Let's talk Ohio HS Track

Wow...no wonder Ohio sucks so bad at track. A bunch of out of shape Trumpers.

I think we all know Shaugnessy can run much faster than 2:04. Maybe 7-10 seconds faster. Dub. Coffman could be the team to beat this year.

You all are a bit crazy. This is Lancaster's race to lose.

1:55 - Thress

2:00 - Schorr

1:56 - Taylor

1:57? - T. Lanoy (no crazy open 800 times, since he doesn't run it. But dude has gone 4:18/9:17)

Gales go 7:40 this spring. Calling it now.

Connor Ackley? 5th at Champps. Beat Mathison at NXR midwest.

Lancaster is very good. Also should be an early favorite.

I think you are underestimating how fast 7:40 is.

Also, typically you don’t run 7:40 with 4 guys that can go under 1:55. It’s usually two studs who can run 1:50/1:51 consistently doing most of the work, and then two guys who can consistently run 1:57.

And then you have to put it all together on the right day.

I don't think I am. Thress is a potential state champ in the 800 (we'll see in a week), and he has a 1:52 in him for sure. The guy can go sub 50, and I watched him run 2:03 as an 8th grader. T. Lanoy likely can go 1:55, which is what last year's 4:18 suggests. He is only stronger and faster now - remember he was 6th at XC state in the fall. And the other Lanoys are not far behind, though they tend to gravitate to the 32. Any of them could drop a 1:55-56 and I wouldn't be surprised.

Taylor and Schorr are less experienced, but Taylor had a massive breakthrough a districts last year dropping that 1:56. Schorr has impressed indoor this year, qualifying for state in the 1600 as an individual.

So yes, 7:40 is fast. But I don't put this year's Lancaster squad too far behind the Thomas Worthington team a few years back that went 7:39 (Jha - 1:51, Morgan - 1:54, Banks - 1:56, Allen - 1:58). With the exception of Jha, they're pretty comparable, actually. And if Thress goes 1:52... I say 7:40ish in definitely in play.

We'll see.

I am very sceptical of Taylor. looking at his times this year, he has ran only 2:00, then 2:01 and ending last week with 2:02. Do you honestly think he can go from 2:02 to 1:56 just like that?

Considering he's done it before... yes. And it's not "just like that". I'm talking May/June, not February.

The Boys D1 Indoor 1600 and 3200 are almost guaranteed to be won by Connor Ackley, but who do you guys have winning the Individual 800?

I say Thress and Citro battle in the final straight, just like they did in Akron. Will Thress catch him again? I say probably.

Either way... D1 will be slower than D2/D3.

D2/3 will only be faster because of Nastari. Other than him, D1 is the most competetive that it has been in years in the 800. Getting top 24 in the 800 this year would require 1:58.43. Last Year top 24 in the 800 for D1 wasn't even sub 2. I'm looking forward to some good competition.

Girls D1 3200 is STACKED. the fast heat ends with 12th girl at 11:14!!..although who knows who all declares and from the "slow" heat, you cant count out Dillon Sweetman, Ella Johnson and Natalie Fouts snagging a possible podium spot. I think itll come down to how many event(s) everyone else runs in the meet

fast heat *assuming nobody scratches from top 12* ends with 11:14

So Last evening the heat sheets came up showing all of the particpants in the 4x800, and one thing that I noticed was that of my top 2 teams that I predicted (Oletangy Orange and Dublin Coffman), It appears as if Olentangy Orange IS running their full A team and seem to be going for the win; However, in the entries Dublin Coffman IS NOT running their entire A team, so the chances of them winning seem very slim.

Correct. I guess with McGraw doubling the 1600-800 and Shaughnessy not quite in peak form, Coffman figured they'd give some other guys a state experience. Good on them.

For Orange.... sophomore Schroff will be busy. 4x800, open 800, and 4x400. He qualified in the 1600 as well, but bailed given the busy schedule.

I still say it's Lancaster's race to lose in the 4x800. Interesting that they didn't include Schorr, instead going with Isaiah Lanoy (T. Lanoy, Taylor, I. Lanoy, Thress).

Lancaster and Orange killed the 4x8

Marlington didn't dominate as much as expected

What does everything thing was most surprising at the Indoor State Meet?

Nothing really surprising. Just a few initial comments based on the results sheet:

Ethan Cope of Toledo St. Francis getting 4th in the 1600m was nice to see. I think 4:15.53 is a PR for him. If he doesn't try to lead it in the first 200m in June (LOL) he could podium and set another PR and gear up for a very nice senior year.

Jaxson Eckert? That's a new name to me.

Good to see Rudraraju back in the mix after his lackluster cross state meet last November.

That 7:48 from Lancaster is nice. Let's see what they can do later in the spring. They're also one of the favorites for the overall team title in June. I saw they also had two pole vaulters go 1-2.

Naturally, March 4th just makes things more interesting come June in Columbus.

Mediocre performances at best