Three Chagrin Valley Conference athletes won regional titles at the 2025 Division II Austintown Fitch Regional championships on Thursday.
Perry’s Traxton Richards and Emily Mechenbier, and West Geauga’s Kara Deister stood atop the podium and will compete at the state championships next weekend in Columbus.
Richards won the pole vault by clearing 15 feet, 3 inches, and Mechenbier set a new regional record in the shot put with a best toss of 45-10.5.
Deister won the high jump after clearing 5-5. She also advanced to Saturday’s regional finals in the 100-meter hurdles (5th, 15.87) and 300-meter hurdles (5th, 46.21).
Also advancing to the state championships after finishing among the top four in their respective events were Perry’s McKoy Richards and Chagrin Falls’ girls’ 4×800-meter relay team.
Richards placed fourth in the pole vault with a best mark of 12-4.
Lilly Stukus, Ava Horvath, Mackenzie Verderber, and Gabby Byrne teamed up to lead the Tigers’ 4×8 team to state with a time of 9:43.81, good four fourth place.
Advancing to Saturday’s finals were:
Beachwood
- Meena Abdul-Basser, 400 (2nd, 57.17); 200 (2nd, 25.83)
- Kyrsten Ginn, 100m (2nd, 12.60), 200 (6th, 26.18)
- Levi Turrell, 400 (7th, 50:59)
- Girls 4×100 (1st, 49.48)
- Girls 4×200 (2nd, 1:42.48)
- Girls 4×400 (8th, 4:08.17)
Crestwood
- James Durham, 110m Hurdles (5th, 14.84)
- Livia Martini, 100m (5th, 12.52); 400 (3rd, 57.99); 200 (1st, 25.60)
- Girls 4×400 (7th, 4:08.13)
Conneaut
- Macey McBride (400, 7th, 1:00.77)
Hawken
- Olivia Clinton, 100m (4th, 12.66)
- Maddee Sands, 100m Hurdles (7th, 15.90)
Orange
- Naashon Calliens, 110m Hurdles (1st, 14.16); 300m Hurdles (1st, 38.53)
Perry
- Hazel Kananen, 300 Hurdles (8th, 47.94)
- Boys 4×100 (2nd, 42.81)
- Boys 4×400 (3rd, 3:26.73)
