Medina Men's Track
We will bring them fire!
Results
Nike Outdoor Nationals
Donny Roys gets 3rd in the 2000 Meter Steeplechase with a time of 6:00.89
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
Medina had 8 men represent us well in 6 events at STATE
4x800m Relay: Sam Maynard (12)
Kent Rankin (12)
Donny Roys (11)
Tyler Gonzales (10) .......7:46.21!!!
4th Place Finish...another school record...and a time that was in the the top ten in the nation
110m High Hurdles: Ruben Belen (12)...caught the heal of his shoe on a hurdle and ran his race with his shoe half off
800m Run: Sam Maynard (12)...3rd Place...broke a school record that was set in 1969!!.......1:52.24!!!
3200m Run: Donny Roys (11)...was tripped in lap 5...fell down ...had runners jumping over him...got up and went after the pack...(shoe torn...foot cut) still finished with a time of 9:29...that was guts! ...that was FIRE!!
High Jump: Ruben Belen (12)...officials made him change his spikes at the start of the event...barely made the time deadline...hurried his jumps and went out at 6'2
4x400m Relay: John Schweinfurth (12)
Spencer Shewbridge (11)
Dan Sloat (12)
Sam Maynard (12)
These guys made a valiant effort...ran a time of 3:22, but didn't make the finals.
THANK YOU!
Seniors: John, Dan, Ruben, Sam, Kent...your great leadership this season will be missed. Juniors: Donny and Spencer and Sophomore, Tyler ...we'll be back!
We have accomplished a lot:
6 SCHOOL RECORDS
5 MAJOR INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP
3 ACADEMIC ALL-OHIO ( Dan Sloat, Spencer Shewbridge, Sam Maynard)
4 - FIRST TEAM ALL-OHIO
REGIONAL FINALS: Medina 3rd in Regionals...48 points
4x800m Relay: Donny Roys- Kent Rankin- Tyler Gonzales- Sam Maynard. 7:47.16
REGIONAL CHAMPS ...MEET RECORD 7:47.16 (State Qualifier)
110mHigh Hurdles: Ruben Belen 3rd ... 14.30 (State Qualifier)
1600m Run: Donny Roys 5th ...4:20.74
Hunter Heaton 11th ...4:37.02
300m Int. Hurdles: Ruben Belen 7th ... 39.66
800m Run: Sam Maynard 1st ...1:54.06 (State Qualifier)
3200m Run: Donny Roys 3rd ... 9:28.52 (State Qualifier)
4x400m Relay: John Schweinfurth-Spencer Shewbridge-Dan Sloat-Sam Maynard 4th ... 3:21.00 (State Qualifier)
High Jump: Ruben Belen 4th ... 6'-6" (State Qualifier)
UPCOMING EVENTS:
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"I WILL PREPARE"
"I WILL FOCUS"
" I WILL EXPLODE"
" I WILL GIVE THEM FIRE"!!!!!!
-Good luck, Men
(Future Alumni Members)
MOVING UP TO THE COLLEGE LEVEL:
Dan Sloat .....................to Baldwin Wallace
John Schweinfurth.......to Walsh University
Frank McCormick..........to Malone College
Jeremy Arthur..............to Malone College
Kent Rankin..................to UNC/Ashville
Mike DeFelice...............to The Ohio State University
Sam Maynard...............to UNC/Ashville
Ruben Belen.................to Kent State University
Nate Marcinkowski....... to The Ohio State University
Jeff Becka................... to University of Toledo
Mark Vlcek................... to The Ohio State University
Jordan Kasten-Krause...to Kent State University
World Track- Dream Big
Like a bolt out of nowhere, Usain Bolt is now the world's fastest man. 
The Jamaican runner, who doesn't even consider the 100 meters his best race, set the world record Saturday night with a time of 9.72 seconds, .02 seconds faster than the old record held by his countryman, Asafa Powell.
He was using the 100 for "speed work" and to avoid having to run the more grueling 400, when, suddenly, he ran the world's second-fastest time last month at 9.76. Even then, he said he wasn't sure if he would give up the 400 meters for the 100 for the Beijing Olympics.
Hard to imagine he has any choice now.
Unfurling his lanky frame -- listed at 6-foot-4, but probably more like 6-5 and, either way, considered too tall for this kind of speed work -- he created a big-time gap between himself and Tyson Gay at about the halfway point, then routed him to the finish line.
Gay, the best sprinter in America, finished in 9.85.
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Alumni:
Frank Shotwell: BIG TEN DECATHLON CHAMPION !!(OUTDOOR)
May, 2008!!! Results Here
Frank was also the BIG TEN CHAMPION in the Heptathlon (indoors). ...He is a 2006 Medina Graduate....and only a Sophomore at The University of Michigan. He has broken Michigan School Records. He is ranked 18th in the Nation.
While at Medina, Frank was a good freshman athlete who just kept working harder and harder each year, and his work made him better and better!
Let this inspire all of our athletes to reach higher each day.
Thank you, Frank
There were also other Medina Alums who excelled lately:
KC LaCross (2006)...University of Akron
400m Dash: 48.73
John Pallini (2007)...Youngstown State
Shot Put: 52' 6 1/2" . John won the Blue Division at The University of Akron Open( when John gets over to 60 feet you might be looking at olympic trials!!)
Brian Pallini (2005)... Marietta College
Brian was chosen as the OAC Athlete of the Week (Shot Put and Weight Throw)
Carter East (2006)...The Ohio State University
Carter has switched to the Crew Team at OSU and was named Academic All American.
Hit our "Alumni" tab above, to see where all of our Medina Alums are.
