Young’s performances earned Dunbar 20 points and a seventh-place finish in the boys team standings at state, the best ranking by any local team. Cleveland Glenville dominated the meet with 68 points, and Marlington High School was second with 25.
State Champion! 🏆🏆
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Dai’Vontay Young of Dunbar wins the title in the Boy 60m Hurdles with a time of 8.06 pic.twitter.com/vSSAOIwggJ
Marion Local senior Nate Buschur won the boys pole vault state title by more than a foot, leaping 15 feet, 8 inches. That was also a top-50 performance in the nation this season, according to Milesplit.
In the girls state meet, Maddy Merritt, a senior at Legacy Christian in Xenia, won the Division 2/3 400-meter championship in a time of 57.50 seconds. Merritt also finished third in the 200 meters, clocking 25.68 seconds. Merritt scored 16 points for Legacy Christian, putting the Knights in a tie for ninth in the team standings.
Waynesville also tied for ninth with 16 points, led by Samantha Erbach, who finished third in the 1600 meters (5:08.5) and fifth in the 800 (2:18.55).
The Division I indoor state track championships are Saturday at SPIRE.
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