Nearly 30 Ohio Valley Athletes Are Headed To Jesse Owens OHSAA Track Championships
Photo by Kim North Buckeye Local’s Jenna Delvecchio has the fastest time in the 100-meter high hurdles (14.97 seconds) entering the OHSAA Jesse Owens State Track and Field Championships this week inside Jesse Owens Stadium on the campus of Ohio State University.
COLUMBUS – The qualifiers are set for this week’s Ohio High School Athletic Association Jesse Owens Track and Field State Championships, which begin Thursday afternoon at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on the campus of Ohio State University.
This year marks the 119th annual boys and 51st annual girls state tournament, and the first state tournament under the new five-division format.
Nearly 30 Ohio Valley individuals and eight relay teams are entered in the four-day event. Local participants are mostly in Division IV, with some sprinkled among Divisions II, III and IV.
The following is a list of qualifiers, with their events, times and qualifying positions.
Several locals have the top qualifying times and distances in their respective divisions and events. They include Buckeye Local’s Jenna Delvecchio in the Division IV 110 high hurdles with a time of 14.97 seconds; Bellaire’s Alyson Vingia with a heave of 142-feet, 9-inches in the Division V discus; Steubenville’s Bri Hudson with a toss of 148-8 in the D-II discus; and Steubenville’s Ziare Scurry with a clocking of 47.04 in the D-II 400 dash.
BOYS
DIVISION II
Steubenville
Colton Henderson-100 (10.92, 17th); 200 (22.00, 12th)
Ziare Scurry-400 (47.04, 1st)
Josiah Rea-110 High Hurdles (14.89, 13th); High Jump (6-6, 7th)
4×200 Relay-(Chemier Adams, Colton Henderson, Josiah Rea, Ziare Scurry), 1:27.25 (4th)
4×400 Relay-(Adams, Bowers, Scurry, Thompson), 3:18.69 (3rd)
DIVISION III
Edison
Matt Evans-100 High Hurdles (14.98, 13th)
Brett Worrels-Long Jump (22-6.75 (3rd)
DIVISION IV
Bellaire
Landen Perdue-1600 (4:20.0, 7th); 3200 (9:26.12, 11th)
Kayse Rejonis-Shot Put (52-0.25, 12th)
Union Local
Connor Bendo-1600 (4:20.36, 8th); 3200 (9:18.10, 5th)
Jameson Bable-Discus (155-3, 12th)
DIVISION V
River
Holden Dietrich-100 (11.13, 9th)
4×100 Relay-(Parker Binni, Ayson McBride, Dietrich, Aiden Milhoan), 44.86, 16th
Shadyside
Jaycob Trigg-Pole Vault (13-4, 11th)
Steubenville Catholic
Joe Owens-800 (2:01.87, 18th)
James McInnis-High Jump (6-8, 3rd); Long Jump (20-11.5, 12th)
GIRLS
DIVISION II
Steubenville
4×100 Relay-(Terionah Thompson, Nylah McShan, Laila Reed, Kaycee King), 1:43.53, 13th
Phynyx Fleming-Shot Put (39-3.5, 7th)
Bri Hudson-Discus (148-8, 1st)
DIVISION III
Indian Creek
Dalana Bove-(400, 58.82, 13th)
St. Clairsville
Ava Crum-Pole Vault (11-0, 7th)
Kaylee Shafer-Long Jump (17-3.75, 10th)
DIVISION IV
Martins Ferry
Alanna Williams-800 (2:13.49, 2nd); 1600 (5:02.74, 3rd)
4×800 Relay-(Ireland Jennette, Akilia Williams, Lakyn Call, Alanna Williams), 9:56.54 (16th)
Buckeye Local
Jenna Delvecchio-100 High Hurdles (14.97, 1st)
Union Local
Pazeley Whitely 100 High Hurdles (15.17, 4th); 300 Low Hurdles (46.07, 10th)
Jamie Bolon High Jump (5-3, 8th)
Edison
4×800 Relasy-(Annie Board, Amyelee Rawson, Lydia Krepps, Josie Lesnansky), 9:55.04, 14th)
Barnesville
Ladyn Hines-Pole Vault (8-6, 17th)
DIVISION V
Bellaire
Alyson Vingia-Shot Put (38-3.5, 6th); Discus 142-9, 1st)
Shadyside
Jaylynne Johnson 100 High Hurdles (15.38, 3rd)
Kaci Tsoras-Pole Vault (11-0, 5th)
River
Brooke Huffman-100 High Hurdles (15.98, 10th); 300 Low Hurdles (47.54, 17th)
4×100 Relay-(Kara Miller, Carleigh Trifonoff, Ashley Miller, Huffman), 50.88 (14th)
4×200-(K. Miller, C. Trifonoff, A. Miller, Huffman), 1:47.31, 12th)






