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2025 DISTRICT TOURNAMENT INFORMATION - ALL DIVISIONS

Tournament Manager: Chris Ludban, Athletic Administrator, Hilliard Darby HS, 4200 Leppert Road, Hilliard 43026. P: 614-353-3004; Email: [email protected]. Supervises all tournaments, assigns all officials and conducts all tournament draw and seed meetings.
CDAB Board Member Track and Field Liaison: Scott Reeves, Assistant Superintendent, Teaching & Learning, Westerville City Schools, 936 Eastwind Drive, Westerville 43081. P: 614-797-5728; Email: [email protected].
2025 Boys Participating Schools
DIVISION I
Division I Schools Entering a Tournament Team (9 or more athletes): 
Central District Schools: Beechcroft, Bexley, Big Walnut, Bishop Watterson, Briggs, Canal Winchester, Centennial, Central Crossing, Delaware Hayes, Dublin Coffman, Dublin Jerome, Dublin Scioto, Franklin Heights, Gahanna Lincoln, Granville, Grove City, Groveport Madison, Hamilton Township, Hilliard Bradley, Hilliard Darby, Hilliard Davidson, Independence (Columbus), Lancaster, Licking Heights, Marion Harding, Marysville, Mifflin, Mount Vernon, New Albany, Newark, Olentangy, Olentangy Berlin, Olentangy Liberty, Olentangy Orange, Pickerington Central, Pickerington North, Reynoldsburg, South (Columbus), St. Charles, St. Francis DeSales (Columbus), Teays Valley, Thomas Worthington, Upper Arlington, Walnut Ridge, Watkins Memorial, West, Westerville Central, Westerville North, Westerville South, Westland, Whetstone, Whitehall-Yearling, Worthington Kilbourne. (53)
Division I Schools Entering Tournament Individuals (8 or less athletes): Linden McKinley, Northland. (2)
 
DIVISION II
Central District Schools Entering a Tournament Team (9 or more athletes): Amanda-Clearcreek, Bishop Hartley, Bishop Ready, Bloom-Carroll, Buckeye Valley, Columbus Academy, East, Eastmoor Academy, Fairbanks, Fredericktown, Heath, Highland (Marengo), Horizon Science (Columbus),  Johnstown, Jonathan Alder, KIPP Columbus, Lakewood (Hebron), Licking Valley, London, Marion-Franklin, Mount GIlead, North Union, Northridge, Pleasant, River Valley (Caledonia), Utica, Worthington Christian. (27)
Central District Schools Entering Tournament Individuals (8 or less athletes): Columbus North International. (1) 
 
DIVISION III
Central District Schools Entering a Tournament Team (9 or more athletes): Africentric Early College, Berne Union, Cardington-Lincoln, Centerburg, Cristo Rey Columbus, Danville, Delaware Christian, East Knox, Elgin, Fisher Catholic, Grandview Heights, Granville Christian, Grove City Christian, Harvest Preparatory, Liberty Union, Madison-Plains, Mechanicsburg, Millersport, Newark Catholic, Northmor, Patriot Preparatory, Ridgedale, Wellington School, West Jefferson. (25)
Central District Schools Entering Tournament Individuals (8 or less athletes): Fairfield Christian, Liberty Christian, Northside Christian, Tree of LIfe Christian. (4)
2025 Girls Participating Schools
DIVISION I
Division I Schools Entering a Tournament Team (9 or more athletes): 
Central District Schools: Bexley, Big Walnut, Bishop Hartley, Bishop Watterson, Bloom-Carroll, Briggs, Canal Winchester, Centennial, Central Crossing, Delaware Hayes, Dublin Coffman, Dublin Jerome, Dublin Scioto, Franklin Heights, Gahanna Lincoln, Granville, Grove City, Groveport Madison, Hamilton Township, Hilliard Bradley, Hilliard Darby, Hilliard Davidson, Independence (Columbus), Lancaster, Licking Heights, Marion Harding, Marysville, Mount Vernon, New Albany, Newark, Northland, Olentangy, Olentangy Berlin, Olentangy Liberty, Olentangy Orange, Pickerington Central, Pickerington North, Reynoldsburg, South (Columbus), St. Francis DeSales (Columbus), Teays Valley, Thomas Worthington, Upper Arlington, Walnut Ridge, Watkins Memorial, West, Westerville Central, Westerville North, Westerville South, Westland, Whetstone, Whitehall-Yearling, Worthington Kilbourne. (53)
Division I Schools Entering Tournament Individuals (8 or less athletes): Linden McKinley, Mifflin. (2)
 
DIVISION II
Central District Schools Entering a Tournament Team (9 or more athletes): Amanda-Clearcreek, Beechcroft, Bishop Ready, Buckeye Valley, Cristo Rey Columbus, East, Eastmoor Academy, Fairbanks, Fredericktown, Heath, Highland (Marengo), Horizon Science Academy, Johnstown, Jonathan Alder, KIPP Columbus, Lakewood (Hebron), Licking Valley, London, Madison-Plains, Marion-Franklin, North Union, River Valley (Caledonia), Utica, Worthington Christian. (24)
Central District Schools Entering Tournament Individuals (8 or less athletes): Columbus North International. (1)
 
DIVISION III
Central District Schools Entering a Tournament Team (9 or more athletes): Africentric Early College, Berne Union, Cardington-Lincoln, Centerburg, Columbus Academy, Columbus School for Girls, Danville, East Knox, Elgin, Fisher Catholic, Grandview Heights, Grove City Christian, Harvest Preparatory, Liberty Union, Madison Christian, Mechanicsburg, Millersport, Mount Gilead, Newark Catholic, Northmor, Northridge (Johnstown), Patriot Preparatory, Pleasant, Wellington School, West Jefferson. (25)
Central District Schools Entering Tournament Individuals (8 or less athletes): Delaware Christian, Fairfield Christian, Granville Christian, Liberty Christian, Northside Christian, Ridgedale, Tree of Life Christian. (7)
2025 District Tournament Information, Sites and Dates
Division I:  May 20 - 24, 2025
There are four district tournaments for each boys and girls (District 1, District 2, District 3).
Hilliard Darby High School, 4200 Leppert Road, Hilliard 43026.  Chris Ludban, Manager, P: 614-353-3004; Email: [email protected]. 
       District 1 - Click to view entire District 1 schedule
          May 20 - 3:30 p.m. Boys and Girls Running Semifinals and 4x800 Relay Final
          May 22 - 3:15 p.m. Boys and Girls Field Event Finals
          May 24 - 9:00 a.m. Boys and Girls Running Finals
Boys Schools:  will be posted following the coaches draw meeting on May 4, 2025.
Boys Regional Qualifiers: The top four in each event from each of the four district tournaments will advance to the Regional Tournament at Pickerington HS North. 
Girls Schools: will be posted following the coaches draw meeting on May 4, 2025.
Girls Regional Qualifiers: The top six in each event from each of the four district tournaments will advance to the Regional Tournament at Pickerington HS North. 
          May 20 - 3:15 p.m. Boys and Girls Field Event Finals
          May 21 - 3:30 p.m. Boys and Girls Running Semifinals and 4x800 Relay Final
          May 24 - 12:00 p.m. Boys and Girls Running Finals
Boys Schools:  will be posted following the coaches draw meeting on May 4, 2025.
Boys Regional Qualifiers: The top four in each event from each of the four district tournaments will advance to the Regional Tournament at Pickerington HS North. 
Girls Schools: will be posted following the coaches draw meeting on May 4, 2025.
Girls Regional Qualifiers: The top six in each event from each of the four district tournaments will advance to the Regional Tournament at Pickerington HS North. 
          May 21 - 3:15 p.m. Boys and Girls Field Event Finals
          May 22 - 3:30 p.m. Boys and Girls Running Semifinals and 4x800 Relay Final
          May 24 - 3:00 p.m. Boys and Girls Running Finals
Boys Schools:  will be posted following the coaches draw meeting on May 4, 2025.
Boys Regional Qualifiers: The top four in each event from each of the four district tournaments will advance to the Regional Tournament at Pickerington HS North. 
Girls Schools: will be posted following the coaches draw meeting on May 4, 2025.
Girls Regional Qualifiers: The top four in each event from each of the four district tournaments will advance to the Regional Tournament at Austintown-Fitch HS. 

Division II: May 20 - 24, 2025
There are two district tournaments for each boys and girls (District 1, District 2) 
Big Walnut High School, 713 North Miller Drive, Sunbury 43074.  Brian Shelton Manager, P: 740-965-7778. Email: [email protected].    
          May 20 - 3:15 p.m. Boys and Girls Field Event Finals
          May 21 - 3:30 p.m. Boys and Girls Running Semifinals and 4x800 Relay Final
          May 24 - 9:00 a.m. Boys and Girls Running Finals
Boys Schools:  will be posted following the coaches draw meeting on May 4, 2025.
Boys Regional Qualifiers: The top four in each event from each of the four district tournaments will advance to the Regional Tournament at Lexington HS. 
Girls Schools: will be posted following the coaches draw meeting on May 4, 2025.
Girls Regional Qualifiers: The top four in each event from each of the four district tournaments will advance to the Regional Tournament at Lexington HS. 
          May 20 - 3:30 p.m. Boys and Girls Running Semifinals and 4x800 Relay Final
          May 21 - 3:15 p.m. Boys and Girls Field Event Finals
          May 24 - 12:00 p.m. Boys and Girls Running Finals
Boys Schools:  will be posted following the coaches draw meeting on May 4, 2025.
Boys Regional Qualifiers: The top four in each event from each of the four district tournaments will advance to the Regional Tournament at Piqua HS. 
Girls Schools: will be posted following the coaches draw meeting on May 4, 2025.
Girls Regional Qualifiers: The top four in each event from each of the four district tournaments will advance to the Regional Tournament at Piqua HS. 
 
Division III: May 20 - 24, 2025
There will be one district tournament for boys (District 1).
There will be two district tournaments for girls (District 1, District 2).
Granville High School, 248 New Burg Street. Josh DeVoll, Manager, P: 740-670-3451. Email: [email protected].   
   Boys and Girls District 1 - Click to view entire District 1 schedule will be posted soon.
         Boys Schools:  will be posted following the coaches draw meeting on May 4, 2025.
Boys Regional Qualifiers: The top four in each event from each of the four district tournaments will advance to the Regional Tournament at Heath HS. 
Girls Schools: will be posted following the coaches draw meeting on May 4, 2025.
Girls Regional Qualifiers: The top four in each event from each of the four district tournaments will advance to the Regional Tournament at Heath HS. 
     Girls District 2 - Click to view entire District 2 schedule will be posted soon
          Girls Schools: will be posted following the coaches draw meeting on May 4, 2025.
Girls Regional Qualifiers: The top four in each event from each of the four district tournaments will advance to the Regional Tournament at North Royalton HS. 

2025 TOURNAMENT SEEDING INFORMATION

Seeding: The 2025 tournament seeding will be completed prior to the mandatory coaches meeting. Tournament information including seeding instructions and coaches login information will be emailed to the athletic administrator at each participating school the week of April 14, 2025. 
NOTE: Division III boys will NOT be seeded, as they will compete as one district tournament.
 
Coaches Meeting: A mandatory meeting of ALL coaches will be held on Sunday, May 4, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. virtually using Microsoft Teams. Complete instructions to access the virtual meeting using Microsoft Teams will be available during the seeding process.  Coaches do not need a Microsoft Teams account to participate.
Virtual Coaches Meeting Information: Bob Britton ([email protected]) will email each coach the links to their specific required coaches meetings prior to those meetings.  Coaches are encouraged to print any materials provided in those emails from Bob Britton to expedite the selection process. 
 
Please adhere to the seeding and meeting deadlines below as there are penalties for each missed deadline.
April 29 - 9:00 a.m. Seed Voting Begins.
May 2 - 12:00 p.m. Seed Voting Ends.
A seed ballot must be submitted by each participating school except for Division III Boys schools.  
Failure to submit the seeding ballot will result in a penalty.
May 4 - 2:00 p.m. Mandatory VIRTUAL meeting of ALL COACHES in ALL DIVISIONS using Microsoft Teams.
 
VIRTUAL MANDATORY COACHES MEETINGS using MICROSOFT TEAMS: 
Coaches from ALL schools must participate in the mandatory VIRTUAL coaches meetings. Coaches should download the free Microsoft Teams app to the device they will be using for the meetings.  Here is the link that will allow you to create a free Microsoft Teams account.  Please create your free account prior to Monday, April 28, 2025.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-teams/free
 
Seeding  - Only schools participating with teams will be seeded. Schools with individual entries will be assigned to a district tournament section.  NOTE: Division III boys schools will not be seeded as they will compete in one district tournament qualifying the top four in each event to the regional tournament.
 
Vote on Seeded Teams 
1.      Each school shall complete the online seeding procedures. www.ohsaa.org/cdab.
2.      Ties in seeds will be broken as follows:  The team that receives the most individual votes at the tied position or above shall receive the higher seed.  If a tie still exists, the tie will be broken by a coin toss. The school to call the toss will be the first one to appear in an alphabetic listing of the schools without the use of the respective city name unless the city name is part of the official school name.  Selection will go from A-Z in even numbered years; Z-A in odd numbered years. 
 
Regional Qualifiers: 
The number of regional qualifiers is determined by the procedure stated in General Sports Regulation 16 and adopted by the OHSAA Board of Directors.
 
Placement of Schools in Each District Tournament Section
1.      The last seeded school shall select first. Site selection will continue in reverse order until the number of regional qualifying schools is reached.  There will be no passing in this group schools.
2.      The remaining schools, representing the number of Regional Qualifiers, shall then select by rank order, starting with the #1 seed. The highest seeded team may choose to pass.  When the next seed has selected, it becomes the higher seed’s selection again.  
3.      When a section is full, the selecting team may bump the lowest seeded school to an alternate section.  A school that is bumped may then choose a site of their choice that is open or occupied by a school that has a lower seed. 
4.      Schools absent from the draw will be placed, by the draw meeting coordinator, according to seed.   If multiple schools are absent, the meeting coordinator will alternate placement of teams between the District sites. 
5.      The Tournament Manager shall rule on any procedures not covered in this policy. The manager is not permitted to change procedures covered in this policy.   
 

2025 Tournament Roster Entry - MileSplit

Online Roster Entry Site: www.oh.milesplit.com
Entry Window Opens: Sunday, May 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Entry Window Closes: Sunday, May 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Late entries are subject to OHSAA approval and a $50 penalty.
2025 Central District Track and Field Tournament Results
Boys and Girls Division I - Hilliard District 1
Boys and Girls Division I - Hilliard District 2
Boys and Girls Division I - Hilliard District 3
Boys and Girls Division II - Big Walnut District
Boys and Girls Division III - Granville District 1
Girls Division III - Granville District 2

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PAST CENTRAL DISTRICT TOURNAMENT RESULTS

2024 Track and Field State Champions - Congratulations!

2024 Central District State Track and Field Champions
Division I
Girls 4x800 Meter Relay
   Hilliard Davidson - Emi Schroyer, Ashley Alsko, Gemma Pusateri, Celia Schulte
Boys 4x800 Meter Relay
   Westerville North - Michael Dellasanta, Gabriel Wise, Casey Carlos, Ben Gabelman
Girls 100 Meter Dash
   Olivia Pace - Westerville Central
Boys 4x200 Relay
   Pickerington Central - Christopher Turntine, Juell Scott, Micah Coates, Lorenzo Brazzell
Girls 1600 Meter Run
   Brooke Chapman - Olentangy Orange
Boys 1600 Meter Run
   Ben Gabelman - Westerville North
Girls 3200 Meter Run
   Elana Aldrink - Olentangy Liberty
Boys 3200 Meter Run
   Samuel Ricchiuti - Dublin Jerome
Girls 4x400 Relay
   Upper Arlington - Maren Degenhart, Maggie Robertson, Elizabeth Poling, Elaina Schneider
Girls High Jump
   Chayla Rankin - Olentangy
Boys High Jump
   Nate Hollingsworth - Olentangy Liberty
 
Division II
Girls 100 Meter Hurdles
   Isabel Evans - Johnstown Northridge
Girls Long Jump
   Ashtan Winfrey - Africentric Early College
 
Division III
Boys 4x800 Meter Relay
   Fisher Catholic - Landen Funk, Nathan Krile, Reece Hagy, Jack Gentile
Boys 100 Meter Dash
   Gabe Oppong - Tree of Life Christian
Boys Meter Run
   Jack Gentile - Fisher Catholic
 
State Tournament Runners-Up
Hilliard Davidson - Anna Wiles - Division I Girls 100 Meter Hurdles
Hamilton Township - Nadir Jackson - Division I Boys 110 Meter Hurdles
St. Francis DeSales - M. Givens, B. Williams, E. Coleman, Z. Walton - Division I Girls 4x200 Meter Relay
Pickerington HS Central - Richard Simpson - Division I Boys 400 Meter Dash
Dublin Coffman - Kylie Feeney - Division I Girls 800 Meter Run
Olentangy - Hugh Jacobsmeyer - Division I Boys 800 Meter Run
Westerville Central - Olivia Pace - Division I Girls 200 Meter Dash
Pickerington HS Central - Richard Simpson - Division I Boys 200 Meter Dash
Worthington Kilbourne - Ryan Smith - Division I Boys 3200 Meter Run
Olentangy - CJ Sanna - Division I Boys Discus Throw
Marion-Franklin - Dawayne Galloway - Division II Boys 100 Meter Dash
Northridge - Isabel Evans - Division II Girls 300 Meter Hurdles 30"
Fredericktown - Ella Bouton - Division II Girls Shot Put
Columbus School for Girls - Jameson Pillifant - Division III Girls 300 Meter Hurdles 30"
Tree of Life Christian - Gabe Oppong - Division III Boys 200 Meter Dash

2024 CDAB District Tournament Evaluations

Coaches use the button above to access the evaluation form. 
Please submit evaluations prior to June 15, 2024.