“It was crazy,” she said. “I was praying. It takes one jump. I popped that 19 and still had my fingers crossed.”
No one topped her. Amari Kiluvia, of Westerville Central, finished second (18-11½).
“I’m excited,” Lynch said. “I’m pumped.”
Lynch jumped 18-2¾ at the regional meet. That made her the No. 2 seed.
Last year, Lynch made it to state but competed with an injury and finished 13th (16-10¾). This year, she was healthy and jumped 17-11¾, 18-10¼ and 17-11½ before the big jump. She also fouled twice in six attempts.
Wayne had several other athletes place in finals Saturday:
• Aamil Wagner won a state title in the shot put (64-1).
• Drew Martin, Elijah Lee, Noah Paxton and Terrell Ball placed eighth in the 4x200-meter relay (1:28.16).
• Freshman Trinity Bibbs placed fourth in the 100 (11.91) and third in the 200 (24.46).
The winning jump pic.twitter.com/HGMhSlo6yo
— Wayne Warrior Track and Field (@TrackWayne) June 4, 2022
Meet your state champions Aamil Wagner and Sanai Lynch- oh yeah both broke their own school record en route to victory- you both have left your legacy as true Warriors ! Do great things at OSU (Sanai) and ND (Aamil) pic.twitter.com/1TgqpqALRO
— Wayne Warrior Track and Field (@TrackWayne) June 4, 2022
COMPLETE AREA DIVISION I RESULTS FROM SATURDAY
GIRLS
100 hurdles: Erin Starks, Trotwood-Madison, third, 13.93; Myah Boze, Ross, seventh, 14.81; Erionte Carlton, Wayne, ninth, 14.90
100: Azariah Bryant, Lakota East, first, 11.60; Trinity Bibbs, Wayne, fourth, 11.91; and Maira Scott, Springfield, eighth, 12.03;
4x100 relay: Wayne (Sanai Lynch, Trinity Bibbs, Erionte Carlton and G’Niyah Brown), eighth, 48.58.
400: Kaleigh Keyes, Beavercreek, first, 55.27; Leah Hannish, Troy, seventh, 57.30.
300 hurdles: Boze, Ross, third, 43.81; Katlyn Pham, Lakota East, ninth, 47.62.
200: Bryant, Lakota East, first, 23.94; Scott, Springfield, second, 24.39; Bibbs, Wayne, third, 24.46; Camilla Nicholas, Piqua, sixth, 24.71.
Long jump: Sanai Lynch, Wayne, first, 19-0¼.
Shot put: Leelah McGuire, Middletown, 16th, 37-1¾.
Pole vault: Sophie Fong, Troy, fourth, 12-4; Zoe Lamb, Centerville, fifth, 12-4; Megan Rybitski, Wayne, 14th, 11-6; Aubrey Mullins, Wayne, 17th, 11-0.
Discus: Mckenzie Johnson, Miamisburg, fifth, 24-2; McKenna Thompson, Centerville, seventh, 120-9.
High jump: Kaley Underwood, Northmont, 12th, 5-2; Haley O’Brien, Talawanda, 16th, 5-0.
DIVISION I BOYS
110 hurdles: Jonathon Richardson, Springfield, fourth, 14.18; Tyler Stargel, Wayne, eighth, 14.53.
4x200 relay: Wayne (Drew Martin, Elijah Lee, Noah Paxton and Terrell Ball), eighth, 1:28.16.
4x100 relay: Springfield (Jayvin Norman, Anthony Brown, Logan Richardson and Jonathon Richardson), fourth, 41.78.
300 hurdles: Jordan Cotner, Northmont, second, 37.79.
4x400 relay: Northmont (Jordan Cortner, Mi’kel Pullen, Bryant Callahan and JR Kojo Mawasha), fourth, 3:21.47.
1,600: Seth Elking, Miamisburg, third, 4:11.30.
High jump: Sopuluchi Poe, Fairmont, 10th, 6-4; Tyron Barnes, Springfield, 16th, 6-0.
Pole vault: Isaac Lefeld, Bellbrook, sixth, 14-0; Tony Jiovani, Bellbrook, 10th, 13-6; Henry Hoblitzell, Talawanda, 10th, 13-6; and Ethan Martin, Troy, 15th, 13-0;
Shot put: Aamil Wagner, Wayne, first, 64-1; Cameron Gay, Centerville, 13th, 51-4½; and Jokell Brown, Springfield, 15th, 50-4½.
Long jump: Jonathon Richardson, Springfield, fourth, 22-7½; Austin Miller, Lebanon, sixth, 22-5; Sammy Deep, Carroll, eighth, 22-4; Jack Kleinhenz, Troy, 15th, 19-10.
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