Local athletes break records and qualify for state at OHSAA regional track and field meet
Ohio High School Athletic Association track and field regional championships took place this week, with many Cincinnati athletes qualifying for the state meet and some even breaking records.
The top four finishers in each event at a regional tournament qualify for state, along with the next two highest finishers around the state who weren't in the top four of their event at their regional.
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Here is a recap of track and field action from the week, with full results from Cincinnati athletes posted below:
Turpin's Claire Iaciofano sets regional record on way to state
Turpin's Claire Iaciofano vaulted to a first-place medal in the girls pole vault at the OHSAA Division I, Region 4 Track and Field Championships, Huber Heights, Ohio, May 30, 2025.
Reigning pole vault state champion Claire Iaciofano came in first at the Division I regional championships for the pole vault, with a mark of 13 feet 4 inches. That mark breaks Iaciofano's personal best and gives her the Turpin school record.
Cincinnati Country Day sophomore sets Division III state record
Cincinnati Country Day sophomore Luke Schnieber vaulted 16 feet 7 inches to win his regional meet. That mark breaks the OHSAA Division III state record.
Kings relay squad sets new school record
The Kings Knights' 4x100-meter relay team of Vincent Santiago, Brennan Johnson, Joshua Johnson and Jaxon Frisk broke the school record at the regional championship with a time of 41.88, which landed them in third place at the meet.
Lakota East's Mo Gueye breaks his own school record
Mo Gueye of Lakota East placed seventh in the 110-meter hurdles at the OHSAA Division I, Region 4 Track and Field Championships, Huber Heights, Ohio, May 30, 2025.
Lakota East's Mo Gueye finished in fourth place for the boys 300-meter hurdles at the OHSAA Region 4 championship with a time of 38.79. That time sets Gueye's personal best and breaks his own school record.
Lakota East's Haylie Yeazell breaks school record
Lakota East's Haylie Yeazell placed second in the girls 400-meter final at the regional championships with a time of 56.44, which breaks her personal best and the Lakota East school record.
Top four track and field regional finishers from Cincinnati
Division I
Boys 100-meter dash finals: 2. Joel Nimoh (Lakota West) 10.77; 4. RJ Shepherd (Hamilton) 10.79.
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Boys 200-meter dash finals: 4. Matthew Fogler (Moeller) 21.47.
Boys 400-meter dash finals: 3. Sam Afari (Lakota West) 48.10; 4. Jamien Martin (Mason) 48.56.
Boys 1600-meter run finals: 3. Samuel Darmanie (Springboro) 4:17.15; 4. Max Bixler (Talawanda) 4:17.69.
Boys 3200-meter run finals: 1. Dom Ellis (St. Xavier) 9:05.75; 2. Samuel Darmanie (Springboro) 9:06.06; 3. Ryne Reynolds (Little Miami) 9:06.13; 4. Alex Bruns (St. Xavier) 9:08.53.
Dom Ellis placed first in the 3,200-meter run for St. Xavier while Springboro's Samuel Darmanie took second with Ryne Reynolds of Little Miami placing third at the OHSAA Division I, Region 4 Track and Field Championships, Huber Heights, Ohio, May 30, 2025.
Boys 110-meter hurdles finals: 3. Gavin Barry (Moeller) 14.32; 4. Mo Gueye (Lakota East) 14.35.
Boys 300-meter hurdles finals: 3. Gavin Barry (Moeller) 37.71;4. Mo Gueye (Lak. East) 38.79.
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Boys 4x100-meter relay finals: 2. La Salle 41.71; 3. Kings 41.88;
Boys 4x200-meter relay finals: 3. Mason 1:27.32; 4. La Salle 1:27.79.
Boys 4x400-meter relay finals: 3. Moeller 3:17.97.
Boys 4x800-meter relay finals: 2. St. Xavier 7:45.26.
Boys high jump finals: 1. Teague Boland (Moeller) 6-8; 2. David Lack (West Clermont) 6-6; 3. Braxton Moore (Mason) 6-6.
Moeller's Teague Boland claimed first place in the boys high jump at the OHSAA Division I, Region 4 Track and Field Championships, Huber Heights, Ohio, May 30, 2025.
Boys long jump finals: 3. Landen Adams (Moeller) 22-6.
Boys pole vault finals: 3. James Theobald (St. Xavier) 14-4; 4. Matthew Bertram (Oak Hills) 14-4.
Boys discus finals: 1. Rez Rokicki (Loveland) 182-6; 2. Temi Adesanya (Mason) 163-6; 4. David Lorek (Loveland) 160-4.
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Boys shot put finals: 1. David Lorek (Loveland) 56-8.75; 3. Charbel Raffoul (Springboro) 52-10.75; 4. Joey Corcoran (Mason) 52-0.75.
Girls 100-meter dash finals: 1. Emma Goins (Little Miami) 11.99; 3. Azarae Hawkins (Mason) 12.04; 4. Heaven Wills (Lakota East) 12.28.
Girls 200-meter dash finals: 1. Emma Goins (Little Miami) 24.29; 2. Azarae Hawkins (Mason) 24.47.
Girls 400-meter dash finals: 1. Tori Killens (Mason) 55.67; 2. Haylie Yeazell (Lakota East) 56.44; 4. Elizabeth Resig (Mason) 56.91.
Tori Killens of Mason ran to a first-place finish in the 400-meter dash at the OHSAA Division I, Region 4 Track and Field Championships, Huber Heights, Ohio, May 30, 2025.
Girls 800-meter run finals: 1. Caroline Murnan (Loveland) 2:13.82; 2. Kaitlin Kaszubski (Lak. West) 2:14.11; 3. Amaryaja Trotter (Sycamore) 2:14.27; 4. Mahima Vasa (Milford) 2:15.88.
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Girls 1600-meter run finals: 1. Heidi Harmeyer (Seton) 4:53.14; 2. Delaney Cilley (Loveland) 4:56.58; 3. Elle Campbell (Milford) 4:57.06; 4 . Molly Deardorff (Lakota East) 4:57.17.
Girls 3200-meter run finals: 1. Evelyn Prodoehl (Lak. West) 10:38.52; 2. Heidi Harmeyer (Seton) 10:47.25; 3. Adriana Luking (Talawanda) 10:51.86; 4. Lucia Rodbro (Talawanda) 10:56.87.
Girls 100-meter hurdles finals: 2. Lily Eagleston (Mason) 14.56; 3. Mikaylah Chandler (Lakota East) 14.63; 4. Jada Wallace (Middletown) 15.04.
Girls 300-meter hurdles finals: 2. Lily Eagleston (Mason) 43.51; 3. Katlyn Pham (Lak. East) 43.99.
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Girls 4x100-meter relay finals: 1. Lakota East 47.03; 2. Mason 47.22;
Girls 4x200-meter relay finals: 2. Mason 1:40.25; 4. Lakota East 1:41.82.
Girls 4x400-meter relay finals: 2. Lak. East 3:54.94; 4. Mason 3:56.73.
Girls 4x800-meter relay finals: 1. Lakota West 9:16.17; 2. Milford 9:16.66; 3. Loveland 9:16.87; 4. Mason 9:17.95.
Girls high jump finals: 1. Dashayla Worlaw (Mt. Healthy) 5-5; 4. D'Asyia Cotton (Cin. Northwest) 5-4.
Girls long jump finals: 1. Tazara Prophett (Walnut Hills) 18-4.75; 3. Abrianna Bouldin (Colerain) 17-9.75.
Tazara Prophett of Walnut Hills scored a first-place finish in the girls long jump at the OHSAA Division I, Region 4 Track and Field Championships, Huber Heights, Ohio, May 30, 2025.
Girls pole vault finals: 1. Claire Iaciofano (Turpin) 13-4; 2. Samantha Clyde (Sycamore) 12-0; 3. Rachel Johannesmeyer (St. Ursula Acad.) 12-0.
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Girls discus finals: 1. Aleeyah Betts (Princeton) 138-9; 2. Eshaal Pasha (Sycamore) 138-7;3. Haviland Fairman (Walnut Hills) 127-8.
Girls shot put finals: 1. Austin White (Mason) 42-10.50; 4. Baliey Bacher (Lak. East) 38-0.25.
Division III
Boys 100-meter dash finals: 2. Jaelen Griffin (Cin. Coll. Prep. Academy) 11.28.
Boys 200-meter dash finals: 2. Matthew Wright (Purcell Marian) 22.74; 3. Jaelen Griffin (Cin. Coll. Prep. Academy) 22.87.
Boys 400-meter dash finals: 1. Matthew Wright (Purcell Marian) 48.37.
Boys 800-meter run finals: 1. Liam Woodward (Summit Country Day) 1:58.49.
Boys 3200-meter run finals: 4. Will Sten (MVCA) 9:56.53.
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Boys 4x200-meter relay finals: 1. Cin. Coll. Prep. Academy 1:29.36.
Boys high jump finals: 2. Jesse Brown (Purcell Marian) 6-7.
Boys long jump finals: 2. Chike Anusionwu (Summit Country Day) 20-6.75.
Boys pole vault finals: 1. Luke Schnieber (Cincinnati Country Day) 16-7.
Girls 800-meter run finals: 2. Madison Zortman (Seven Hills) 2:20.48.
This story will be updated once Division II results are posted.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: These Cincinnati athletes qualified for state at OHSAA regional track & field
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