Boys Track Archives/Records
| Boys Season Summaries | |||||
Year | GMC Standing | District Place | Regional Place | State Place | Coach |
1998 | 10 | u/a | — | — | C.Myers |
1999 | 10 | T12 of 15 | u/a | — | C.Myers |
2000 | 7 | 6 of 16 | T26 of 32 | u/a | C.Myers |
2001 | 7 | 9 of 17 | T19 of 40 | T71 of u/a | C.Myers |
2002 | 8 | 5 of 18 | 31 of 37 | — | C.Myers |
2003 | T8 | 5 of 18 | 35 of 35 | — | C.Myers |
2004 | 6 | 7 of 17 | 10 of 50 | 27 of 118 | C.Myers |
2005 | 5 | 6 of 17 | 28 of 42 | T53 of 115 | C.Myers |
2006 | 4 | 3 of 16 | T17 of 50 | T71 of 118 | C.Myers |
2007 | 2 | 3 of 17 | T8 of 40+ | T38 of 109 | C.Myers |
2008 | 3 | 2 of 17 | 10 of 39+ | T26 of 116 | C.Myers |
2009 | 5 | 4 of 17 | 15 of 48 | T62 of 112 | C.Myers |
2010 | 6 | 7 of 16 | 13 of 38+ | T69 of 105 | C.Myers |
| 2011 | 6 | 4 of 18 | T15 of 52 | T61 of 121 | C.Myers |
| 2012 | 8 | 5 of 15 | T16 of 48 | T63 of 114 | C.Myers |
| 2013 | 7 | 10 of 15 | 29 of 41 | — | L. Cox |
| 2014 | 3 | 4 of 16 | 13 of 55 | T72 of 112 | L. Cox |
| 2015 | 4 | 3 of 15 | T12 of 49 | T77 of 113 | L. Cox |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 of 15 | T29 of 49 | — | L. Cox |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 of 15 | 14 of 37+ | 58 of 113 | L. Cox |
u/a= unavailable,
— = no team members advanced to that level
Head Coaches:
Craig Myers, 1998-2012 (15 seasons)
Larry Cox, 2013-present
| Boys Track and Field Records | ||||
Event | Athlete | Time/ Dist. | Year | Meet/Place |
100m Dash | Mykel Chambers | 10.82* | 2015 | Rod Russel Inv./2nd |
110 Hurdles (39″) | Dante Jones | 14.59* | 2015 | State/ 10th |
200m Dash | Mykel Chambers | 21.78* | 2014 | Regional/ 2nd |
300m Hurdles (36″) | Andrew Whitaker | 38.33* | 2017 | State/ 6th |
400m Run | Bakari Bussey | 48.66* | 2008 | Viking Invitational, Princeton/ 2nd |
400m Relay | Rashod McClendon Bakari Bussey D.J. Brown Dwight Phillips | 42.32* | 2008 | State/ 5th |
800m Run | Heath Gibson | 1:54.46 | 2007 | State/ 5th |
800m Relay | Rashod McClendon Bakari Bussey D.J. Brown Dwight Phillips | 1:26.87* | 2008 | Regional/ Prelim. |
1600m Run | Taylor Candella | 4:16.77 | 2005 | State/ 6th |
1600m Relay | Brandon Neal Brandon Candella D.J. Brown Bakari Bussey | 3:21.16 | 2008 | District/ 3rd |
3200m Run | Brady Holmer | 9:42.53 | 2011 | Firebird Invitational, Fairmont/ 2nd |
3200m Relay | Tye Brewer Josh Clarke Brandon Candella Aaron Gehring | 7:53.72 | 2009 | State/ 6th |
Shot (12 pounds) | Jon Rock | 52′ 7.5″ | 2000 | Regional/ 4th |
Discus (1.6 kg, 3 pounds,9 oz.) | David Walcott, Jr. | 142′ 10″ | 2017 | Rod Russell Invitational, Mason /6th |
Long Jump | Dante Jones | 22′ 4.25″ | 2015 | Regional/ 5th |
High Jump | David Griffin | 6′ 8″ | 2004 | GMC Championship/ 1st |
Pole Vault | Benjamin Dangel | 13′ 0″ | 2017 | Springboro Invit. / 2nd |
updated through 6/4/2017 * Also the Lakota School District record OHSAA Meet Progression– District to Regional to State | ||||
| Boys GMC Individual Champions | ||
Year | Athlete | Event |
| 2000 | Jon Rock | Shot Put |
| 2004 | David Griffin Adam Pumphrey | High Jump 110 Hurdles |
| 2005 | Taylor Candella | 3200 Run |
| 2006 | Josh Chichester Brett Davis Jordan Parayill Chris Martin Heath Gibson | High Jump 3200 Relay 3200 Relay 3200 Relay 3200 Relay |
| 2007 | Matt Cerone Matt Cerone Quintan Johnson Brandon Candella Brett Davis Jordan Parayil Heath Gibson | Field Athlete of the Meet |
| 2008 | Bakari Bussey Brandon Candella | 400 Run 800 Run |
| 2009 | Brandon Candella | 800 Run |
| 2010 | Ty Brewer Jordan Griffin | 800 Run High Jump |
| 2011 | Nathan Haynes | 800 Run |
| 2012 | Nathan Haynes | 800 Run |
| 2014 | Mykel Chambers Zelwyn Robinson Danny Otakasonga Jawan Holmes Mykel Chambers | 200 Dash 400 Relay 400 Relay 400 Relay 400 Relay |
| 2015 | Dante Jones | Long Jump |
| 2017 | Andrew Whitaker | 110 Hurdles 300 Hurdles |
| Boys OHSAA Meets (Regional and State Qualifiers) | |||||
Year | Athlete | Event | District | Regional | State |
| 1998 | Tim Hufford | 800 R | 3rd | – | |
| 1999 | Jonathon Cummings | 400 R | 3rd | – | |
| 2000 | John Rock Mike Lovell Mike Lovell | Shot Put 200 R 100 R | 1st 2nd 3rd | 4th – – | 12th |
| 2001 | Kyle Jepson Sam Dickey Sam Dickey | 800 R 200 D 100 D | 1st 1st 4th | 2nd 8th 7th | 15th |
| 2002 | Adam Blanford Keith Hamilton David Griffin Mike Lovell David Griffin David Griffin | 400 Re. ” ” ” H. J. L. J. | 1st ” ” ” 4th 3rd | – – – – – – | |
| 2003 | David Griffin Michael Erwin Ad. Pumphrey Jordan Criswell Taylor Candella Michael Erwin Max Wagner Michael Erwin Ala. Bommaraju Andrew Kuhr David Griffin | H. J. 400 R 110 H 3200Rel ” ” ” 1600 Rel ” ” “ | 1st 2nd 3rd 4th ” ” ” 4th ” ” “ | 5th – – – – – – – – – – | |
| 2004 | David Griffin Adam Pumphrey Michael Erwin Taylor Candella Jordan Criswell Max Wagner Michael Erwin David Griffin | H. J. 110 H 800 R 3200 Rel ” ” ” L. J. | 1st 1st 1st 1st ” ” ” 3rd | 4th 6th 1st 3rd – – – Withdrew | 3rd – 6th |
| 2005 | Taylor Candella Taylor Candella Heath Gibson Bakari Bussey Heath Gibson Chris Martin Nick Hausfeld Taylor Candella Rosc. Jefferies Patrick Nowicki Taylor Candella Nick Hausfeld | 1600 R 800 R 3200 R H.J. 3200 Rel ” ” ” 1600 Rel ” ” “ | 1st 3rd 4th T4th 4th ” ” ” 4th ” ” “ | 3rd – – – – – – – – – – – | 6th |
| 2006 | Josh Chichester Quint, Johnson Heath Gibson Roscoe Jeffries Bakari Bussey Khalid Shudooh Josh Chichester Roscoe Jeffries Brett Davis Jordan Parayil Chris Martin Heath Gibson Josh Chichester Khalid Shudooh D.J. Brown Bakari Bussey | H.J. 110 H 800 R 1600 Rel ” ” ” 400 R 3200 Rel ” ” ” 800 Rel ” ” “ | 1st 2nd 2nd 1st ” ” ” 3rd 3rd ” ” ” 3rd ” ” “ | 4th 6th – – ” ” ” – – ” ” ” – ” ” “ | T11th |
| 2007 | Heath Gibson Bran. Candella Bret Davis Jordan Parayil Heath Gibson Dwight Phillips Ra. McClendon Devon Favors Marc Brogden Dwight Phillips Bran. Candella Quint. Johnson Bakari Bussey Quint. Johnson Brett Davis D.J. Brown D.J. Brown Heath Gibson Brenan Neal Bakari Bussey | 800 R 3200 Rel ” ” ” 100 D 400 Rel ” ” ” 800 R 110 H 400 R 300 H 1600 R 200 D 1600 Rel ” ” “ | 1st 1st ” “ “ 1st 1st ” ” ” 2nd 2nd 3rd 4th 4th 4th 4th ” ” ” | 2nd 4th ” ” ” 4th 4th – – – – – – – – – – ” ” “ | 5th 6th ” ” ” 13th 13th ” ” “ |
| 2008 | R. McClendon Bakari Bussey D.J. Brown Dwight Phillips R. McClendon Bakari Bussey D.J. Brown Dwight Phillips Bran. Candella Jordan Parayil Josh Clarke Aaron Gehrig Bran. Candella Jordan Parayil Jordan Parayil Dwight Phillips D.J. Brown Aaron Gehring Brendon Neal R. McClendon Dez. Shepherd | 800 Rel “ ” “ 400 Rel ” ” “ 800 Run 3200 Rel ” ” ” 1600 R 3200 R 100 D 200 D 1600 R L.J. 100 D 110 H | 1st ” ” ” 1st ” ” ” 1st 1st ” ” ” 1st 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 4th 4th | 2nd ” ” ” 3rd ” ” ” 7th 7th – – – – – – 6th – 8th – – | 4th ” ” ” 5th ” ” “ |
| 2009 | Brandon Candella Ty Brewer Josh Clarke Brandon Candella Aaron Gehring Jordan Griffin Aaron Gehring Brady Holmer Stephen Houston | 800 R 3200 Rel ” ” ” H.J. 1600 R 3200 R 110 H | 1st 1st ” ” ” 2nd 2nd 3rd 4th | 3rd 1st ” ” ” – – – – | 11th 7th ” ” “ |
| 2010 | Nathan Haynes Will Clevidence Aaron Gehring Ty Brewer Aaron Gehring Jordan Griffin Ty Brewer | 3200 Rel ” ” ” 1600 R H. J 800 R | 3rd “ “ “ 1st 3rd 3rd | 4th ” ” ” 6th 6th 7th | 9th ” ” “ |
| 2011 | Nathan Haynes J.J. Webber Will Wilson Brady Holmer Seb.DeSantiago Will Clevidence J.J. Webber Reid Becker Nathan Haynes | 800 R 1600 R. H.J 3200 R. P.V. 3200 Rel ” ” “ | 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd ” ” “ | 3rd 5th 7th 9th – 8th ” ” “ | 6th |
| 2012 | Will Wilson Nathan Haynes Will Clevidence Jerome Hamilton Brady Holmer Will Clevidence Will Wilson Nathan Haynes Reid Becker, dist. B. Holmer, reg. dnc=did not compete | H.J. 800 R 800 R L.J. 1600 R 3200 Rel ” ” ” “ | 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 4th 1st ” ” ” dnc | T3rd 4th withdrew 6th – – ” ” dnc “ | 14th 16th |
| 2013 | Will Wilson Jaylen Kennedy Nick Bengal Mykel Chambers J.Higgenbotham | H.J. 1600 Re ” ” “ | 4th 4th ” ” “ | 5 – ” ” “ | |
| 2014 | Mykel Chambers Mykel Chambers Zel. Robinson D. Otakasowga Jawan Holmes Mykel Chambers Marcus Aull Josh Oeters Log. Currington Zach Downs Luc Gendreau J.Higgenbotham Dantre Jones | 200 D 100 D 400 Re. ” ” ” H.J. 1600 R 1600 Re. ” ” ” L.J. | 2nd 3rd 2nd ” ” ” 1st 2nd 3rd ” ” ” 4th | 2nd 3rd 4th ” ” ” – – – ” ” ” – | 11th 12th 12th ” ” “ |
| 2015 | Dante Jones Mykel Chambers Dante Jones Logan Currington Logan Currington Benjamin Davis Luc Gendreau Brian Gillis Jeremiah Howard Dante Jones Benjamin Davis Logan Currington Garrett Shelby Nathan Wyatt Kevin Reisenberg Josh Oeters | 110 H 100 D L.J. H.J. 1600 R ” ” ” 800 R ” ” ” 3200 R ” “ “ | 1st 2nd 2nd T3rd 3rd ” ” ” 2nd ” ” ” 3rd ” ” “ | 2nd 2nd 5th – 8th ” ” ” – ” ” ” – ” ” “ | 10th 10th |
| 2016 | Logan Currington Kevin Riesenberg Brandon Gillis Jeremiah Howard Brian Gillis Logan Currington Nick Jones Andrew Whitaker Brandon Gillis Zelwyn Robinson Jeremiah Howard Jason Watkins Nick Jones | 400R 800R 110H 800 Re ” ” ” 110H 300H 400 Re ” ” “ | 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd ” ” ” 4th 4th 4th ” ” “ | 7th – – – ” ” ” – – 6th ” ” “ | |
| 2017 | Andrew Whitaker Brandon Gillis Andrew Whitaker Brandon Gillis Alex Kelker Logan Currington Mylan Horton Kevin Riesenberg Logan Currinton Mylan Horton Kevin Riesenberg Juan Jarrett Alex Kelker Kevin Riesenberg Noah Mang Garrett Shelby Andrew Hunter Jason Watkins Julian Wagner Jalen Swanson | 110 H 300 H 300 H 110 H 1600 R 400 R L.J. 800 R 1600 Re ” ” ” 3200 Re ” ” ” 800 Re ” ” “ | 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 4th 2nd ” ” ” 2nd ” ” ” 3rd ” ” ” | 4th 5th 1st 7th — 8th — — | 13th — 6th |
| Boys All-State Honors | |||
Year | Name | Event | Finish |
| 2004 | David Griffin | High Jump | 3rd |
Micheal Erwin | 800 Run | 6th | |
| 2005 | Taylor Candella | 1600 Run | 6th |
| 2007 | Heath Gibson | 800 Run | 5th |
Brandon Candella Brett Davis Jordan Parayil Heath Gibson | 3200 Relay 3200 Relay 3200 Relay 3200 Relay | 6th ” ” “ | |
| 2008 | Rashod McClendon DJ Brown Bakari Bussey Dwight Phillips | 400 Relay, 800 Relay 400 Relay, 800 Relay 400 Relay, 800 Relay 400 Relay, 800 Relay | 5th, 4th ” ” “ |
| 2009 | Ty Brewer Josh Clarke Brandon Candella Aaron Gehring | 3200 Relay 3200 Relay 3200 Relay 3200 Relay | 7th ” ” “ |
| 2011 | Nathan Haynes | 800 Run | 6th |
| 2017 | Andrew Whitaker | 300m Hurdles | 6th |
The top 8 finishers in each event at the state meet are designated as All State honorees. | |||