Cardinal Huskies Track and Field

06/06/2026

HUSKIES ADD ANOTHER STATE PODIUM FINISH ON DAY 2

The Cardinal Huskies continued their strong showing at the OHSAA State Track & Field Championships on Friday.

Sophomore Mason Thistlethwaite earned a 7th-place finish in the Division V Boys 100-Meter Dash, securing a spot on the state podium and earning All-Ohio honors. Even more impressive, Mason was the only underclassman in the 100-meter finals, competing against a field made up entirely of upperclassmen.

Junior Olivia Krebs followed up her state podium finish in the shot put with another strong performance, placing 10th in the Girls Discus against one of the top fields in the state.

I am so proud of this team and their accomplishments!!

06/05/2026

The Cardinal Huskies concluded Day 1 of the OHSAA State Track & Field Championships with an outstanding performance and our first state placer of the meet.

Competing against the best throwers in Ohio, Olivia rose to the occasion on the biggest stage of the season. She shattered her previous personal best by nearly two feet, launching a throw of 41’3” to earn a 4th-place finish in the State of Ohio. Achieving such a significant personal best at the state meet is a testament to her mindset and continued growth as an athlete. With another year ahead of her, the future remains incredibly bright.

Sophomore Mason Thistlethwaite advanced to the state finals in the 100-meter dash, recording a time of 11.27 in the preliminary round. Mason will compete tomorrow afternoon with an opportunity to earn a place on the state podium.

The boys 4x100-meter relay team concluded its season with a strong showing, finishing 13th in the state. Congratulations to Josh Miller, Tor Eastlake, Joey Komandt, and Mason Thistlethwaite for an exceptional season.

05/30/2026

The Cardinal Huskies Track & Field team concluded an outstanding performance at the Division V Regional Championships this weekend. Competing against the best athletes in the region, our Huskies rose to the challenge.

We are excited to announce that Cardinal will be sending multiple athletes and a relay team to the OHSAA State Track & Field Championships, awarded to the top five finishers in each event.

STATE QUALIFIERS

Olivia Krebs qualified for the State Championships in two events, placing 3rd in the Shot Put with a throw of 38’0” and 5th in the Discus with a personal-best throw of 119’6”.

Mason Thistlethwaite earned a State Championship berth with a Regional Runner-Up finish in the 100 Meter Dash, crossing the line in 11.44.

The Boys 4x100 Meter Relay team of Joshua Miller, Tor Eastlake, Joey Komandt, and Mason Thistlethwaite delivered a great performance placing 3rd overall and qualified for the State Championships with a time of 44.07.

In the process, they broke a Cardinal school record that had stood since 1994. The previous record of 44.70 had remained untouched for 32 years before this group etched their names into the Huskies record book.

REGIONAL FINALISTS

• Mason Thistlethwaite – 2nd Place, 100 Meter Dash (State Qualifier)

• Boys 4x100 Relay (Joshua Miller, Tor Eastlake, Paul Komandt, Mason Thistlethwaite) – 3rd Place (State Qualifier & School Record)

• Olivia Krebs – 3rd Place, Shot Put (State Qualifier)

• Olivia Krebs – 5th Place, Discus (State Qualifier)

• Joshua Miller – 6th Place, 200 Meter Dash

• Jaiden Fix – 7th Place, Pole Vault (Personal Best 11’0”)

• Mason Thistlethwaite – 7th Place, Long Jump

• Ivy Kaminski – 8th Place, 100 Meter Dash

• Ivy Kaminski – 7th Place, 200 Meter Dash

• Dominic Harris – 9th Place, Pole Vault

• Sam Gdovichin – 12th Place, 3200 Meter Run (Personal Best 10:08.66)

• Brayden Page – Tied for 14th Place, High Jump

Congratulations to all of our Regional Finalists and State Qualifiers. We look forward to representing Cardinal at the OHSAA State Championships next week.

05/29/2026

Day 1 of Regional Results

Congratulations to junior Olivia Krebs, who became our first State Qualifier of the season with a 3rd place finish in the girls shot put, recording a throw of 38 feet. She will compete in Columbus next week!

• Mason Thistlethwaite — 7th place in long jump, leaping 20’6.25”
• Jaiden Fix — 7th place in pole vault, clearing 11’0”
• Dominic Harris — 9th place in pole vault, clearing 10’6”

Several athletes also advanced to Saturday’s finals:

• Ivy Kaminski qualified for the 100m finals with a time of 12.9
• Ivy Kaminski also advanced in the 200m dash with a time of 26.66
• Mason Thistlethwaite qualified for the 100m finals in 11.4
• Josh Miller qualified for the 200m finals in 23.07

The boys 4x100 relay team also secured a spot in Saturday’s finals. Team members include Josh Miller, Tor Eastlake, Joey Komandt, and Mason Thistlethwaite.

05/23/2026

What a GREAT day to be a Huskie!

The Cardinal Huskies had an outstanding performance at the Division V District Championships! The boys team finished 3rd overall and the girls team finished 4th against some very strong competition. There were countless PR’s, huge performances, school records, district champions, and regional qualifiers all across the board.

Congratulations to all of our athletes who competed and represented Cardinal. Regionals are next Thursday and Saturday at Cuyahoga Heights, where the girls top 3 and boys top 4 district finishers advance to compete for a trip to state!

DISTRICT CHAMPIONS

Olivia Krebs — District Champion in the Girls Shot Put with a massive throw of 39-6.25 PB! This is a qualifying time for Nationals!

Ivy Kaminski — District Champion in the Girls 100m Dash with a huge PR of 12.83!

The Cardinal Girls 4x100 Relay team are DISTRICT CHAMPIONS with a winning time of 52.66!
• Natalie Soltis
• Brooklyn Whitely
• Emily Pleva
• Ivy Kaminski

Mason Thistlethwaite — District Champion in the 100m Dash (11.00 PB), 200m Dash (22.43 PB), and Long Jump (21-3 PB)!

Mason broke the SCHOOL RECORD in the boys long jump and also broke the SCHOOL RECORD in the boys 200m dash! In the same 200m final, Josh Miller also broke the previous school record with his incredible runner-up finish of 22.47 PB! Both athletes hit Adidas Nationals qualifying standards and will have the opportunity to compete next month in North Carolina!

Dominic Harris — District Champion in the Boys Pole Vault clearing 10-4!

REGIONAL QUALIFIERS & TOP FINISHERS

GIRLS:

Ivy Kaminski
• 1st — 100m Dash — 12.83 PB
• 2nd — 200m Dash — 25.96 PB

Olivia Krebs
• 1st — Shot Put — 39-6.25 PB
• 3rd — Discus — 109-0

Adelyn Grant
• 3rd — Pole Vault — 7-0

Cambrya Kitzmiller
• 7th — 800m Run — 2:42.66 PB
• 4th — High Jump — 4-10 PB

Cardinal Girls 4x100 Relay — District Champions — 52.66
• Natalie Soltis
• Brooklyn Whitely
• Emily Pleva
• Ivy Kaminski

Layla Marcum
• 5th — Discus — 101-3
• 6th — Shot Put — 30-3.25 PB

Emily Pleva
• 6th — Long Jump — 14-8.75

BOYS:

Mason Thistlethwaite
• 1st — 100m Dash — 11.00 PB
• 1st — 200m Dash — 22.43 PB
• 1st — Long Jump — 21-3 PB

Joshua Miller
• 2nd — 200m Dash — 22.47 PB

Sam Gdovichin
• 3rd — 3200m Run — 10:22.34 PB
• 5th — 1600m Run — 4:54.99

4x100 Relay Team — 3rd Place — 44.98
• Joshua Miller
• Tor Eastlake
• Joey Komandt
• Mason Thistlethwaite

4x200 Relay Team — 3rd Place — 1:35.75
• Joshua Miller
• Jaiden Fix
• Brayden Page
• Tor Eastlake

4x400 Relay Team — 6th place — 3:50
• Tor Eastlake
• Jaiden Fix
• Gage Wagamon
• Landon Fisher

Dominic Harris
• 1st — Pole Vault — 10-4

Jaiden Fix
• 3rd — Pole Vault — 10-4

Brayden Page
• 4th — High Jump — 5-8 PB

Gage Wagamon
• 6th — 800m Run — 2:05.88 PB

Joey Komandt
• 5th — High Jump — 5-6
• 6th — Long Jump — 19-5.75

Tor Eastlake
• 7th — 100m Dash — 11.95

We are incredibly proud of every athlete that competed this week. Let’s keep the momentum rolling into Regionals!

05/22/2026

The Huskies had a strong start to the district meet with multiple athletes earning personal bests, championships, school records, and regional qualifications.

Mason Thistlethwaite won the boys long jump with a leap of 21 feet 3 inches, breaking the Cardinal school record previously held since 1960 by Rich Pelmonter.

Olivia Krebs became our first district champion of the night with an outstanding throw of 39 feet 6.25 inches in the shot put. Layla Marcum also placed 6th in the shot put with a new season-best throw of 30 feet 3.25 inches.

Sam Gdovinchin ran a personal best time of 10:22.34 in the 3200m to secure a spot at regionals next week with a 3rd place finish.

Colten Smith threw 110 feet in discus, earning a new personal best.

Adelyn Grant secured a spot at regionals with a 3rd place finish in the girls pole vault.

Cambrya Kitzmiller was part of a three-way tie in the girls high jump with a season-best jump of 4 feet 10 inches.

Joey Komandt took 6th place in long jump jumping over 19 feet.

To close out the night, Dominic Harris won the boys pole vault with a clearance of 10 feet 4 inches. Jaiden Fix also cleared 10 feet 4 inches to secure his spot at regionals.

On Saturday, the Huskies return to competition in the remaining field events and running finals as they continue their pursuit of regional qualifications.

05/17/2026

The Huskies competed today at the NEO Throws Meet hosted by James A. Garfield High School.

Olivia Krebs competed in the Championship Division and had an outstanding day. Olivia threw over 117 feet in discus, earning a new PR and a 4th place finish. She also set another PR in shot put with a throw of 38’ 8.5”. To cap off an incredible performance, Olivia was named the meet MVP!

Samuel Penneti, Colten Smith, Austin Meadows, and Layla Marcum competed in the rainy Open Division. Despite the tough weather conditions, they still managed to get in some quality throws! Great work by all of our throwers today!

05/12/2026

Cardinal wrapped up the NAC Championship last night with an incredible team effort, earning a 3rd place finish for the girls team and a 4th place finish for the boys team!

Boys NAC Championship Placers

Mason Thistlethwaite — 1st Place, 200m — 23.55
Mason Thistlethwaite — 3rd Place, 100m — 11.55
Mason Thistlethwaite — 4th Place, Long Jump — 17’7”
Joshua Miller — 4th Place, 200m — 23.88 (PB)
Gage Wagamon — 5th Place, 800m — 2:14.01
Gage Wagamon — 7th Place, 1600m — 4:58.42
Sam Gdovichin — 2nd Place, 3200m — 10:25.91 (PB)
Sam Gdovichin — 6th Place, 1600m — 4:54.59
Brayden Page — 9th Place, 400m — 57.98
Brayden Page — 6th Place, High Jump — 5’3”
Robert Wojtasik — 10th Place, 800m — 2:26.08
Samuel Pannetti — 7th Place, Discus — 106’9” (PB)
Paul Komandt — 3rd Place, High Jump — 5’6”
Paul Komandt — 6th Place, Long Jump — 17’2.5”
Jaiden Fix — 2nd Place, Pole Vault — 10’0”
Dominic Harris — 3rd Place, Pole Vault — 10’0”
Boys Relays

4x100 Relay — 3rd Place — 45.92
(Jaiden Fix, Tor Eastlake, Paul Komandt, Mason Thistlethwaite)
4x200 Relay — 3rd Place — 1:38.97
(Tor Eastlake, Joshua Miller, Landon Fisher, Brayden Page)
4x400 Relay — 5th Place — 3:57.42
(Jaiden Fix, Landon Fisher, Gage Wagamon, Tor Eastlake)
Girls NAC Championship Placers

Ivy Kaminski — 1st Place, 100m — 13.37
Ivy Kaminski — 1st Place, 200m — 26.93
Cambrya Kitzmiller — 3rd Place, High Jump — 4’3”
Cambrya Kitzmiller — 6th Place, 800m — 2:46.76
Cambrya Kitzmiller — 8th Place, Long Jump — 12’5” (PB)
Abigail Springer — 7th Place, 3200m — 14:54.63
Abigail Springer — 10th Place, 1600m — 6:42.00
Madison Hilger — 8th Place, 3200m — 15:12.21
Eve Kaminski — 4th Place, 300m Hurdles — 55.54
Eve Kaminski — 10th Place, 100m Hurdles — 20.60
Meredith Canfield — 6th Place, High Jump — 4’3”
Meredith Canfield — 9th Place, 300m Hurdles — 1:04.46
Olivia Krebs — 1st Place, Shot Put — 33’10.25”
Olivia Krebs — 2nd Place, Discus — 107’0”
Layla Marcum — 1st Place, Discus — 110’0” (PB)
Layla Marcum — 4th Place, Shot Put — 28’5.5”
Adelyn Grant — 3rd Place, Pole Vault — 7’0” (PB)
Emily Pleva — 5th Place, Long Jump — 13’10”
Girls Relays

4x100 Relay — 2nd Place — 54.12
(Eve Kaminski, Brooklyn Whitely, Emily Pleva, Ivy Kaminski)
4x200 Relay — 9th Place — 2:20.63
(Aalliyah Barbee, Nikya Barbee, Ayva Keener, Isabella Miller)
4x400 Relay — 9th Place — 4:56.36
(Aallyah Barbee, Natalie Soltis, Cambrya Kitzmiller, Meredith Canfield)

Great job Cardinal! The hard work continues as we prepare for postseason competition!

05/12/2026

05/01/2026

Battle of the Ugly Jug Invitational

The Cardinal Boys and Girls Track & Field teams delivered an outstanding performance at the Battle of the Ugly Jug Invitational, earning a 2nd place overall finish and bringing home four Ugly Jug trophies.

Congratulations to:

Mason Thistlethwaite – Men’s Track MVP
Joey Komandt – Men’s Field MVP

Men’s Results

100m
1st – Mason Thistlethwaite – 11.47
9th – Tor Eastlake – 12.41

200m
1st – Mason Thistlethwaite – 23.33
8th – Tor Eastlake – 24.70

400m
6th – Brayden Page – 57.47 (PB)

800m
2nd – Gage Wagamon
7th – Robert Wojtasik

1600m
1st – Gage Wagamon
2nd – Sam Gdovichin

5000m
1st – Sam Gdovichin

Shot Put
10th – Samuel Pannetti – 32’ 9.5”
12th – Dominic Harris – 32’ 2” (PB)

Discus
7th – Samuel Pannetti – 105’ 4” (PB)
12th – Colton Smith – 84’ 0”

High Jump
1st – Paul Komandt – 5’ 9”
5th – Brayden Page – 5’ 0”

Long Jump
1st – Mason Thistlethwaite – 19’ 11”
3rd – Paul Komandt – 18’ 4.25”
10th – Brayden Page – 17’ 0.75”

Women’s Results

100m
2nd – Ivy Kaminski – 13.56

200m
1st – Ivy Kaminski – 27.24

800m
2nd – Cambrya Kitzmiller

1600m
9th – Abigail Springer

5000m
7th – Abigail Springer

300m Hurdles
5th – Eve Kaminski – 59.28
6th – Meredith Canfield – 59.34

Shot Put
1st – Olivia Krebs – 32’ 7.25”
7th – Layla Marcum – 26’ 11”
8th – Adelyn Grant – 26’ 10.5”

Discus
2nd – Olivia Krebs – 95’ 9”
4th – Layla Marcum – 91’ 3”

High Jump
3rd – Cambrya Kitzmiller – 4’ 6”
7th – Meredith Canfield – 4’ 0” (PB)

Long Jump
2nd – Emily Pleva – 13’ 11.25”
10th – Cambrya Kitzmiller – 11’ 5.5” (PB)

Mixed Relay Results

Mixed 4x100
1st – Pleva, I. Kaminski, Komandt, Thistlethwaite – 48.30
8th – Barbee, Barbee, Fix, Page – 55.32

Mixed Throwers 4x100
1st – Grant, Krebs, Smith, Pannetti – 57.30

Mixed 4x200
3rd – I. Kaminski, E. Kaminski, Eastlake, Fix – 1:46.18

Mixed 4x400
4th – Barbee, Canfield, Fisher, Fix – 4:33.17

Mixed 4x800
1st – Gdovichin, Wagamon, E. Kaminski, Kitzmiller – 10:10.59