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OHSAA Board of Directors Update - 09/08/11

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September 8, 2011

OHSAA Board of Directors Update – September 8, 2011

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors met Thursday morning in Columbus for its September meeting. The following are highlights from the meeting. The complete set of meeting minutes will be posted at OHSAA.org at a later date.

  • The Board finalized and approved the contract with National Trail Raceway in Hebron to host the OHSAA cross country state finals beginning in 2011. During its August meeting, the Board approved the move of the state finals to National Trail from Scioto Downs Racetrack in Columbus and the contract with National Trail was then finalized during the past several weeks.

  • The Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches submitted a proposal to add the triple jump to the state tournament. The Board will review the proposal and is expected to vote at its December meeting.

  • Six member schools were recently penalized for various infractions. The list of infractions and penalties will be included in the complete meeting minutes posted at OHSAA.org, but media members may obtain the list sooner by contacting Tim Stried, OHSAA Director of Information Services, at tstried@ohsaa.org.

  • The Board presented its goals for the 2011-12 school year. Among the goals is to support the work of OHSAA committees that will be formed to address competitive balance (creating a new system for division assignment), Division I (the large gap in enrollment between the smallest and largest schools within the division) and post-season/summer activities (off-season coaching regulations).

  • The spring sports regional and state tournament financial reports were presented to the Board. The baseball tournaments operated at a $15,155 loss, with a total attendance of 27,064 (12,558 for the state tournament at Huntington Park in Columbus). The softball tournaments operated at a $4,629 loss, with a total attendance of 20,015 (8,292 for state tournament at Akron Firestone Stadium). The track and field tournaments produced a $14,446 profit, with a total attendance of 53,517 (26,097 for the state tournament at Ohio State University’s Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium). The boys tennis tournaments operated at a $5,478 loss, with a total attendance of 1,090 (state tournament only).

  • Three appointees to fill vacancies on District Athletic Boards were approved, including Dan Adams, athletic director at New Concord John Glenn High School, in the East District, and two in the Southwest District, including Joy Manning, assistant athletic director at Kettering Fairmont High School, and Jonas Smith, athletic director for Dayton Public Schools.

  • The 2011-12 OHSAA Media Regulations and tournament broadcast fees were approved by the Board and are posted on the ‘News & Media’ page at OHSAA.org.

  • The Elysium Tennis Center in Plain City was approved as the indoor facility for the girls tennis state tournament if inclement weather forces play to be moved from the Stickney Tennis Center at Ohio State University.

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