Medina Men's Track
We will bring them fire!
State Meet
Medina Team Places 10th
Congratulations to State Qualifiers:
Complete Results: (see baumspage.com)
4x100: Sam Chester-Ross Winkler-Walter Bailey - Malik Tuck
10th Place finish...School record:(42.71)
4x800: Hunter Heaton - Evan McKee - Brenden Bryant - Donny Roys
(Alternates: Spencer Shewbridge - David Knack)
6th Place...All-Ohio !
110m High Hurdles: Clay Febus - Sam Chester (State Qualifiers)
Sam Chester - 5th (All-Ohio)
300m Int. Hurdles: Clay Febus - Sam Chester (State Qualifiers)
Clay Febus - 8th (All-Ohio)
1600m and 3200m: Donny Roys (State Qualifier)
State Runner-Up, 3200m Run (All-Ohio)
Great Job, Men,...we took 11 people to the State Meet this year !
Also: Mrs Roys took some great State Meet pictures ...go to cleveland.com for the "hs sports tab" of "Track and Field - Boys" for the Plain dealer coverage of the State Meet ..look for the pictures, there.
Also: if you want some expert training and summer competition
join the Greater Medina Community Track Club (all ages)
go to the LINKS tab above and hit their website
You will be working with Co-Founders,Coach Krueger and Eric Schmull (BW), Frank Shotwell (U. of Michigan), Ruben Belen (Kent State), Donny Roys (OSU) and a host of other stars in their field.
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Regional Champs !!!mps
1) Medina 69
2) Cle. St. Ignatius 55
3) Tol. St. John's Jesuit 47 .... (40 Division 1 Schools Competing)
View complete results here!(baumspage.com)
*4x800: 7:49.86 (First) Heaton-McKee-Bryant-Roys
*4x100: 42.71 (Fourth)....NEW SCHOOL RECORD!
Chester-Winkler-Bailey-Tuck
110 Hurdles
*1 512 Clay Febus - 14.60
*3 524 Sam Chester - 14.85
1600
*3 507 Donny Roys - 4:16.66
5 523 Hunter Heaton - 4:22.60
300 Hurdles
*1 512 Clay Febus - 38.22
*4 524 Sam Chester - 39.29
3200
*2 507 Donny Roys - 9:29.41
5 551 David Knack - 9:40.76
* - State Qualifier
MEDINA.....DIVISION 1 DISTRICT CHAMPS!!!
Congratulations on a fine victory at Amherst last Friday.
Full results are on Baumspage.com.
Donny Roys was a triple winner (4x800, 1600, 3200)...he also broke another School Record....1600m Run 4:15.07
Clay Febus took first in the 300 Intermediate Hurdles & 110mHigh Hurdles
...and we have 11 Regional Qualifiers ...in 9 events!!
4 x800: Donny Roys - Evan McKee - Brenden Bryant-Dodson- Hunter Heaton
110mHigh Hurdles: Clay Febus - Sam Chester
4x100m Relay: Sam Chester - Ross Winkler - Walter Bailey - Malik Tuck
400m Dash: Spencer Shewbridge
1600m Run: Donny Roys - Hunter Heaton
300m Int. Hurdles: Clay Febus - Sam Chester
800m Run: Evan McKee - Tyler Gonzales
3200m Run: Donny Roys - David Knack
4x400m Relay: Clay Febus - Spencer Shewbridge - Hunter Heaton - Brenden Bryant-Dodson
Note: Since we are no longer "rebuilding" (so they say)...let's go all out for the Regional Championship!
Good Luck men, as you go for it all next Wed and Fri.
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Looking ahead:
Wed / Fri (May 27/29)...Division 1 Regional Meet (top 4 qualify for State Meet)
Wednesday, June 3... Track Banquet !!
Middle Auditorium 6:30pm...Refreshments (in Senior Commons) to follow
Fri / Sat, June 5/6 STATE MEET (Jesse Owens Stadium, Columbus)
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STATE MEET(2009) .....HOTEL INFORMATION ...and Meet Schedule
Drury Hotel
Drury & Columbus NW
6170 Parkcenter Circle
Columbus, OH 43017-3583
(614) 798-8802
Cross Streets: I-270 and Tuttle Crossing Blvd.
Meet Schedule:
Friday, June 5 Division 1 4:45pm
Saturday, June 6 Division 1 5:00pm
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Results: Comet Relays (4/25/09) at Amherst.
baumspage.com (Track)...look for "Comet Relays" (4/25/09)
Next meet...this Wed. April 29 at Strongsville...all will participate!
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Results: (Wed. April 22)
Medina 76 1/2.....Brunswick 61 1/2
Medina is now "4 and 0" in dual meets this year
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MANSFIELD RELAYS (Results)
Medina had a strong showing last Saturday as we finished a respectable 4th place at the Mansfield Relays.
Mike Schubert: 10th Place in the Pole Vault...12 feet..personal best.
Brandon DeFoe: 5th Place in the High Jump...6'3"...personal best
Shutttle Hurdles: 2nd Place...(Rob Wallover-Walter Bailey-Sam Chester-Clay Febus)...1:00.80
4x100m Relay: 6th Place...Sam Chester-Ross Winkler- Walter Bailey-Malik Tuck
Clay Febus: 8th Place in the 300m Hurdles (40.1)
Ross Winkler: 12th Place in the Long Jump...19'3"... personal best
4x1600m relay: 1st Place (Kevin Paradise-David Knack-Jake Boyert-Hunter Heaton)
Donny Roys: 2nd Place...3200m Run...9:19.46...SCHOOL RECORD!!!
3rd Place...1600m Run...4;20.67
4x400m Relay: 8th Place...( Brian Maxwell-Spencer Shewbridge-Brendan Bryant- Donny Roys )
Well Done, Men!
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Another College Signing !
Congratulations to Senior, Aaron Lane (Hurdles/Long Jump), who signed yesterday with Cedarville University. The team had a brief ceremony after practice by the Trophy Case.
Good Luck, Aaron, as you run track at the next level!
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Wed. April 8
Summary / Results: Medina 87...Hudson 50
4x800: Boyert-Heaton-Bryant-Roys (1st) 8:11.1
110m High Hurdles: Febus (1st) 14.6..Chester (2nd) 14.7
100m Dash: Bailey (1st) 11.4...Winkler (3rd) 11.5
4x200m Relay : Febus-Brown-Tuck-Maxwell (1st) 1:34.9
1600m Run: Roys (1st)4:37...Gaither (3rd) 4:57.7
4x100m Relay: Chester-Winkler-Suggs-Maxwell (1st) 45.3
400m Dash: Shewbridge (1st) 52.9...Bryant(2nd) 54.1..Stine(3rd)55.6
300m Int Hurdles: Febus (1st)40.5...Chester (3rd) 41.7
800m Run: Heaton (2nd) 2:03...McKee (3rd) 2:05
3200m Run: Knack (1st) 10:09...Paradise (3rd) 10:18.6
High Jump: Chester (1st) 6'0...Stevens (2nd/tie)5'9
Long Jump: Bailey (1st) 20'2...Winkler (3rd) 19'1
Pole Vault: Schubert (2nd) 11'0...Dearlove (3rd) 10'0
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ALUMNI NEWS:(3-19-09)
Brian Pallini is ALL-AMERICAN!!
Brian Pallini (2005 MHS Graduate and State Qualifier)....qualified for the Nationals for Marrietta College and finished 8th in the Weight Throw...earning ALL-AMERICAN STATUS
GREAT JOB, BRIAN !
(Go to Marietta College website for details)
Other Alumni News:
Tom Carpenter (2007 Grad) has Transferred from Mars Hill College, where he had great performances, to the University of Georgia.
Good luck Tommy ...we will be following your career as a "Bulldog"
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News!!!............
Donny Roys signed with The Ohio State University on Wednesday (Feb. 4)
Congratulations, Donny!
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NEWS!! (12/15/2008)
Congratulations to our own Frank Shotwell (2006 MHS Grad)
Frank was named as Captain of the University of Michigan Track Team for 2009!
Frank is only a junior...but he has already broken Michigan School Records.
Indoor:
2008 Big Ten Champion (Heptathlon) ...first time in school history...with record 5,525 points
(High Jump, Long Jump, Pole Vault, Shot Put, 60HH, 60m Dash, 1,000m Run)
Outdoor:
2008 Big Ten Champion (Decathlon)....first time in school history...record 7,362 points
(High Jump, Long Jump, Pole Vault, Shot Put, Discus, Javelin, 110M HH. 100m Dash, 400m dash, 1,500m Run)
Frank, we couldn't be more proud of you, and what you have accomplished.
You have shown our younger athletes that dedication and daily hard work can, indeed, show results. We coaches don't know of one single day when you did not give 100% and....there was never a time when you didn't lead by example, or take time to help the younger athletes.
You are a true Champion !
(check the University of Michigan website / Men's Track)
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NIKE CROSS COUNTRY NATIONALS...12/6/08
DONNY ROYS...ALL-AMERICAN, AGAIN!!!
Donny placed 20th overall...(top 25 make High school All-America)
Donny is now a FOUR TIME All-American (Cross Country and Steeplechase)
GREAT JOB, DONNY!
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Alumni News: (12-6-08)
Ruben Belen (Kent State Freshman) placed 5th in the Heptathlon at the first meet of his college career (15 teams). His events were:
High Jump, Long Jum, Pole Vault, Shot Put, 60m High Hurdles, 60m Dash, and 1000m Run
Great Job, Ruben...IMPRESSIVE!
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STATE CC MEET (11/08)
CONGRATULATIONS MEN'S & Ladies' CROSS COUNTRY!!!...in your fine finishes in the State Meet
MEN'S Team placed 5th & LADIES' TEAM finished 11th
ALL-OHIO FIRST TEAM:
Donny Roys
Hunter Heaton
Anna Boyert
Thank You, Donny, for four great years of Cross Country!
...State Champ (2007)
...State Qualifier all four years
...School Record Holder (5K)
...Medina County MVP for four straight years!!!
...Nike High School All-America (CC) ...2007, 2008
...So far, Four-Time All-American (CC and Track)
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STATE TRACK MEET (JUNE, 2008)
Medina had 8 men represent us well in 6 events at STATE...2008
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 back 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 in 2008:
6 SCHOOL RECORDS
5 MAJOR INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP
3 ACADEMIC ALL-OHIO ( Dan Sloat, Spencer Shewbridge, Sam Maynard)
4 - Individuals who made FIRST TEAM ALL-OHIO
REGIONAL MEET (2008)...3rd Place
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"!!!!!!
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
