Let's talk Ohio HS Track

Yeah, I’m aware of him. He’s great and has a 3:55 mile under his belt. I’m wondering if the Bons at Coffman now is Clarissa’s & Lucas’s younger sib.

Kilbourne top 7 non-seniors
Smith - 11 - 4:18 / 9:07 indoor
Hawkins - 11 - 4:25 indoor
Miller - 11 - 4:24 indoor
Deisler - 9 - 10:17
Bradley - 10 - 10:33 / 4:51
Knuth - 11 - 10:38. Also ran a 16:40 xc 5k
Klein - 9 - 10:46 / 4:55

So Deisler needs to keep stepping up, and either Bradley, Knuth, or Klein will need to close the gap on Deisler.
Also, Kilboune didn’t go to state for cc last year.

Looking at past results and the meet from Yesterday, Coffman looks in much better shape for Cross Country next year compared to Kilbourne. Kilbourne has a strong top 3, but they just don’t have the depth of other teams.

I guess, my question is, which teams will make it to state from that region.
Last year, Lancaster, Hil. Davidson, Dub. Coffman, Olen. Orange, and Pick. North made it there.
Lancaster and Coffman look great again, but Hil. Davidson is losing 5 varsity guys, Olen. Orange loses 3 guys including 2 scorers, and Pick. North is losing 4 guys.

But Pick North does have a 4:47 and a 4:48 junior that could help next year

I don’t know what Davidson has in the pipeline but they’re sort of like Mason and always seem to reload.

It won't matter when they put 2 in the top 6 at Regionals and another in the top 20. Coffman won't have anyone in the top 30.

Davidson returns these guys:
Boyd - 11 - 15:46. No track results
Rona - 10 - 9:59
Hayes - 10 - 4:49
Rockwell - 10 - 5:02
Shelton - 10 - 4:56 indoor
Limbert - 10 - 4:57 indoor
Fry - 10 - 5:14
Boyd and Rona were the only ones in Hil Davidson’s top 7 last year.

It takes 5 to score. So Kilbourne just needs a 4th and 5th. Deisler ran a 10:17 and he’s only a freshman, which shows that he can do big things next year as a sophomore. They also just need a 5th man to keep up with Deisler.

Also Hil Davidson only had 23 boys on the team last year. 13 nonseniors

Looks like Limbert ran sub 17 on the track, but he's the only one besides Rona and Boyd. Anyone know what's going on with him?

They are really going to struggle to get very far this season unless that pack gets good fast

Boyd is hurt and has been hurt for awhile. Apparently he broke a bone in his foot. He hasn't run since mid/late XC season. I hope he can at least get healthy enough for a senior season. Even with him healthy, Davidson won't be the Davidson we're used to.

Do you honestly think that Kilbourne will be better than Coffman next year?

Of course they will be! Kilbourne doesn't need to have a fifth guy, the fifth guy is not nearly as important as the top 4, so why bother.

Hil. Davidson will have a down year next year, with Boyd being be the only senior. But, I think we can expect them to come back strong in fall 2024.

Um. Yes.

Smith is top 5 in state, and could win.

Miller is top 20 in state, and could be top 10.

Hawkins is top 20 in region, and top 60 in the state.

In a dual, these guys go 1-3 and seal the W. At a big meet (district, region, state) these three put WK so far out front it's over.

Coffman looks better on paper than they really are because of inflated times at the Berlin Bear Dash. So... you can't beat a team that goes 15:13, 15:32, 15:59 up front with a 16:30 as your top man.

Sorry.

Marlington should have 4 under 16

Good call. The Wayne Invite has stacked fields for the 1600 and 3200..... predicitons?

Entries for the 1600:

Connor Ackley: 4:09

Ben Gabelman: 4:12

Steven Miller: 4:18

Trevor Lanoy: 4:18

Zane Schorr: 4:20

Logan Arnold: 4:24

Joey Carroll: 4:24

AJ Hawkins: 4:25

Nathan Massie: 4:25

Drew Moore: 4:25

Josh Razor: 4:25

Landon Kimmell: 4:26

3200 is even more stacked...

Connor Ackley: 9:05 (8:51)

Ryan Smith: 9:07

Sam Richuitti: 9:07

Saketh Rudraraju: 9:09

Kaiden Lanoy: 9:13

Will Sheets: 9:13

Ben Gabelman: 9:13

Weston Day: 9:18

Landon Kimmell: 9:20

If the rains hold off, this could be a really fast night...