NEW MADISON – The Ansonia Boys Track Team won the 2025 Western Ohio Athletic Conference Track & Field Championship.
It would be a competitive meet, with the Tigers notching out first place with 138 points for back-to-back championships. They have won the title three out of the first four years of the WOAC Conference, with Twin Valley South winning the title in 2022-23.
The Newton Indians finished second with 99 points, and Arcanum was third with 74.
It was a record-setting Track and Field event, with 12 new WOAC meet records set in the 17 events scored.
Milesplit, the official timekeeper, also tracks elite performances among all high school athletes for each state and the nation, and five elite performances were registered in Ohio.
They were Seth Coker of Newton in the 400m, 49.26, Tri-Village’s Noah Finkbine 6-6 in High Jump, Ansonia’s Cade Shellhaas 15’ in Pole Vault, Tri-Village’s Dominic Black with a 52-9 in shot put and Preble Shawnee’s Cooper Shrout with a 53-0.5 in the shot.
Cooper Shrout won both throwing events, setting new league records in shot 53-0.5 and in discus with a toss of 147 feet. His throws earned him the WOAC 2025 Field Athlete of the Year award, repeating the feat he accomplished in 2024.
There were a number of impressive running performances, but two Ansonia runners would emerge as WOAC 2025 Co-Runners of the Year, sophomore Cade Shellhaas and senior Brayden Bromagem.
Shellhaas broke records in both the 110m and 300m Hurdles. He ran the 110m and won in a record time of 15.10 and the 300m in 40.86. Shellhaas was also a member of the 4×200 winning relay team that set a record at 1:30.98, and Cade won the Pole Vault, setting a new league record at 15’. He would earn WOAC 2025 Co-Runner of the Year honors.
Bromagem shattered the league record in the 100m dash with a flat 11.0 in prelims and in the finals, which he won, ran 11.36. He was also a member of the 4×200 winning relay team that set a record at 1:30.98, was second in the 200m, and was named WOAC 2025 Co-Runner of the Year.
Newton’s Seth Coker also turned in notable performances, setting records in both the 200m and 400m runs. Coker won the 400m dash with a record time of 49.26 and set a record in the 200m with a 22.80 in prelims, but slipped into 6th place in the finals.
In the 800m and 1600 m, Ansonia teammates sophomore Bennett Lehman and senior Ethan Sparks were a 1-2 combo. Lehman won both the 800m in 4:36.19 and 1600m in 2:02.01, with Sparks finishing just behind in both events for 2nd place.
This would be the third league championship for Ansonia boys’ track and field coach Clint Neil, who, along with girls’ coach Craig Riethman, basically coaches both programs across the board.
Coach Neil talked about winning the team championship again.
“We knew going in that if we did our job, that things were going to come out the way we wanted, so the focus was to dial in on the details all week and stay together, make sure to keep each other in line. It’s a long two days, and so to be there for each other and to do your job. And that’s what they did,” Neil stated.
Not everything went perfectly or according to plan, but the coaching staff plans for contingency, and they would be pushed by the Newton and Arcanum’.
“Everything went according to plan. I mean, there’s a couple races where we finished maybe second instead of first. But we kind of planned for those things, for the worst-case scenario, so if it doesn’t happen, we’re still sitting okay with total points. We knew Newton was going to come in and push us a little bit. Fortunately, things just went our way, and we were hitting PRs, and hitting those goals we had in mind,” Neil concluded.
The Tigers will look to continue their success with the District Meet coming up this week.
Here are the team and individual results for the Boys WOAC 2025 Track Meet.
======================================================================= Men – Team Rankings – 17 Events Scored
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1) Ansonia 138 2) Newton Local 99
3) Arcanum 74 4) National Trail 67
5) Twin Valley South 59 6) Tri-Village 56
7) Dixie 54 8) Preble Shawnee 30
9) Bradford 28 10) Franklin Monroe 27
11) Tri-County North 21 12) Mississinawa Valley 3
Event 2 Boys 4×800 Meter Relay
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WOAC Record 8:23.80 5/13/2025 Twin Valley South – H Matsumoto, H Todd, S DeHart, G Roell
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1 Twin Valley South 8:23.80* 10
1) Hibiki Matsumoto 11, 2) Hunter Todd 10
3) Samuel DeHart 10, 4) Griffin Roell 12
2 Ansonia 8:41.50 8
1) Bennett Lehman 10, 2) Gavin Stachler 11
3) Luken Longenecker 11, 4) Ethan Sparks 12
3 Arcanum 8:43.60 6
1) Will Beisner 11, 2) Clark Lemons 11
3) Carson Hittle 11, 4) Owen Netherly 12
4 Newton Local 8:57.10 5
1) Cooper Angle 9, 2) Tanner Long 9
3) Brensen Skinner 11, 4) Liam Woods 12
5 Tri-Village 9:01.00 4
1) Chris Brinley 11, 2) Carsen Dyson 10
3) Coleman Trantham 9, 4) Carter Trantham 9
6 National Trail 10:02.30 3
1) Bryce Couvutsakis 9, 2) Gabe Miracle 11
3) Cody Cole 10, 4) Braydan Lee 11
7 Preble Shawnee 10:22.90 2
1) Kyle Bruno 9, 2) Braylen Haerr 9
3) Alex Meyers 10, 4) Bryce Osborne 9
8 Bradford 10:27.80 1
1) Stephen Stewart 12, 2) Treyl Manuel 12
3) Eli Hoffman 9, 4) Kaiden Osborne 11
9 Tri-County North 10:39.80
1) Bruno Millas 11, 2) Donovan Dohner 9
3) Ethan Bruggemann 12, 4) Pierce Anders 9
Event 4 Boys 110 Meter Hurdles 39″
======================================================================= WOAC Record 15.10 5/13/2025 Cade Shellhaas, Ansonia =======================================================================
1 Cade Shellhaas 10 Ansonia 15.13 10
2 Elliot Cook 11 Newton Local 15.89 8
3 Noah Finkbine 11 Tri-Village 15.99 6
4 Colt Barnes 12 Tri-County North 16.03 5
5 Teddy Miller 10 Tri-Village 16.79 4
6 Zurich Bess 11 Newton Local 16.98 3
7 Jake Pierre 9 Ansonia 17.60 2
8 Hudson Knaus 9 Arcanum 18.15 1
Event 6 Boys 100 Meter Dash
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WOAC: Record 11.00 5/13/2025 Brayden Bromagem, Ansonia =======================================================================
1 Brayden Bromagem 12 Ansonia 11.36 10
2 Christian Maxwell 12 Newton Local 11.51 8
3 Nate Good 12 Ansonia 11.69 6
4 Colt Foster 9 National Trail 11.71 5
5 Caden Bishop 12 Twin Valley South 11.83 4
6 Isaiah Purpus 9 Bradford 11.87 3
7 Cameron Ball 11 Arcanum 11.94 2
8 Zage Harleman 12 Bradford 12.03 1
Event 8 Boys 4×200 Meter Relay
======================================================================= WOAC Record 1:30.98 5/13/2025 Ansonia, B Bromagem, N Good, C Shellhaas, J Pierre =======================================================================
1 Ansonia 1:30.98* 10
1) Brayden Bromagem 12, 2) Nate Good 12
3) Cade Shellhaas 10, 4) Jake Pierre 9
2 Newton Local 1:32.56 8
1) Seth Coker 12, 2) Dakota Craig 12
3) Luke Cornett 11, 4) Jacson Cress 10
3 National Trail 1:34.66 6
1) Jody Wintrow 11, 2) Jonah Brinkley 10
3) Korbin Sullivan 10, 4) Tayten Reynolds 11
4 Bradford 1:34.75 5
1) Griffin Trevino 12, 2) Zage Harleman 12
3) Isaiah Purpus 9 4) Owen Canan 12
5 Arcanum 1:36.04 4
1) Hudson Knaus 9, 2) Camden Pfahler 11
3) Micah Arbogast 11, 4) Charlie Weiss 11
6 Dixie 1:36.74 3
1) Jacob Ingram 12, 2) Braden Hall 12
3) Evan Marker 11, 4) Noah Gentry 10
7 Franklin Monroe 1:39.28 2
1) Evan Addis 9, 2) Eddie Heck 10
3) Tysyn Miller 12, 4) Vail Cox 10
8 Twin Valley South 1:42.04 1
1) Mason Crews 12, 2) Hunter Todd 10
3) Conner Mowell 12, 4) Carson Hurst 12
Event 10 Boys 1600 Meter Run
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WOAC Record 4:34.12 2023 Matthew Lee, Ansonia =======================================================================
1 Bennett Lehman 10 Ansonia 4:36.19 10
2 Ethan Sparks 12 Ansonia 4:42.56 8
3 Collin Day 11 Dixie 4:43.53 6
4 Hibiki Matsumoto 11 Twin Valley South 4:44.56 5
5 Tucker Denlinger 10 National Trail 4:48.22 4
6 Samuel DeHart 10 Twin Valley Soth 4:52.53 3
7 Evan Jackle 10 Dixie 4:53.75 2
8 Evan Shields 10 Preble Shawnee 4:57.30 1
Event 12 Boys 4×100 Meter Relay
======================================================================= WOAC Record 44.60 5/13/2025 Newton Local, J Lowry, L Cornett, D Craig, C Maxwell =======================================================================
1 Newton Local 44.84 10
1) Jaemyn Lowry 12, 2) Luke Cornett 11
3) Dakota Craig 12, 4) Christian Maxwell 12
2 Tri-County North 45.55 8
1) Nick Meyer 12, 2) Clint Barnes 11
3) Franklin Filbrun, 4) Colt Barnes 12
3 Bradford 45.91 6
1) Avery Felver 11, 2) Zage Harleman 12
3) Griffin Trevino 12, 4) Isaiah Purpus 9
4 Franklin Monroe 45.98 5
1) Evan Addis 9, 2) Wesley Baker 10
3) David Reed 11, 4) Tysyn Miller 12
5 Tri-Village 46.56 4
1) Shawn Crawford 12, 2) Lathen Wehr 11
3) Carson Bedinghaus 11, 4) Mason Weathington 12
6 Twin Valley South 46.74 3
1) Mason Crews 12, 2) Caden Bishop 12
3) Conner Mowell 12, 4) Carson Hurst 12
7 Preble Shawnee 47.14 2
1) Clayton Brandenburg 10, 2) Jayden Forrer 12
3) Country Ford 11, 4) Tyler McKee 12
Event 14 Boys 400 Meter Dash
======================================================================= WOAC Record 49.26 5/13/2025 Seth Coker, Newton Local =======================================================================
1 Seth Coker 12 Newton Local 49.26* 10
2 Brayden Bromagem 12 Ansonia 50.12 8
3 Noah Gentry 10 Dixie 52.10 6
4 Jonah Brinkley 10 National Trail 52.71 5
5 Griffin Roell 12 Twin Valley South 52.89 4
6 Tayten Reynolds 11 National Trail 53.26 3
7 Owen Canan 12 Bradford 53.56 2
8 Lathen Wehr 11 Tri-Village 53.78 1
Event 16 Boys 300 Meter Hurdles 36″
======================================================================= WOAC Record 40.86 5/13/2025 Cade Shellhaas, Ansonia =======================================================================
1 Cade Shellhaas 10 Ansonia 40.86* 10
2 Aaron Bruner 9 Tri-Village 41.47 8
3 Lincoln Smith 9 Newton Local 42.80 6
4 Camden Pfahler 11 Arcanum 43.04 5
5 Elliot Cook 11 Newton Local 43.25 4
Event 18 Boys 800 Meter Run
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WOAC Record 2:00.88 2023 Seth Coker, Newton =======================================================================
1 Bennett Lehman 10 Ansonia 2:02.01 10
2 Ethan Sparks 12 Ansonia 2:02.70 8
3 Tucker Denlinger 10 National Trail 2:03.11 6
4 Hibiki Matsumoto 11 Twin Valley South 2:06.50 5
5 Coleman Trantham 9 Tri-Village 2:08.08 4
6 Owen Netherly 12 Arcanum 2:12.35 3
7 Will Beisner 11 Arcanum 2:13.10 2
8 Carsen Dyson 10 Tri-Village 2:13.58 1
Event 20 Boys 200 Meter Dash
=======================================================================WOAC Record 22.80 5/13/2025 Seth Coker, Newton Local =======================================================================
1 Noah Gentry 10 Dixie 23.49 10
2 Nate Good 12 Ansonia 23.74 8
3 Cameron Ball 11 Arcanum 23.87 6
4 Brayden Bromagem 12 Ansonia 23.96 5
5 Colt Foster 9 National Trail 24.17 4
6 Christian Maxwell 12 Newton Local 24.21 3
7 Seth Coker 12 Newton Local 24.25 2
8 Jody Wintrow 11 National Trail 24.41 1
9 Isaiah Purpus 9 Bradford 24.65 1
Event 22 Boys 3200 Meter Run
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WOAC Record 10:14.50 2022 Matthew Lee, Ansonia =======================================================================
1 Tucker Denlinger 10 National Trail 10:15.50 10
2 Collin Day 11 Dixie 10:18.40 8
3 Samuel DeHart 10 Twin Valley South 10:34.70 6
4 Evan Jackle 10 Dixie 10:35.20 5
5 Wyatt Unrast 10 Ansonia 10:49.60 4
6 Dylan Bauer 12 Newton Local 10:51.30 3
7 Tanner Long 9 Newton Local 10:51.60 2
8 Malachi Wright 11 Arcanum 10:51.70 1
Event 24 Boys 4×400 Meter Relay
=======================================================================WOAC Record 3:30.54 5/13/2025 Newton Local, J Cress, L Woods, L Smith, S Coker =======================================================================
1 Newton Local 3:30.54* 2 10
1) Jacson Cress 10, 2) Liam Woods 12
3) Lincoln Smith 9 , 4) Seth Coker 12
2 Arcanum 3:30.95 2 8
1) Carson Hittle 11, 2) Camden Pfahler 11
3) Cameron Ball 11, 4) Micah Arbogast 11
3 National Trail 3:35.55 2 6
1) Korbin Sullivan 10, 2) Jonah Brinkley 10
3) Tayten Reynolds 11, 4) Tucker Denlinger 10
4 Twin Valley South 3:36.43 2 5
1) Griffin Roell 12, 2) Hunter Todd 10
3) Mason Crews 12, 4) Hibiki Matsumoto 11
5 Dixie 3:38.10 2 4
1) Noah Gentry 10, 2) Evan Jackle 10
3) Collin Day 11, 4) Braden Hall 12
6 Ansonia 3:38.80 2 3
1) Ethan Sparks 12, 2) Bennett Lehman 10
3) Elijah Kocher 9, 4) Graham Coppess 9
7 Franklin Monroe 3:39.10 2 2
1) David Reed 11, 2) Tysyn Miller 12
3) Evan Addis 9, 4) Eddie Heck 10
8 Bradford 3:47.95 1 1
1) Owen Canan 12, 2) Treyl Manuel 12
3) Eli Hoffman 9, 4) Griffin Trevino 12
Event 26 Boys Discus Throw
=======================================================================WOAC Record 159-00 2023 Garrett Stammen, Ansonia =======================================================================
1 Cooper Shrout 11 Preble Shawnee 147-00 10
2 Madex Skidmore 11 Franklin Monroe 134-09 8
3 Paul Hickey 12 Dixie 131-09 6
4 Truman Knaus 12 Arcanum 130-07 5
5 Ethan Wilson 10 Franklin Monroe 121-06 4
6 Jacob Ditton 12 Twin Valley Soth 118-09 3
7 Carson Lipps 9 Tri-Village 118-05 2
8 David Johnson 12 Dixie 111-08 1
Event 28 Boys High Jump
======================================================================= WOAC Record 6-06 5/13/2025 Noah Finkbine, Tri-Village
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1 Noah Finkbine 11 Tri-Village 6-06.00* 10
2 Clint Barnes 11 Tri-County N 6-02.00 8
3 Zurich Bess 11 Newton Local 6-00.00 6
4 Evan Addis 9 Franklin Mon 5-10.00 5
5 Mason Weathington 12 Tri-Village J5-10.00 4
6 Tyler McKee 12 Preble Shawnee 5-08.00 2
6 Elliot Cook 11 Newton Local 5-08.00 2
6 Charlie Weiss 11 Arcanum 5-08.00 2
9 Samuel DeHart 10 Twin Valley Soth J5-08.00
Event 30 Boys Long Jump
=======================================================================WOAC Record 21-03 2024 Wyatt Spencer, Ansonia =======================================================================
1 Charlie Weiss 11 Arcanum 21-01.50 3 10
2 Caden Bishop 12 Twin Valley South 19-06.00 3 8
3 Tayten Reynolds 11 National Trail 19-03.00 3 6
4 Avery Felver 11 Bradford 18-11.00 3 5
5 Owen Canan 12 Bradford 18-07.00 2 4
6 Bryce Watson 11 Mississinawa Valley 18-03.75 2 3
7 Josh Brubaker 9 National Trail 18-01.25 3 2
8 Owen Netherly 12 Arcanum 17-08.00 2 1
Event 32 Boys Shot Put
=======================================================================WOAC Record 53-00.50 5/13/2025 Cooper Shrout, Preble Shawnee =======================================================================
1 Cooper Shrout 11 Preble Shawnee 53-00.50* 10
2 Dominic Black 10 Tri-Village 52-09.00 8
3 Truman Knaus 12 Arcanum 49-07.50 6
4 Isaiah Frazee 10 Arcanum 48-03.75 5
5 Killian O’Connor 11 National Trail 47-06.75 4
6 Paul Hickey 12 Dixie 47-05.50 3
7 Carson Hurst 12 Twin Valley South 43-03.25 2
8 Madex Skidmore 11 Franklin Monroe 40-02.25 1
Event 34 Boys Pole Vault
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WOAC Record 15-00 5/13/2025 Cade Shellhaas, Ansonia =======================================================================
1 Cade Shellhaas 10 Ansonia 15-00.00* 10
2 Nate Good 12 Ansonia 13-06.00 8
3 Micah Arbogast 11 Arcanum 12-06.00 6
4 Matthew Waller 11 Newton Local 11-00.00 5
5 Jaemyn Lowry 12 Newton Local J11-00.00 4
6 John Nestor 12 Preble Shawnee J10-06.00 3
7 Logan Riesenbeck 12 National Trail J10-06.00 2
8 Alex Zawacki 11 Arcanum 10-00.00 1
Congratulations to all the WOAC Track & Field winners and participants.
