Welcome to The Greater Medina Track Club! 

SUMMER SEASON UNDERWAY! 

THANK YOU FOR MAKING OUR CLINIC A SUCCESS

 Coach Krueger and Coach Schmuhl would like to thank everybody who participated in our clinic this week particularly our participants and our speakers, Dr. Tim Weeks, Mr. Delmar Jones, Coach Caza, and Coach Cobey. Being a non-profit organization, we live and die by the efforts of our volunteers and they all desire our gratitude for making our clinic possible. We would also like to ask for your feedback as we are always attempting to grow and improve as an organization. Please email your thoughts to us at main@greatermedinatrackclub.org and we will greatly appreciate any input that we can use toward making our 2009 clinic our best yet. And remember that your membership provides you the opportunity to train with us throughout the summer on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings from 6-8pm @ the Claggett Middle School Track. We will be picking up many collegiate athletes who will be training and assisting with instruction throughout the remaining summer weeks which will provide a great opportunity for all of our members. Thanks again! 

GMTC REPRESENTED WELL ON THE PODIUM

Wes Stein, Zach Marinucci, Drew Ebersole, Kelly Pickering, Seth Cunningham, Bridgett McNeill, and Taylor Burke all made the awards podium at the OHSAA State Track and Field Championships. For details of their accomplishments, go to http://www.baumspage.com/ohsaa/tf/2008/index.htm

GMTC STATE-BOUND

Greater Medina will be well represented in Columbus on June 6-7th at the OHSAA DIVSION I STATE TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS. Ruben Belen (HJ, HH), Zach Marinucci (ST, DT), Drew Ebersole (ST, DT), Kelly Pickering(4x8, 1600, 800), Nikki Rymer(HH), Dan Sloat(4x4), Seth Cunningham (200, 4x1, 4x2, 4x4), Wes Stein (ST, DT), Bridgett McNeill (DT), and Taylor Burke (HJ) will all be competiting at Jesse Owens Stadium for the state title. 

BEST OF LUCK TO OUR COMPETITORS! 

SHOTWELL WINS BIG TEN MULTI-EVENT

Michigan Sophomore Frank Shotwell wins his second BIG TEN title in 2008. Shotwell scored 7362 to win the competition by 1 point! The meet came down to the 1500m (final event) in which the top three overall spots were 21 points apart. Shotwell ran a lifetime best 4:37 in the 1500m for the win, edging out Penn State Senior Shawn Colligan (7361). Shotwell's 7362 is a new personal best in only his sixth collegiate decathlon and currently ranks him in the top 16 in the nation. Frank's win in the decathlon would set the tone for the Wolverines as the would go on to WIN the BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP for the first time since 1983!!!

USATF OHIO ASSOCIATION WEBSITE

www.usatf.org/assoc/oh

REGION 5 CHAMPIONSHIP VENUE CHANGED! Now being held at Harrison High School in Farmington, Michigan. See association wesbite for further details.

CLEVELAND.COM INTERVIEWS GMTC ATHLETES

http://videos.cleveland.com/plain-dealer/2008/04/discus_thrower_drew_ebersole_t.html

http://videos.cleveland.com/plain-dealer/2008/04/medinas_bob_jenkins_and_ruben.html

BELEN FINISHES 5th IN NIN PENTATHLON

The great tradition of GMTC multi-event talent continues as Ruben Belen finishes 5th in the nation, grabbing an All-American spot. In his first multi-event competition, Ruben's marks were solid across the board. His final point total of 3279 will serve him as a benchmark going it his first collegiate season with the Kent State program. The event was won by University of Florida recruit and Ohio native Gray Horn from Waynesfield Goshen High School. Ranked the number one multi-event talent in the nation going in, Gray did not disappoint. His point total of 3786 was a monster effort with individual wins in four of the five events and surpassed the runner-up total by over 300 points.  

MARINUCCI WINS INDOOR STATE TITLE

Brunswick junior, Zach Marinucci won the men's shot put at Saturday's OAT&CCC indoor state championships at the University of Akron. His throw of 17.00m was not his best of the year, but landed the title nonetheless. Drew Ebersole (Midview, Sr.) threw 16.95m, only five centimeters behind Zach to place third. Nicole Rymer also grabbed a podium spot as she finished 7th int eh 60H. In the relays, club runners Kelly Pickering and Dan Sloat made the podium. The Medina Senior High School boys 4x800m won the stat title with Dan while the ladies took 3rd with Kelly. Congratulations to all of our indoor competitors on their awards and improvements. Now the real season can begin!

4.75m and a BIG TEN TITLE

The favorite going into the Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships, Frank Shotwell wasn't about to disappoint his following. Going into the competition with a personal best in the heptathlon of 5525 achieved at a "home meet" at the University of Akron, Frank knew he had to have an unbelievable performance to take the title. After setting personal bests in the 60m, long jump, and pole vault, Frank did in fact take the title making him the first athlete in Medina county history to win a Big Ten title in track and field. His personal best in the vault gave him 834 points that will come up huge for him in the outdoor decathlon where he'll pick up strong points in the discus, javelin, and 400m. Keep your eyes on the NCAA rankings to see if Frank's 5525 can get him into the National Championships at the University of Arkansas on March 14th-16th.

60m - 7.21

LJ - 7.09m

ST - 12.76m

HJ - 1.88

60H - 8.24

PV - 4.75m

1000m - 2:51

5503pts.

MARINUCCI HITS 58 FOOTER!

Zach Marrinucci continues his assault on the record books as he posts a 58'11" throw at the Oberlin Open this past weekend. Marrinucci, only a junior at Brunswick Senior High School, is now the favorite to better the Medina County record set by John Palini only a year ago at 61'. His mark places him atop the leaderboard for the OAT&CCC indoor championship to be held at Akron University's Stile Fieldhouse on March 15th. In other GMTC news, Drew Ebersole hit a season best in the shot with a toss of 56'11" placing him second on the leaderboard behind Zach. Good luck to them both at they head into the championship. Let's continue to keep GMTC at top of the podium! 

29FEB2008

BELEN SETS PERSONAL BEST IN HIGH JUMP

Medina senior Ruben Belen jumps 6'8" in the high jump at the #2 Kent State High School Indoor Meet breaking the Medina school record and establishing himself as a threat to compete for a state championship in 2008. Ruben has also worked into his competitive schedule, efforts in the long jump, shot put, and a top mark in the 55m high hurdles that is the second fastest in Medina High School history (7.68). Also competing at high levels during the early stages of the indoor season are Drew Ebersole who leads the state with a 56' effort in the shot put and Zach Marinucci with an effort of 55'.

*03FEB2008 

SHOTWELL HITS NCAA D1 PROVO IN THE HEPT

Michigan sophomore multi-eventer Frank Shotwell shattered the University of Michigan indoor heptathlon record by 217 point in route to qualifying for the NCAA Division 1 indoor national championships at the University of Arkansas in March. His score of 5525 came after indoor personal bests in the long jump, high jump, pole vault, and shot put were achieved. Currently the mark ranks him in the top eight in the nation and third among sophomores.

*02FEB2008 

CLUB COLLEGIANS HITTING HIGH MARKS

KC LaCross, a sophomore at Akron, ran 48.25 in his sophomore season debut hitting a lifetime best in the 400m indoor by almost a whole second. Two weeks following his PB in the quarter, KC ran a lifetime best in the 200m of 22.09. At his current pace, KC should be capable of hitting a high 47 by the Indoor MAC Championships giving him a huge leg up on his outdoor intermediate hurdle competition. Look for KC to break 53 in the IMs early and make a run at the Akron Intermediate Hurdle record in 2008.

Both Brian and John Palini have also had great success early in their 2008 campaigns. John, a freshmen at Youngstown State, hit personal bests in the shot put three weeks in a row and currently holds an indoor best of 16.01m (52'6"). Brian, a senior at Marietta College, took second at the OAC relay championships in the shot put with a throw of 14.08m and a first place finish in the weight throw with an effort of 14.17m.

*02FEB2008