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2023 DISTRICT TOURNAMENT INFORMATION - ALL DIVISIONS

Tournament Manager: Chris Ludban, Athletic Administrator, Hilliard Darby HS, 4200 Leppert Road, Hilliard 43026. P: 614-353-3004; Email: [email protected]. Supervises all tournaments, assigns all officials and conducts all tournament draw and seed meetings.
CDAB Board Member Track and Field Liaison: Scott Reeves, Executive Director of Human Resources, Westerville City Schools, 936 Eastwind Drive, Westerville 43081. P: 614-797-5728; Email: [email protected].

2023 Tournament Roster Entry - MileSplit

Online Roster Entry Site: www.oh.milesplit.com
Entry Window Opens: Sunday, April 30, 2023 at 2:00 PM
Entry Window Closes: Sunday, May 14, 2023 at 2:00 PM
Late entries are subject to $150 penalty.
District Tournament Information, Sites and Dates
Division I:  May 16, 17, 18, and 20, 2023
REVISED - 3/8/2023
There are four district tournaments for each boys and girls (District 1, District 2, District 3, District 4).
Hilliard Darby High School, 4200 Leppert Road, Hilliard 43026.  Chris Ludban, Manager, P: 614-353-3004; Email: [email protected]. 
   District 1, District 2, and District 3 will compete at Hilliard Darby HS. 
          May 16 - 3:30 p.m. Boys and Girls Running Semifinals and 4x800 Relay Final
          May 18 - 3:15 p.m. Boys and Girls Field Event Finals
          May 20 - 9:00 a.m. Boys and Girls Running Finals
Boys Schools:  Briggs, Central Crossing, Dublin Scioto, Grove City, Lancaster, Licking Heights, Linden McKinley, Logan, Olentangy, Pickerington Central, South (Columbus), Thomas Worthington, Westerville North, Worthington Kilbourne, Zanesville. (15)
Girls Schools:  Canal Winchester, Central Crossing, Dublin Scioto, Grove City, Groveport Madison, Hilliard Bradley, Hilliard Darby, Hilliard Davidson, Marion Harding, Olentangy, Pickerington Central, South (Columbus), Thomas Worthington, Westerville North, Worthington Kilbourne. (15)
          May 16 - 3:15 p.m. Boys and Girls Field Event Finals
          May 17 - 3:30 p.m. Boys and Girls Running Semifinals and 4x800 Relay Final
          May 20 - 12:00 p.m. Boys and Girls Running Finals
Boys Schools:  Beechcroft, Big Walnut, Centennial, Delaware Hayes, Dublin Coffman, Groveport Madison, Hamilton Township, Hilliard Davidson, Independence (Columbus), Mifflin, Mount Vernon, Pickerington North, Westerville South, Westland, Whitehall-Yearling.  (15)
Girls Schools:  Big Walnut, Centennial, Delaware Hayes, Dublin Coffman, Eastmoor Academy, Gahanna Lincoln, Hamilton Township, Independence (Columbus), Jonathan Alder, Lancaster, Marysville, Mifflin, Pickerington North, Westland, Whitehall-Yearling, Zanesville.  (16)
          May 17 - 3:15 p.m. Boys and Girls Field Event Finals
          May 18 - 3:30 p.m. Boys and Girls Running Semifinals and 4x800 Relay Final
          May 20 - 3:00 p.m. Boys and Girls Running Finals
Boys Schools:  Bishop Watterson, Chillicothe, Dublin Jerome, Franklin Heights, Hilliard Bradley, Hilliard Darby, Marysville, Olentangy Berlin, Olentangy Liberty, Olentangy Orange, St. Francis De Sales, Teays Valley, Walnut Ridge, Watkins Memorial, West, Whetstone. (16).
Girls Schools:  Bishop Hartley, Bishop Watterson, Chillicothe, Dublin Jerome, Franklin Heights, Mount Vernon, Northland, Olentangy Berlin, Olentangy Orange, St. Francis DeSales, Teays Valley, Walnut Ridge, Watkins Memorial, West, Whetstone. (15).

**Granville High School, 248 New Burg Street, Granville 43023.  Josh Devoll, Manager, P: 740-587-8164. Email: [email protected]. 
   District 4 will compete at Granville HS.
          May 16 - 3:30 p.m. Boys and Girls Running Semifinals and 4x800 Relay Final
          May 17 - 3:15 p.m. Boys and Girls Field Event Finals
          May 20 - 12:00 p.m. Boys and Girls Running Finals
Boys Schools:  Athens, Bloom-Carroll, Canal Winchester, Gahanna Lincoln, Granville, Marietta, Marion Harding, New Albany, Newark, Northland, Reynoldsburg, St. Charles, Tri-Valley, Upper Arlington, Westerville Central. (15)
Girls Schools: Bexley, Briggs, Granville, Licking Heights, Logan, Marietta, New Albany, Newark, Olentangy Liberty, Reynoldsburg, Tri-Valley, Upper Arlington, Westerville Central, Westerville South. (14)
Boys Regional Qualifiers: The top four in each event from each of the four district tournaments will advance to the Regional Tournament. 
Girls Regional Qualifiers: The top four in each event from each of the four district tournaments will advance to the Regional Tournament. 

Division II: May 16, 17, and 20, 2023
Westerville South High School, 303 S. Otterbein Avenue, Westerville 43081.  Jeff Good, Manager, P: 614-797-6031; 614-477-3140. Email: g[email protected]. 
There are two district tournaments for boys (District 1, District 2) and one district tournament for girls.
          May 16 - 3:30 p.m. Boys Running Semifinals and 4x800 Relay Final
          May 17 - 3:15 p.m. Boys Field Event Finals
          May 20 - 9:00 a.m. Boys and Girls Running Finals
Boys District 1 Schools: Africentric Early College, Bexley, Bishop Ready, East (Columbus), Eastmoor Academy, Fredericktown, Highland (Marengo), Horizon Science Academy, KIPP Columbus, Liberty Union, London, Madison Plains, Northridge, River Valley (Caledonia). (14)
Boys District 2 Schools:  Amanda-Clearcreek, Bishop Hartley, Buckeye Valley, Centerburg, Columbus Academy, Heath, Johnstown, Jonathan Alder, Lakewood (Hebron), Licking Valley, Marion-Franklin, North Union, Utica. (13)
          May 16 - 3:15 p.m. Girls Field Event Finals
          May 17 - 3:30 p.m. Girls Running Semifinals and 4x800 Relay Final
          May 20 - 9:00 a.m. Boys and Girls Running Finals
Girls Schools: Africentric Early College, Amanda-Clearcreek, Beechcroft, Bishop Ready, Bloom-Carroll, Buckeye Valley, Columbus Academy, Columbus North International, Cristo Rey Columbus, East (Columbus), Fredericktown, Heath, Highland (Marengo),  Horizon Science Academy, Johnstown, KIPP Columbus, Lakewood (Hebron), Licking Valley, Linden McKinley, London, Madison-Plains, Marion-Franklin, North Union, Northridge (Johnstown), River Valley (Caledonia), Utica. (25)
Boys Regional Qualifiers: The top four in each event from each of the two district tournaments will advance to the Regional Tournament.   
Girls Regional Qualifiers: The top four in each event will advance to the Regional Tournament.   
 
Division III: May 16, 17, and 20, 2023
Revised Schedule - 3/8/2023
Granville High School, 248 New Burg Street, Granville 43023.  Josh Devoll, Manager, P: 740-587-8164. Email: [email protected]. 
There will be one district tournament for boys and one district tournament for girls.
          May 16 - 3:15 p.m. Boys and Girls  Field Event Finals
          May 17 - 3:30 p.m. Boys and Girls Running Semifinals and 4x800 Relay Final
          May 20 - 9:00 a.m. Boys and Girls Running Finals
Boys Schools: Berne Union, Cardington-Lincoln, Cristo Rey Columbus, Columbus North International, Danville, Delaware Christian, East Knox, Elgin, Fairbanks, Fairfield Christian, Fisher Catholic, Grandview Heights, Granville Christian, Grove City Christian, Harvest Preparatory, Liberty Christian,Madison Christian, Mechnicsburg, Millersport, Mount Gilead, Newark Catholic, Northmor, Northside Christian, Patriot Preparatory, Ridgedale, Tree of LIfe Christian, Wellington School, West Jefferson, Worthington Christian. (26)
   
Girls Schools: Berne Union, Cardington-Lincoln, Centerburg, Columbus School for Girls, Danville, Delaware Christian, East Knox, Elgin, Fairbanks, Fairfield Christian, Fisher Catholic, Grandview Heights, Granville Christian, Grove City Christian, Harvest Preparatory, Liberty Christian, Liberty Union, Madison Christian, Mechanicsburg, Millersport, Mount Gilead, Newark Catholic, Northmor, Northside Christian, Patriot Preparatory, Pleasant, Ridgedale, Tree of Life Christian, Wellington School, West Jefferson, Worthington Christian. (25)
Boys Regional Qualifiers: The top four in each event will advance to the Regional Tournament.  
Girls Regional Qualifiers: The top four in each event will advance to the Regional Tournament.  
Boys Participating Schools
DIVISION I
Division I Schools Entering a Tournament Team (9 or more athletes): 
Central District Schools: Beechcroft, Big Walnut, Bishop Watterson, Bloom-Carroll, Briggs, Canal Winchester, Centennial, Central Crossing, Delaware Hayes, Dublin Coffman, Dublin Jerome, Dublin Scioto, Franklin Heights, Gahanna Lincoln, Granville, Grove City, Groveport Madison, Hamilton Township, Hilliard Bradley, Hilliard Darby, Hilliard Davidson, Independence (Columbus), Lancaster, Licking Heights, Linden McKinley, Marion Harding, Marysville, Mifflin, Mount Vernon, New Albany, Newark, Northland, Olentangy, Olentangy Berlin, Olentangy Liberty, Olentangy Orange, Pickerington Central, Pickerington North, Reynoldsburg, South (Columbus), St. Charles, St. Francis DeSales (Columbus), Teays Valley, Thomas Worthington, Upper Arlington, Walnut Ridge, Watkins Memorial, Westerville Central, Westerville North, Westerville South, Westland, Whetstone, Whitehall-Yearling, Worthington Kilbourne. (54)
East District Schools: Tri-Valley, Zanesville. (2)
Southeast District Schools: Athens, Chillicothe, Logan, Marietta. (4)
Division I Schools Entering Tournament Individuals (8 or less athletes): West. (1)
 
DIVISION II
Central District Schools Entering a Tournament Team (9 or more athletes): Africentric Early College, Amanda-Clearcreek, Bexley, Bishop Hartley, Bishop Ready, Buckeye Valley, Centerburg, Columbus Academy, Eastmoor Academy, Fredericktown, Heath, Highland (Marengo), Horizon Science (Columbus),  Johnstown, Jonathan Alder, KIPP Columbus, Lakewood (Hebron), Liberty Union, Licking Valley, London, Madison-Plains, Marion-Franklin, North Union, Northridge, River Valley (Caledonia), Utica. (26)
Central District Schools Entering Tournament Individuals (8 or less athletes): East. (1) 
 
DIVISION III
REVISED
4/17/2023 - added Northside Christian
5/2/2023 - added Columbus North International
Central District Schools Entering a Tournament Team (9 or more athletes): Berne Union, Cardington-Lincoln, Cristo Rey Columbus, Danville, Delaware Christian, East Knox, Elgin, Fairbanks, Fairfield Christian, Fisher Catholic, Grandview Heights, Grove City Christian, Harvest Preparatory, Madison Christian, Mechnicsburg, Millersport, Mount Gilead, Newark Catholic, Northmor, Patriot Preparatory, Pleasant, Ridgedale, Wellington School, West Jefferson, Worthington Christian. (25)
Central District Schools Entering Tournament Individuals (8 or less athletes): Columbus North Intetnational, Granville Christian, Liberty Christian, Northside Christian, Tree of LIfe Christian. (5)
Girls Participating Schools
DIVISION I
Division I Schools Entering a Tournament Team (9 or more athletes): 
Central District Schools: Bexley, Big Walnut, Bishop Hartley, Bishop Watterson, Briggs, Canal Winchester, Centennial, Central Crossing, Delaware Hayes, Dublin Coffman, Dublin Jerome, Dublin Scioto, Eastmoor Academy, Franklin Heights, Gahanna Lincoln, Granville, Grove City, Groveport Madison, Hamilton Township, Hilliard Bradley, Hilliard Darby, Hilliard Davidson, Independence (Columbus), Jonathan Alder, Lancaster, Licking Heights, Marion Harding, Marysville, Mount Vernon, New Albany, Newark, Northland, Olentangy, Olentangy Berlin, Olentangy Liberty, Olentangy Orange, Pickerington Central, Pickerington North, Reynoldsburg, South (Columbus), St. Francis DeSales (Columbus), Teays Valley, Thomas Worthington, Upper Arlington, Walnut Ridge, Watkins Memorial, Westerville Central, Westerville North, Westerville South, Westland, Whetstone, Whitehall-Yearling, Worthington Kilbourne. (54)
East District Schools: Tri-Valley, Zanesville. (2)
Southeast District Schools: Chillicothe, Logan, Marietta. (3)
Division I Schools Entering Tournament Individuals (8 or less athletes): Mifflin, West. (2)
 
DIVISION II
REVISED
5/2/2023 - added Columbus North International
Central District Schools Entering a Tournament Team (9 or more athletes): Africentric Early College, Amanda-Clearcreek, Beechcroft, Bishop Ready, Bloom-Carroll, Buckeye Valley, Columbus Academy, Columbus North International, Cristo Rey Columbus, Fredericktown, Heath, Highland (Marengo),  Horizon Science Academy, Johnstown, KIPP Columbus, Lakewood (Hebron), Licking Valley, Linden McKinley, London, Madison-Plains, Marion-Franklin, North Union, Northridge (Johnstown), River Valley (Caledonia), Utica. (25)
Central District Schools Entering Tournament Individuals (8 or less athletes): East (Columbus) (1)
 
DIVISION III
Central District Schools Entering a Tournament Team (9 or more athletes): Berne Union, Cardington-Lincoln, Centerburg, Columbus School for Girls, Danville, East Knox, Elgin, Fairbanks, Fairfield Christian, Fisher Catholic, Grandview Heights, Granville Christian, Grove City Christian, Harvest Preparatory, Liberty Union, Mechanicsburg, Millersport, Mount Gilead, Newark Catholic, Northmor, Patriot Preparatory, Pleasant, Wellington School, West Jefferson, Worthington Christian. (25)
Central District Schools Entering Tournament Individuals (8 or less athletes): Delaware Christian, Liberty Christian, Madison Christian, Northside Christian, Ridgedale, Tree of Life Christian. (6)

PAST CENTRAL DISTRICT TOURNAMENT RESULTS

2023 Central District Track and Field Tournament Results
Boys Division I - Hilliard District 1 Girls Division I - Hilliard District 1
Boys Division I - Hilliard District 2 Girls Division I - Hilliard District 2
Boys Division I - Hilliard District 3 Girls Division I - Hilliard District 3
Boys Division I - Hilliard District 4 Girls Division I - Hilliard District 4
Boys Division II - Westerville District 1 Girls Division II - Westerville District
Boys Division II - Westerville District 2 Girls Division III - Granville District
Boys Division III - Granville District  
2022 Central District Track and Field Tournament Results
Boys Division I - Hilliard District 1 Girls Division I - Hilliard District 1
Boys Division I - Hilliard District 2 Girls Division I - Hilliard District 2
Boys Division I - Hilliard District 3 Girls Division I - Hilliard District 3
Boys Division II - Westerville District 1 Girls Division II - Westerville District
Boys Division II - Westerville District 2 Girls Division III - Granville District 1
Boys Division III - Granville District Girls Division III - Granville District 2

 

2023 TOURNAMENT SEEDING INFORMATION

Seeding: The 2023 tournament seeding will be completed prior to the mandatory coaches meeting. Tournament information including seeding instructions and coaches login information will be emailed to the athletic administrator at each participating school by Friday, April 21, 2023. 
     NOTE: Division II girls and Division III boys and girls will NOT be seeded, as they will compete as one district tournament each.
 
Coaches Meeting: A mandatory meeting of ALL coaches will be held on Sunday, April 30, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., virtually using Microsoft Teams. Complete instructions to access the virtual meeting using Microsoft Teams will be available during the seeding process.  Coaches do not need a Microsoft Teams account to participate.
Virtual Coaches Meeting Information: Bob Britton ([email protected]) will email each coach the links to their specific required coaches meetings prior to those meetings.  Coaches are encouraged to print any materials provided in those emails from Bob Britton to expedite the selection process. 
 
Please adhere to the seeding and meeting deadlines below as there are penalties for each missed deadline.
April 25 - 9:00 a.m. Seed Voting Begins.
April 28 - 12:00 p.m. Seed Voting Ends.
A seed ballot must be submitted by each participating school except for Girls Division II and Division II Boys and Girls schools.  
Failure to submit the seeding ballot will result in a penalty.
April 30 - 2:00 p.m. Mandatory VIRTUAL meeting of ALL coaches using Microsoft Teams.
Division III: 2:00 p.m.
Division II: 2:15 p.m.
Division I: 2:30 p.m.
 
VIRTUAL MANDATORY COACHES MEETINGS using MICROSOFT TEAMS: 
Coaches from ALL schools must participate in the mandatory VIRTUAL coaches meetings. Coaches should download the free Microsoft Teams app to the device they will be using for the meetings.  Here is the link that will allow you to create a free Microsoft Teams account.  Please create your free account prior to Monday, April 24, 2023.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-teams/free
 
Seeding  - Only schools participating with teams will be seeded. Schools with individual entries will be assigned to a district tournament section.  NOTE: Division II girls and Division III boys and girls schools will not be seeded as they will compete in one district tournament respectively qualifying the top four in each event to the regional tournament.
 
Vote on Seeded Teams 
1.      Each school shall complete the online seeding procedures. www.ohsaa.org/cdab.
2.      Ties in seeds will be broken as follows:  The team that receives the most individual votes at the tied position or above shall receive the higher seed.  If a tie still exists, the tie will be broken by a coin toss. The school to call the toss will be the first one to appear in an alphabetic listing of the schools without the use of the respective city name unless the city name is part of the official school name.  Selection will go from A-Z in even numbered years; Z-A in odd numbered years. 
 
Regional Qualifiers: 
The number of regional qualifiers is determined by the procedure stated in General Sports Regulation 16 and adopted by the OHSAA Board of Directors.
 
Placement of Schools in Each District Tournament Section
1.      The last seeded school shall select first. Site selection will continue in reverse order until the number of regional qualifying schools is reached.  There will be no passing in this group schools.
2.      The remaining schools, representing the number of Regional Qualifiers, shall then select by rank order, starting with the #1 seed. The highest seeded team may choose to pass.  When the next seed has selected, it becomes the higher seed’s selection again.  
3.      When a section is full, the selecting team may bump the lowest seeded school to an alternate section.  A school that is bumped may then choose a site of their choice that is open or occupied by a school that has a lower seed. 
4.      Schools absent from the draw will be placed, by the draw meeting coordinator, according to seed.   If multiple schools are absent, the meeting coordinator will alternate placement of teams between the District sites. 
5.      The Tournament Manager shall rule on any procedures not covered in this policy. The manager is not permitted to change procedures covered in this policy.