ALL-TIME AREA STATE TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONS2001 to the present
2010DIVISION II
JeRica Sanders, Lake Catholic (100 hurdles)
DIVISION IIIBekka Simko, Gilmour
(800)Gilmour 4x800 relay
(Alexis Anton, Grace Brennan, Meghan Pryatel, Bekka Simko)
JeRica Sanders
2009DIVISION I
Tamica Harbour, Euclid (long jump)
DIVISION IIJeRica Sanders, Lake
Catholic (100 hurdles)DIVISION III
Preston Hoge, Gilmour (300 hurdles)
Candace Longino-Thomas, Gilmour (100 and 200)
Tyler Nichols, Hawken (110 hurdles)
Bekka Simko, Gilmour (400)Gilmour girls 4x100 relay
(Allie Dahlhausen, Kathryn Drew, Rebecca Bloom, Can-dace Longino-Thomas)
Gilmour girls 4x200 relay (Allie Dahlhausen, Kathryn Drew, Bekka Simko, Candace Longino-Thomas)
Gilmour girls 4x400 relay (Allie Dahlhausen, Melanie Frank, Grace Brennan, Bekka Simko)
Kirtland boys 4x800 relay (Julius Pilijevas, Peter Davidson, Dan Gornik, Dominic Samf)
2008DIVISION II
University boys 4x200 relay (Stephon Lynch, Matt Kelly, Harry Hartnett, Justin Chappell)
DIVISION IIIBekka Simko, Gilmour (400)Gilmour boys 4x400 relay
(Lou Cangelosi, Pat Crowe, Preston Hoge, Yann Schoenhagen)
Gilmour girls 4x400 relay (Grace Venzor, Melanie Frank, Bekka Simko, Grace Brennan)
Gilmour girls 4x800 relay (Brittany Tyree, Grace Brennan, Melanie Frank, Bekka Simko)
2007
DIVISION IJessica Beard, Euclid (400)
DIVISION IIITaylor Jackson, Gilmour
(100 and 200)DeLana Turner, Gilmour
(100 hurdles)
DIVISION IJessica Beard,
Euclid (400)Euclid girls
4x800 relay (Arvesha Hill, Jessica Beard, Charmaine Jefferson, Cherice May)
DIVISION IIKristen Olds, Perry (pole vault)
DIVISION IIIGilmour girls 4x100 relay (DeLana Turner,
Maureen Licursi, Katy Beach, Taylor Jackson)
DIVISION IJessica Beard, Euclid (400)Ben Robinson, Chardon (800)
DIVISION IIIBrook Turner, Hawken (400)Gilmour boys 4x400 relay (Tom Ciuni, Chris
Pratt, A.J. Tremont, Adam Lesko)Hawken girls 4x400 relay (Jessica Langholt, Erin
Cameron, Sarah Dorenkott, Brook Turner)
DIVISION IIIHawken girls 4x200 relay (Noelle Chappelle,
Meaghan Johnson, Christine Shin, Erin Cameron)Hawken girls 4x400 relay (Noelle Chappelle,
Sarah Dorenkott, Erin Cameron, Christine Shin)
DIVISION IIIBrook Turner, Hawken (200 and 400)Hawken girls 4x200 relay (Lou Kinder, Erin
Cameron, Brook Turner, Christine Shin)Hawken girls 4x400 relay (Noelle Chappelle, Lou
Kinder, Christine Shin, Brook Turner)
DIVISION IIJohnny Rivers, Harvey (high jump)
DIVISION IIIRasheda Malcolm, Hawken (400)Hawken girls 4x400 relay (Sarah MacEwan,
Christine Shin, Brook Turner, Rasheda Malcolm)
2006
2005
2004
Candace Longino-Thomas
DIVISION IJessica Beard, Euclid
(400)Emil Heineking,
Chardon (3,200)DIVISION III
Gilmour boys 4x400 (Tom Hallal, Preston Hoge, Kevin Eckart, Yann Schoenhagen)
Gilmour girls 4x400 (Grace Venzor, Melanie Frank, Grace Brennan, Bekka Simko)
Gilmour girls 4x800 (Grace Brennan, Kelsi Nutter, Melanie Frank, Bekka Simko)
Jessica Beard
2003
2002
2001
1984 to 20002000
DIVISION IJason Caldwell, Mentor (shot
put and discus)DIVISION III
Kelly Green, Berkshire (800)Hawken girls 4x200 relay
(Christine Shin, Ifey Anoliefo, Danielle Hawkins, Claire Samuel)
Berkshire girls 4x400 relay (Kelly Green, Katie Taylor, Sabrina Woods, Laura Boatwright)
DIVISION IChris Basich, Riverside (shot put)
DIVISION IIIIfey Anoliefo, Hawken (long jump)Hawken girls 4x100 relay (Arealia Warren, Jamie
Perryman, Danielle Hawkins, Claire Samuel)Hawken girls 4x200 relay (Arealia Warren, Ifey
Anoliefo, Danielle Hawkins, Claire Samuel)Berkshire girls 4x400 relay (Sabrina Woods, Laura
Boatwright, Jennifer Woods, Kelly Green)
DIVISION IJeff Steinmetz, South (400)
DIVISION IISean Kelly, Lake Catholic (3,200)Ryan Nau, West Geauga (pole vault)
DIVISION IIIDamon Butler, Hawken (400)Michelle Eatough, Newbury (400)Dan Taylor, Berkshire (discus)
DIVISION IIChandice Albrecht, Perry (long jump)
DIVISION INick Decker, Mentor (high jump)
DIVISION IIJon Cunningham, VASJ (shot put)
DIVISION IKatie McGregor, South (1,600)
DIVISION IIColette Stefansky, Cardinal
(discus and shot put)DIVISION III
Larry Wilson, Hawken (discus)
DIVISION INick Decker, Mentor (high
jump)DIVISION II
Anthony Corpora, Wickliffe (shot put)
DIVISION IIICam Miele, Gilmour (800)
Larry Wilson, Hawken (discus)
Jason Caldwell
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
Katie McGregor
1993NONE
DIVISION IKatie McGregor, South (3,200)Riverside 4x800 (Liz Maruschak, Missy Ezzo,
Lisa Adams, Karyn Pomfrey)DIVISION II
Milan Wilder, VASJ (200)
DIVISION IIndia Ford, Euclid (1,600)Russ Pernus, Riverside (110
hurdles and 300 hurdles)
DIVISION IIndia Ford, Euclid (1,600 and
3,200)Euclid 4x800 (Lee Jackson,
Meredith Fitzgerald, Jennifer Daly, India Ford)
CLASS AAAIndia Ford, Euclid (3,200)
Robert Smith, Euclid (100)CLASS ADebbie
Duplay, Berk-shire (800)
Kirtland 4x800 (Fred Kieser, Mike Davies, Pete Krivejko, Jeff Fronczek)
CLASS AAPat Buddenbaum, Berkshire (800)
Debbie Duplay, Berkshire (800)Eric Harsh, Chagrin Falls (1,600)O.J. McDuffie, Hawken (long jump)
CLASS AAIris Keith, Harvey (long jump)Berkshire 4x800 (Dan Duplay, Pat Buddenbaum,
Chuck Maneage, Jonathan Tiber)
NONE
NONE
CLASS AAARich Zukowski, West Geauga (discus and shot put)
CLASS AADan Franek, Kenston (3,200)Kenston 4x800 (Eric Payne, John Peets, Casey
Waters, Dan Franek)CLASS A
Tara Frayne, Hawken (300 hurdles) Diane Duplay, Berkshire (200)
1992
1991
Russ Pernus... in 1991
1990
1989Robert Smith
India Ford... in 1988
1988
1987
1986
1985
1984
1965 to 1983
CLASS AAADan Bucey, Mentor (pole vault)Paul Pallante, Euclid (300 hurdles)
CLASS AADan Franek, Kenston (3,200)Andy Wiese, Chagrin Falls (1,600)
CLASS ATara Frayne, Hawken (100 hurdles)
CLASS AAAJohn Rowles, Mayfield (long jump)
CLASS AATom Franek, Kenston (3,200)Andy Wiese, Chagrin Falls (1,600)
CLASS ANick Cirino, Richmond Heights (discus)Eric Hamilton, Hawken (800)Debbie Larney, Richmond Heights (100 hurdles)Hawken 4x800 (Hugh Gettig, Wolfe Tone, Matt
Streeter, Eric Hamilton)
CLASS AAAKris McKenzie, West Geauga (shot put)
CLASS AEric Hamilton, Hawken (800)
CLASS AAANadine Cox, Geneva (discus)
CLASS AAANadine Cox, Geneva (discus)Brenda Kazinec, Brush (220)
CLASS AAJuanita Vetter, Chardon (mile)
CLASS AAADebbie Williams, Euclid (discus and shot put)
CLASS AAADebbie Williams, Euclid (discus)
CLASS AAADebbie Williams, Euclid (discus)
1983
1982
1981
1980
1979
1978
1977
1976
The News-Herald story on Euclid’s Debbie Williams winning her third straight discus title in May 1978.
1975CLASS AAA
Kevin Ryan, St. Joseph (mile)
1974CLASS AAA
Barry Pajcic, St. Joseph (880)Brian Richert, North (long jump)
CLASS AJim Parker, Kirtland (100)
CLASS ASkip Lakia, Fairport (high jump)
CLASS AAAKen Novak,
St. Joseph (discus)
CLASS ADave
Garden, Fairport (120 hurdles and 180 hurdles)
Dan Quick, Kirtland (440)
CLASS ADave
Garden, Fairport (180 hurdles)
Eric Penick, Gilmour (100, 220 and 440)
CLASS AAChuck Baxter, Harvey (shot put)Eric Penick, Gilmour (100 and 220)
CLASS ATom McCullough, Richmond Heights (880)
CLASS ABob Lipscomb, Fairport (120 hurdles)
CLASS AJeff Mills, Kirtland (120
hurdles)Larry Wilson, Berkshire
(discus)
CLASS AAMark Debevc, Geneva
(discus)Jack Tobik, Brush (high jump)
CLASS ADennis Boyd, Newbury (440)Jeff Mills, Kirtland (120
hurdles)Tom Tanno, Kirtland (100 and
220)
CLASS AAJim Rehmer, South (880)
CLASS ADennis Boyd, Newbury (440)
CLASS AMike Thomas, Fairport (120
hurdles and 180 hurdles)
1973
1972
Dave Garden wins one of his three career state Class A hurdles championships in May 1972.
1971
1970
1969
1968
Dennis Boyd in 1967
Mark Debevc in 1967
1967
1966
1965
1933 to 19641964CLASS AA
Tom Gibson, St. Joseph (shot put)CLASS A
Mike Thomas, Fairport (120 hurdles and 180 hurdles)
CLASS AAJim Watt, Brush (mile)
CLASS ADon Hostetler,
Cardinal (880)Gene Kangas,
Fairport (120 hurdles)
CLASS AGene Kangas,
Fairport (120 hurdles)
CLASS AAFred Anger, North
(pole vault)
CLASS AAFred Anger, North
(pole vault)Dennis
Donahue, Euclid (440)
CLASS AArt Davidson,
Chagrin Falls (100)
CLASS AAPaul Laspina, Wickliffe (shot put)
NONE
NONE
CLASS AMelvin Stubbs, Kenston (880)
CLASS AMelvin Stubbs, Kenston (mile)
NONE
CLASS AGeorge Mara, Mentor (discus)
CLASS BJerry Elliott, West Geauga (mile)
NONE
NONE
CLASS ARobert Summer, Mayfield (120 hurdles)
1963
1962
Gene Kangas in 1962
1961
1960
Painesville Telegraph headline in May 1960
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
1954
1953
1952
1951
1950
1949
CLASS AWakefield Morgan, Euclid Central (pole vault)Eugene Strathman, Brush (discus)
NONE
CLASS ACreighton Mast, Euclid Shore (shot put)
CLASS BLawrence McCollister, Mentor (discus)
CLASS BClarence Poor, Wickliffe (broad jump)
NONE
CLASS BJames Stange, Mentor (high jump)
NONE
NONE
CLASS BWilliam Westbrook, Kirtland (high jump)
CLASS BDick Woods, Kirtland (mile)
NONE
NONE
NONE
CLASS BHarley
Howells, Mentor (440)
Mentor mile relay (Emerson Dickey, Bob Frey, Woody Russell, Harley Howells)
CLASS BHarley
Howells, Mentor (440)
Mentor mile relay (Jack Hughes, Woody Russell, Robert Eaton, Harley Howells)
1948
1947
1946
1945
Painesville Telegraph headline in May 1945
1944
1943
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
1937
1936
1935
1934
1933
1908 to 1932
CLASS BMentor mile relay (William Dauler, Charles Howard,
Jack Hughes, Harley Howells)
CLASS BBill Robinson, Chagrin Falls (100)
NONE
NONE
NONE
CLASS BCecil Hill, Chagrin Falls (mile)
CLASS AWallace
Persons, Harvey (high jump)
CLASS BFrederic Hauserman, University (220)Carl Standcliff, Geneva (mile)
CLASS CTinker, Geauga (220)
CLASS BD. Howland, University (220)Bus Nellis, Chagrin Falls (mile)
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
1932
1931
1930
1929
1928
1927
1926
Painesville Telegraph headline in May 1926
1925
1924
1923
1922
1921
1920
1919
1918
1917
1916
1915
1914
1913
1912
NONE
NONE
NONE
Ralph Gerald, Geneva (shot put)Cloyce Hammond, Geneva (discus)
19111910
1909
1908
BY SCHOOLGilmour 26Hawken 24Euclid 20Mentor 13Fairport 11Kirtland 10Berkshire 10Chagrin Falls 7Geneva 6Kenston 6VASJ/St. Joseph 6West Geauga 6Brush 4Harvey 4Riverside 4South 4Cardinal 3Lake Catholic 3Newbury 3North 3Perry 3Richmond Heights 3University 3Wickliffe 3Chardon 3Mayfield 2Cornerstone 0Madison 0NDCL 0Ledgemont 0