Jen

[Second Sole Mentor @2ndSoleMentor]

Thank you Matthew! Words can’t express what you’ve meant to the program over the past 4 years! 🙏🏻

[Second Sole Mentor @2ndSoleMentor]

Thank you Michael for a great 4 years 🙏🏻

[Chris Lillstrung @CLillstrungNH]

🎽 Here's NH area how they fared for Sunday at state as we closed out 4 days in Columbus ...
https://t.co/lE8ff4Dmz5

[Chris Lillstrung @CLillstrungNH]

🎽 Here's my D1 state Day 2 story, now with everything embedded
Talked to Rapolas Ogorodnikas, Colin Borris, Josh Porter & Mark Poje for that
https://t.co/MCinb1xEv8

[Chris Lillstrung @CLillstrungNH]

🎽 Mentor's Michael Maynard discusses his 7th in open 8 with a 1:54.37 during D1 state Day 2
Has been such a dependable 4x8/16/open 8 guy for this program - nice to see him grab 1 more podium

[Second Sole Mentor @2ndSoleMentor]

STATE Champion 🔥

[Second Sole Mentor @2ndSoleMentor]

Michael Maynard seeded 18th and coming from lane 18 finishes 7th with a new pr of 1:54 🔥 What a way to end your senior year!
@MentorAthletics @MentorHamman

[News-Herald preps @NHPreps]

Division I state track and field Day 1: Mentor’s Penkowski secures 3,200 podium in seventh https://t.co/50PxRLWnJD

[Chris Lillstrung @CLillstrungNH]

🎽 Mentor's Michael Maynard 7th D1 open 8 1:54.37
Nice way to cap a career, young man 👍

[Chris Lillstrung @CLillstrungNH]

🎽 Mentor's Rapolas Ogorodnikas 1st D1 open 4 47.54
That's the 1st Mentor boys open 4 top 4 at state - let alone 👑 - since Harley Howells in 1934
This young man does not cease to amaze - you can make the case he's STILL learning open 4 nuance
Amazing

[Chris Lillstrung @CLillstrungNH]

🎽 Mentor's Matthew Penkowski 7th D1 32 9:23.09
Managed that nicely, especially with a 2:21/4:42 pace out front early
Had to avert some elbowy nonsense twice on the back half, but Bill knows & has them ready for that down here
Solid podium from Matthew 👍

[Chris Lillstrung @CLillstrungNH]

🎽 Mentor boys 4x8 gave it a solid swing at podium, 9th 7:54.38
That was definitely a big boy D1 final as expected

[Chris Lillstrung @CLillstrungNH]

🎽 Our Class of 2026 NH area state T&F qualifiers is now complete with at-larges added this morning
All told, we're checking in at 99 individual event & 26 relay qualifiers
Congrats to all & see you in Columbus
https://t.co/qux6SA8Rf0

[Second Sole Mentor @2ndSoleMentor]

So proud of these fine young men who are Regional Champions 🙏🏻 @MentorAthletics

[Second Sole Mentor @2ndSoleMentor]

Mentor Boys are Regional Champions for the first time in school history! Complete team fight to the end. 2 points matter 🔥@MentorAthletics @MentorHamman

[Chris Lillstrung @CLillstrungNH]

🎽 For the first time in program lore, the Mentor boys are regional team 🏆 with 91.5 points, edging Solon with 89.5
Needed that 1-3 from Rapolas & Maximo in 2, but really, another instance of maximizing quality across the facility
Historic moment for the Cards to be sure

[Chris Lillstrung @CLillstrungNH]

🎽 Mentor's Dominic Burns 3rd 110 hurdles 14.31
1st 2-time Mentor boys 110s state qualifier in school history
Nice drop deeper in the 14s too 👍

[Chris Lillstrung @CLillstrungNH]

🎽 Mentor's Maximo Miles gets the school record for the 3rd time in 3 weeks, albeit with 2.9 wind, with a 10.64
Rapolas Ogorodnikas 4th 10.66 for an auto as well
Fun final as expected
Per the Clipboard of Doom: 1st Cards boys open 1 state berth (berths in this case) since 1976

[Chris Lillstrung @CLillstrungNH]

🎽 Mentor boys 4x8 3rd 7:58.56
Totally fine
Went Penkowski/Tulenson/Schaubert/Maynard
Placement over time with solid work 1-4
If they dropped a 🔨 here only to regress at state, I might want to run on the track annoyed (& Bill would be in line in front of me 😉😅)
Solid 👍