BOYS TRACK ALL-STAR TEAM ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Strongsville's Colby Alexander
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(Lynn Ischay / The Plain Dealer)
BOYS TRACK ALL-STAR TEAM
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Jake Hiltner
Wadsworth senior / 800 meters
College: Undecided.
Notable: Hiltner was the Division I 800 meters state champion with a time of 1:51.15, the fourth-fastest ever at the state meet. He anchored the winning 4x800 to a state-record 7:39.72 with a 1:50.6 split. The relay time was second-fastest in the nation. Hiltner capped off Wadsworth's fourth-place team finish at state by running a 48.3 anchor leg on the 4x400.
OTHER ALL-STARS
Colby Alexander
Strongsville senior / 1,600
College: Oregon recruit.
Notable: Alexander was the Division I state champion in 4:09.44, the fastest in Ohio this year, the seventh-fastest in state meet history and 12th best nationally this year. Ran a 1:51.2 leadoff split on 10th-place 4x800 relay.
Latwan Anderson
Glenville senior / relays
College: Miami (Fla.) football and track recruit.
Notable: Anderson anchored the Division I state champion 4x200 relay (1:26.72), and ran on the second-place 4x400 (3:13.90) and the third-place 4x100 (42.38). The 4x200 team ran a season state-best time of 1:25.79 in the prelims, and the 4x400 final was a top-10 time nationally.
Marty Coolidge
Elyria Catholic senior / 3,200
College: Iowa State recruit.
Notable: Coolidge won the Division II state championship with a time of 9:03.11, the fourth-fastest time in state meet history and the best in Ohio this season.
Seth Cunningham
St. Edward senior / 100
College: Akron football recruit.
Notable: Cunningham placed third at Division I state in 10.82. Also placed third in the 200 and won medals in the 4x100 and 4x200.
Doran Grant
St. Vincent-St. Mary junior / 110 hurdles
College: Undecided.
Notable: Grant was the Division II state champion in 14.38. Ran on seventh-place 4x200.
Nathaniel Harris
Buchtel sophomore / 200
College: Undecided.
Notable: Harris was the Division II state champion in 21.93. He also won the 100 and anchored the winning 4x200 relay.
A.J. Hicks
Solon junior / discus
College: Undecided.
Notable: Hicks placed third at Division I state with a throw of 180 feet, 1 inch. Also placed fifth in the shot put.
Ryan Kochert
Chagrin Falls senior / pole vault
College: Navy recruit.
Notable: Kochert placed second at the Division II state meet with a vault of 15-4.
Robert McNair
Solon senior / 400
College: Purdue recruit.
Notable: McNair placed fourth at the Division I state meet in 49.12.
Deverin Muff
Strongsville senior / high jump
College: Eastern Kentucky basketball recruit.
Notable: Muff was the Division I state champion with a leap of 6-8.
Christian Nogueras
Southview sophomore / long jump
College: Undecided.
Notable: Nogueras placed third at the Division I state meet with a jump of 22-93/4.
Adam Patterson
Benedictine senior / shot put
College: South Alabama recruit.
Notable: Patterson placed third at the Division II state meet with an effort of 61-63/4 . Also placed third in the discus.
Donovan Robertson
Berea sophomore / 300 hurdles
College: Undecided.
Notable: Robertson was the Division I state champion in 37.19, the second-fastest time in Ohio this season. Ran on eighth-place 4x400.
COACH OF THE YEAR
Jim Swetter
Woodridge
Notable: Woodridge was the Division II state runner-up, equaling the best finish in school history (1986). The Bulldogs proved to be more than a distance-running school by scoring 32 points in seven events. They finished six points behind champion Eastwood. Woodridge also won the Lexington regional and Orrville district meets. The Bulldogs were undefeated in the regular season, going 8-0 in dual and tri-meets and 6-0 in the Portage Trail Conference. They were PTC County Division meet and overall champions. Woodridge won every invitational it entered, including those at Lakeside, Chardon, Kenston, Triway and the Woodridge Wrapup. Swetter was the head coach for three years and resigned after the season. He and his family moved to Arizona.