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Nearly 30 Ohio Valley Athletes Are Headed To Jesse Owens OHSAA Track Championships

Photo by Kim North Edison’s Matt Evans and Steubenville’s Josiah Rea are entered in the Division IV 110-meter high hurdles set for this during the OHSAA Jesse Owens State Track and Field Championships this week inside Jesse Owens Stadium on the campus of Ohio State University.

COLUMBUS – The qualifiers are set for this week’s Ohio High School Athletic Association Jesse Owens Track and Field State Championships, which begin Thursday afternoon at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on the campus of Ohio State University.

This year marks the 119th annual boys and 51st annual girls state tournament, and the first state tournament under the new five-division format.

Nearly 30 Ohio Valley individuals and eight relay teams are entered in the four-day event. Local participants are mostly in Division IV, with some sprinkled among Divisions II, III and IV.

The following is a list of qualifiers, with their events, times and qualifying positions.

Several locals have the top qualifying times and distances in their respective divisions and events. They include Buckeye Local’s Jenna Delvecchio in the Division IV 110 high hurdles with a time of 14.97 seconds; Bellaire’s Alyson Vingia with a heave of 142-feet, 9-inches in the Division V discus; Steubenville’s Bri Hudson with a toss of 148-8 in the D-II discus; and Steubenville’s Ziare Scurry with a clocking of 47.04 in the D-II 400 dash.

BOYS

DIVISION II

Steubenville

Colton Henderson-100 (10.92, 17th); 200 (22.00, 12th)

Ziare Scurry-400 (47.04, 1st)

Josiah Rea-110 High Hurdles (14.89, 13th); High Jump (6-6, 7th)

4×200 Relay-(Chemier Adams, Colton Henderson, Josiah Rea, Ziare Scurry), 1:27.25 (4th)

4×400 Relay-(Adams, Bowers, Scurry, Thompson), 3:18.69 (3rd)

DIVISION III

Edison

Matt Evans-100 High Hurdles (14.98, 13th)

Brett Worrels-Long Jump (22-6.75 (3rd)

DIVISION IV

Bellaire

Landen Perdue-1600 (4:20.0, 7th); 3200 (9:26.12, 11th)

Kayse Rejonis-Shot Put (52-0.25, 12th)

Union Local

Connor Bendo-1600 (4:20.36, 8th); 3200 (9:18.10, 5th)

Jameson Bable-Discus (155-3, 12th)

DIVISION V

River

Holden Dietrich-100 (11.13, 9th)

4×100 Relay-(Parker Binni, Ayson McBride, Dietrich, Aiden Milhoan), 44.86, 16th

Shadyside

Jaycob Trigg-Pole Vault (13-4, 11th)

Steubenville Catholic

Joe Owens-800 (2:01.87, 18th)

James McInnis-High Jump (6-8, 3rd); Long Jump (20-11.5, 12th)

GIRLS

DIVISION II

Steubenville

4×100 Relay-(Terionah Thompson, Nylah McShan, Laila Reed, Kaycee King), 1:43.53, 13th

Phynyx Fleming-Shot Put (39-3.5, 7th)

Bri Hudson-Discus (148-8, 1st)

DIVISION III

Indian Creek

Dalana Bove-(400, 58.82, 13th)

St. Clairsville

Ava Crum-Pole Vault (11-0, 7th)

Kaylee Shafer-Long Jump (17-3.75, 10th)

DIVISION IV

Martins Ferry

Alanna Williams-800 (2:13.49, 2nd); 1600 (5:02.74, 3rd)

4×800 Relay-(Ireland Jennette, Akilia Williams, Lakyn Call, Alanna Williams), 9:56.54 (16th)

Buckeye Local

Jenna Delvecchio-100 High Hurdles (14.97, 1st)

Union Local

Pazeley Whitely 100 High Hurdles (15.17, 4th); 300 Low Hurdles (46.07, 10th)

Jamie Bolon High Jump (5-3, 8th)

Edison

4×800 Relasy-(Annie Board, Amyelee Rawson, Lydia Krepps, Josie Lesnansky), 9:55.04, 14th)

Barnesville

Ladyn Hines-Pole Vault (8-6, 17th)

DIVISION V

Bellaire

Alyson Vingia-Shot Put (38-3.5, 6th); Discus 142-9, 1st)

Shadyside

Jaylynne Johnson 100 High Hurdles (15.38, 3rd)

Kaci Tsoras-Pole Vault (11-0, 5th)

River

Brooke Huffman-100 High Hurdles (15.98, 10th); 300 Low Hurdles (47.54, 17th)

4×100 Relay-(Kara Miller, Carleigh Trifonoff, Ashley Miller, Huffman), 50.88 (14th)

4×200-(K. Miller, C. Trifonoff, A. Miller, Huffman), 1:47.31, 12th)

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