State track recap, Day 2 Division I
Midpark junior Kaila Barber hugs teamate Valerie Shymske during the Division I state track meet in Columbus. Barber won individual titles in the 300-meter hurdles and long jump.
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(John Kuntz / The Plain Dealer)
State track recap, Day 2
Division I
What happened:
Magnificat's girls were second and Midpark and Medina tied for third as Reynoldsburg won for the second year in a row. Warren Harding won its first boys title since 1967, Trotwood Madison was second and Glenville finished third. The Plain Dealer's seven-county coverage area won 12 boys and girls events combined.
The stars:
Midpark junior Kaila Barber won the long jump and 300-meter hurdles, was third in the 100 and on the fifth-place 4x400. Buchtel senior Kachay Hullum was the 400 champion and ran anchor on the winning 4x200 and placed sixth in the 200. Wadsworth senior Jake Hiltner won the 800 and was on Friday's winning 4x800. Medina junior Taylor Burke broke her own stadium record and won the girls high jump. Glenville's Shane Wynn and Quincy Downing, and St. Edward's Seth Cunningham each collected four boys medals.
Notable:
The Berea City School District produced two stirring hurdles champs. Barber fell in the 300 prelims Friday and almost didn't advance to the finals. Berea sophomore Donovan Robertson was in contention to win the 110 hurdles final, fell and did not finish, but he came back and won the 300 hurdles.