With the 2025 track season concluded, the Ashland Times-Gazette has selected this season’s All-Area Male Track Team.
Here are the selections:
Ashland Times-Gazette All-Area Male Track Team
Dakota Kruty, Ashland
Division I long jump state qualifier … Season’s best 22-5.25 at Division I regional meet … Finished third in long jump at Division I district meet .. Ohio Cardinal Conference meet long jump champion … Named OCC Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year … Long jump winner at Madison and Lexington Invitational … Long jump runner-up Marion Night and Galion Invitationals … On Ashland’s 4×100 relay team that set the OCC meet and school record at 42.28
Jayden Goings, Ashland
Division I 300-meter hurdles state qualifier … Finished fourth in 300m hurdles at Division I regional meet … Division I 110m hurdles regional qualifier … Finished third in both the 300m and 110m hurdles at Division I district meet … OCC meet 110m hurdles champion … OCC meet 300m hurdles runner-up … 300m hurdles winner at Madison Invitational, Galion Invitational and Mehock Relays … 110m hurdles runner-up at Madison Invitational, Galion Invitational and Mehock Relays
Connor Rhein, Black River
Division III state qualifier in the 3200 … Finished second in 3200 at Division III district meet … Lorain County Conference meet 3200 champion … 3200 winner at Josh Night Olin and LCAA Invitationals
Liam Kuhn, Crestview
All-Ohioan in pole vault (4th place) at Division III state track meet … Division III 110m hurdles state qualifier … Division III regional and district pole vault champion … Finished third in 110m hurdles at Division III regional meet … 110m hurdles runner-up at Division III district meet … Firelands Conference meet pole vault champion and runner-up in 110m hurdles … Pole vault winner at Mehock Relays, Pirate Invitational, Ontario Relays, Josh Olin Night Invitational and Bob Valentine Invitational … 110m hurdles winner at Colonel Crawford Grove/Keller, Josh Olin Night and Bob Valentine Invitationals
Max Durbin, Crestview
Division III 300m hurdles state qualifier … Finished third in 300m hurdles at Division III regional meet … Division III 110m hurdles regional qualifier … Firelands Conference 300m and 110m hurdles champion … 300m hurdles winner at Ontario Relays, Josh Olin Night and Bob Valentine Invitationals
Hayden McFadden, Hillsdale
Division III state qualifier in the 200 meters and long jump … Finished second in the long jump and fourth in the 200 meters at Division III regional meet … Division III district meet long jump champion and runner-up in 200 meters … Finished third in 200 meters, second in long jump and fourth in 100 meters at Wayne County Athletic Conference meet … 200 meters winner at the Madison, Josh Olin Night, Bob Valentine and Early Bird Husky Invitationals … Long jump winner at Early Bird Husky Invitational … Long jump runner-up at Madison, Josh Olin Night and Bob Valentine Invitationals … 100 meters winner at Bob Valentine Invitational … 400 meters winner at Madison Invitational
Braden Carr, Loudonville
Division III pole vault state qualifier … Finished third in pole vault at Division III regional meet … Division III district meet pole vault runner-up … Pole vault winner at Early Bird Husky and Fairless Falcon Invitationals … Pole vault runner-up at West Holmes, Bob Royer and Bob Valentine Invitationals
Cooper Sage, Loudonville
Division III pole vault state qualifier … Finished fourth in pole vault at Division III regional meet … Finished fourth in pole vault at Division III district meet … Finished fourth at Know Morrow Athletic Conference meet in pole vault … Pole vault winner at Bob Royer Invitational
Scotty Hickey, Mapleton
Division III state high jump qualifier … Finished fourth in the high jump at Division III regional meet … High jump runner-up at Division III district meet … Runner-up in high jump at Firelands Conference meet … High jump winner at Joe Lane, Josh Olin Invitational and McCay Relays
Braylon Goon, Mapleton
Division III regional qualifier in the 1600 and 800 meters … Division III district meet 800 meters champion … 1600 meters runner-up at Division III district meet … Firelands Conference meet 1600 and 800 meters champion … 1600 meters winner at Josh Olin Night Invitational … 800 meters winner at Bob Valentine Invitational
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This article originally appeared on Ashland Times Gazette: Meet the 2025 Ashland Times-Gazette’s All-Area Male Track Team
Reporting by James Simpson II, Ashland Times-Gazette / Ashland Times Gazette
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