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COLUMBUS — One duty of champions at the Ohio High School Athletic Association state track and field championships is posing for a photo with a bottle of Nesquik chocolate milk in front of a banner behind the medal stand.
Chocolate milk is the official beverage of the OHSAA.
The drink wasn’t the big prize for Northwestern High School junior Crew Estep on Saturday, June 6, at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. The more valued memento was the first-place medal he wore around his neck as he posed for a photo while holding the Nesquik bottle.
Estep won the shot put in Division III with a 59 feet, 0½ inch.
“Since eighth grade, I've been saying how bad I wanted it,” Estep said, “so seeing it actually pay off this year was kind of surreal.”
Estep’s victory adds to Northwestern’s throwing tradition. Adam Riedinger claimed the D-II state title in the shot put as a junior in 2019 with a throw of 59-7½.
“We've built this tradition,” Northwestern coach Brian Badenhop said. “That's what Northwestern is known for — throwing in our field events — and Crew gets to be another piece of that history now, which is fantastic.”
Estep finished fourth at state as a sophomore with a throw of 58-11. He finished behind three seniors. He entered this meet as the No. 2 seed after winning the Piqua Regional with a throw of 57-2¾.
The top seed, Wheelersburg senior Ison Emnett, threw 57-11 at his regional but finished second at state with a throw of 58-9¼.
Estep’s winning throw came on his third attempt.
“I just got everything in rhythm,” Estep said. “What I've been working on in practice, I was able to get into the ring in the competition.”
Estep gained confidence from his performance at the state meet last year. Badenhop said this year was different because he expected Estep to be a top contender at every meet.
“You hope for this,” Badenhop said. “You work for it. You train for it. We've done a lot of things to put ourselves in positions to be successful, and to see it pay off is huge.”
In other state track news from Friday and Saturday:
Yellow Springs senior Llnyah Grant won the Division V 100 in 12.35 seconds and won the 200 in 25.25.
Cedarville’s team of Gabriel Duncan, Archer Holston, Derek Orr and Bradyn Long won the 4×400 relay in 3:18.68.
Here’s a list of other area athletes who medaled Friday and Saturday:
Division III
High jump: Braylon Parker, Northwestern, second (6-7).
Division V
Boys 110 hurdles: Bradyn Long, Cedarville, fifth (15.07).
Boys 300 hurdles: Long, second (37.85).
Girls 800: Clair Rodgers, Mechanicsburg, fourth (2:16.10).
Boys 800: Archer Holston, Cedarville, fifth (1:56.77).
Division IV
Girls high jump: Annalee Williams, Northeastern, fifth (5-4).
Girls 100: Chloe Griffith, West Liberty-Salem, third (12.81).
Girls 4×100 relay: West Liberty-Salem, third (48.80).
Boys 4×100 relay: West Liberty-Salem, sixth (43.12).
Boys 200: Sam Kidd, West Liberty-Salem, fifth (22.89).
Boys 4×400 relay: West Liberty-Salem, seventh (3:26.89).
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COLUMBUS — One duty of champions at the Ohio High School Athletic Association state track and field championships is posing for a photo with a bottle of Nesquik chocolate milk in front of a banner behind the medal stand.
Chocolate milk is the official beverage of the OHSAA.
The drink wasn’t the big prize for Northwestern High School junior Crew Estep on Saturday, June 6, at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. The more valued memento was the first-place medal he wore around his neck as he posed for a photo while holding the Nesquik bottle.
Estep won the shot put in Division III with a 59 feet, 0½ inch.
“Since eighth grade, I've been saying how bad I wanted it,” Estep said, “so seeing it actually pay off this year was kind of surreal.”
Estep’s victory adds to Northwestern’s throwing tradition. Adam Riedinger claimed the D-II state title in the shot put as a junior in 2019 with a throw of 59-7½.
“We've built this tradition,” Northwestern coach Brian Badenhop said. “That's what Northwestern is known for — throwing in our field events — and Crew gets to be another piece of that history now, which is fantastic.”
Estep finished fourth at state as a sophomore with a throw of 58-11. He finished behind three seniors. He entered this meet as the No. 2 seed after winning the Piqua Regional with a throw of 57-2¾.
The top seed, Wheelersburg senior Ison Emnett, threw 57-11 at his regional but finished second at state with a throw of 58-9¼.
Estep’s winning throw came on his third attempt.
“I just got everything in rhythm,” Estep said. “What I've been working on in practice, I was able to get into the ring in the competition.”
Estep gained confidence from his performance at the state meet last year. Badenhop said this year was different because he expected Estep to be a top contender at every meet.
“You hope for this,” Badenhop said. “You work for it. You train for it. We've done a lot of things to put ourselves in positions to be successful, and to see it pay off is huge.”
In other state track news from Friday and Saturday:
Yellow Springs senior Llnyah Grant won the Division V 100 in 12.35 seconds and won the 200 in 25.25.
Cedarville’s team of Gabriel Duncan, Archer Holston, Derek Orr and Bradyn Long won the 4×400 relay in 3:18.68.
Here’s a list of other area athletes who medaled Friday and Saturday:
Division III
High jump: Braylon Parker, Northwestern, second (6-7).
Division V
Boys 110 hurdles: Bradyn Long, Cedarville, fifth (15.07).
Boys 300 hurdles: Long, second (37.85).
Girls 800: Clair Rodgers, Mechanicsburg, fourth (2:16.10).
Boys 800: Archer Holston, Cedarville, fifth (1:56.77).
Division IV
Girls high jump: Annalee Williams, Northeastern, fifth (5-4).
Girls 100: Chloe Griffith, West Liberty-Salem, third (12.81).
Girls 4×100 relay: West Liberty-Salem, third (48.80).
Boys 4×100 relay: West Liberty-Salem, sixth (43.12).
Boys 200: Sam Kidd, West Liberty-Salem, fifth (22.89).
Boys 4×400 relay: West Liberty-Salem, seventh (3:26.89).
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