On Wednesday May 8th and Friday May 10th, the Blazer boys track team participated in the Western Ohio Athletic Conference Championships at Twin Valley South High School. The boys team placed 6th out of 11 teams scoring 58.5 points.
The boys team had several standout performances and new personal bests, but the highlights came from the 4x100 Meter relay team of Jody Wintrow, Chase Ruebush, Liam Conway, and Jonah Brinkley finishing 3rd with a season’s best time of 46.81. The 4x200 meter relay of Wintrow, Brinkley, Tayten Reynolds, and Jamison Watts broke a 22 year old school record in the preliminary meet running a 1:35.11. They ran 1:35.51 in the finals and finished 2nd only to a new WOAC record from a strong Ansonia squad. In the field, Josh Welz threw the discus 140’ 3” to be crowned as the Blazer’s only conference champion.
Other scorers for the Blazers were:
Jody Wintrow, 4th place, 100 Meter Dash
Jody Wintrow, 4th Place, 200 Meter Dash
Tayten Reynolds, 4th Place, 400 Meter Dash
Korbin Sullivan, Jonah Brinkley, Tayten Reynolds, and Jamison Watts, 4th Place, 4x400 Meter relay
Chase Ruebush, 6th Place, 100 Meter Dash
Jamison Watts, 6th Place, 400 Meter Dash
Brian Toschlog, Korbin Sullivan, Tucker Denlinger, and Braydan Lee, 6th Place, 4x800 meter relay
Tucker Denlinger, 8th Place, 3200 Meter Run
Killian O’Connor, 8th Place, Shot Put
Tayten Reynolds, 8th Place, Long Jump
Full Results can be found at: baumspage.com/track/woac/2024/2024 Final Results.htm
The Blazer track teams will be headed to the District Preliminary meet on Tuesday May 14th at Piqua High School. Field events begin at 4:00.
