Gatorade State XC POY: Trevor Dunbar (AK),  Joash Osoro (ND) and Evan Appel (CO), pictured left to right, are three of the Gatorade State Boys Cross Country Runners of the Year.

Gatorade State XC POY: Lindsay Flanagan (IL), Melanie Thompson (NJ) and Jordan Hasay (CA), pictured left to right, are three of the Gatorade State Girls Cross Country Runners of the Year announced today.

Erik Kynard soars to a leap of 7'2.5" in the high jump to set the current US #1 mark in that event, and besting the rest of the US by over six inches. (Photo by Mike Fernandez) The opening meet of the 2009 Ohio High School Track and Field Season opened up with two very impressive performances in the field events.  Senior Erik Kynard (Rogers) recorded a US-leading high jump of 7'2.5", adding to his field house record from last year by an inch. In the Weight Throw, junior Justin Welch (Eastwood) threw the US #2 mark in the 25lbs. Weight Throw with a heave of 70'11.75".

Bob Gourley's weight performance lists is the most comprehensive list of weight throw performances in the country. MileSplit would like to thank Mr. Gourley for his many hours spent tracking down weight results and compiling this amazing performance list. This edition of the Weight Performance List was released on December 30th, 2008.