State Track & Field Champions – Cincinnati Boys Purpose The purpose of this document is to provide to those interested a historical record of the individual and relay event winners from the Ohio High School Athletic Association state track and field championships. To provide such provides both substance and context of the participation of those individuals who have reached the pinnacle of the sport at the high school level within the state of Ohio high school athletics. It is to them, their parents and relatives, their respective coaches, and to the general public at large that this document is dedicated. History While the OHSAA championships have been held since 1908, it is believed that participation by Cincinnati-area schools did not come about till approximately 1923. The reason as to the non-participation in the state tournament is unknown to date. What is known is that a regular end-of-season meet was held amongst Cincinnati-area schools for some time before the Cincinnati schools started appearing at the state meet. Frequently, those meets were held at Carson Field, now known as UC’s Nippert Stadium. The participation in that meet may have led to a delay by school administrators in entering the state tournament? Regarding the state tournament, a number of events held in the early years of the championships, and some in later years, are no longer held under the current meet format. The list of those particular events and of Cincinnati-area winners has been preserved within the document. Now defunct events are shown in italics. Resources These lists and the information contained herein were compiled from both OHSAA state track and field programs and from newspaper accounts (Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati Post). All of the information contained can be confirmed through historical research. Conversion Equivalents 12 inches = 1 foot = 0.3048 meters (exact definition) 100 meters = 109 yards, 13 inches 110 meters = 120 yards, 10 ¾ inches 1600 meters = 0.99419 miles = 1749 yards, 28.12 inches General Notes School names have been reproduced as they were recognized as they appeared official state programs during the year of performance. The championships converted from yards to meters in 1980 with the conversion of OSU’s conversion to an internationally-formatted track facility. All times shown having 1/100 seconds denoted are automatic timing (FAT). Those performances, primarily those prior to 1981, denoted to 1/10 seconds are manual or semi-automatic timing (MT). Wind-legal performances are those having an average sustaining wind in favor of the athlete of 2.0 meters per second (mps) or less. Such readings are necessary to the following o Current Events - 100m, 200m, 100mH, 110mH, Long Jump o Retired Events - 180yd LH, 200yd LH, 220yd LH Statistics shown in RED are believed to be the correct information, but further research is needed to verify such information. All information shown in black type is correct based on available information. Events/Results shown ITALICS are retired events. Document Revisions Revision Date Purpose 1 June 03, 2012 2012 Post-season Update Revision: 0 Jun-12 State Track & Field Champions – Cincinnati Boys State Meet Venues 1908 Denison University (Beaver Field, Granville, OH) 1926-1928 A – Large School; B – Small School; C – County School 1909 Ohio Wesleyan University (Delaware, OH) 1929-1957 Resumed A & B classifications 1910-1923 Ohio Field (OSU) 1958-1970 AA – Large School; A – Small School 1924-1969 Ohio Stadium (OSU) 1971-present AAA – Large School; AA – Mid-sized School; A – Small School 1970 * Upper Arlington HS - A 1990-present AAA, AA, A designations changed to Divisions I, II, III, Gahanna Lincoln HS - AA respectively. 1971-1998 Ohio Stadium (OSU) 1999-2003 Welcome Stadium (Dayton, OH) Meet Designation Changes 2004- Jesse Owens Stadium (OSU) 1982 – Sectional/District/State designations changed to District/Regional/State Class / Divisions * - Meet location changed due to campus unrest after 1970 Kent State student 1908-1920 Single class system killings in early May of 1970. 1921-1925 A – Large School; B – Small School State Meet Timeline 1908 May 23 1926 May 22-23 1944 May 26-27 1962 May 25-26 1980 June 6-7 1998 June 5-6 1909 May 29 1927 May 27-28 1945 May 25-26 1963 May 24-25 1981 June 5-6 1999 June 4-5 1910 June 4 1928 May 25-26 1946 May 24-25 1964 May 22-23 1982 June 4-5 2000 June 2-3 1911 May 20 1929 May 24-25 1947 May 23-24 1965 May 29 1983 June 3-4 2001 June 1-2 1912 1930 May 23-24 1948 May 21-22 1966 May 28 1984 June 1-2 2002 June 7-8 1913 1931 May 22-23 1949 May 27-28 1967 May 26-27 1985 May 31-June 1 2003 June 6-7 1914 1932 May 27-28 1950 May 26-27 1968 May 24-25 1986 June 6-7 2004 June 4-5 1915 1933 May 19-20 1951 May 25-26 1969 May 23-24 1987 June 5-6 2005 June 3-4 1916 1934 May 18-19 1952 May 23-24 1970 May 22-23 1988 June 3-4 2006 June 2-3 1953 May 22-23 1917 1935 May 24-25 1971 May 28-29 1989 June 2-3 2007 June 1-2 1954 May 28-29 1918 1936 May 29-30 1972 May 26-27 1990 June 1-2 2008 June 6-7 1955 May 27-28 1919 1937 May 28-29 1973 May 25-26 1991 June 7-8 2009 June 5-6 1956 May 25-26 1920 1938 May 27-28 1974 May 24-25 1992 June 5-6 2010 June 4-5 1957 May 24-25 1921 1939 May 26-27 1975 May 30-31 1993 June 4-5 2011 June 3-4 1922 1940 May 24-25 1958 May 23-24 1976 May 28-29 1994 June 3-4 1923 1941 May 23-24 1959 May 22-23 1977 May 27-28 1995 June 2-3 1924 1942 May 22-23 1960 May 27-28 1978 May 26-27 1996 May 31-June 1 1925 May 22-23 1943 May 28-29 1961 May 26-27 1979 May 25-26 1997 June 6-7 Key: __________ Indicates change of venue. __________ Indicates change of Classification designations. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Indicates change in number of classes/divisions. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Indicates change of meet designations. Revision: 0 Jun-12 State Track & Field Champions – Cincinnati Boys Year Division Event Mark Wind School Name(s) 4 x 800 Meters (1982-present) 2011 I 4x800m 7:46.74 La Salle Travis Hawes (12), Jaleel Hytchye (10), Kevin Kluesener (12), Ethan Bokeno (12) 2008 III 4x800m 7:57.99 CHCA Kyle Neyer (12), Nick Williams (12), Andrew Wallace (10), David Curtin (11) 2005 I 4x800m 7:49.69 Lakota East Matthew Peters (12), Chris Keefer (12), William Johnson (11), Jason Fisher (12) 2000 I 4x800m 7:53.72 St. Xavier Tim King (11), Joe O’Brien (12), Ryan Busse (11), Kyle Schreiner (12) 1990 III 4x800m 8:02.87 Georgetown Eddie Johnson (12), Erik Anderson (11), Seth Meranda (12), Tony Watson 1989 AAA 4x800m 7:47.86 Princeton Gordon Benning (12), Tyrone Pates (12), Jason Williams (9), Joe Cooper (12) 1986 AAA 4x800m 7:46.00 Princeton Julian Wagner (11), Larry Mathews (11), Allen DeGraffenreid (10), Tyone Olverson (12) 110 Meters Hurdles (39”) (1980-present) 1998 III 110mH 14.67 nwi Cincinnati Country Day Jon Lange (12) 1989 AAA 110mH 13.48 w nwi Sycamore Glenn Terry (12) 1988 AAA 110mH 13.78 nwi Sycamore Glenn Terry (11) 1988 AA 110mH 14.01 nwi Forest Park 1 Clinton Davis (12) 120 yards Hurdles (39”) (1935-1979) 1954 A 120 yd H 14.7 nwi Roger Bacon Roger Hauck 1938 B 120 yd H 14.8 ## nwi Glendale 2 John “Junior” Saunders, Jr. (12) 1937 B 120 yd H 15.0 # nwi Glendale John “Junior” Saunders, Jr. (11) 1936 B 120 yd H 15.1 nwi Glendale John “Junior” Saunders, Jr. (10) 1935 B 120 yd H 16.1 nwi Glendale John “Junior” Saunders, Jr. (9) 120 yards Hurdles (42”) (1908-1934) None 100 Meters (1980-present) 2012 II 100m 10.98 w -0.1 North College Hill Lamar Hargrove (11) 2005 II 100m 11.25 w +2.2 Cincinnati Christian Joe Horn (11) 1993 III 100m 10.93 nwi Cincinnati Country Day Andre Barkley (10) 1990 I 100m 10.51 ## nwi Princeton Mario Allmon (12) 1988 AA 100m 11.11 w nwi Forest Park Tony Watson (12) 100 yards (1908-1979) 1977 AA 100 yd 9.8 nwi Mariemont Guy Van Epps (12) 1966 A 100 yd 10.1 nwi Batavia Dave Smith (12) 1965 A 100 yd 10.1 nwi Batavia Dave Smith (11) 1963 AA 100 yd 9.9 nwi Taft Carl Ward (12) Note: There was a 4-way tie for 1st place between Ward, Craig Wallace (Day. Dunbar), Bob Bailey (Cleveland Glenville), & Paul Garrett (Sandusky) 1956 B 100 yd 9.9 # nwi De Porres 3 Jim Bell Key: ## - State Record, # - equals State Record, * - Cincinnati Record Revision: 0 w - wind-aided mark, nwi - no wind information available Jun-12 State Track & Field Champions – Cincinnati Boys Year Division Event Mark Wind School Name(s) 1955 B 100 yd 10.0 nwi De Porres Jim Bell 1951 A 100 yd 9.8 nwi Central Vocational 4 Harold Horne (11) 1950 A 100 yd 10.1 nwi Central Vocational Harold Horne (10) 1950 B 100 yd 10.2 nwi Wyoming Pete Ray (11) 1945 B 100 yd 10.3 nwi Lockland Howard Kunz (12) 1942 B 100 yd 10.5 nwi Plainville 5 Bob Gunkel 1940 B 100 yd 9.9 ## nwi Terrace Park 6 Stewart Wood (12) 1939 B 100 yd 10.0 # nwi Terrace Park Stewart Wood (11) 1938 B 100 yd 10.0 ## nwi Glendale John “Junior” Saunders, Jr.