In
Memory of Doug Henwood - ALancaster
Golden Gale Through and Through
Doug Henwood, LHS Boys and Girls Track Head Coach, passed away on
May 13, 2008. He coached for a total of 35 years at LHS leading the
Gales to 8 Central District titles, 7 OCC Championships in 9 years,
9 individual State titles and also earning OCC Ohio Division and Central
District Coach of the Year honors 6 times.
Click here for more of Coach Henwood's accomplishments.
Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers.
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LHS
Alma Mater
Oh Lancaster, our Lancaster, our high school so dear. We praise
thee Alma Mater, thy name we love to hear. Oh Lancaster, our Lancaster,
long may she rule in fame. Here's a toast to old Lancaster, long
live her name.
LHS Fight Song
Stand up and cheer cheer loud and long for old
Lancaster. For today we raise the blue and gold above the rest!
Our boys are fighting and they are bound to win this fray! We've
got the team, we've got the steam! For this is old Lancaster's
day!
May 22, 2010 - DISTRICT TOURNAMENT
Lancaster 3rd at 86.5
Regional Qualifiers: 4x800MR, Brannon Kidder (1600m, 800m), Kevin Brown (400m, 800m), 4x400MR, Derek Kline (Discus, SP), Nathan Cheek (SP). The Boys 4x8 went 7:50.09 to finish as Regional Runner-up to Westerville North and qualified for the State Championship. Westerville North, Lancaster and Dublin Coffman all broke the previous Regional meet record. Lancaster’s time of 7:50.09 was the 2nd fastest in LHS History. The Boys 4x4 qualified for Friday’s Finals and will run out of lane 8. Derek Kline finished 10th in the Discus. Derek and Nathan Cheek compete in the Shot Put on Friday. Brannon Kidder runs the 1600M; Kidder and Brown compete in the 800M; the 4x4 team of Hood, Watts, Kidder and Brown will compete in the 4x4 final. Click here for complete District Tournament results at baumspage.com.
May 8, 2010 - Gales Compete at Hilliard Bradley
Several Golden Gales athletes were scheduled to compete on Saturday at the 1st Hilliard Bradley Invitational. Kevin Miller won the Shot Put event with a personal best effort of 48’ 7”. Pat Arter was 6th with a 43’ ¼” toss and then returned to finish 8th in the Discus with a throw of 116’ 6”. Shortly after, Gales coaches elected to withdraw from further competition to avoid potential injuries in the poor weather conditions.
May 7, 2010 - Golden Gales Win at Upper Arlington
The Golden Gales Boys Track & Field team won their 3rd straight “big meet” and 4th of the season at Friday’s Larkin - Crosten Invitational. Lancaster athletes won six events, and finished 2nd or 3rd in seven others to defeat Pickerington North, Dublin Coffman and five other teams. The 4x800M Relay team of Stephen Hood, Jared Wentz, Kevin Brown and Brannon Kidder set a positive early tone, outdueling a strong Dublin Coffman foursome to win in a season best time of 8:02.52. This is the fastest 2010 time for any Central Ohio team. Gales Throwers also stepped up big early in the meet; Derek Kline and Nathan Cheek finished one-three in the Discus and then followed with a one-two finish in the Shot Put. Kline’s throws of 145’8” in the Discus and 53’6” in the Shot were both personal bests. Cheek’s 52’3” effort was also a personal best. Cheek and Kline are also among the top ranked athletes in Central Ohio in their events. Hurdlers Nolan Flowers and Stephen Hood also posted strong performances on Friday night; Flowers finished 3rd in the 110HH in a personal best time of 15.15 and Hood won the 300IH in 40.72. Eli Schmelzer finished 2nd in the Pole Vault and Nathan Carpenter took 5th in the long jump to earn valuable points. The Gales sprint relays continue to fine-tune their teamwork; Andrew Shisler, Connor Smith, Nolan Flowers and Raheem Kerens finish a strong 3rd in the 4x200M relay and then returned to take 5th in a very fast field in the 4x100M event. Following up on their 4x800M performance, Jared Wentz returned to the track to finish 3rd in the 1600M in 4:36.77, Kevin Brown finished 2nd in the 400M in 49.96 and Brannon Kidder won the 800M in 1:58.14. Scott Watts ran an inspired 200M Dash to finish 5th in 23.19, then teamed with Hood, Brown, Kidder to win the 4x400M Relay in 3:23.30. The Gales 4x4 is also top-ranked in Central Ohio and Friday’s time was the 7th fastest in Lancaster Track & Field History. With the Friday win, the Gales finish the regular season with an overall record of 61-14-3.
May 1, 2010 - Mingo Relays Lancaster 1st
The final outcome of the Logan - Mingo Relays was not determined until the last event was in the books. And, for the second straight week the Gales secured a team victory by winning the 4x400M Relay. The day started well as Andrew Bireley, Pat Hinson, Daniel Moore and Jared Wentz teamed up to win the 4x1600M Relay. Next on the track, the 4x800M Relay team of Kevin Brown, Bireley, Stephen Hood and Brannon Kidder ran a season best time of 8:03.0 to edge a strong Athens team. Nolan Flowers then won the 110 High Hurdles. Andrew Shisler scored in the 100M, and then teamed Flowers, Ethan Cordle and Raheem Kerens pick more valuable points in the 4x200M Relay. Shortly after, Kidder won the 1600M, with Wentz taking a solid 3rd. Then the sprinters took the track again to take 4th in the 4x100M Relay as Brandon Meadows returned to the line-up. Hood ran a season best to win the 300 Intermediate Hurdles and Brown followed with a win in the 400M Dash. Kidder returned to the track to take 2nd in the 800M. Scott Watts took 4th in the 200M. Wentz and Hinson then followed to take 1st and 3rd in the 3200M.
In the field events, Nathan Cheek and Derek Kline once again scored big for the Gales in the Throws, with Kline taking 3rd and Cheek taking 4th in the Shot Put. Next, Cheek won the Discus, with Kline taking 4th. Eli Schmelzer added to the scoring by finishing 3rd in the Pole Vault, with Kellen Harris taking 4th in the High Jump.
Despite the Gales success, Logan led Lancaster in the team scoring until Hood, Bireley, Watts and Kidder teamed up to win the 4x400M Relay and secure the final victory for the Golden Gales. By winning the Mingo Relays, the Gales improved their season record to 54 – 13 – 3.
After anchoring two winning relays and taking an individual 1st and 2nd, Brannon Kidder was named the meet’s Most Valuable Male Athlete.
April 23, 2010 - Fulton Relays
Golden Gales athletes captured four firsts and three seconds on the way to a share of the 2010 Fulton Relays Championship. Hilliard Darby shared the boys title with the Gales; Westerville North followed in 3rd, with Pickerington North 4th in the eight team event.
Senior Kevin Brown led the Gales participating on three first place relay teams. Brown led off the winning 4x800M team and later anchored the winning Middle Medley and 4x400M Relay teams for the Gales. Brown, Jared Wentz, Stephen Hood and Brannon Kidder completed the winning 4x800M effort in 8:08 seconds. Andrew Bireley and Daniel Moore combined with Hood and Brown to win the Middle Medley in 5:56. Hood, Scott Watts, Kidder and Brown won the 4x400M in 3:25. Kidder’s 3rd leg of the 4x400M Relay was a personal best and came just minutes after he anchored the Gales Distance Medley Relay.
Seniors Nathan Cheek and Derek Kline combined to win the Shot Put Relay; Kline’s 50’ 7.75” effort was a new personal best. Cheek and fellow senior Patrick Arter combined to finish a close second in the Discus Relay.
Lancaster’s 4x100M Relay team of Andrew Shisler, Nolan Flowers, Connor Smith and Raheem Kerens ran a season best 44.2 to finish a few hundredths of a second behind the team from Dublin Scioto. The Gales pole vault combo of Eli Schmelzer and Eron Knece (24’0”) was also edged out for first by Dublin Scioto (24’1”); Knece cleared 11’6” for a personal best.
Golden Gale Athletes added points from three 4ths, two 5ths and 6th to complete the scoring. Jared Wentz, Patrick Hinson, Andrew Shisler, Nolan Flowers, Andrew Bireley, Scott Watts and Daniel Moore also completed personal best efforts in the 2010 Fulton Relays. Click here for complete results.
April 20, 2010 Lancaster 73 Grove City 54
SP: Cheek (LA) 46’8.5”. D: Cheek (LA) 149’11.5”. PV: Schmelzer (LA) 12’0”. LJ: Bishop (GC) 18’4”. 4x800M: Grove City - 8:56. 110HH: Flowers (LA) - 15.5. 100M: Kowaleski (GC) - 11.4. 4x200M: Grove City – 1:34.2. 1600M: Bireley (LA) – 4:56.1. 4x100M: Grove City – 44.9. 400M: Watts (LA) – 54.3. 300H: Hood (LA) – 42.1. 800M: Kidder (LA) – 1:57.0. 200M: Koweleski (GC) - 23.6. 3200M: Reeb (GC) - 10:57. 4x400M: Lancaster – 3:34.4.
April 17, 2010 - Dublin Coffman Classic
Centerville 85 1/2, North Canton Hoover 69, Dublin Coffman 66, Hilliard Davidson 64, Thomas Worthington 59 1/2, New Albany 52, Olentangy and Lancaster 44, Springfield and Dublin Jerome 33, Brunswick 31, Westerville South 30, Whetstone 23, Worthington Kilbourne 22, Dublin Scioto 21, Pickerington Central 12, Mount Vernon 10, Worthington Christian 2.
April 10, 2010 - Stingel Invitational
Pickerington North 93 1/2, Lancaster 88, Logan 66, Teays Valley 62, Thomas Worthington 58 1/2, Canal Winchester 57, Pickerington Central 54, Marysville 48, Upper Arlington 46 1/2, Dublin Scioto 41, Westerville South 30, Chillicothe 21, St. Charles 20, Marietta 16 1/2.
April 3, 2010 - Wildcat Premier
The Golden Gales finished in 6th place tie this Saturday in the 16 team Hilliard Davidson Wildcat Premier. The shorthanded Gales were once again led by the throwers; Nathan Cheek, Derek Kline and Kevin Miller combined to win both the Shot Put and the Discus relays. Brannon Kidder added a 2nd place finish in the 800M and a 3rd in the 1600M. Nolan Flowers was 4th in the 110 High Hurdles. Patrick Hinson was 5th in the 3200M. Stephen Hood finished 6th in the 300M Intermediate Hurdles and Andrew Shisler was 7th in the 100M Dash. The Golden Gales Distance Medley, 3200M and 400M Relay teams also posted scoring performances on the day.
March 27, 2010 - Hammond Relays
The Golden Gales opened the 2010 outdoor track season by winning the Hammond Relays. Lancaster took firsts in 5 of 14 events and totaled 94 points to win the seven team meet at Pickerington Central. Pickerington North was 2nd overall with 87 points, followed by Westerville South with 84 points, Pick. Central – 67 pts., Reynoldsburg – 51 pts., Canal Winchester – 38 pts. and Dublin Jerome – 7 pts. Gale throwers captured both the Shot and the Discus relays; the team of Derek Kline, Nathan Cheek and Kevin Miller won the Shot put with a combined total of 134’5”, while Cheek, Kline and Patrick Arter won the Discus with a total of 383’7”. The sprint team of Nolan Flowers, Raheem Kerens, Ethan Cordle and Brandon Meadows won the 4x200M Relay in 1:35.4. Gale middle distance runners captured the Middle Medley Relay and the 4x400M. Jared Wentz, Scott Watts, Cameron Heimberger and Kevin Brown clocked 5:54.5 to win the Middle Medley. Heimberger, Watts, Stephen Hood and Brannon Kidder won the final event in 3:32.4 to secure the overall championship. Raheem Kerens, Ethan Cordle, Brandon Meadows, Nolan Flowers, Patrick Hinson, Andrew Bireley, Curtis Ewing, Brannon Kidder, Kevin Brown, Eron Knece and Kevin Miller all set personal bests in the opener.
March 13, 2010 - Central District Indoor Championship
Lancaster Golden Gales Track & Field opened team competition for the 2010 season this Saturday at the Central District Indoor Championship. The Golden Gales got strong contributions in both the field and running events to finish 3rd in the 21 team field. Three Gales won individual District championships; Nathan Cheek in the Weight Throw, Brannon Kidder in the Mile Run and Kevin Brown in the 800M. These three, plus Derek Kline (Weight Throw) and the Golden Gales 4x800M Relay have now qualified for the 2010 Ohio Indoor State Championships in Akron next Saturday.
In addition to finishing 1st and 5th in the District Weight Throw; the duo of Kline and Cheek also finshed 5th and 6th in the Shot Put. Kellen Harris set a personal best and finished 6th in the High Jump, while Eli Schmelzer set an indoor best in the Pole Vault, finishing 4th at 12’0” to conclude the scoring for the Gales in the field events.
The 4x200M Relay team of Nolan Flowers, Raheem Kerens, Ethan Cordle and Brandon Meadows opened scoring in the running events, finishing 6th in 1:38.63. The team of Cameron Heimberger, Scott Watts, Jared Wentz and Stephen Hood posted a time of 8:44.88 to take 7th in the 4x800M Relay. The 4x400M Relay team of Brown, Heimberger, Kidder and Stephen Hood finished third in 3:39.59. This same foursome is also currently ranked #2 in the State in the 4x800M Relay.
Brannon Kidder out-dueled an experienced field to win the District Mile in a personal best time of 4:34.15. Jared Wentz also ran well in the Mile, finishing 11th only two weeks removed from the basketball season. Kidder and Kevin Brown teamed up in open 800M Run, with Brown winning the 800M District Championship in 2:01.01 and Kidder finishing 4th.
Cameron Heimberger finished 7th in the open 400M to complete the scoring for the Gales. Pat Hinson completed a breakout indoor season with a strong finish in the 3200M Run
On Friday night, the Gales Throws duo of Nathan Cheek and Derek Kline finished 8th and 33rd, respectively in the Nike Indoor National Championships in Boston. Cheek’s best heave of 64’3” set a new Lancaster High School record by over 4’.
Boys
Track Locker Room Renovation
Boys Track Coach Jeff Koksal spearheaded a campaign to renovate
the Boys Track Locker
Room. Wall were painted, new partitions installed, logo sign
added, new lockers installed, and new flooring laid to redo
and update the
locker room. Coach
Koksal believes this is a step to develop more pride in being
a member of the boys track team. The renovation was done with
the assistance of private donations, the Track/XC parent support
group, and the maintenance workers of Lancaster City Schools.
The above picture shows part of the renovation and Athletic
Director Merwyn Bowdish receiving a plaque from Track/XC booster
president Ed Effinger to commemorate the event.
May 1, 2009 - Darby Distance
Twilight
The Gales finished 3rd in a field of nine teams, winning
two events and scoring a total of 29 points. The Gales
team of Cody Wendell, Daniel Moore, Josh Thompson and
Andrew Slater won the 4x1600M Relay; later Wendell,
Jentzen Rohr, Stephen Hood and Alex Koksal combined
to win the Distance Medley. Jared Wentz finished 4th
in the Freshman 1600M race. Alex Koksal finished 6th
in the open 3200M. The team of Moore, Hood, Wentz and
Slater finished the scoring for the Gales by taking
4th in the 4x800M Relay.
April 25, 2009 - Gene
Cole Invitational
The Gales Track and Field team posted strong showings
in the Fulton Relays and the Gene Cole Invitational,
finishing a strong second in both events. Among the
many notable performances: - Raheem Kerens, Derek Edwards
and Xavier West all set personal bests in the long jump
in Saturday’s Gene Gole Invitational. - Eli Schmelzer
was consistent in winning the Pole Vault event; both
Schmelzer and 2nd place finisher, Eron Knece continue
their steady improvement. - Brandon Meadows won the
Gene Cole 100M Dash in 11.4(11.34) seconds. Subject
to verification, we believe this mark ties the existing
LHS Freshman Record. - The 4x200M team of Brandon Meadows,
Ethan Cordle, Jacob Dupler and Cameron Heimberger set
an LHS Freshman record of 1:37.6 seconds, breaking the
old Freshman record set in 1997 by 0.8 seconds. - Jared
Wentz ran an outstanding double on Saturday; edged out
in the 1600M by less than 0.1 sec., Wentz came back
to win the 3200M, running an outstanding tactical race.
- The all-Freshman team of Kerens, Dupler, Meadows and
Heimberger easily won the 4x400M Relay in 3:43.4. In
total, Golden Gales athletes set 30 new personal bests
in this weekend’s competition.
April 24, 2009 - Fulton
Relays
The Gales Track and Field team posted strong showings
in the Fulton Relays and the Gene Cole Invitational,
finishing a strong second in both events. Among the
many notable performances: - The Long Jump Relay team
of Nathan Carpenter and Chris Dilger finished 1st in
the Fultons, with the 3rd best combined total in Lancaster
Track & Field history – 42’ ½”.
Carpenter’s jump of 21’ 11 ‘1/2 is
the 5th best all-time individual mark and currently
ranks him 3rd in the Central District. - All four runners
set personal records as the 4x800M Relay team improved
on their previous season best by over 21 seconds. Team
members were Daniel Moore, Joey Snook, Derek Edwards
and Andrew Bireley. - The Gales 4x200M Relay team moved
up to #2 All-time, winning the Fulton event in 1:31.3
seconds. The team of Carpenter, Connor Smith, Kevin
Brown and Jentzen Rohr is currently ranked 4th in Central
Ohio. These individuals also combined to win the Sprint
Medley in the 2nd fastest time in LHS Track & Field
history. - The Middle Medley team of Cody Wendell, Cameron
Heimberger, Stephen Hood and Andrew Slater set a season
best by 20 seconds in winning this unusual event. -
The Distance Medley team of Daniel Moore, Raheem Kerens,
Jared Wentz and Alex Koksal ran a season best time,
with Koksal setting a new personal best for the 1600M
in 4:39. - In perhaps the most exciting event of the
Fulton Relays, the Lancaster team of Cameron Heimberger,
Brandon Meadows, Stephen Hood and Kevin Brown lowered
their season best mark by seven seconds to finish in
3:27.8. Brown matched his season best split of 48.9
seconds in anchoring this event.
April 11, 2009 - Stingel
Invitational Lancaster 6th at 61.5
Click here for complete Stingel Invitational results
at baumspage.com.
April 8, 2009 Lancaster 104 Pickerington Central 64
Shot: Kline 1st at 45' 2". Discus: Cheek 1st at
130' 10". Long jump: Carpenter 1st at 19' 10".
3200MR: Lancaster 1st at 9:03.3. 110HH: Flowers 1st
at 16.4. 800MR: Lancaster 1st at 1:53.2. 1600: Koksal
1st at 4:51. 300IH: Hood 1st at 42.1. 800: Wendall 1st
at 2:13.1. 3200: Wentz 1st at 10:34. 1600MR: Lancaster
1st at 3:53.8.
March 7, 2009
This weekend at OSU, Nathan Cheek set a new Golden Gale School
Record in the Indoor Weight Throw with a distance of 60’
0”. Nathan currently ranks 3rd in the State and 21st
in the Nation in this event. In addition to Nathan, Alex Koksal
(5th in the 3200M) and Brannon Kidder (7th in the 800M) also
posted elite finishes. Gales setting new personal bests included
Cheek in the Shot Put as well as the Weight Throw, David Hartranft
in the Shot and the Weight, Derek Kline in the Weight, Stephen
Hood in the 400M and the 800M, Brannon Kidder in the 400M
and the 800M, Joey Snook and Matt Connell in the 800M and
Brandon Meadows in the 200M.
The Golden Gales now begin preparing for their first outdoor
competition, the Hammond Relays at Pickerington Central High
School on March 28th.”
NATHAN
CHEEK QUALIFIES FOR NATIONAL INDOOR MEET
Nathan Cheek has qualified for the High School National Invitational
Indoor Track meet by throwing the indoor weight throw more
than 60 feet last Saturday at Ohio State University. He will
compete with 23 other high school weight throwers who also
qualified by throwing 60+ feet. The competition is at the
Reggie Lewis Center in Boston and will take place Saturday
March 14th.
February 27, 2009
The Golden Gales Track & Field turned in several strong
performances this weekend at Marietta College. The Gales finished
2nd in 4x200M Relay, in the best indoor time since the 2006
season. Top individual finishers were Brannon Kidder –
2nd in the 800M, Alex Koksal – 4th in the 3200M and
Derek Kline – 6th in the Shot Put. In total, the Gales
set nine new Indoor PRs; Derek Kline and David Hartranft in
the Weight Throw, Caleb George in the 55M dash, Brandon Meadows
in the 200M, Stephen Hood in the 400M, Brannon Kidder in the
800M, and Daniel Moore, Josh Thompson and Colton Wallace in
the 1600M.
February 21, 2009 - Central
District Indoor Championship
The Golden Gales Track & Field team finished 7th of 19
teams at the Division 1, Central District Indoor Championship
at OSU this weekend. Three Gales won individual events; Derek
Kline won the Shot Put, Nathan Cheek won the Weight Throw
and Kevin Brown won the 400M. Steven Hood (800M and 60M Hurdles),
Eli Schmelzer and Eron Knece (Pole Vault), Brannon Kidder
(1600M) and the 4x400M Relay team of Hood, Kidder, Schmelzer
and Brandon Meadows also contributed to the scoring for the
Gales. In total, Golden Gale athletes set 11 new indoor personal
bests as the team continues to rapidly improve.
February 7, 2009 - Cedarville
University
The Golden Gales competed this weekend against 40 other Track
& Field Teams at Cedarville University. Seven Gales set
new indoor personal bests, including Josh Thompson in the
800 and 1600 meters, Steven Hood in the 55 meter Hurdles and
the 400, Brandon Meadows in the 55 meter dash, Curtis Ewing
in the 1600 meters, and Alex Koksal in the 3200 meters. Koksal's
effort was good for 2nd place points and was also an all-time
personal best.
Lancaster shot putters and
weight throwers compete next Saturday at Troy. The entire
team will compete next at the Central District Indoor meet
on February 21st at OSU's French Field House
January 31, 2009 - Bishop Hartley
Indoor Invitational
The Golden Gales Track & Field Team competed in the Bishop
Hartley Indoor Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 31 at French
Field House. The Team continues to improve, despite the poor
weather, and several Gales finished well individually. Nathan
Cheek was 2nd in the Weight Throw and 8th in the Shot Put.
Derek Kline recorded an all-time personal best in the Shot
and finished 6th. Austin Kerns finished a strong 7th in the
Weight Throw in his first meet as a Golden Gale.
Steven Hood PR'd in the prelims
and then again in the finals to finish 6th in the High Hurdles.
Brandon Kidder and Daniel Moore finished 6th and 8th, respectively
in the 1600M; Moore was 6th again in the 3200M, just behind
Josh Thompson who finished a strong 5th.
Relay teams of Hood, Kevin
Brown, Brandon Meadows and Tony Lalli in the 4x200M and Hood,
Kidder, Eli Schmelzer and Nathan Cheek in the 4x400M both
recorded Top 7 finishes.
May 30, 2008 - REGIONAL TOURNAMENT
300H Preliminaries: Jordan Myers 11th at 40.32, Jonathon Bender
13th 40.64. 4x400MR Preliminaries: Kevin Brown, Jonathan Bender,
Adam Messerly, Jentzen Rohr 11th at 3:28.21. No State
Qualifiers.Click
here for complete Regional Tournament results at baumspage.com.
May 6, 2008 Lancaster 72 Westland 49
Shot: Kline 1st at 43' 6 3/4". Discus: Cheek 1st at 139'
6". High jump: Harris 1st at 5' 6". 110 HH: Myers
1st at 15.38. 100: Roore 1st at 11.16. 800MR: Lancaster 1st
at 1:33.44. 400MR: Lancaster 1st at 46.22. 300 IH: Pinfor
1st at 40.9. 200: Brown 1st at 23.4. 1600MR: Lancaster 1st
at 3:29.
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Gales v Gahanna Lincoln. Go to more Gales images by Deidre
Webb at deidrewebb.com.
April 22, 2008 Lancaster 44 Newark 83
Discus: Cheek 1st at 139' 6". Pole vault: Messerly 1st
at 9' 0". 100: Morris 1st at 11.4. 400: Messerly 1st
at 52.4. 300 IH: Bender 1st at 41.5. 200: Brown 1st at 23.4.
April 15, 2008 Lancaster 59 Hilliard Darby 78
Discus: Cheek 1st at 134' 11". 800 relay: Lancaster 1st
at 1:33.9. 1600: Slater 1st at 4:48.1. 400 relay: Lancaster
1st at 44.7. 800: Slater 1st at 2:10.7. 200: Brown 1st at
24.0. 3200: Moore 1st at 10:52. 1600 relay: Lancaster 1st
at 3:32.2.
April 12, 2008 - Fulton Relays
Thomas Worthington 98, Lancaster 82, Teays
Valley 67, Unioto 66, Upper Arlington 63, Westerville North
44, St. Charles 10.
April
8, 2008 Lancaster 76 Groveport 61
Shot: R. Cheek 1st at 46' 9 1/2". Discus: N. Cheek 1st
at 145' 9". 3200MR: Lancaster 1st at 10:00.6. 800MR:
Lancaster 1st at 1:36. 1600: Thompson 1st at 5:14. 400: Brown
1st at 52.82. 300 IH: Bender 1st at 45.8. 3200: Moore 1st
at 11:13.43. 1600MR: Lancaster 1st at 3:34.9.
Go to more Gales images by Deidre Webb at deidrewebb.com.
May 1, 2007 Lancaster 71 Westland 61
Shot: R. Cheek 1st at 45' 9 1/2". Pole vault: Boyer
1st at 8' 6". 800MR: Lancaster 1st at 1:37.2. 400MR:
Lancaster 1st at 45.4. 300 IH: Hood 1st at 42.7. 3200:
Griffin 1st at 11:20. 1600MR: Lancaster 1st at 3:38.9.
March 24, 2007 - Hammond Relays
Pickerington North 97, Pickerington Central 90, Logan
74, Lancaster 67, Westerville South 65, Brookhaven
34, Northland 33. Long jump: Lancaster 1st at 58' 8
3/4".
David Cochran
signs with Lenoir-Rhyne College
David
Cochran has signed a letter of intent to run Cross Country
and Track at Lenoir-Rhyne College in Hickory, North
Carolina. Lenoir-Rhyne, a NCAA Division II school, competes
in the South Atlantic Conference.
- Image provided by LHS
Athletic Dept.
2006
Regular Season Boys Track Results...
May 2, 2006 Lancaster 35 Hilliard Darby 102
SP: Perry 1st at 47' 1/2". HJ: Tom 1st at 5' 10". PV:
Evans 1st at 11' 0"
April 25, 2006 Lancaster 87 Upper Arlington 21
SP: Perry 1st at 44' 6 3/4". Discus: Perry 1st at 133'
3". 3200MR: Lancaster 1st at 8:56.4. 110HH: Bender 1st
at 17.57. 100m: Knorr 1st at 11.78. 800MR: Lancaster
1st at 1:37.3. 400MR: Lancaster 1st at 47.0. 400m: Messerly
1st at 54.8. 300IH: Myers 1st at 44.0. 800m: Wallace
1st at 2:02.1. 200m: Knorr 1st at 24.4. 1600MR: Lancaster
1st at 3:54.6.
April 11, 2006 Lancaster 70 Groveport 67
SP: McKnight 1st at 51' 6.5". Discus: McKnight 1st at
128' 7". LJ: Varner 1st at 19' 2". 3200MR: Lancaster
1st at 9:16.77. 110HH: J. Bender 1st at 15.75. 800MR:
Lancaster 1st at 1:34.37. 300IH: J. Bender 1st at 42.62.
3200m: Wallace 1st at 10:34.1. 1600MR: Lancaster 1st
at 3:38.1.
May
6, 2005 - Larkin Classic
Reynoldsburg 133.5, Upper Arlington 82.5, Dublin Scioto
76, Pickerington North 69, Lancaster
64, Dublin Coffman 40, Northland 36, Watterson 26.
SP: Stuck 1st at 54'7 1/4". Discus: Stuck 1st at 164'5".
HJ: Warner 1st at 6'6".
May 3, 2005 Lancaster 84 Hilliard Darby 53
SP: Stuck 1st at 56'11". Discus: Stuck 1st at 161'3".
HJ: Warner 1st at 6'7". PV: Carpenter 1st at 10'0".
110HH: Warner 1st at 15.4. 100m: Jones 1st at 11.7.
800MR: Lancaster 1st at 1:36.4. 1600m: Cochran 1st at
4:53.4. 400m: Jones 1st at 53.4. 800m: Warner 1st at
2:08.9. 200m: Jones 1st at 23.7.
April 30, 2004 - Gary Smith Invitational
Cleveland St. Ignatius 111.5, Centerville 78, Tri Valley
62, Worthington Kilbourne 56, Shaker Heights 54, Walsh
Jesuit 50, Thomas Worthington 47, Whetstone 44, Strongsville
43.5, Lancaster 39, Bellefontaine 36, Beechcroft 26,
Northland 20, Westerville Central 19, Dublin Coffman
16. Click
here for complete results at baumspage.com.
April 30, 2005 - Dwight Kane MS Relays
Reynoldsburg 66, Sherman 48, Ewing 45, Pickerington
Lakeview 38, Dublin Davis 33, Upper Arlington Hastings
30, Circleville 28, Worthington Kilbourne 13, Logan
28.5, Upper Arlington Jones 19, McCord 13, Olentangy
Orange 9, Worthington Kilbourne 8, Watkins 6, Dublin
Grizzel 4, Newark Wilson 3.
Click here for complete results.
April
19, 2005 Lancaster 73 Gahanna 64
April
16, 2005 - Dublin Coffman Classic
Centerville 82, Worthington 63, Kilbourne 51.33, Lancaster
50, Hilliard
Darby 47, Jackson 43, Hartley 40, Westerville South
38, Hilliard Davidson 38, Whetstone 28 1/3, Springfield
North 22, Dublin Scioto 20 1/3, Olentangy Liberty 13,
Mount Vernon 11, Dublin Coffman 8, Big Walnut 3. SP:
Stuck 1st at 56'1 1/4". Discus: Stuck 1st at 162'3".
HJ: Warner 1st at 6'4".
April 12, 2005 Lancaster 69 Groveport 64
Discus: Fosnaugh 1st at 133'8". HJ: Warner 1st at 6'2".
3200MR: Woltz, Cochran, Kovitya, Freeman 1st at 9:04.
110HH: Warner 1st at 15.03. 800MR: Falls, Rife,
Bocook, Crowell 1st at 1:37.2. 800m: Warner 1st at 2:07.8.
200m: Edger 1st at 23.46. 1600MR: Rife, Jones, Anderson,
Warner 1st at 3:42.4.
April
9, 2005 - Fulton Relays Cleveland St. Ignatius 1st at 109, Thomas Worthington
2nd at 67.5, Reynoldsburg 3rd at 67.5, Lancaster
4th at 55.5, Logan 5th at 49, Newark 39, Pickerington
Central 37.5, St. Charles 24, Grove City 20, Logan Elm
18.5, Kettering Fairmont 17.5, Westland 17, Unioto 13.5,
Lima Senior 10.5. Discus: Lancaster (Stuck, B.
McKnight) 1st at 294-0. HJ: Lancaster (Carpenter,
Warner) 1st at 12-0. SP: Lancaster (Stuck, B. McKnight)
1st at 111-10.75. SH: Lancaster (Warner, Pruitt,
Myers and Brandt) 1st at 1:04.4. Congratulations
to all placers and the winning team. We hope to see
you again next year! Click
here for complete results.
April
5, 2005 Lancaster 63 Newark 74 HJ: Warner 1st at 6'5". LJ: Pruitt 1st at 18'6 1/2".
110HH: Warner 1st at 16.2. 400m: Warner 1st at 53.9.
300IH: Brandt 1st at 41.9.
March
26, 2005 - Hammond Relays
Pickerington Central 91, Reynoldsburg 91, Lancaster
80, Brookhaven 68, Pickerington North 66, Teays
Valley 53, Westerville South 33, Northland 31. SP: Lancaster
1st at 135'6.5". Discus: Lancaster 1st at 364. Shuttle
Hurdles: Lancaster 1st at 1:04.
2004 Boys Track
Results...
2004
Pole Vault Camp participants Front Row: Rachael Diehl, John Edwards.
2nd Row: Ashton Sniderman, Emily Hargrove, Chris Evans. 3rd
Row: Susan Echard, Tish McCutcheon, Abby McCutcheon, Christy
Morris, Gerad Weeks, Adam Messerly, Meghan Hoffman, Carissa
Bosch, Christen Bosch. 4th Row: Morgan Smith, Clayton Black.
Not Pictured: Maria Griffin, Anthony
Hoffman, Nick Stump.
TRACK
STARS EARN NCAA ALL AMERICAN Former Golden Gale Track stars
Brooke Patterson (University of Kentucky)
and Tyler Kemmerer (Harding University-Arkansas)
both recently earned All-American status in Track.Brooke earned the Indoor NCAA Division I honor
in the mile run and Tyler in the NCAA Division II indoor
400. Congratulations!
More info at www.ukathletics.com
and http://www.harding.edu/athletics.
Image by Todd Edwards
Lancaster
Athletes Compete at the MidWest Meet of Champions
The MidWest
Meet of Champions is an All-Star select meet contested
between senior Track and Field athletes from Ohio, Indiana,
and Michigan. The meet was held on June 12th at Ohio Wesleyan
University. Three athletes from Lancaster High School
were on the 2004 Ohio Team: Ashley Shaffer in the High
Jump and 4x 400m Relay, Joni Dodd in the Discus, and Kyle
Wright on the 4x 800m Relay. The Ohio girls won the meet
with the Ohio boys' team finishing 3rd.
Lancaster
132 Gahanna 115 Pickerington Central 115 Dublin Coffman
83 Hilliard Darby 68 Central Crossing 59 Newark 45 Westerville
North 31. SP - Stuck 1st at 56' 9". LJ
- Edwards 1st at 21'6". 100m - Edwards 1st at 10.7.
400m - Edwards 1st at 49.8. 800m - Wright 1st at
1:57.6. 200m - Edwards 1st at 21.6.
May 7 v Upper Arlington Larkin Classic
Reynoldsburg
178, Lancaster 116, Dublin Scioto 82, Dublin Coffman
68, Upper Arlington 39, Pickerington North 37, Watterson
6, Northland 1. HJ - Warner 1st at 6'2". LJ - Edwards
1st at 22'2 1/4". 200m - Edwards 1st at 22.0.
May 4 v
Tri Meet
Lancaster
76, Hilliard Darby 67, Olentangy Liberty 21.
Apr. 27 v
Central Crossing
Lancaster
88 Central Crossing 48. SP - Stuck 1st at 52'11".
LJ - Edwards 1st at 21'9". PV - Edwards 1st at 11'0".
100HH - Warner 1st at 15.7. 100m - Edwards 1st at 11.3.
1600m - Hines 1st at 4:46. 400m - Edwards 1st at 50.68.
300IH - Brandt 1st at 43.9. 800m - Shoulds 1st at 2:10.1.
200m - Edwards 1st at 22.8. 3200m - McCandlish 1st at
10:49.
Apr. 20 v
Newark
Lancaster
94 Newark 43. SP - Stuck 1st at 53'11". Discus - Stuck
1st at 136'11". HJ - Warner 1st at 5'8". LJ - Pruett 1st
at 17'10". 100HH - Warner 1st at 15.6. 800m Relay - Lancaster
1st at 1:33.0. 400m Relay - Lancaster 1st at 45.5. 800m
- Wright 1st at 2:02.9. 200m - Pollick 1st at 23.4. 1600m
Relay - Lancaster 1st at 3:31.3.
Apr.
17 v
Dublin Invitational
Hilliard
Davidson 90, Lancaster 81, Hilliard Darby 72,
Worthington Kilbourne 71, Dublin Coffman 58, Dublin Scioto
51, Hartley 38, Thomas Worthington 37, Springfield North
29, Whetstone 17, Westerville South 13, Big Walnut 1.
SP - Stuck 1st at 52'5.5". Discus - Stuck 1st at 150'0".
LJ - Edwards 1st at 22'3.5". 200m - Edwards 1st at 23.14.
1600m Relay - Lancaster 1st at 3:28.2.
Apr. 14 v
Westerville North
Lancaster
79.5
Westerville North 57.5.
Apr.
6 v
Gahanna Lincoln
Lancaster
104 Gahanna 33. HJ - Warner 1st at 6'1". LJ - Edwards
1st at 22' 7 1/4". PV - Edwards 1st at 10' 3". 110HH -
Warner 1st at 15.4. 100m - Edwards 1st at 11.0. 800m Relay
- Lancaster 1st at 1:37.4. 1600m - Griffith 1st at 4:50.2.
400m - Wright 1st at 52.6. 300IH - Brandt 1st at 42.2.
800m - Hines 1st at 2:04.6. 200m - Polluck 1st at 23.36.
3200m - Cochran 1st at 10:44.1. 1600m Relay - Lancaster
1st at 3:39.5.
Apr. 3 v Wildcat Premier Meet
Lancaster
finished 5th with 52.5 points.
Team
Scores: Cleveland St. Ignatius 132, Glenville 99, Cleveland
Heights 63.5, Hilliard Davidson 55.5, Lancaster 52.5,
Canton Hoover 49, Pickerington Central 48, Thomas Worthington
47, Medina 39.5, Collinwood 37, Westerville North 32,
Dublin Coffman 32, Dublin Scioto 31, St. Charles 26.5,
Pickerington North 25.5, Teays Valley 25, Westerville
South 22. Individuals:
HJ - Lancaster 1st.
Mar.
27 v Pickerington Hammond Relays
Pickerington
Central 79, Lancaster 75, Reynoldsburg 74, Gahanna
70, Pickerington North 50, Westerville South 42, Teays
Valley 36, Northland 8.
Indoor Track Results...
BOYS Feb. 8 v
St. Charles Inv.
Cleve. Glenville 47, St. Charles 38, Cin.
Moeller 36.5, Cin. LaSalle 36.5, Chillicothe 32, Cin.
St. Xavier 31.5, Thomas Worthington 26, Lancaster
21, Lancaster 21, Cin. Colerain 16, Mansfield 15.
High Jump - Warner 1st at 6'1".
Former
LHS Boys Track Stars at College... Zac
Williams - at Ohio University. Tarek Gasser - Scholarship at Ohio University. Brian Calandra - at Ohio University. Drew Williams - at Merchant Marine Academy. Tyler Kemmerer - at Harding University. Matt Roach - at Butler University.
Congratulations
to Kristin Ricketts and Evan Thomas for signing Letters
of Intent to compete in Cross Country and Track for Ashland
University. Ashland is a NCAA DII school.
Go to more images by Coach
Henwood.
Parent
Support Group for Track and Cross Country Meeting Dates:
Officers: Ed Effinger President Joe Patterson Vice President Lise Ricketts Secretary Patty Patterson
Treasurer
Dates coming soon...
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outstanding Business Partners! We encourage you to support
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Boys
Track Locker Room Renovation
Coach
Koksal believes this is a step to develop more pride in being
a member of the boys track team. The renovation was done with
the assistance of private donations, the Track/XC parent support
group, and the maintenance workers of Lancaster City Schools.
The above picture shows part of the renovation and Athletic
Director Merwyn Bowdish receiving a plaque from Track/XC booster
president Ed Effinger to commemorate the event.
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