SETTING THE SCENE: The postseason begins for Milford’s boys track and field team, as they prepare for the OHSAA Southwest District 2016 Boys Track and Field Meet.
A LOOK BACK: Milford's boys track and field team finished seventh at the 2016 Eastern Cincinnati Conference Meet.
Day one of the meet, 5/11, included the finals of field events and 4x800 relay, as well as the preliminaries of running events. For those who qualified, the finals of running events were held 5/13.
The 4x200 meter relay team of Ben Greenwell, Dominic Dalessandro, Jordan Latham and Dustin Reynolds placed 2nd in the 4x200 meter relay.
Reynolds also took the podium with a 3rd place finish in the high jump, clearing 6-00.00.
Other top 8 finishers:
Team Results:
Results of the ECC Meet can be found HERE.
A LOOK AHEAD: The OHSAA Division I Boys and Girls District Track Tournament will take place at Mason High School on Wed., 5/18 and Fri., 5/20.
Wednesday schedule: Field events begin at 4:00 pm; running events begin at 5:00 pm.
Friday’s schedule: field events begin at 5:00 pm; running events begin at 6:00 pm
The following events will be FINALS, with the top four advancing to the regional meet:
If necessary due to weather, Wednesday’s events will take place on Thurs., 5/19; Friday’s events will take place on Sat., 5/20 at 10:00 am.
Schools competing in the boys track and field events at the Mason location include Amelia, Anderson, Glen Este, Kings, Little Miami, Loveland, Mason, Milford, Moeller, Princeton, St. Xavier, Sycamore, Turpin, Walnut Hills, Western Brown, Withrow, and Woodward.
INSIDE THE ECC: The following Milford athletes/events fall in the top ten in the Eastern Cincinnati Conference.
POLL WATCH: Mason ended the year in the top spot for the final Division I coaches’ poll for of the season. Sycamore rose to second from third, and LaSalle fell to third. Elder ended the season in fourth, and the ECC’s Kings and Loveland landed in fifth and sixth. ECC member Withrow ended tied for ninth with Mt. Healthy. Anderson (7), Walnut Hills (2) and Milford (1) received votes in the final poll of the season.