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In a big year for Scioto County track and field, a total of 30 athletes from seven different Scioto County high schools were named as All-Southeast District honorees in the sport, as announced this month.
A full breakdown of all the honorees are listed below:
Minford — Peyton Caudill (Division IV Male Track Athlete of the Year), Marley Rhodes, Paiton Creech, Hailey Yates, Lexie Claxon
BOYS
Minford's Peyton Caudill, who won three OHSAA Division IV District Championships in claiming wins in the 100, 200 and 400 meter dashes behind times of 11.23, 22.42 and 51.03 respectively, was named all-district behind those district-winning times.
Caudill also qualified for the state meet in the 100 after winning the OHSAA Division IV, Region 13's 100 meter dash in Chillicothe with a 10.69.
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In the girls realm, Minford's Marley Rhodes, who finished second in the 400 meter dash at the district stage, was named as an All-Southeast District honoree after running a 58.31 to finish in third place at the OHSAA Division IV, Region 13 Meet in Chillicothe, qualifying for the state meet as a result.
Rhodes, along with Paiton Creech, Hailey Yates and Lexie Claxon, won the OHSAA Division IV Southeast District's girls 4-by-100 meter relay with a time of 54.34 as the quartet sealed up All-Southeast District honors with that triumph.
Notre Dame — Ryan Purcell (Division V Female Track Athlete of the Year)
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A three-time OHSAA Division V Southeast District winner in the sport of track and field, Notre Dame senior Ryan Purcell ran times of 2:24.44, 5:22.61 and 11:34.90 to win the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 meter runs in that order at the OHSAA Division V Southeast District Meet.
Purcell, who ultimately finished seventh at the OHSAA Division V, Region 16 Meet in both the 1,600 and 3,200 meter runs, qualified for the OHSAA Division V State Championship Meet in the former event.
Portsmouth — JJ Purcell
BOYS
Along with her sister, brother JJ Purcell, representing Portsmouth, was also an All-District performer after running a 9:28.33 at the OHSAA Division III, Region 11 Meet to earn fifth place and the final automatic qualifying position to the state meet with his run.
Previously, Purcell, a skilled distance runner like his sister, finished second in the 3,200 meter run as well as third in the 1,600 meter run at the district meet.
South Webster — Braden Mantell (Division V Male Track Athlete of the Year), Chen-Yu Lee, Liam Osborne, Brayden Weist, Logan Mantle, Griffin Allard, Cade McGraw
BOYS
Earning the second-most All-Southeast District honorees with seven, the South Webster Jeeps' track and field program had Braden Mantell, Chen-Yu Lee, Liam Osborne, Brayden Weist, Logan Mantle, Griffin Allard and Cade McGraw all make the list.
Mantell, who won OHSAA Division V Southeast District Championships in both the 1,600 and 3,200 meter runs, ran marks of 4:33.92 and 10:18.71 to win district titles in both events. Mantell then ran a 4:21.90 in the 1,600 and a 9:35.57 in the 3,200 to finish as the Division V, Region 16 runner-up in both distance events there en route to qualifying for state.
At the OHSAA Division V State Championship Meet, Mantell ultimately earned All-Ohio accolades in the 1,600 meter run, putting up a 4:21.32 to finish fifth.
Mantell, Lee, Osborne and Weist were all a part of the 4-by-400 relay unit winning squad at the district stage. The quartet ran a 3:37.69 at that juncture.
Mantell, Osborne, Weist, Liam Osborne, Logan Mantle, Cade McGraw and Griffin Allard all served as members, either primary or secondary, on the South Webster 4-by-800 meter relay unit that qualified for the OHSAA Division V State Championship Meet.
Valley — Branson Barnett
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A skilled thrower, Valley senior Branson Barnett earned All-District honors after throwing a personal best of 49 feet, three-and-a-half inches to win the OHSAA Division IV District Championship in the shot put. Barnett finished sixth at the OHSAA Division IV, Region 13 Meet in Chillicothe in the event.
West — Keagan Salem
BOYS
Salem, who picked up the 300 meter hurdles event prior to the Southern Ohio Conference Meet, ran a 40.27 to finish second in the OHSAA Division IV Southeast District Championship Meet, then ran a 39.85 in the OHSAA Division IV, Region 13 Meet at Chillicothe to claim the fifth and final automatic qualifying position en route to a state berth.
Salem ultimately well outperformed his slot at the state meet, and, with a time of 40.47 in the OHSAA Division IV State Championship Meet, finished sixth in the 300 meter hurdles to claim All-Ohio honors.
Salem will be a junior next season. The multi-sport athlete has two seasons remaining to make a further impact at West.
Wheelersburg — Kenyon Evans (Division III Track Athlete of the Year), Ison Emnett (Division III Field Athlete of the Year), Ella Hochstetler (Division IV Field Athlete of the Year), Cashton Adkins, Hunter Lawson, Elijah Brown, Canaan Arthur, Logan Whitt, Braylon Rucker, Clark Weller, Callie DeHart, Natalie Weaver, Ryleigh Harness, Jordan Jolly
With a litany of honorees — 14, to be exact — the Wheelersburg boys and girls track and field programs led the charge with its heavy-hitting dose of all-district honorees.
Between the OHSAA Division III Southeast District realm, which the Wheelersburg boys are in, and the OHSAA Division IV Southeast District, which the Wheelersburg girls competed in, both Ryan Brown and Ryan Willis swept Southeast District Coach of the Year honors in their respective divisions.
The Pirates also swept the OHSAA Southeast District Division III Male Track Athlete of the Year (Kenyon Evans) and Southeast District Division III Male Field Athlete of the Year (Ison Emnett) accolades, while Ella Hochstetler won the OHSAA Southeast District Division IV Female Track Athlete of the Year for her efforts.
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Rarely challenged throughout the season due to her pure dominance as a throwing talent, Wheelersburg junior Ella Hochstetler rolled to convincing district championships in both the discus (149 feet) and shot put (43 feet, three inches) and then won OHSAA Division IV, Region 13 Championships in both the discus (151 feet, 11 inches) as well as the shot put (45 feet, three-and-a-quarter inches).
Hochstetler ultimately became the first Wheelersburg Pirate to win a state championship since fellow throwing talent and Wheelersburg alum Paige Emnett won the OHSAA Division III State Championship in discus in 2019. Hochstetler posted a throw of 148 feet, 11 inches to win the state title in that event. In shot put, Hochstetler made it two All-Ohio honors for the weekend, earning third place in the Division IV ranks with a 42-foot, one-half inch toss.
Following Hochstetler, Jordan Jolly (16.53, 100 meter hurdles) and Ryleigh Harness (1:00.86, 400 meter dash) each won district championships at the OHSAA Division IV level and advanced to regional competition in those events. Jolly also finished third in the pole vault (seven feet, 10 inches) and fourth in the long jump (15 feet, four-and-a-half inches) in the district realm as well.
In addition to their efforts individually, Harness and Hochstetler were part of the 4-by-100 relay team that, along with Natalie Weaver and Callie DeHart, won the girls 4-by-100 with a 52.23 to advance to regionals. Harness, Hochstetler, Jolly and Weaver then also took home the girls 4-by-200 district crown with a 1:48.96.
BOYS
With four All-Ohio honorees and five district titles in its program in the outdoor season, the Wheelersburg Pirates' track success reads off like a book.
That was led by senior standout Kenyon Evans, who made a full-blown assault on Wheelersburg record books as well as personal bests during the course of the season.
Evans won a Scioto County-best four district championships on his own, claiming OHSAA Southeast District Division III Championships in the 100 meter dash (10.89), the 200 meter dash (22.32), the high jump (six feet, four inches) and the long jump (22 feet, three inches).
Regionally, Evans cleared six feet, three inches in the high jump to finish fourth and 22 feet, 11 inches in the long jump to finish second, then stepped it up several notches when the lights were at their brightest, popping off with a six-foot, six-inch high jump to finish third statewide in the OHSAA Division III ranks and nab a 24-foot, one-and-a-half inch long jump to finish as the OHSAA Division III State Runner-Up in the high jump.
In the latter event, Evans would've won state championships in the OHSAA Division I, Division II, Division IV or Division V ranks, as his mark was only bettered by Cleveland Glenville's Jay'vier Kerr, who posted a 24-foot, six-inch long jump to win.
Fellow senior multi-sport athlete Ison Emnett was also quite impressive, to say the least.
Winning a district title with his 57-foot, one-and-a-half inch toss in the shot put and adding in a third-place finish in discus with a 159-foot, nine-inch throw, Emnett also won the Division III, Region 8 Championship in the shot put by notching a 57-foot, 11-inch mark and then nabbing a fourth-place mark in discus, accumulating a 156-foot, six-inch throw there.
Emnett would go on to add an All-Ohio honor of his own in the shot put, finishing as the OHSAA Division III State Runner-Up in the event with a 58-foot, nine-and-a-quarter inch performance.
Cashton Adkins, who was a state qualifier, finished second (159 feet, 10 inches) in district competition and third (166 feet) at the regional stage in the discus before stepping up further himself with a 171-foot, 10-inch launch to finish third in the OHSAA Division III realm in the discus throw while nabbing a All-Ohio effort of his own.
Along with those three individuals, Hunter Lawson also obtained All-Ohio honors. Lawson, who returns to lead Wheelersburg's core next spring, posted a 53-foot, nine-inch shot put to finish second at the district stage, then added in a 49-foot, four-and-a-quarter inch shot to earn the fifth and final qualifying spot at the regional meet. Lawson then shot up to fourth place in the final rundown after launching a 57-foot, three-and-three-quarters inch toss in the shot put.
Evans, along with Elijah Brown, Braylon Rucker, Clark Weller and Logan Whitt, also helped Wheelersburg's 4-by-100 and 4-by-200 meter relay units qualify for the state meet. Both relay squads finished fourth at regionals (43.47 and 1:29.86) to advance to the state meet after claiming second-places in the district stage with marks of 43.97 and 1:31.16.
Wheelersburg's boys squad ultimately finished fourth in the OHSAA Division III Track and Field Championship standings.
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A full breakdown of all the honorees are listed below:
Minford — Peyton Caudill (Division IV Male Track Athlete of the Year), Marley Rhodes, Paiton Creech, Hailey Yates, Lexie Claxon
BOYS
Minford's Peyton Caudill, who won three OHSAA Division IV District Championships in claiming wins in the 100, 200 and 400 meter dashes behind times of 11.23, 22.42 and 51.03 respectively, was named all-district behind those district-winning times.
Caudill also qualified for the state meet in the 100 after winning the OHSAA Division IV, Region 13's 100 meter dash in Chillicothe with a 10.69.
GIRLS
In the girls realm, Minford's Marley Rhodes, who finished second in the 400 meter dash at the district stage, was named as an All-Southeast District honoree after running a 58.31 to finish in third place at the OHSAA Division IV, Region 13 Meet in Chillicothe, qualifying for the state meet as a result.
Rhodes, along with Paiton Creech, Hailey Yates and Lexie Claxon, won the OHSAA Division IV Southeast District's girls 4-by-100 meter relay with a time of 54.34 as the quartet sealed up All-Southeast District honors with that triumph.
Notre Dame — Ryan Purcell (Division V Female Track Athlete of the Year)
GIRLS
A three-time OHSAA Division V Southeast District winner in the sport of track and field, Notre Dame senior Ryan Purcell ran times of 2:24.44, 5:22.61 and 11:34.90 to win the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 meter runs in that order at the OHSAA Division V Southeast District Meet.
Purcell, who ultimately finished seventh at the OHSAA Division V, Region 16 Meet in both the 1,600 and 3,200 meter runs, qualified for the OHSAA Division V State Championship Meet in the former event.
Portsmouth — JJ Purcell
BOYS
Along with her sister, brother JJ Purcell, representing Portsmouth, was also an All-District performer after running a 9:28.33 at the OHSAA Division III, Region 11 Meet to earn fifth place and the final automatic qualifying position to the state meet with his run.
Previously, Purcell, a skilled distance runner like his sister, finished second in the 3,200 meter run as well as third in the 1,600 meter run at the district meet.
South Webster — Braden Mantell (Division V Male Track Athlete of the Year), Chen-Yu Lee, Liam Osborne, Brayden Weist, Logan Mantle, Griffin Allard, Cade McGraw
BOYS
Earning the second-most All-Southeast District honorees with seven, the South Webster Jeeps' track and field program had Braden Mantell, Chen-Yu Lee, Liam Osborne, Brayden Weist, Logan Mantle, Griffin Allard and Cade McGraw all make the list.
Mantell, who won OHSAA Division V Southeast District Championships in both the 1,600 and 3,200 meter runs, ran marks of 4:33.92 and 10:18.71 to win district titles in both events. Mantell then ran a 4:21.90 in the 1,600 and a 9:35.57 in the 3,200 to finish as the Division V, Region 16 runner-up in both distance events there en route to qualifying for state.
At the OHSAA Division V State Championship Meet, Mantell ultimately earned All-Ohio accolades in the 1,600 meter run, putting up a 4:21.32 to finish fifth.
Mantell, Lee, Osborne and Weist were all a part of the 4-by-400 relay unit winning squad at the district stage. The quartet ran a 3:37.69 at that juncture.
Mantell, Osborne, Weist, Liam Osborne, Logan Mantle, Cade McGraw and Griffin Allard all served as members, either primary or secondary, on the South Webster 4-by-800 meter relay unit that qualified for the OHSAA Division V State Championship Meet.
Valley — Branson Barnett
BOYS
A skilled thrower, Valley senior Branson Barnett earned All-District honors after throwing a personal best of 49 feet, three-and-a-half inches to win the OHSAA Division IV District Championship in the shot put. Barnett finished sixth at the OHSAA Division IV, Region 13 Meet in Chillicothe in the event.
West — Keagan Salem
BOYS
Salem, who picked up the 300 meter hurdles event prior to the Southern Ohio Conference Meet, ran a 40.27 to finish second in the OHSAA Division IV Southeast District Championship Meet, then ran a 39.85 in the OHSAA Division IV, Region 13 Meet at Chillicothe to claim the fifth and final automatic qualifying position en route to a state berth.
Salem ultimately well outperformed his slot at the state meet, and, with a time of 40.47 in the OHSAA Division IV State Championship Meet, finished sixth in the 300 meter hurdles to claim All-Ohio honors.
Salem will be a junior next season. The multi-sport athlete has two seasons remaining to make a further impact at West.
Wheelersburg — Kenyon Evans (Division III Track Athlete of the Year), Ison Emnett (Division III Field Athlete of the Year), Ella Hochstetler (Division IV Field Athlete of the Year), Cashton Adkins, Hunter Lawson, Elijah Brown, Canaan Arthur, Logan Whitt, Braylon Rucker, Clark Weller, Callie DeHart, Natalie Weaver, Ryleigh Harness, Jordan Jolly
With a litany of honorees — 14, to be exact — the Wheelersburg boys and girls track and field programs led the charge with its heavy-hitting dose of all-district honorees.
Between the OHSAA Division III Southeast District realm, which the Wheelersburg boys are in, and the OHSAA Division IV Southeast District, which the Wheelersburg girls competed in, both Ryan Brown and Ryan Willis swept Southeast District Coach of the Year honors in their respective divisions.
The Pirates also swept the OHSAA Southeast District Division III Male Track Athlete of the Year (Kenyon Evans) and Southeast District Division III Male Field Athlete of the Year (Ison Emnett) accolades, while Ella Hochstetler won the OHSAA Southeast District Division IV Female Track Athlete of the Year for her efforts.
GIRLS
Rarely challenged throughout the season due to her pure dominance as a throwing talent, Wheelersburg junior Ella Hochstetler rolled to convincing district championships in both the discus (149 feet) and shot put (43 feet, three inches) and then won OHSAA Division IV, Region 13 Championships in both the discus (151 feet, 11 inches) as well as the shot put (45 feet, three-and-a-quarter inches).
Hochstetler ultimately became the first Wheelersburg Pirate to win a state championship since fellow throwing talent and Wheelersburg alum Paige Emnett won the OHSAA Division III State Championship in discus in 2019. Hochstetler posted a throw of 148 feet, 11 inches to win the state title in that event. In shot put, Hochstetler made it two All-Ohio honors for the weekend, earning third place in the Division IV ranks with a 42-foot, one-half inch toss.
Following Hochstetler, Jordan Jolly (16.53, 100 meter hurdles) and Ryleigh Harness (1:00.86, 400 meter dash) each won district championships at the OHSAA Division IV level and advanced to regional competition in those events. Jolly also finished third in the pole vault (seven feet, 10 inches) and fourth in the long jump (15 feet, four-and-a-half inches) in the district realm as well.
In addition to their efforts individually, Harness and Hochstetler were part of the 4-by-100 relay team that, along with Natalie Weaver and Callie DeHart, won the girls 4-by-100 with a 52.23 to advance to regionals. Harness, Hochstetler, Jolly and Weaver then also took home the girls 4-by-200 district crown with a 1:48.96.
BOYS
With four All-Ohio honorees and five district titles in its program in the outdoor season, the Wheelersburg Pirates' track success reads off like a book.
That was led by senior standout Kenyon Evans, who made a full-blown assault on Wheelersburg record books as well as personal bests during the course of the season.
Evans won a Scioto County-best four district championships on his own, claiming OHSAA Southeast District Division III Championships in the 100 meter dash (10.89), the 200 meter dash (22.32), the high jump (six feet, four inches) and the long jump (22 feet, three inches).
Regionally, Evans cleared six feet, three inches in the high jump to finish fourth and 22 feet, 11 inches in the long jump to finish second, then stepped it up several notches when the lights were at their brightest, popping off with a six-foot, six-inch high jump to finish third statewide in the OHSAA Division III ranks and nab a 24-foot, one-and-a-half inch long jump to finish as the OHSAA Division III State Runner-Up in the high jump.
In the latter event, Evans would've won state championships in the OHSAA Division I, Division II, Division IV or Division V ranks, as his mark was only bettered by Cleveland Glenville's Jay'vier Kerr, who posted a 24-foot, six-inch long jump to win.
Fellow senior multi-sport athlete Ison Emnett was also quite impressive, to say the least.
Winning a district title with his 57-foot, one-and-a-half inch toss in the shot put and adding in a third-place finish in discus with a 159-foot, nine-inch throw, Emnett also won the Division III, Region 8 Championship in the shot put by notching a 57-foot, 11-inch mark and then nabbing a fourth-place mark in discus, accumulating a 156-foot, six-inch throw there.
Emnett would go on to add an All-Ohio honor of his own in the shot put, finishing as the OHSAA Division III State Runner-Up in the event with a 58-foot, nine-and-a-quarter inch performance.
Cashton Adkins, who was a state qualifier, finished second (159 feet, 10 inches) in district competition and third (166 feet) at the regional stage in the discus before stepping up further himself with a 171-foot, 10-inch launch to finish third in the OHSAA Division III realm in the discus throw while nabbing a All-Ohio effort of his own.
Along with those three individuals, Hunter Lawson also obtained All-Ohio honors. Lawson, who returns to lead Wheelersburg's core next spring, posted a 53-foot, nine-inch shot put to finish second at the district stage, then added in a 49-foot, four-and-a-quarter inch shot to earn the fifth and final qualifying spot at the regional meet. Lawson then shot up to fourth place in the final rundown after launching a 57-foot, three-and-three-quarters inch toss in the shot put.
Evans, along with Elijah Brown, Braylon Rucker, Clark Weller and Logan Whitt, also helped Wheelersburg's 4-by-100 and 4-by-200 meter relay units qualify for the state meet. Both relay squads finished fourth at regionals (43.47 and 1:29.86) to advance to the state meet after claiming second-places in the district stage with marks of 43.97 and 1:31.16.
Wheelersburg's boys squad ultimately finished fourth in the OHSAA Division III Track and Field Championship standings.
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