By Cort Reynolds
FOSTORIA __ Ada High School senior Jackson Brown raced to first in the 110-meter high hurdles at the Div. III track and field regional meet in Fostoria on Friday, May 24.
Brown was second in the preliminary heats Wednesday, but then turned it up in the finals to win by .04 with a time of 14.70.
Brown qualified for the Div. III state meet May 30-June 1 at Dayton’s Welcome Stadium with the victory.
The AHS boys 4x100 relay team of Logan Jolliff, Trevor McGue, Jackson Brown and Gavin Oldfield broke a school record set in 1980 with a time of 44.5 in the finals. The foursome finished seventh at regionals.
Ada junior Kennedy Jones ended up 10th in the girls shot put.
The 2024 OHSAA state tournament is May 30 - June 1, 2024 at Welcome Stadium, Dayton.
Brown will compete in the boys 110 high hurdles semifinals Thursday, May 30 at 4:40 p.m.
The boys 110 high hurdle finals will be held Friday, June 1 at 6:30 p.m.
Ada regional finishers:
Boys 110 Meter Hurdles 39" Finals
1 Brown, Jackson 12 Ada 14.70
Prelims
1 Herman, Carter 12 Edgerton 14.88
2 Brown, Jackson 12 Ada 14.91
Boys 4x100 Meter Relay
7 Ada 44.50 (Logan Jolliff, Trevor McGue, Jackson Brown and Gavin Oldfield)
Boys 4x100 Relay Prelims
4 Ada 44.75
Girls Shot Put Finals
10 Jones, Kennedy 11 Ada 32-04
