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Highland senior Natalie Zidd was a state champion 800-meter runner in 2010. She is looking to regain her title in 2012.

GREENSBORO, N.C. – On Wednesday of this week, the Saturday results from the New Balance Track & Field Nationals were published. Twenty-four athletes from the SportsInk.com coverage area competed June 16-18 at North Carolina A&T University.

The Medina boys 4x1 mile relay team -- Robert Robinson, Dan Schwendler, Brent Gaither and David Knack – registered the top finish for area athletes placing fourth (17:52.83).

After a disappointing fifth place showing at the state meet, Highland senior-to-be Natalie Zidd captured eighth in the 800 meters at New Balance (2:13.70). The 2010 Division I state champion, Zidd was clocked at 2:14.43 on June 4 in Columbus.

Jacob Swords of St. Vincent-St. Mary, Ohio’s Division II state champion at 800, capped his brilliant senior campaign with a seventh-place finish (1:50.95). The Loyola of Chicago recruit had won the state meet in 1:51.44. The New Balance 800 champion, Austin Mudd of Greenwood, Ind., posted a time of 1:48.09.

SATURDAY

Natalie Zidd (Highland) – Girls 800 – 8th, 2:13.70

Taylor McDonald (Nordonia) – Girls 400 Hurdles – 13th, 1:02.30

Jacob Swords (St. Vincent-St. Mary) – Boys 800 – 7th, 1:50.95

Elliott Tedquist (Cuyahoga Falls) – Boys Pole Vault – 15th, 14-9

Relays

Cathy Suchy, Abbie Lawson, Julia Burrowbridge, Melanie Winters (Stow-Munroe Falls) – Girls 4x100 Shuttle Hurdles – 9th, 1:04.52

Tyler Jones, Jeremy Wentz, Doug Herbert, Ruben Rodriguez (Stow-Munroe Falls) – Boys 4x110 Shuttle Hurdles – 6th, 1:02.25

Jimmy Charles, Jake Onifer, Vibushan Sivakumaran, Drake Sulzer (Woodridge) – Boys 4x1 Mile – 5th, 17:53.00

Robert Robinson, Dan Schwendler, Brent Gaither, David Knack (Medina) – Boys 4x1 Mile – 4th, 17:52.83

Emerging Elite

Sean Poholski (St. Vincent-St. Mary) – Boys 800 – 21st, 1:55.99