Regional Champions Lead Area Athletes Into State Meet

Regional championships, state-qualifying performances, and personal-best efforts highlighted a strong Friday for area athletes at the Division II regional meet in North Royalton and the Division IV regional meet in Austintown.

Among the regional champions were Kenston sophomore Rory Booher in the boys 300 hurdles, Riverside senior Allison Urbas in the girls 100 hurdles, Gilmour Academy junior Nathan Lennon in both the 100 and 200, Gilmour senior Ethan Stein in discus, Beachwood sophomore K’Dyn Harris-Tate in the girls 100, Beachwood sophomore Meena Abdul-Basser in the 200 and 400, Gilmour sophomore Taylor Smola in the 300 hurdles and Lake Catholic junior Sydney Hill in long jump.

Division II Regional – North Royalton

University School junior Thomas Lodowski captured the regional championship in the boys 800 with a winning time of 1:51.27, while Kenston sophomore Rory Booher won the boys 300 hurdles in 38.32.

Chardon sophomore Caleb Nieset qualified for state in two distance events, placing third in the 1600 (4:22.77) and runner-up in the 3200 (9:31.45). University School junior Brennan Coley also earned a state berth in the 3200 after finishing fourth in 9:33.46.

Harvey senior Ethen Eudell advanced in the boys’ 300 hurdles with a second-place finish in 38.56 after also taking fifth in the 110 hurdles. Mayfield senior Izzy Austin cleared 6-foot-5 to finish second in high jump, while University School sophomore Nathanael Honvou placed third in pole vault at 14-8.

On the girls’ side, Riverside senior Allison Urbas claimed the regional title in the 100 hurdles with a winning time of 14.44. Chardon senior Madisyn Frost added a runner-up finish in the 300 hurdles at 44.61, while Eastlake North junior Paylin Oostdyk finished second in discus with a throw of 122-11.

Riverside’s 4×100 relay team of Camryn Simmons, Rhys Shantery, Emma Omonogun, and Allison Urbas qualified for state with a third-place finish in 48.97, while Willoughby South earned a state berth in the 4×200 relay.

• Full Results

Boys 800

• Thomas Lodowski (University School, 11th): 1st, 1:51.27

Boys 1600

• Caleb Nieset (Chardon, 10th): 3rd, 4:22.77

Boys 3200

• Caleb Nieset (Chardon, 10th): 2nd, 9:31.45
• Brennan Coley (University School, 11th): 4th, 9:33.46
• Ethan Ansevin (University School, 12th): 8th, 9:38.07

Boys 110 Hurdles

• Ethen Eudell (Harvey, 12th): 5th, 14.64

Boys 300 Hurdles

• Rory Booher (Kenston, 10th): 1st, 38.32
• Ethen Eudell (Harvey, 12th): 2nd, 38.56

Boys 4×100 Relay

• Jayden Haynes, Kingston Murchison, Ryan Eppich, Landon Cornelius (Mayfield): 5th, 42.78

Boys High Jump

• Izzy Austin (Mayfield, 12th): 2nd, 6-5

Boys Pole Vault

• Nathanael Honvou (University School, 10th): 3rd, 14-8
• Toby Rogers (Chardon, 12th): 5th, 14-0

Boys Long Jump

• Dylan Ringness (Kenston, 12th): 3rd, 22-8.5
• Eryck McClain (Harvey, 12th): 7th, 21-9.5

Girls 100

• Camryn Simmons (Riverside, 11th): 7th, 12.64

Girls 3200

• Mira Palombo (Chardon, 11th) : 7th, 11:19.61

Girls 100 Hurdles

• Allison Urbas (Riverside, 12th): 1st, 14.44
• Emma Di Sanza (Mayfield, 9th): 6th, 15.19
• Destiny Johnson (Brush, 10th): 7th, 15.23

Girls 300 Hurdles

• Madisyn Frost (Chardon, 12th): 2nd, 44.61
• Allison Urbas (Riverside, 12th): 5th, 45.26

Girls 4×100 Relay

• Camryn Simmons, Rhys Shantery, Emma Omonogun, Allison Urbas (Riverside): 3rd, 48.97
• Christine White, Lola Pellegrini, Addy Matriano, Elise Amos (Willoughby South): 5th, 49.23

Girls 4×200 Relay

• Christine White, Lola Pellegrini, Lily Robison, Elise Amos (Willoughby South): 3rd, 1:41.23

Girls 4×400 Relay

• Emilee Gruss, Lucy Edger, Grace Wayne, Zoey Myers (NDCL): 8th, 4:11.39

Girls Shot Put

• Brielle Ray (Brush, 12th): 4th, 38-2
• Addison Wesley (Madison, 12th): 7th, 37-6.5

Girls Discus

• Paylin Oostdyk (Eastlake North, 11th): 2nd, 122-11

Girls High Jump

• Eliza Budziak (Chardon, 10th): 3rd, 5-1
• Destiny Johnson (Brush, 10th): 5th, 5-1

Girls Long Jump

• Rhys Shantery (Riverside, 12th): 4th, 17-7.75

Division IV Regional – Austintown

Gilmour Academy junior Nathan Lennon turned in one of the area’s top performances of the night, sweeping the regional titles in the boys’ 100 and 200 with winning times of 10.89 and 22.05.

Gilmour senior Ethan Stein added a regional championship in discus with a throw of 179-7, while Beachwood sophomore K’Dyn Harris-Tate won the girls 100 in 12.13 and teammate Meena Abdul-Basser captured regional titles in both the 200 and 400.

Gilmour sophomore Taylor Smola claimed the girls 300 hurdles regional title in 45.26, while Lake Catholic junior Sydney Hill captured the girls long jump championship at 16-11.

Trinity sophomore Jaydon Moore qualified for state in the boys’ 200 with a third-place finish, while Lake Catholic’s Joe Mackey took third in long jump and helped the Cougars finish fourth in the 4×400 relay.

Beachwood also dominated the relay events, winning both the girls 4×200 and 4×400 relays, while Gilmour Academy earned a state berth in the girls 4×400 with a runner-up finish.

• Full Results

Boys 100

• Nathan Lennon (Gilmour Academy, 11th): 1st, 10.89

Boys 200

• Nathan Lennon (Gilmour Academy, 11th): 1st, 22.05
• Jaydon Moore (Trinity, 10th): 3rd, 22.55

Boys 400

• Brendan Christensen (Gilmour Academy, 12th): 6th, 50.26

Boys 800

• Damien Richards (Crestwood, 12th): 7th, 2:01.60

Boys 1600

• Bryce Ries (Fairview, 12th): 5th, 4:26.21
• Sam Steimle (Grand Valley, 11th): 8th, 4:37.41

Boys 3200

• Sam Steimle (Grand Valley, 11th): 7th, 10:00.72
• Evan Lindley (Gilmour Academy, 11th): 8th, 10:07.56

Boys 4×100 Relay

• Rylan Wiggins, Amil Shomo, Blake Baskin, Nathan Lennon (Gilmour Academy): 3rd, 43.59
• Lucciani Hamilton, Dustin McClain Jr., Jaydon Moore, DeAndre Edmond (Trinity): 4th, 43.65

Boys 4×200 Relay

• Rylan Wiggins, Amil Shomo, Brendan Christensen, Blake Baskin (Gilmour Academy): 5th, 1:32.07
• Lucciani Hamilton, Davarie Bennett, Jaydon Moore, Orlando Smith-Carle (Trinity): 8th, 1:34.94

Boys 4×400 Relay

• Mikey Barnes, Joe Mackey, Christian Kytta, Mason Panhorst (Lake Catholic): 4th, 3:28.12

Boys 4×800 Relay

• Nate Stoessner, Roman Ramsdell, Ryan Christ, Bryce Ries (Fairview): 6th, 8:21.95

Boys Shot Put

• Charlie Vignero (Kirtland, 12th): 5th, 51-10.5

Boys Discus

• Ethan Stein (Gilmour Academy, 12th): 1st, 179-7
• Charlie Vignero (Kirtland, 12th): 3rd, 166-9
• Owen Stein (Gilmour Academy, 10th): 7th, 149-0

Boys High Jump

• Billy Verbic (Berkshire, 12th): 3rd, 6-4
• Cortez Cole II (Brooklyn, 9th): 4th, 6-3
• Austin Wurm (Crestwood, 12th): 8th, 6-0

Boys Long Jump

• Joe Mackey (Lake Catholic, 12th): 3rd, 20-10.5
• Davarie Bennett (Trinity, 12th): 6th, 19-10

Girls 100

• K’Dyn Harris-Tate (Beachwood, 10th): 1st, 12.13
• Tahji Dowd (VASJ, 9th): 2nd, 12.38
• Marley Readance (Beachwood, 11th): 3rd, 12.41

Girls 200

• Meena Abdul-Basser (Beachwood, 10th): 1st, 25.25
• K’Dyn Harris-Tate (Beachwood, 10th): 2nd, 25.32

Girls 400

• Meena Abdul-Basser (Beachwood, 10th): 1st, 54.58
• Lily Detzel (Gilmour Academy, 11th): 4th, 58.80

Girls 800

• Cara Crandell (Rootstown, 10th): 7th, 2:23.20

Girls 1600

• Gabby Byrne (Chagrin Falls, 10th): 6th, 5:19.88

Girls 3200

• Gabby Byrne (Chagrin Falls, 10th): 5th, 11:38.87

Girls 100 Hurdles

• Taylor Smola (Gilmour Academy, 10th): 3rd, 15.42

Girls 300 Hurdles

• Taylor Smola (Gilmour Academy, 10th): 1st, 45.26
• Makenna Felker (Berkshire, 10th): 5th, 46.45

Girls 4×100 Relay

• Nadia Bell, Taylor Bishop, Jailynna Lockett, Tahji Dowd (VASJ): 3rd, 49.60

Girls 4×200 Relay

• K’Dyn Harris-Tate, Kyrsten Ginn, Meena Abdul-Basser, Marley Readance (Beachwood): 1st, 1:39.45
• Tahji Dowd, Jailynna Lockett, Taylor Bishop, Haley Parks (VASJ): 3rd, 1:45.22

Girls 4×400 Relay

• Kyrsten Ginn, Marley Readance, K’Dyn Harris-Tate, Meena Abdul-Basser (Beachwood): 1st, 4:00.58
• Leilani Miller, Abigail Steiner, Taylor Smola, Lily Detzel (Gilmour Academy): 2nd, 4:01.89
• Ella Strmen, Makenna Felker, Marissa Karl, Catherine Toth (Berkshire): 6th, 4:07.51

Girls 4×800 Relay

• Lindsay Fisher, Ava Horvath, Lexi Radomsky, Mackenzie Verderber (Chagrin Falls): 5th, 9:56.99
• Brynn Bird, Hannah Crandell, Paisley Day, Cara Crandell (Rootstown): 7th, 10:14.79

Girls Discus

• Laila Gridiron (Lake Catholic, 11th): 8th, 112-10

Girls High Jump

• Leilani Miller (Gilmour Academy, 9th): 8th, 5-0

Girls Pole Vault

• Natalie Zalud (Chagrin Falls, 12th): 3rd, 9-6
• Samantha Snow (Berkshire, 11th): 7th, 8-0

Girls Long Jump

• Sydney Hill (Lake Catholic, 11th): 1st, 16-11
• Camryn Pierce (VASJ, 10th): 4th, 15-8