Track and Field: D3 Region 9

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Mr. Slippery

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I was told several weeks ago by people at Massillon Perry that they are not hosting the D3 regional track and field meet. AFAIK, the issue on Perry's end was an inability to round up enough workers for last year's meet, including not enough workers to charge for parking. Not holding the regional at Perry was confirmed a few days ago by a local track and field official, so that part of the story has been well established.

What I have not heard is the new site of that regional meet. From a discussion I had with 1 of NE Ohio's OATCCC reps a few years ago, I know they would prefer to keep the meet somewhere near the I-77 corridor, preferably in the Canton area in order to best accommodate the travel situation of all the schools that this regional meet traditionally serves. Has anybody heard anything about where this meet is going? I've been waiting for the minutes to be posted from the OHSAA Board meeting held on Jan. 12 in hopes that an official decision was announced, but those minutes have still not been posted.
 
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I was told awhile ago that Ravenna was going to host a Regional, but I was not told which one. I assumed it to be D3.
 
psycho_dad said:
I was told awhile ago that Ravenna was going to host a Regional, but I was not told which one. I assumed it to be D3.
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You're probably right about it being D3, unless Austintown no longer wants to shoulder the burden of hosting regionals 4 days in a row.

Did anyone hear anything last weekend at the coaches' clinic? Nothing was mentioned in the OHSAA Board minutes from Jan. 12. It'll eventually be in the 2023 Tournament Regulations, but those have not been posted yet and probably won't be for awhile.
 
Looks like the Division III Regional (#9) will be at Norwayne High School. So Nowayne will probably host a District and Regional meet on consecutive weeks. It's a nice track/facility, with more seating than Perry. Parking could be an issue and the homestretch often has a headwind where Perry (and Fairless) usually had a tailwind for the 100 and straightaway hurdles. Field events are solid venues with the high jump behind their concession stand and outside the stadium and PV and LJ on each end of the football field. the shot/Discus are down the hill on the west end of the stadium, but can be viewed from that end of the track. Will still be a bit of a haul for schools in the far NE and some of those eastern district teams, but finding suitable facilities who are willing to host is getting tough.
 
2023 Track & Field Regional Sites​



DIVISION I
(Wednesday May 24th & Friday May 26th)
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REGION 1​
YOUNGSTOWN – Austintown-Fitch High School
4560 Falcon Drive, Youngstown, 44515
REGION 2​
AMHERST – Steele High School
450 Washington St, Amherst, 44001-1552
REGION 3​
PICKERINGTON – Pickerington High School North
7800 Refugee Rd., Pickerington, 43147
REGION 4​
HUBER HEIGHTS – Wayne High School
5400 Chambersburg Road, Huber Heights, 45424






DIVISION II
(Thursday May 25th & Saturday May 27th)
​
REGION 5​
YOUNGSTOWN – Austintown-Fitch High School
4560 Falcon Drive, Youngstown, 44515
REGION 6​
LEXINGTON – Lexington High School
103 Clever Lane, Lexington, 44904
REGION 7​
NEW CONCORD – Muskingum University
163 Stormont St, New Concord, 43762
REGION 8​
PIQUA – Piqua High School
1 Indian Trail, Piqua, 45356






DIVISION III
(Wednesday May 24th & Friday May 26th)
​
REGION 9​
NORWAYNE – Norwayne High School
350 S. Main St., Creston, OH 44217-9604
REGION 10​
FOSTORIA – Fostoria High School
1001 Park Ave., Fostoria, OH 44830-1455
REGION 11​
HEATH - Heath High School
300 Licking View Dr, Heath, OH 43056-1534
REGION 12​
TROY – Troy High School
151 W. Staunton Road, Troy, 45373


NOTE: QUALIFIERS FROM REGIONAL TO STATE
The first four individuals or relay teams in each event in the regional tournaments will qualify for entry into the state tournament. In addition, the next two best times (running), distances, and heights (field events) STATEWIDE in each event will be invited as well.

NOTE: Regional Meet Details
Further information regarding meet management contact & meet start times will be posted on the OHSAA Track page, in the Coaches Manual, & communicated in future T&F Updates.
 
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2023 Track & Field Regional Sites​




DIVISION I
(Wednesday May 24th & Friday May 26th)
​

REGION 1​
YOUNGSTOWN – Austintown-Fitch High School
4560 Falcon Drive, Youngstown, 44515

REGION 2​
AMHERST – Steele High School
450 Washington St, Amherst, 44001-1552

REGION 3​
PICKERINGTON – Pickerington High School North
7800 Refugee Rd., Pickerington, 43147

REGION 4​
HUBER HEIGHTS – Wayne High School
5400 Chambersburg Road, Huber Heights, 45424







DIVISION II
(Thursday May 25th & Saturday May 27th)
​

REGION 5​
YOUNGSTOWN – Austintown-Fitch High School
4560 Falcon Drive, Youngstown, 44515

REGION 6​
LEXINGTON – Lexington High School
103 Clever Lane, Lexington, 44904

REGION 7​
NEW CONCORD – Muskingum University
163 Stormont St, New Concord, 43762

REGION 8​
PIQUA – Piqua High School
1 Indian Trail, Piqua, 45356







DIVISION III
(Wednesday May 24th & Friday May 26th)
​

REGION 9​
NORWAYNE – Norwayne High School
350 S. Main St., Creston, OH 44217-9604

REGION 10​
FOSTORIA – Fostoria High School
1001 Park Ave., Fostoria, OH 44830-1455

REGION 11​
HEATH - Heath High School
300 Licking View Dr, Heath, OH 43056-1534

REGION 12​
TROY – Troy High School
151 W. Staunton Road, Troy, 45373


NOTE: QUALIFIERS FROM REGIONAL TO STATE
The first four individuals or relay teams in each event in the regional tournaments will qualify for entry into the state tournament. In addition, the next two best times (running), distances, and heights (field events) STATEWIDE in each event will be invited as well.

NOTE: Regional Meet Details
Further information regarding meet management contact & meet start times will be posted on the OHSAA Track page, in the Coaches Manual, & communicated in future T&F Updates.
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Great information! Many thanks for posting!
 
Altor said:
Because that region usually consists of two districts from the NW and two districts from the NE, they intend to bounce it between Findlay and Amherst for the foreseeable future.
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Sandusky Perkins would be a great place to host between all four of the districts. I know that the OHSAA can only host at schools willing to host, but Perkins is close enough to the Cleveland schools and the Toledo Schools.
 
To follow up, the 2023 Track and Field Tournament Regulations have been posted on the OHSAA's website. NE D3 is getting 4 district meets which will all feed to Norwayne. The East District qualifiers that used to come to Region 9 are headed to Region 11 at Heath. It looks like the Central District lost a girls district meet, and the SE District lost a boys district meet.

The NE D3 district assignments as of now are listed here:
docs.google.com

DIII-2023 Boys and Girls Track

docs.google.com docs.google.com
 
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