BOYS TRACK HISTORY

1983 STATE RUNNER-UP: Front Row: Jerry Platt, Jim Stickley, Bob Hagie, Mike Howell, John Boyer, Lee Yantis, Art Sowers. Row 2: Scott Fisher, Jamie Van Hise, Chris Graves, Tim Angle, Rob Hoffert, Doug Root, Jeff Frock, Dave Sampson. Row 3: Craig Yingst, Steve Cain, Rick Looker, Jeff Elsass, Nate Etter, Chris Rench, Kelly Deeter, Brian Bitner. Back Row: Steve Dunn, Eric Rice, Chris Vanderhorst, Bill Besecker, Tony Perrine, Scott McDade, Doug Pond, Matt Pond.

STATE CHAMPIONS

1959
Bob Hartley
Shot Put
50’10”

1960
Bob Hartley
Discus
154’1″

1961
Bob Hartley
Discus
166’10”

1983
Kelly Deeter
200 Meter Dash
22.42

2003
Jon Sampson
Pole Vault
14’0″

2014
Lane White
400 Meter Dash
48.24

2018
Jett Murphy
Pole Vault
15’0″

STATE RUNNER-UPS

1959
Bob Hartley
Discus

1960
Bob Hartley
Shot Put

1981
Kevin Finfrock, Kelly Deeter, Phil Reck and Scott Winks
4×100 Relay
43.88

1983
Kelly Deeter
100 Meter Dash
11.43

1983
Kelly Deeter
400 Meter Dash
50.48

1989
Ryan Stover
3200 Meter Run
9:40.92

1998
Kyle Brumbaugh, David Larson, Brad Rowe and Keith Lyons
4×800 Relay
8:04.58

2001
Ryan Otte
200 Meter Dash
23.01

2014
Lane White
200 Meter Dash
21.95

2024
Asher Long
3200 Meter Run
9:14.85

STATE PLACERS

100 METER DASH:
1983 – Kelly Deeter (2nd place)

200 METER DASH:
1983 – Kelly Deeter (1st place)
1984 – Kelly Deeter (6th place)
2001 – Ryan Otte (2nd place)
2014 – Lane White (2nd Place, 21.95)

400 METER DASH:
1981 – Kevin Finfrock (8th Place)
1983 – Kelly Deeter (2nd place)
2012 – Lane White (4th place)
2014 – Lane White (1st Place, 48.24)
2019 – Andrew Cates (8th Place)

440 YARD DASH: (Event no longer exists)
1962 – Tim Martin (4th Place)
1963 – Tim Martin (5th Place)

800 METER RUN:
1997 – Keith Lyons (7th place)

1600 METER RUN:
1987 – Ryan Stover (6th Place)

3200 METER RUN:
1989 – Ryan Stover (2nd place)
2023 – Asher Long (5th place – 9:34.01)
2024 – Asher Long (2nd Place – 9:14.85)

110 METER HURDLES:
2013 – Troy Cron (7th place, 15.20)
2014 – Ben Miller (7th place, 15.13)
2017 – Cade Harshbarger (6th place, 15.15)
2018 – Cade Harshbarger (7th place – 15.03)
2025 – Day’Lynn Garrett (7th place – 14.85)

180 LOW HURDLES: (Event No Longer Exists)
1970 – Rex Huffman (4th Place)

300 METER HURDLES:
2013 – Troy Cron (5th place, 39.35)
2014 – Ben Miller (8th place, 40.41)
2018 – Cade Harshbarger (3rd place – 38.91)
2024 – Day’Lynn Garrett (6th Place – 40.28)
2026 – Day’Lynn Garrett (5th Place – 39.24)

Bob Hartley, a 1961 graduate, is a three-time state champion and two-time state runner-up and six-time state placer in his shot put and discus career.

HIGH JUMP:
2002 – Mike Molesky (7th place)
2017 – Zach Parrett (8th place – 6’3″)
2025 – Preston King (3rd Place – 6’8″)

LONG JUMP:
None

POLE VAULT:
1963 – Bill Musser (3rd Place)
1967 – Ted Peacock (6th Place – 12’8″)
1976 – Doug Swartz (4th Place – 13’3″)
1981 – Phil Reck (8th Place)
2003 – Jon Sampson (1st place – 14’0″)
2006 – Logan Adams (3rd place)
2016 – Jett Murphy (4th place)
2017 – Jett Murphy (3rd place – 14′ 10″)
2018 – Jett Murphy (1st place – 15′ 0″)

SHOT PUT:
1959 – Bob Hartley (1st Place – 50’10”)
1960 – Bob Hartley (2nd Place)
1961 – Bob Hartley (3rd Place)
1975 – Tim Vogler (6th Place – 51′ 4.75″)
2012 – Sam Christian (6th Place)

DISCUS:
1959 – Bob Hartley (2nd Place)
1960 – Bob Hartley (1st Place – 154’1″)
1961 – Bob Hartley (1st Place – 166’9″)
1975 – Tim Vogler (3rd Place – 148’2″)
1975 – Terry Vogler (5th Place – 146’3″)

4×100 METER RELAY:
1981 – Kevin Finfrock, Kelly Deeter, Phil Reck, Scott Winks (2nd place)
2015 – Ethan Herron, Ben Miller, Shane Straw, Brandon Magee (7th Place)

4×200 METER RELAY:
2018 – Alex Shaffer, Gray Harshbarger. Nathan Lyle, Ty Freeman (8th place – 1:32.60)
2019 – Gray Harshbarger, Alex Shaffer, Cade Schmelzer, Andrew Cates (8th place – 1:31.53)

4×400 METER RELAY:
2013 – Ryan Craft, Alex Schilling, Dustin Fickert, Lane White (3rd place)
2017 – Zane Barnes, Gray Harshbarger, Jayce Pond, Nathan Lyle (6th place – 3:26.48)
2018 – Gray Harshbarger, Andrew Cates, Ty Freeman, Nathan Lyle (6th place – 3:26.76)
2019 – Gray Harshbarger, Alex Shaffer, Cade Schmelzer, Andrew Cates (8th place – 3:27.87)

4×800 METER RELAY:
1989 – Jason Byers, Reggie Smith, Kyle Boehringer, Ryan Stover (6th place)
1998 – David Larson, Kyle Brumbaugh, Keith Lyons, Brad Rowe (2nd place)

880 YARD RELAY: (Event No Longer Exists)
1970 – Ron Apwisch, Mike Manson, Tim Powell, Rex Huffman (4th Place)

STATE QUALIFIERS

100 METER DASH:
1981 – Scott Winks
1982 – Kelly Deeter
1983 – Kelly Deeter (2nd place)
1984 – Kelly Deeter

200 METER DASH:
1976 – Al Pomares
1983 – Kelly Deeter (1st place)
1984 – Kelly Deeter (6th place)
2001 – Ryan Otte (2nd place)
2014 – Lane White (2nd Place, 21.95)

400 METER DASH:
1981 – Kevin Finfrock (8th Place)
1983 – Kelly Deeter (2nd place)
1984 – Kelly Deeter
2005 – Dusty Kimmel
2011 – Lane White
2012 – Lane White (4th place)
2014 – Lane White (1st Place, 48.24)
2019 – Andrew Cates (8th Place)

440 YARD DASH: (Event no longer exists)
1962 – Tim Martin (4th Place)
1963 – Tim Martin (5th Place)

800 METER RUN:
1997 – Keith Lyons (7th place)
2012 – Dustin Fickert

1600 METER RUN:
1987 – Ryan Stover (6th Place)
1989 – Ryan Stover
1999 – Paul Downing
1999 – Nate Gibson

3200 METER RUN:
1984 – Scott Fisher
1986 – Ryan Stover
1987 – Ryan Stover
1988 – Ryan Stover
1989 – Ryan Stover (2nd place)
1997 – Nate Gibson
1998 – Nate Gibson
1999 – Nate Gibson
2023 – Asher Long (5th place – 9:34.01)
2024 – Asher Long (2nd Place – 9:14.85)

110 METER HURDLES:
1997 – Brad Barbee
2012 – Troy Cron
2013 – Troy Cron (7th place, 15.20)
2014 – Ben Miller (7th place, 15.13)
2016 – Cade Harshbarger
2017 – Cade Harshbarger (6th place, 15.15)
2018 – Cade Harshbarger (7th place – 15.03)
2025 – Day’Lynn Garrett (7th place – 14.85)
2026 – Day’Lynn Garrett

180 LOW HURDLES: (Event No Longer Exists)
1970 – Rex Huffman (4th Place)

300 METER HURDLES:
2012 – Troy Cron
2013 – Troy Cron (5th place, 39.35)
2013 – Dalton Bordelon
2014 – Ben Miller (8th place, 40.41)
2015 – Ben Miller
2016 – Cade Harshbarger
2018 – Cade Harshbarger (3rd place – 38.91)
2024 – Day’Lynn Garrett (6th Place – 40.28)
2026 – Day’Lynn Garrett (5th Place – 39.24)

Lane White, a 2014 graduate, is a 2014 state champion and state runner-up, a three-time state placer and eight-time state qualifier.

HIGH JUMP:
1985 – Scott McDade
2002 – Mike Molesky (7th place)
2013 – Ryan Craft
2017 – Zach Parrett (8th place – 6’3″)
2024 – Preston King
2025 – Preston King (3rd Place – 6’8″)
2026 – Filip McMaken

LONG JUMP:
2000 – Sam Reck
2025 – Day’Lynn Garrett

POLE VAULT:
1963 – Bill Musser (3rd Place)
1967 – Ted Peacock (6th Place – 12’8″)
1975 – Doug Swartz
1976 – Doug Swartz (4th Place – 13’3″)
1977 – Jay Victor
1978 – Jay Victor
1980 – Phil Reck
1981 – Phil Reck (8th Place)
2001 – Jon Sampson
2003 – Jon Sampson (1st place – 14’0″)
2006 – Logan Adams (3rd place)
2016 – Jett Murphy (4th place)
2017 – Jett Murphy (3rd place – 14′ 10″)
2018 – Jett Murphy (1st place – 15′ 0″)

SHOT PUT:
1959 – Bob Hartley (1st Place – 50’10”)
1960 – Bob Hartley (2nd Place)
1961 – Bob Hartley (3rd Place)
1975 – Tim Vogler (6th Place – 51′ 4.75″)
1992 – Darrell Hite
1992 – Tony Alexander
1994 – Tony Alexander
2010 – Ben Christian
2012 – Sam Christian (6th Place)

DISCUS:
1959 – Bob Hartley (2nd Place)
1960 – Bob Hartley (1st Place – 154’1″)
1961 – Bob Hartley (1st Place – 166’9″)
1975 – Tim Vogler (3rd Place – 148’2″)
1975 – Terry Vogler (5th Place – 146’3″)
1991 – Darrell Hite
1992 – Darrell Hite
2011 – Sam Christian
2012 – Sam Christian

4×100 METER RELAY:
1981 – Kevin Finfrock, Kelly Deeter, Phil Reck, Scott Winks (2nd place)
2001 – Cory “Boomer” Schmidt, John “Bubby” Bubeck, Ryan Otte, Mike Molesky
2014 – Dalton Bordelon, A.J. Ouellette, Ben Miller, Brandon Magee
2015 – Ethan Herron, Ben Miller, Shane Straw, Brandon Magee (7th Place)

4×200 METER RELAY:
2018 – Alex Shaffer, Gray Harshbarger. Nathan Lyle, Ty Freeman (8th place – 1:32.60)
2019 – Gray Harshbarger, Alex Shaffer, Cade Schmelzer, Andrew Cates (8th place – 1:31.53)
2026 – Caylor Eastman, Day’Lynn Garrett, Trent Reynolds, Filip McMaken

4×400 METER RELAY:
1984 – Bob Hagie, Jim Stickley, Matt Pond, Kelly Deeter
2012 – Isaiah Winston, Dustin Fickert, Alex Schilling, Lane White
2013 – Ryan Craft, Alex Schilling, Dustin Fickert, Lane White (3rd place)
2016 – Zane Barnes, Brandon Magee, Jayce Pond, Nathan Lyle
2017 – Zane Barnes, Gray Harshbarger, Jayce Pond, Nathan Lyle (6th place – 3:26.48)
2018 – Gray Harshbarger, Andrew Cates, Ty Freeman, Nathan Lyle (6th place – 3:26.76)
2019 – Gray Harshbarger, Alex Shaffer, Cade Schmelzer, Andrew Cates (8th place – 3:27.87)
2026 – Caylor Eastman, Day’Lynn Garrett, Jordan Miller, Filip McMaken

4×800 METER RELAY:
1998 – Jason Byers, Jon Polhamus, Kyle Boehringer, Ryan Stover
1989 – Jason Byers, Reggie Smith, Kyle Boehringer, Ryan Stover (6th place)
1991 – Mikel Meredith, Jason Kyzer, Dan White, Benji Meredith
1997 – David Larson, Kyle Brumbaugh, Keith Lyons, Nate Gibson
1998 – David Larson, Kyle Brumbaugh, Keith Lyons, Brad Rowe (2nd place)
1999 – Nate Gibson, Ray Gibson, Paul Downing, Keith Lyons
2011 – Willy Hoffert, Isaiah Winston, Dustin Fickert, Lane White
2012 – Isaiah Winston, Dustin Fickert, Alex Schilling, Lane White

880 YARD RELAY: (Event No Longer Exists)
1970 – Ron Apwisch, Mike Manson, Tim Powell, Rex Huffman (4th Place)

SCHOOL RECORDS

YEAR

RECORD HOLDER

EVENT

RECORD

1984
Kelly Deeter
100 Meter Dash
10.8
1984
Kelly Deeter
200 Meter Dash
21.7
2014
Lane White
400 Meter Dash
48.04
2012
Dustin Fickert
800 Meter Run
1:57.26
2024
Asher Long
1600 Meter Run
4:25.10
2023
Asher Long
3200 Meter Run
9:14.85
2025
Day'Lynn Garrett
110 Hurdles
14.71
2026
Day'Lynn Garrett
300 Hurdles
38.33
1981
Kevin Finfrock, Kelly Deeter, Phil Reck, Scott Winks
4x100 Relay
43.88
2018
Alex Shaffer, Gray Harshbarger, Nathan Lyle, Ty Freeman
4x200 Relay
1:31.23
2013
Ryan Craft, Alex Schilling, Dustin Fickert, Lane White
4x400 Relay
3:20.36
1998
David Larson, Kyle Brumbaugh, Brad Rowe, Keith Lyons
4x800 Relay
8:03.1
1960
Bob Hartley
Shot Put
57' 3"
1961
Bob Hartley
Discus
167' 9"
2025
Preston King
High Jump
6' 8"
2025
Day'Lynn Garrett
Long Jump
21' 4.5"
2018
Jett Murphy
Pole Vault
15' 0"

TEAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

1956

1957

1981

1982

1993

1995

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2011

2012

2013

2014

DISTRICT CHAMPIONS

1983

1988

1997

1999

2012

2013

REGIONAL CHAMPIONS

Kelly Deeter is a state champion and three-time state runner-up, plus holds the school records in the 100 meter dash (10.8) in 1984, the 200 meter dash (21.7) in 1984 and the 4x100 meter relay (43.88) with Kevin Finfrock, Phil Reck and Scott Winks in 1981.