New Philadelphia boys win Division II title

New Philadelphia’s boys track team had a stellar season from start to finish, beginning with a team state title at the indoor state meet and matching it last weekend with another one in the outdoor finals.

The Quakers added two individual championship trophies and had eight athletes earn All-Ohio status by making the awards podium inside Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus.

The Quakers finished with 41 team points to tie Big Walnut for the Division II state championship. It is the first outdoor state title for New Philadelphia in program history.

Winning state titles for New Philadelphia were seniors Wyatt Lendon in the 1,600-meter run and Marcus Adelman in the 3,200.

Joining that pair as All-Ohioans were senior Alec Adelman, who finished fourth in the 1,600; junior Jaxson Rice and senior Mitchell Miller, who placed third and seventh, respectively, in the high jump; senior Cade Jones, fifth in the pole vault; and the foursome of Lendon, Alec Adelman, senior Kyle Beaber and junior Kevin Smith, who finished fourth in the 4x800 relay.

Senior Caleb Carlisle added an 11th-place finish in the 100-meter dash. Junior Nolan Rosnek placed 12th in the 110-meter hurdles, and the foursome of seniors Myles Tyson, Eric Harris, Jones and Carlisle placed 15th in the 4x100 relay.

Other area state meet results included:

Division II

Dover senior Chase Daniel finished 14th in the 3,200 and 15th in the 1,600. Senior Justice Hughes placed 11th in the 110 hurdles and 15th in the 300 hurdles. Sophomore Dante Clark placed 13th in the long jump. He was the only sophomore to compete in the event at the Division II state meet.

Division III

Indian Valley junior Carsen Hostetler wrapped up a strong postseason by winning the state title in the 300-meter hurdles and finishing third in the 110-meter hurdles. In the 300 hurdles, Hostetler finished nearly a half-second ahead of runner-up Xavier Starghill of Youngstown Ursuline. He finished the 110 hurdles in 14.16 seconds, a personal best. Hostetler earned 16 points for the Braves, putting Indian Valley into a tie for ninth place.

Division IV

For Tusky Valley’s boys, junior Cade Conrad finished second in the state in the 800. Senior Abe McElwee placed fourth in the 400. Sophomore Graham Lewis placed 12th in the pole vault. He was second among sophomores. Junior Jake McDermott came in 13th in the shot put. Nine of the 12 ahead of him have graduated.

Newcomerstown senior Trenton Wright qualified in the 400-meter dash and placed 14th overall.

Junior pole vaulter Ezra Norman qualified for state in the pole vault as an at-large qualifier but did not record a height.

Division V

For Strasburg-Franklin’s boys, senior Gage Moore finished in 11th place in the shot put. He recorded a personal-best throw of 52 feet, 5 inches in his final high school competition.