Twenty Valley View athletes qualified for the State Track Meet June 4-5 in Columbus. Multiple runners made the State podium, with Valley View earning top honors in two events.
The Spartans are coached by Devin and Laura Stoutenborough and a strong team of specialty coaches.
Valley View girls were 4th in the State Division IV, half a point behind third place and only two points behind second. Leading up to the State meet, the girls team was Runner-up in the SWBL and the District meets. They were third in the Regional meet by a point.
Addy Abner State Champion
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Addy Abner defended her state title in the 800 meter race, again topping the podium. Her 2025 championship was the first State track title in Valley View history.
State Champions in the girls 4×400 relay
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The girls 4×400 meter relay of Hayden Sorrell, Ava Thompson, Jordan DeGroat, and Abner were also state champions.
Girls 4×200 relay earned 3rd in the State
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The girls 4x200 earned third place: Grace Rettich, Addyson Abner, Jordan DeGroat, Hayden Sorrell.
6th place and a new school record for the 4×800 relay team
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The girls 4×800 relay team set a new school record, earning 6th place in the state. Congrats to Addyson Abner, Hayden Sorrell, Ava Thompson and Marin Weibel.
Boys Compete in Division III
Coming off championships in the SWBL and the District meets, the boys qualified athletes for the state meet as Regional Runners-up, for the first time in school history.
6th place in the State and a new school record for the boys 4×400 team
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The boys 4x400 relay earned 6th place at the State meet and set a new school record. Congrats to Anthony Valenti, Isaac Johnson, Titus Walton and Gavin Phillips.
Boys 4×800 relay finished 7th in the State
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The boys 4×800 relay finished 7th place in the State meet. Team members: Aaron Geswein, Eli Gilbert, Anthony Valenti and Titus Walton.
Community Sendoff
The team headed out of town on Wednesday June 3 to a crowd of community members and family. Boys head coach Devin Stoutenborough said the athletes had “worked very hard to get where they are.”
He noted that as recently as 2021 Valley View didn’t have any students qualify for the State meet, making this year a significant accomplishment for the boys and girls teams.
Stoutenborough credited Valley View’s strong Junior High Track program for helping build a pipeline of runners and field event athletes.
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