Head of State

Saturday, June 4th, senior Cullen O'Brien competed in the 3200m run in the State Track Meet.  He placed 11th just barely over a second behind the 10th place finisher from Indian Hill.

Photo from the CHL Meet thanks to Rod Apfelbeck.

Great Run at Regionals

This team of Jack Schwartz, Joe White, Cullen O’Brien and Zachary Herbert placed 8th out of 16+ teams in the 4x800 relay at the University of Dayton Regionals last week. Wyoming had a number of excellent runners also compete at the Regional level.

Congratulations to Cullen O’Brian who made it to State in the 2 mile run.  He runs this Saturday at Ohio State University! Thanks to Coach Glendenning and his team for another excellent spring Track and Field season.

Thanks to Kirsten Roberts for the new and the picture.

Lap 2 from the CHL Track Meet

We posted previously about the Track team's great CHL performance. 

Rod Apfelbeck handed off some great pictures that we thought deserved a quick lap around.

And Coach Glendenning was caught proving the old saying, 

"Those who can do, and those who can do extremely well coach."

Thanks to Rod Apfelbeck for the pictures.

See more HERE.

Want to catch up with Rod's pictures even faster?

Follow Rod @affywp85 on Twitter.

Track. That's right, Track

We have pictures of the High School Track Team in action thanks to Kirsten Roberts.  We have some from the Mariemont Invitational,

and some from the CHL meet.

If you can believe what you see on Twitter, the Boys took their 5th consecutive CHL title and the Girls came in 3rd.

Thanks to Kirsten Roberts for the pictures.

See more from Mariemont HERE

See more from the CHL meet HERE

On Your Marks

Get up to speed with the track season previews by Scott Springer, Adam Baum and Nick Robbe at Cincinnati.com

Girls Preview HERE

Boys Preview HERE

State of Sucess

The Wyoming girls 4x800 relay earned a 7th place medal at the indoor track state championships, at Akron University, on Saturday. Lily Parker, Madi Bahr, Riley Bahr, and Whitley Elsass ran the relay.

Cullen O'Brien placed 12th in the boys 3200 meter run.

All runners broke their original qualifying times.

Thanks to Alan and Paula Parker for the report and pictures.

See a few more HERE

On Your Marks

Track & Field practice starts in a little under a month on Monday, March 7th.  Anyone who is interested and hasn't received the season information should see Coach Glendenning ASAP for details.  

(ASAP in the language of Track and Field means very fast, like, as fast as you can.)

Freshman Junior Olympian

Marley Manigault qualified for the AAU Junior Olympics National Championships in Track and Field - Norfolk, VA

Marley has worked hard this summer with her Bond Hills Flyers AAU team and coaches.  Head Coach of Flyers is Wyoming Grad, Greg Johnson. She qualified in all three of her events, shot put, discus, and javelin.

On Tuesday, August 4th Marley competed in her shot put event and placed 23rd in the country for 15-16 year-olds. This ranking made her 10th in the country for 15 year-olds, her own age group.

She also pulled to her own 'Personal Best' during competition, 9.9 meters/32' 9.50 inches. Marley's best distance for Wyoming and CHL is 32' 3.05". Marley as a freshman is less than 2" short of breaking the Wyoming shot put record set in the 70's.

Way to go Marley!

Photo thanks to Trista Jones Manigault

A Family of Fast - Now With Links!

Quality still matters, even on Summer break.  So we re-present to you our post about Scott Springer's Cincinnati.com article about Ben Stites in all its original glory - but now with an actual honest-to-goodness link for you click.

Did you see Scott Springer's article about Ben Stites at Cincinnati.com HERE?  I'm not sure the Stites' want Flo to read it but you should.

And yes, that featured photo is from our other local legend, Rod Apfelbeck.

A Family of Fast

Did you see Scott Springer's article about Ben Stites at Cincinnati.com?  I'm not sure the Stites' want Flo to read it but you should.

And yes, that featured photo is from our other local legend, Rod Apfelbeck.

Season Ends with Success at State

From Coach Glendenning's  RunWyoming blog

In his first appearance in the state finals, Junior Kolan Livingston earned a 12th place finish in the discus. Kolan's best throw measured 143 feet, 2 inches. He gained great experience as one of only 5 competitors eligible to return next season. Later in the day Senior Ben Stites claimed a state title in the 3200m run, capping off one of the greatest seasons and careers in school history. The leaders came through the first mile at 4:44 with Ben sitting at the back of the front pack. Over the next 3 laps several runners faded leaving Ben in a 2-man duel with 500m remaining. He hammered a 62 second last lap, seizing the lead 300m from the finish for a convincing victory. With a winning time of 9:25.09 Ben broke his own school record set earlier this year and concluded another successful season for Wyoming Track & Field!

Thanks to Coach Glendenning for the report,

Check out the RunWyoming blog HERE 

(and keep it bookmarked for upcoming details about Summer Cross Country information)

Also check out a great article about our state Cowboys from Cincinnati.com HERE

District Track and Field Fun

From Coach Glendenning and the RunWyoming blog:

2 of our track/field athletes advanced to the State Championship with their performances this weekend at Dayton.  Junior Kolan Livingston threw 145 feet 3 inches, finishing third in the Discus.  He'll make his first trip to Columbus, following his sister Kayla who qualified in the hurdles in 2013.  Senior Ben Stites is heading to the state track meet for the 3rd time, each in a different event.  Saturday he qualified 2nd in the 3200m, adding to previous appearances in the 4x800m relay and 1600m.  

Kolan will throw Saturday morning at 9:30 AM and Ben will run at 2:45.  State events take place at Jessie Owens Stadium on the Ohio State University campus.  

Congratulations to all our regional qualifiers for a great season!  Complete results from Dayton are available HERE.

Thanks to Coach Glendenning and the RunWyoming blog for the details, and

Thanks to Rod Apfelbeck for the great pictures. 

See more HERE

Vote for the Boys Track Team

The track team has been nominated for the JJHuddle’s Ohio HS Boys Track & Field Week 7 Boys Track and Field Team of the Week.  Vote and then vote again, then tell a friend to vote, and then continue to vote HERE.

District Defeaters

From Coach Glendenning's RunWyoming blog (HERE):

The Boys Track/Field team captured another District title this weekend, squeezing out a surprise 2.5
point victory over runner-up Taft.  Ben Stites led the way winning the 1600m and 3200m races.  Other regional qualifiers are Kolan Livingston (Discus--2nd), Jared Lowe (High Jump--3rd), Justin McMichael (Pole Vault--3rd), Guy Harbin (110m Hurdles--4th), Cullen O'Brien (1600m--4th), and the 4x800m Relay of Evan Cramer, Max Hoffman, Cullen O'Brien, and Ben Stites.  Evan Cramer, Jacob Hancock, Max Hoffman, and Zach Van Fossen also contributed key points toward the team total in their individual events.

Our girls squad will also have a strong showing in Dayton as several relays and individuals qualified for next week's competition.  Sophomore Whitley Elsass won the 3200m with Lily Parker following close behind in 3rd.  Katie Spray finished 3rd in the 1600 and she also advanced in the 4x800m Relay along with Elsass, Danielle McKee, and Maddie Bahr.  In our final event on Saturday the 4x400m Relay team posted their best time of the season by over 5 seconds as the quartet of McKee, Terra Forsythe, Gabby Morris, and Annie Spray moved on to the next level.

Next: Regional Championship @ Dayton Welcome Stadium, 5/28 & 5/30 (details HERE)

Thanks to Paula Parker for the heads-up and the photos.

Records Breaker

Coach Glendenning sent us the good word.

Ben Stites has broken 2 school records the past 2 weeks.  

At the Wayne Invitational on May 1st he ran 9:28 in the 3200, breaking a record set in 1992.  

Then last Friday he ran a 4:19.45 1600.  

This broke a mark set back in 1981!

The Third Quarter

The Track and Field team competed in Anderson on Wednesday and Thursday (April 22nd and 23rd).  Here are a few pictures of from the first half of the second half.

See a few more HERE

In a Hurry in Harrison

Coach Glendenning reported for the Track and Field team at the meet in Harrison on Friday, April 17th.

Our boys team finished 4th against mostly bigger schools and we had event winners in the 1600 & 800 (Ben Stites) and Discus (Kolan Livingston).  We also had a number of point scorers who put up personal bests including Evan Cramer in the 400, Danielle McKee in the 800, Whitley Elsass and Lily Parker in the 3200 and Justin McMichael in pole vault.  Overall we showed a lot of improvement including our relays.  We are headed to Anderson Wednesday and Thursday.

Thanks to Coach Glendenning for the report.

See more pictures HERE

Ready to Run

To get on your marks properly, you'll need to check out the Track and Field season preview at Cincinnat.com by Scott Springer, Nick Robbe and Adam Baum 

Check out the Girls Season Preview HERE

And check out the Boys Season Preview HERE

Photos thank to Rod Apfelbeck

Stites For State

In a preview of the awesomeness that will be the Spring Track season, Ben Stites competed at the Indoor Track State Meet on Saturday at the University of Akron.  He finished 4th in the D2/D3 combined 1600m race with a time of 4:26.

Thanks to Coach Glendenning and Coach Knickel for the report and picture.

Just Around the Corner

With all this snow and cold it is almost impossible to believe we are 2 weeks away from track season.
Anyone who missed the meeting but is interested in participating can see Coach Glendenning at school for details.  There is still plenty of time to join--practice begins Monday, March 9th after school.  Check out the info available at runwyoming.blogspot.com.

Photo thanks to Rod Apfelbeck