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Lightning Halts OHSAA Track; Resumes Tonight
7 Jun
Summary
- Severe weather caused a significant delay to the state track meet.
- Events will resume tonight under stadium lights until nearly 11 p.m.
- Division I field events are rescheduled for Sunday morning.
The OHSAA Jesse Owens State Track and Field Championships experienced a major weather delay starting at 4:45 p.m. due to severe weather and ongoing thunderstorm warnings. Competition is set to resume tonight, with the first event, the 400-meter run, beginning at 8:30 p.m.
Following the 400-meter run, the Division II 3200-meter run finals will commence at 8:40 p.m. Subsequent Division III finals will proceed on a rolling schedule. Assuming no further weather interruptions, participants will be competing late into the night, with events expected to conclude close to 11 p.m. under stadium lights.
Scheduled Division I field events for Saturday evening have been postponed and rescheduled for Sunday morning at 8:30 a.m. Additionally, remaining Division II preliminaries that were interrupted by the delay, including various sprints and hurdles, will be reseeded and conducted as timed finals on Sunday. The Division II finals are still slated to begin as planned on Sunday at 1 p.m.
