ALL-TIME AREA STATE TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONS

2001 to the present

2010 2006
DIVISION II DIVISION I
JeRica Sanders, Lake Jessica Beard, Euclid (400)
Catholic (100 hurdles) DIVISION III
DIVISION III Taylor Jackson, Gilmour
Bekka Simko, Gilmour (100 and 200)
Jessica
(800) DeLana Turner, Gilmour Beard

Gilmour 4x800 relay (100 hurdles)

(Alexis Anton, Grace
Brennan, Meghan 2005
Pryatel, Bekka DIVISION I
Simko) Jessica Beard,
JeRica Sanders
Euclid (400)
Euclid girls
4x800 relay
(Arvesha Hill,
Jessica Beard,
Charmaine
2009 Jefferson, Cherice
DIVISION I May)
Tamica Harbour, Euclid (long DIVISION II
Candace
Longino-Thomas
jump) Kristen Olds, Perry (pole vault)
DIVISION II DIVISION III
JeRica Sanders, Lake Gilmour girls 4x100 relay (DeLana Turner,
Catholic (100 hurdles) Maureen Licursi, Katy Beach, Taylor Jackson)
DIVISION III
Preston Hoge, Gilmour 2004
(300 hurdles) DIVISION I
Candace Longino-Thomas, Jessica Beard, Euclid (400)
Gilmour (100 and 200) Ben Robinson, Chardon (800)
Tyler Nichols, Hawken (110 DIVISION III
hurdles)
Bekka Simko, Gilmour (400)
Brook Turner, Hawken (400)
Gilmour girls 4x100 relay Gilmour boys 4x400 relay (Tom Ciuni, Chris
(Allie Dahlhausen, Kathryn Pratt, A.J. Tremont, Adam Lesko)
Drew, Rebecca Bloom, Can- Hawken girls 4x400 relay (Jessica Langholt, Erin
dace Longino-Thomas) Cameron, Sarah Dorenkott, Brook Turner)
Gilmour girls 4x200 relay (Allie Dahlhausen, Kathryn
Drew, Bekka Simko, Candace Longino-Thomas)
2003
Gilmour girls 4x400 relay (Allie Dahlhausen, Melanie DIVISION III
Frank, Grace Brennan, Bekka Simko) Hawken girls 4x200 relay (Noelle Chappelle,
Kirtland boys 4x800 relay (Julius Pilijevas, Peter Meaghan Johnson, Christine Shin, Erin Cameron)
Davidson, Dan Gornik, Dominic Samf) Hawken girls 4x400 relay (Noelle Chappelle,
2008 2007 Sarah Dorenkott, Erin Cameron, Christine
Shin)
DIVISION II
University boys 4x200 relay
DIVISION I
Jessica Beard, Euclid 2002
(Stephon Lynch, Matt Kelly, (400) DIVISION III
Harry Hartnett, Justin Emil Heineking, Brook Turner, Hawken (200 and 400)
Chappell) Chardon (3,200) Hawken girls 4x200 relay (Lou Kinder, Erin
DIVISION III DIVISION III
Gilmour boys 4x400
Cameron, Brook Turner, Christine Shin)
Bekka Simko, Gilmour (400) Hawken girls 4x400 relay (Noelle Chappelle, Lou
Gilmour boys 4x400 relay (Tom Hallal, Preston
Hoge, Kevin Eckart, Yann Kinder, Christine Shin, Brook Turner)
(Lou Cangelosi, Pat Crowe,
Preston Hoge, Yann
Schoenhagen)
Schoenhagen)
Gilmour girls 4x400 2001
(Grace Venzor, Melanie DIVISION II
Gilmour girls 4x400 relay Frank, Grace Brennan,
(Grace Venzor, Melanie Frank, Johnny Rivers, Harvey (high jump)
Bekka Simko) DIVISION III
Bekka Simko, Grace Brennan) Gilmour girls 4x800
Gilmour girls 4x800 relay (Grace Brennan, Kelsi Rasheda Malcolm, Hawken (400)
(Brittany Tyree, Grace Brennan, Nutter, Melanie Frank, Hawken girls 4x400 relay (Sarah MacEwan,
Melanie Frank, Bekka Simko) Bekka Simko) Christine Shin, Brook Turner, Rasheda Malcolm)
 1984 to 2000
2000 1993
DIVISION I NONE
Jason Caldwell, Mentor (shot
put and discus) Jason
1992
DIVISION III
Caldwell
Division I
Kelly Green, Berkshire (800) Katie McGregor, South (3,200)
Hawken girls 4x200 relay Riverside 4x800 (Liz Maruschak, Missy Ezzo,
(Christine Shin, Ifey Anoliefo, Lisa Adams, Karyn Pomfrey)
Danielle Hawkins, Claire Samuel) Division II
Berkshire girls 4x400 relay (Kelly Milan Wilder, VASJ (200)
Green, Katie Taylor, Sabrina Woods,
Laura Boatwright) 1991
1999 Division I
India Ford, Euclid (1,600)
DIVISION I Russ Pernus, Riverside (110
Chris Basich, Riverside (shot put) hurdles and 300 hurdles)
DIVISION III
Ifey Anoliefo, Hawken (long jump) 1990
Hawken girls 4x100 relay (Arealia Warren, Jamie Division I
Perryman, Danielle Hawkins, Claire Samuel) India Ford, Euclid (1,600 and
Hawken girls 4x200 relay (Arealia Warren, Ifey 3,200)
Anoliefo, Danielle Hawkins, Claire Samuel) Euclid 4x800 (Lee Jackson, Russ Pernus
Berkshire girls 4x400 relay (Sabrina Woods, Laura Meredith Fitzgerald, Jennifer ... in 1991

Boatwright, Jennifer Woods, Kelly Green) Daly, India Ford)

1998 1989
Division I Robert Smith
Class AAA
Jeff Steinmetz, South (400) India Ford,
Division II Euclid (3,200)
Sean Kelly, Lake Catholic (3,200) Robert
Ryan Nau, West Geauga (pole vault) Smith,
Division III Euclid
Damon Butler, Hawken (400) (100)
Michelle Eatough, Newbury (400) Class A
Dan Taylor, Berkshire (discus) Debbie
1997 Duplay, Berk- India Ford
... in 1988
shire (800)
Division II Kirtland
Chandice Albrecht, Perry (long jump) 4x800 (Fred Kieser, Mike Davies,
1996 Pete Krivejko, Jeff Fronczek)
Division I 1988
Nick Decker, Mentor (high jump) Class AA
Division II Pat Buddenbaum, Berkshire (800)
Jon Cunningham, VASJ (shot put) Debbie Duplay, Berkshire (800)
1995 Eric Harsh, Chagrin Falls (1,600)
O.J. McDuffie, Hawken (long jump)
Division I
Katie McGregor, South (1,600) 1987
Division II Class AA
Colette Stefansky, Cardinal Iris Keith, Harvey (long jump)
Katie McGregor
(discus and shot put) Berkshire 4x800 (Dan Duplay, Pat Buddenbaum,
Division III Chuck Maneage, Jonathan Tiber)
Larry Wilson, Hawken (discus)
1986
1994 NONE
Division I
Nick Decker, Mentor (high 1985
jump) NONE
Division II
Anthony Corpora, Wickliffe
1984
(shot put) Class AAA
Rich Zukowski, West Geauga (discus and shot put)
Division III Class AA
Cam Miele, Gilmour (800) Dan Franek, Kenston (3,200)
Larry Wilson, Hawken (discus) Kenston 4x800 (Eric Payne, John Peets, Casey
Waters, Dan Franek)
Class A
Tara Frayne, Hawken (300 hurdles)
Diane Duplay, Berkshire (200)
 1965 to 1983
1983 1973
Class AAA Class A
Dan Bucey, Mentor (pole vault) Skip Lakia, Fairport (high jump)
Paul Pallante, Euclid (300 hurdles)
Class AA 1972
Dan Franek, Kenston (3,200) Class AAA
Andy Wiese, Chagrin Falls (1,600) Ken Novak,
Class A St. Joseph
Tara Frayne, Hawken (100 hurdles) (discus)
1982 Class A
Dave
Class AAA Garden,
John Rowles, Mayfield (long jump) Fairport (120
Class AA hurdles and
Tom Franek, Kenston (3,200) 180 hurdles)
Andy Wiese, Chagrin Falls (1,600) Dan Quick,
Class A Kirtland (440)
Nick Cirino, Richmond Heights (discus)
Eric Hamilton, Hawken (800) 1971
Debbie Larney, Richmond Heights (100 hurdles) Class A
Hawken 4x800 (Hugh Gettig, Wolfe Tone, Matt Dave Dave Garden wins one of his three career state Class A hurdles
Streeter, Eric Hamilton) Garden, championships in May 1972.

1981 Fairport (180

hurdles)
Class AAA Eric Penick, Gilmour (100, 220 and 440)
Kris McKenzie, West Geauga (shot put)
Class A 1970
Eric Hamilton, Hawken (800) Class AA
1980 Chuck Baxter, Harvey (shot put)
Eric Penick, Gilmour (100 and 220)
Class AAA Class A
Nadine Cox, Geneva (discus) Tom McCullough, Richmond Heights (880)
1979 1969
Class AAA Class A
Nadine Cox, Geneva (discus) Bob Lipscomb, Fairport (120 hurdles)
Brenda Kazinec, Brush (220)
Class AA 1968
Juanita Vetter, Chardon (mile) Class A
1978 Jeff Mills, Kirtland (120
hurdles)
Class AAA Larry Wilson, Berkshire
Debbie Williams, Euclid (discus and shot put) (discus)
1977 1967
Class AAA Class AA
Debbie Williams, Euclid (discus) Mark Debevc, Geneva
1976 (discus)
Jack Tobik, Brush (high jump)
Class AAA Class A
Debbie Williams, Euclid (discus) Dennis Boyd, Newbury (440)
Jeff Mills, Kirtland (120
hurdles)
Tom Tanno, Kirtland (100 and
220) Dennis Boyd in 1967

1966
Class AA
Jim Rehmer, South (880)
Class A
Dennis Boyd, Newbury (440)
The News-Herald story on Euclid’s Debbie Williams winning her third straight discus title in May 1978.
1965
1975 1974 Class A
Class Class AAA Mike Thomas, Fairport (120
AAA Barry Pajcic, St. Joseph (880) hurdles and 180 hurdles)
Kevin Ryan, Brian Richert, North (long jump)
St. Joseph Class A
(mile) Jim Parker, Kirtland (100) Mark Debevc in 1967
 1933 to 1964
1964 1948
Class AA Class A
Tom Gibson, St. Joseph (shot put) Wakefield Morgan, Euclid Central (pole vault)
Class A Eugene Strathman, Brush (discus)
Mike Thomas, Fairport (120 hurdles and 180 hurdles) 1947
1963 NONE
Class AA
Jim Watt, Brush (mile)
1946
Class A
1962 Creighton Mast, Euclid Shore (shot put)
Class A
Don Hostetler,
1945
Cardinal (880) Class B
Gene Kangas, Lawrence McCollister, Mentor (discus)
Fairport (120 hurdles)
1961 Painesville Telegraph headline in May 1945

Class A
Gene Kangas,
1944
Fairport (120 hurdles) Class B
Clarence Poor, Wickliffe (broad jump)
1960 1943
Class AA
Fred Anger, North NONE
(pole vault) 1942
1959 Class B
Class AA James Stange, Mentor (high jump)
Fred Anger, North
(pole vault)
1941
Dennis Gene Kangas in 1962 NONE
Donahue, Euclid
(440)
1940
Class A NONE
Art Davidson,
Chagrin Falls
1939
(100) Painesville Telegraph headline in May 1960 Class B
William Westbrook, Kirtland (high jump)
1958 1938
Class AA
Paul Laspina, Wickliffe (shot put) Class B
Dick Woods, Kirtland (mile)
1957 1937
NONE
NONE
1956 1936
NONE
NONE
1955 1935
Class A
Melvin Stubbs, Kenston (880) NONE
1954 1934
Class A Class B
Melvin Stubbs, Kenston (mile) Harley
Howells,
1953 Mentor (440)
NONE Mentor mile
1952 relay (Emerson
Dickey, Bob
Class A Frey, Woody
George Mara, Mentor (discus) Russell, Harley
Class B Howells)
Jerry Elliott, West Geauga (mile) 1933
1951 Class B
NONE Harley
Howells,
1950 Mentor (440)
NONE Mentor mile
relay (Jack
1949 Hughes, Woody
Class A Russell, Robert
Robert Summer, Mayfield (120 hurdles) Eaton, Harley
Howells)
 1908 to 1932
1932 1911
Class B NONE
Mentor mile relay (William Dauler, Charles Howard,
Jack Hughes, Harley Howells) 1910
1931 NONE

Class B 1909
Bill Robinson, Chagrin Falls (100) NONE
1930 1908
NONE Ralph Gerald, Geneva (shot put)
1929 Cloyce Hammond, Geneva (discus)

NONE
1928 BY SCHOOL
NONE Gilmour 26
1927 Hawken 24
Class B
Cecil Hill, Chagrin Falls (mile) Euclid 20
1926 Mentor 13
Class A
Wallace
Persons, Harvey
Fairport 11
(high jump)
Class B
Painesville Telegraph headline in May 1926 Kirtland 10
Frederic Hauserman, University (220)
Carl Standcliff, Geneva (mile)
Berkshire 10
Tinker, Geauga (220)
Class C Chagrin Falls 7
1925 Geneva 6
Class B
D. Howland, University (220)
Kenston 6
Bus Nellis, Chagrin Falls (mile) VASJ/St. Joseph 6
1924 West Geauga 6
NONE
1923 Brush 4
NONE Harvey 4
1922 Riverside 4
NONE
1921 South 4
NONE Cardinal 3
1920 Lake Catholic 3
NONE
1919 Newbury 3
NONE North 3
1918 Perry 3
NONE
1917 Richmond Heights 3
NONE University 3
1916 Wickliffe 3
NONE
1915 Chardon 3
NONE Mayfield 2
1914 Cornerstone 0
NONE
1913 Madison 0
NONE NDCL 0
1912 Ledgemont 0
NONE