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The Beachcomber

Indoor track is a great way for athletes to improve times and stay competitive during the winter months.

Bison Athletes Climb Podium in Seven Events at Indoor State Tournament

Jacob Tannenbaum, Staff Writer March 7, 2024

Beachwood sent 20 athletes to the indoor track and field state championship on Saturday, March 2, and Bison athletes placed in seven events. Senior Kylie Walters placed 6th in the long jump; senior...

The Bison qualifiers at the Nike Indoor Nationals in Staten Island, NY on March 13.

The Indoor Track Team’s Long Road to States

Lana Lagman, Hiba Ali, and Samah Khan April 22, 2022

The Bison indoor track team had to jump more hurdles than usual in order to compete in the Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches (OATCCC) state championship on March 4 at Spire Institute...

Coach Smith pictured in 2019 in Columbus at the Jesse Owens Memorial Track & Field Stadium.

Willie Smith Honored as National Track and Field Coach of the Year

Brooklyn Hollimon, News Editor March 25, 2021

Beachwood Track Coach Willie Smith was informed by the Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches (OATCCC) in February that he was selected as national Coach of the Year. Senior Shayna Preisler...

Photo by Grace Perryman

Indoor Track Places Again at State Tournament

Sam Thomas, Staff Writer April 6, 2019

The Beachwood indoor track team enjoyed much success on March 2 at the state championships. Both the boys and girls teams placed in many of their events, helping Beachwood maintain its reputation as...

Before this year’s postseason even got underway, Knight had already earned 17 state tournament medals from indoor and outdoor track. Photo by Elizabeth Metz

A Record-Setting Run

Ben Connor, Sports Editor May 21, 2018
Team Captain Mia Knight has led the track and indoor track teams to a series of historic victories
Indoor Track Brings Home Second Consecutive State Title

Indoor Track Brings Home Second Consecutive State Title

Sam Thomas, Staff Writer March 21, 2018

The BHS indoor track team came up victorious for the second year in a row at the State Tournament on March 3 in Geneva. Senior Caption Mia Knight, who had already won at least 15 state medals from both...

Indoor Track Wins State Championship

Indoor Track Wins State Championship

Max Alter and Prerna Mukherjee March 6, 2017

In what has already been quite a successful year for Beachwood athletes, the girls’ indoor track and field team brought home some more hardware for the school from this past weekend’s Indoor State...

4x2 relay champions from left:  junior Hannah Kahn, senior Maya Gaines-Smith, senior Emilykate Hopson-Boyd and freshman Mia Knight. Photo by Sue Kahn.

Girls Indoor Track Wins Third in State

Jennifer Yen, Staff Writer April 10, 2015

The girls indoor track team placed third overall in Division II/III at the Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches (OATCCC) championships at the University of Akron on March 7. The 4x200...

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