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Track and Field Cats are Regional Champions

By Matt Kelly '22, 06/01/22, 4:45PM EDT

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Fresh off of their District Meet victory, the Wildcats surprise the field, claiming the Regional Championship.

FINDLAY, Oh - After scoring a collective 58 points all around the track, the Track and Field Wildcats won the Regional Championship in Findlay, Ohio, on May 27th. With three regional champions, a runner-up and a multitude of podium finishers, the Wildcats edged out St. John's Jesuit by ½ a point to win. It came down to the 4x400m and the Wildcats, leading by 2.5 points, just needed second place to win.

The Titans from St Johns ran an incredible race and defeated the Wildcats, but their 47.5+10 for first place was not enough to beat the Wildcats' total 50+8 points in second place. Also on the team podium were St Edward with 46 in third and Avon with 45 in fourth. The Wildcats won the first regional track in either track and field or cross country since the 2018 track season, giving the seniors their first and Head Track and Field Coach Kyle his "millionth" Regional Title in their final seasons.

Moving onto the State Meet are John Corrigan in the 800m, Sean Uhran in the 3200m, Damon Frabotta in the 110h and 300h, the 4x400m team of Damon Frabotta, Ben Showman, Samurai Chung, and Max Muresan and the 4x800m squad of Ben Showman, Alex Paliga, Sean Uhran, and John Corrigan.

Frabotta broke the program record in the 300m Hurdles with a time of 37.84. A record that with stood at Saint Ignatius since 2004.

Here are how all of the Wildcats' runners, jumpers, throwers and relays finished in their events:

400m: 

5th - Max Muresan 49.47 (.57s PR)

13th - Samurai Chung 52.54

800m:

2nd - John Corrigan 1:56.53 (1.41s PR)

3200m:

4th - Sean Uhran 9:33.60

6th - Matt Kelly 9:39.74

110h:

1st - Damon Frabotta 14.45 (New Stadium Record)

300h:

1st - Damon Frabotta 37.84 (.42s PR) (New Stadium Record)

4x100m: 

12th - Peter McGreal, Frankie Pike, Edwin Abiakl, Shane Morrison 43.75

4x400m: 

2nd - Damon Frabotta, Ben Showman, Samurai Chung, Max Muresan 3:18.83 (SB)

4x800m: 

1st - Ben Showman, Alex Paliga, Sean Uhran, John Corrigan 7:56.48 (5.07s SB) (Stadium Record)

High Jump:

13th - Jordon Rodman 5-08

Long Jump:

12th - Frankie Pike 20-03.75

Shot Put:

9th - Will Robinson 48-09

The state meet will be held at The Ohio State University at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus. Wildcat fans are encouraged to attend. Follow @SIHSAthletics for more information leading up to the meet and stay updated on results.