State Track 🏃🏻
The Boys 4x100 Relay runs a time of 43.68 which puts them with the 12th fastest time. They will not qualify for Finals. Great job guys! #GoTigers
Regional Track🏃🏻♂️
The 4x100 meter relay team consisting of Ethan Gray, Adam Foster, Garrison Kruse, and Isaac Orth finish with the 6th best preliminary time of 43.84 and will qualify for the Finals on Friday.
🚔🏒The puck drops in 7 days! Come out and support OSHP Lt. Matthew N. Geer as the FOP 109 Warthogs take on the Detroit Police Hockey Club. It’s going to be a great game—hope to see you there!
📣We had a State Send-Off Tiger Style for our competition cheer team who will compete at State this Sunday at Big Walnut High School at 2:10 pm. #GoTigers
It is with great sorrow that the Ohio State Highway Patrol recognizes the off-duty death of Sergeant Matthew Cook of the Defiance Post.
Our thoughts are with Sergeant Cook’s family, the Findlay District and the Patrol family as a whole.
It's always a great time when we get to do this. I look forward to it every year. James got to dress up as Teddy Trooper and Madison went as his handler.
Yesterday, as part of #OperationSantasSleigh2025, Patrol personnel joined Toledo-area first responders in a caravan around ProMedica Russell J. Ebeid Children's Hospital in Toledo to bring holiday spirit to those spending their holiday season away from home.
This weekend a delegation of our members met with U.S. Marines stationed at the American Embassy in the Dominican Republic while on a CODEL hosted by our new ambassador Leah Campos. We’re grateful for their discipline, readiness, and devotion to protecting Americans abroad.
🚨@OSHP is looking for a (possible) Chevy Silverado with front-left grille/fender damage. It fled the scene of a serious injury crash on Nov. 12 at 5:41 p.m. on CR G near CR 10 in Center Township, Williams Co. Anyone with info is asked to call the Defiance Post - (419) 784-1025.
Last week, Julisa Nafziger, Archbold, joined the #SavedbytheBelt Club after her safety belt saved her from sustaining life-threatening injuries after a crash in May in Williams County. She is a living testimony to the effectiveness of safety belts. #BuckleUp
Letter to The Cleveland State University Administration:
To the Cleveland State Administration and All Involved in the Decision to Cut the Wrestling Program,
I have always dreamed of wrestling at the Division I level. I was warned how difficult that path would be—and after my first season here, I can confirm those warnings were well-founded. Still, I can think of nothing more rewarding than grinding through practices and tournaments with the brothers I found on this team.
Cleveland State wasn’t like every other school. It wasn’t the notoriously poor dining hall food, overpriced dorms, or relaxed acceptance standards that drew me here. It was the coaches, and it was the men on this wrestling team. They were the reason I chose this university.
I graduated as valedictorian of my high school class. Naturally, some people questioned my decision to attend the 342nd-ranked university in the United States. My father warned me during my campus visit about CSU’s shaky financial situation, and I was aware of President Bloomberg’s comments regarding the $40 million budget deficit projected last April. What I did not expect, however, was that “Strategic Prioritization” would mean cutting a program that generated revenue for the university.
I took President Bloomberg at her word when she spoke of ambition and long-term leadership. I believed in her vision.
After a light first semester, I was preparing for the end of wrestling season and a packed spring—18 credit hours, a new minor, involvement in the Honors College, and a continued 4.0 GPA. Three teammates and I were looking for a house nearby. I had started contacting potential summer employers. I smiled each time I walked through the College of Law, imagining myself there in the future. I planned to stay in Cleveland for my bachelor’s, master’s, and law degrees—and for the early part of my career.
Then on Thursday, January 23, I received a notification about a meeting—just 45 minutes in advance. I was one of the few able to attend. I say “lucky,” but I didn’t receive any real information firsthand. And now, three months later, I still haven’t received a direct explanation from anyone involved in the decision.
Let me be clear: I’m a business major on a pre-law track. I consider myself reasonable and open-minded. If eliminating the wrestling team genuinely helped the university in some way, I could have accepted the decision. But cutting a program that made money, that retained over 30 dedicated student-athletes—most without full scholarships—makes no sense financially. If I’m missing something, I welcome the chance to understand.
In a class discussion recently, a professor claimed the wrestling program was cut due to “regrettable financial decisions.” I responded, “It stings when it feels like there were some shady decisions being made—especially knowing there’s no clear financial benefit.” He quickly cut me off, not wanting students to think poorly of the administration. After class, he admitted he knew more than he could say. “There are just things they don’t want to disclose,” he said, “because of potential negative repercussions.”
So let’s be honest: it wasn’t just about money. But no one is willing to say what it was about. And that isn’t transparency. That isn’t trust. That isn’t leadership.
If I’m wrong, I welcome a meeting. Walk me through the financials. I plan to be a corporate lawyer—detailed documents and hard conversations don’t scare me. They prepare me.
Until then, I’ll spend these last weeks saying goodbye to my team, packing up, and transferring to a school led by a competent, transparent administration. I understand my departure may not mean much to you. But you have my word—if I hear of anyone from my high school considering CSU, I’ll personally warn them. I’ll urge them not to be swayed by Laura Bloomberg’s mission statements about social and economic mobility. I may be one voice, but there are 35 other wrestlers who feel just as misled.
Thank you for teaching me a hard but valuable lesson: not all people in leadership are qualified, and major life decisions deserve deeper research.
With all the respect you deserve,
Xander Myers
#savecsuwrestling
CSU's plan to cut wrestling is a betrayal of students, alumni, and community values. Neil Waxman calls on the university to reconsider this short-sighted move. #savecsuwrestling https://t.co/5ufrVPAse8
Teddy Trooper joined troopers from the Defiance Post at a recent Season of Sharing event at Defiance @meijer. @OSHP personnel teamed up with area law enforcement agencies to take children shopping and help brighten their holiday season!
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