Adventures Of My Life
Jonny Graduated from Granville High School today with the ceremony held at the Mitchel Center on the Denison University Campus in Granville, OH. Family was there to watch and celebrate with Jonny on his achievement and everyone is very proud and happy for him. Congratulations on graduating Jonny and we wish you the best at Kent State University.
Jonny entering the ceremony
Jonny receiving his diploma
Proud moment
Ashley and Shane Miller tied the knot on May 27th at Dock 580 in Columbus, Ohio. Nicole and I would like to welcome Shane into the family, although he really has been part of the family for the years leading up to this moment anyway. Congratulations!
Ashley and Shane Miller – May 27, 2017
Jonny ran the 800 Meter Run at the Region 3 Division I Championship today held at Pickerington North High School, just outside of Columbus. He finished with a time of 1:53.67. At 600 Meters he got slightly tangled up with another runner and at 700 Meters he was still in 5th place. He busted through the pack and made his move and was able to take 2nd place by the finish line. He made it through to the State Championship held on June 3rd at Jessie Owens Stadium at Ohio State.
The official results can be found here at timerhub.com.
Below is the video I took from the race.
This evening Jonny ran in the Regional Championships. Day 1 of the meet is reserved mostly for field events and preliminaries. The only track final today is the 4×800 Meter Relay. Granville is a small school that only competes in Division I for Track and Field. They were in Division I in Cross Country for the last couple of years, but were put back down in Division II where they belong for Cross Country. This gives Granville a big disadvantage for relays. That being said Granville Boys still made it to the Regional Championship. They finished 9th today with a time of 8:06.61. After today the only boy left to compete is Jonny from Granville.
Below is the video from the race today:
The only event Jonny participated in today was the 800 Meter Run. He got himself in a good position from the start and at the 400 meter mark he was challenging for 1st place and putting the pressure on! As he passed through 500 meters he switched to another gear and took the lead with 200 meters to go. At the end he had a 15 meter lead and took home the Central District Championship with a time of 1:55.88. He moves on the Regional Championships next week at Pickerington North in the 4×800 Meter Relay and the 800 Meter Run. Congratulations to Jonny on winning his first District Championship. The official results can be found here on baumspage.
Jonny ran three events today in Day 1 of the Central District Championships. First up was the 4×800 meter relay. This was also the only finals event for track for the day. Jonny was the final leg. They needed to finish 4th or better to move on to Regionals. Jonny got the baton with the team in 7th place. He started taking positions at the 300 meter mark after catching up to a pack in front of him. At the 400 meter mark the team was in 5th place, still not well enough to advance. At 500 meters he moved up to 4th. At the 600 he moved up to 2nd, but was too far behind to get the win. The team finished 2nd place with a time of 8:13.25
Jonny ran in the Licking County League Championship today for the 800 meter run and 4×400 meter relay titles today, The venue today was at Licking Heights High School.
He ran in the Buckeye Division, which is for the larger schools in the county. They also have a Cardinal division for the smaller schools. Before they used to run all the schools together and the smaller schools hardly stood a chance, especially in the relay races. Even though the group of competitors is smaller to run against now, it’s good for the smaller schools to compete against each other instead of having to go against schools many times larger their size.
The weather was dry, breezy and cool with the temps in the low 60’s to upper 50’s.
First up was Jonny’s 800 Meter Run. He got off to a good start and kept himself near the front. He took the lead at the 400 meter mark and was challenged a little at the end and finished strong to hold on. He finished 1st with a time of 1:58.56
800 Meter Run
Boys 4×400 took 2nd with a time of 3:34.14 Jonny ran the final leg. He got the baton in 3rd place thanks to a final push, but he was about 60 meters behind 1st and 20 meters behind 2nd. He ended up passing the 2nd place kid in the final 30 meters. His split was 50.3.
Jonny ran in the first Day of the Licking County League Championship today in the only track final of the day, the 4×800 Meter Relay. He was the final leg of the 4×800 Meter Relay. The team easily won with a time of 8:06.24. By the time Jonny got the baton for the final leg, the team was way out in front.
Here is the video that I took from the race.
Jonny also runs in the 800 Meter Run and the 4×400 Meter Relay on Friday which is Day 2 of the LCL Championship.
Jonny ran at the Larkin Invitational held at Upper Arlington High School. The weather was terrible with drizzle and rain. The temps were in the upper 40’s and it was very windy as well.
Jonny was scheduled to run in the 800 Meter Run and the 4×400 Meter Relay. His first race wasn’t until 9:15 and the 4×400 was scheduled to be around 10:20. This was the first time he was going to run the 800 since the indoor State Championships. He didn’t get a great start in the large field of 22 runners. By the 300 meter mark he was in 5th place and by the 400 meter mark he moved up to 3rd. At the 500 meter mark he started to slowly advance the pace. Just before the 600 meter he was already in 2nd place. Just under 100 meters left he overtook 1st place and none else was matching his speed. He was 1.68 seconds ahead of his nearest competition. He finished 1:57.62 which was good enough for 1st place in the meet and 13th overall in the state at this point.
Here is the video I took from the race.
Jonny ran the 2nd leg in the 4×400 Meter Relay. The rain and wind really picked up and I didn’t get any video. He got the baton with the team in last place, well behind 1st and 2nd, but with the rest of the group. Jonny was in 3rd place by the first 100 meters in his leg of the race. By the 300 meter mark of his leg, he overtook 2nd place and when he handed off the baton he was in first place by about a half step. The team ended up in 2nd place with a time of 3:37.04