With the 2025 track season concluded, the Ashland Times-Gazette has selected this season’s All-Area Female Track Team.
Here are the selections:
Ashland Times-Gazette All-Area Female Track Team
Vivian Walter, Ashland
Division I regional qualifier in 100m hurdles and pole vault … Set school record in pole vault at 11-0 at Division I regional meet … Finished second at district meet in 100m hurdles and third in pole vault … Named Ohio Cardinal Conference Female Track and Field Athlete of the Year … Won 100m hurdles and pole vault at OCC meet … Won 100m hurdles event at Madison, Lexington, Marion Night and Galion Invitationals, and Mehock Relays … 300m hurdles winner at Madison and Massillon Washington Invitational … Pole vault winner at Massillon Washington Invitational
Frankie Rupsis, Ashland
Division I state qualifier in high jump … Division I regional and district meet high jump champion … Season-high in high jump at 5-4 … OCC champion in high jump … High jump winner at Massillon Washington, Madison, Lexington and Galion Invitationals … Second in high jump at Marion Night Invitational
Kelsey Kaeser, Ashland
Division I regional qualifier in shot put and discus … Finished third in discus and second in shot put at Division I district meet … OCC meet shot put champion … OCC meet discus runner-up … Won shot put and discus at Mehock Relays … Discus winner at Marion Night Invitational … Finished runner-up in shot put three times and runner-up in discus twice at regular season track meets/invitationals
Olivia Szmania, Black River
Division III regional qualifier in 1600 and 3200 … Finished second in 3200 and fourth in 1600 at Division III district meet … Lorain County Conference meet champion in 1600 and 3200 … 3200 winner at Early Bird Husky, Josh Olin Night and Bob Valentine Invitationals
Tess Shultz, Loudonville
Won two medals at Division III state track meet (4th place in 1600 meters; 6th place in 3200 meters) … Finished third in 1600 and second in 3200 at Division III regional meet … Division III district meet champion in 3200 and 1600 … Knox Morrow Athletic Conference meet 3200 and 1600 champion … 3200 winner at Bob Royer Invitational … 1600 winner at Early Bird Husky, Freddie HS Quad and Bob Royer Invitationals … 800 winner at Early Bird Husky, Freddie HS Quad, Plymouth Memorial and Bob Valentine Invitationals
Adalyn Tipton, Hillsdale
Division III regional qualifier in pole vault … Division III district pole vault champion … Wayne County Athletic League pole vault champion … Pole vault winner at Josh Olin Night Invitational and Smithie Frosh/Soph
Madison Smith, New London
Won two medals at Division III state meet (8th place in 100m hurdles; 5th place in 300m hurdles) … Division III regional champion in 300m hurdles and third-place finish in 100m hurdles … Division III district champion in 100m and 300m hurdles champion … Firelands Conference meet 100m and 300m hurdles champion … Won the 100m-300m hurdles double at four track meets/invitationals in the regular season (Seneca East, Colonel Crawford Grove/Keller, Cowen Invite, Bob Knoll)
Kelsey Pauley, New London
Division III state qualifier in shot put … Finished third in shot put at Division III regional meet … Division III regional qualifier in discus … Division III district meet shot put champion … Finished second in discus at Division III district meet … Firelands Conference meet shot put champion … Finished third in discus at Firelands Conference meet … Shot put winner at Colonel Crawford Grove/Keller, Josh Olin Night and Bob Knoll Invitationals … Discus winner at Josh Olin Night Invitational
Emily Thompson, Northwestern
Division II state qualifier in shot put and discus (ninth in both events) … Finished third in discus and fourth in shot put at Division II regional meet … Division III district meet shot put champion … Finished third in discus at Division III district meet … WCAL meet shot put champion … Placed third in discus at WCAL meet … Won discus and shot put at four track meets/invitationals during regular season
Jule Stoller, Northwestern
WCAL meet high jump champion … High jump winner at Early Bird Husky Invitational, Bob Valentine Invitational and Orrville Green Hat Relays … Finished second in high jump at Madison Invitational and McCay Relays
Autumn Fry, South Central
Division III state qualifier in 100 meters and discus … Division III regional qualifier in 100, shot put and discus … Division III district meet discus champion, finished second in shot put and 100 meters … Firelands Conference meet 100 and 200 meters champion … Finished runner-up in shot put and discus at Firelands Conference meet … Discus winner at Bob Royer and Bob Knoll Invitationals … 100 meters winner at Plymouth Memorial and Bob Knoll Invitationals … 200 meters winner at Bob Knoll Invitational … Runner-up in shot put at Bob Royer and Bob Knoll Invitationals
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This article originally appeared on Ashland Times Gazette: Here is the 2025 Ashland Times-Gazette’s All-Area Female Track Team
Reporting by James Simpson II, Ashland Times-Gazette / Ashland Times Gazette
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