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The Ohio High School Athletic Association has expanded the track postseason from three to five divisions, allowing more athletes and teams to earn medals. Central Ohio's postseason competition starts on May 18, with the state meet scheduled for June 4-7.
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The high school track and field postseason has gotten bigger, but will it be better? One thing is certain: More athletes and teams will take home medals and trophies from the district, regional and state meets.
This is the first year of the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s latest postseason expansion for track, from three divisions to five. There had been three divisions since 1971.
Central Ohio has one defending team state champion in the Hilliard Davidson girls, who won their first championship last season and should again be among the favorites in Division I.
If history is a guide, expect to see several area athletes standing atop the podium in individual events and relays.
Central Ohio teams begin postseason competition May 18. State is June 4-7 at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.
The state meet also has a new official name: the Jesse Owens Track and Field State Championships. The OHSAA announced that news in February.
Here is what to know about the expanded track postseason:
According to the OHSAA, the Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches had made several expansion proposals before expansion was announced in January 2025.
Having two additional divisions provides more athletes and teams the opportunity to compete for championships, especially among the smaller schools.
In the three-division format, the schools were split into each classification as evenly as possible. Under the new format, there are fewer teams in Division I while the other divisions are split as evenly as possible.
The OHSAA expanded the track postseason from three divisions to five, increasing opportunities for athletes and teams.
The postseason competition for Central Ohio teams begins on May 18.
The OHSAA state track meet is scheduled for June 4-7 at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.
The defending champion in Central Ohio is the Hilliard Davidson girls' team, who won their first championship last season.

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Hilliard Davidson's Celia Schulte wins the 800 meters in last year's Division I district meet at Hilliard Darby. The Division I postseason now begins with a Super Regional.
Division I teams now start the postseason with a “Super Regional” rather than district. The Super Regional features an extra preliminary round May 18 or 19 for the 100-, 110- and 300-meter hurdles and the 100, 200 and 400, and there will be a preliminary round for the 400, 800 and 1,600 relays if there are more than 24 entries.
There also will a semifinal for the 3,200 if there are more than 32 entries and a semifinal for the 3,200 relay if there are more than 16 entries. Traditionally, those events are run once per meet because of the distance. In this case, the semifinals will be run May 18 or 19 and the finals are May 28, the first day of regional in past years.
Also, central Ohio’s Division I teams have been split between two regionals this spring. Most will compete at the traditional site, Pickerington North, while Dublin Coffman, Dublin Jerome, Hilliard Bradley, Hilliard Darby, Hilliard Davidson, Marysville, Olentangy, Olentangy Berlin, Olentangy Liberty and Olentangy Orange go to Huber Heights Wayne.
Both Division I regionals conclude May 30.
For the other four divisions, central Ohio teams compete at district May 19-23 and regional May 27 and 29 (divisions II and IV) or May 28 and 30 (divisions III and V).
Runners compete in the 3,200 meters during last year's Division I state meet.
The simplest answer is it has doubled the number of days, with five divisions competing over four days rather than three divisions competing over two.
Divisions IV and V compete June 4 and 5, the Division III meet is June 5 and 6 and divisions I and II compete June 6 and 7.
State begins with Division V field events at 1 p.m. June 4 and concludes with Division II running finals, with the final race scheduled for approximately 3 p.m. June 7. On June 5-7, the first event is at 9:30 a.m.
Hilliard Davidson’s Anna Wile won the 100 hurdles last year at state, helping the Wildcats win the Division I championship.
These area athletes enter the postseason looking to defend state titles or repeat as a winner in a different division:
Also, Jamier Brown of Division II Big Walnut won last year’s Division I state title in the 100 (10.41) for Wayne. Brown is an Ohio State football commit as a wide receiver.
Dublin Coffman graduate Abby Steiner owns state records in the 100 and 200.
Schulte joined an exclusive club last year when she won the 800 – her time of 2:04.65 was a record for OHSAA Division I, the Division I state meet and Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.
Here are the other central Ohio competitors who set a records trifecta in one race, according to OHSAA online records. All are for Division I.
Davidson will try to join the Gahanna girls as a recent repeat champion. Gahanna won the big-school state title in 2022 and 2023.
High school sports editor Andy Resnik can be reached at aresnik@dispatch.com and at @DispatchPreps on X.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: What to know about OHSAA track and field postseason expansion