 400, 57.75)

Orange

• Naashon Calliens (5th, 110 Hurdles, 14.23; 7th, 300 Hurdles, 39.41)

Trinity

• Iniya Charlton (6th, 100, 12.26; 9th, 200, 25.15)

Full Division II Results

The State Championships continue on Saturday with Day 2 running and field event finals.

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DIVISION I

Full Division I Results