Garfield sophomore Conner Hunt won three state championships this weekend in Dayton.

By Tom Nader

Publisher and Editor

Saturday’s finals at the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s state championships turned into a special day for Garfield’s Conner Hunt and Streetsboro’s Milena Sobie.

Hunt won the state championships in the Seated Division in the 100, 400 and 800.

Sobie, a senior, won the state championships in the Seated Division in the 100 and 800. She also placed third in the shot put and second in the 400.

Hunt, a sophomore, won the 100 meters in a time of 17.43, nearly six seconds faster than the runner-up. The Garfield sophomore set a state record earlier this season with his time of 16.13 in the event.

In the 400 meters, Hunt won by 29 seconds and clocked a 1:01.70.

Streetsboro’s Milena Sobie

Hunt’s domination continued in the 800 meters, which he finished in 2:10.78, ahead of the runner-up’s time of 3:10.66.

Sobie’s championship in the 100 meters was a very close race. She finished in 23.48, edging out runner-up Esther-Faith Henn (Grove City), who finished in 23.81.

Southeast graduate Jenna Fesemyer, who was in attendance for Saturday’s final, still holds the state-meet record for the event, which is 20.51 and was set in 2015.

Sobie’s 800-meter state championship was completed in 3:11.06. Once again, she finished ahead of Henn, who was second in a time of 3:20.67.

Sobie’s third-place shot put throw was measured at 18 feet, 0.5 inches. Her 400 meters runner-up time was 1:27.70. Just shy of Henn’s winning time of 1:26.86.