Walter's two-event All-Ohio finish highlights day for Ashland Arrows
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COLUMBUS - Forty years to the day since her mother (and coach) Gail won a state title with the 4x100 relay, Ashland's Sadie Walter put together a performance even she can be proud of.
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“It is amazing,” Walter said. “I love sharing memories with her and relating to her is so many different ways, especially because she is my coach. I love my coach and I love my mom and I am so excited to have my senior year with her still.”
The junior ran a 44.16 from Lane 5 in to take fourth in the Division II 300-meter hurdles timed finals at the OHSAA Jesse Owens State Track and Field Championships for the Lady Arrows as it was part of a two-event All-Ohio day.
She was state runner-up in the 100-meter hurdles earlier in the day breaking her own school record with a 14.52.
“I am just feeling really blessed right now because I just ran against the best of the best in Ohio and I held my own,” Walter said. “It’s my first year here at state and I have one more year to improve my marks, so I am grateful for this experience.”
The 300-meter hurdles were reseeded and run as two heats of timed finals due to a lengthy weather delay Saturday evening. It caps off a tremendous junior year in the distance hurdles as Walter finished first at every single meet she competed in all the way to All-Ohio honors at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.
It sets the stage for something even bigger next year.
“We are going to spend a lot of time at indoor practice and going to indoor meets in the offseason,” Walter said. “I have a lot I want to work on with my strength training. I have a lot of goals in mind and I won’t stop at anything in order to achieve them.”