On a late March day with temps in the mid 70s the Toppers traveled to Pataskala, Ohio, near Columbus, to open the 2017 season.  The girls ran, threw, and jumped to a 4^th place finish among 13 teams.  The boys ended up 6^th among 15 teams.

Event Winners:

• Denali Selent (1600)
• Deanna Ogrinc (300 Hurdles)
• Nate Kawalec (3200) - he also reset the meet record  by over 15 seconds!

Runner-up finishes

• Lily Baker (Pole Vault)
• Deanna Ogrinc (100 Hurdles)
• Deanna Ogrinc, Denali Selent, Mikaylie Park, and Elizabeth Rodriguez (4 x 400)
• Josh Metzung, Aidan Macaskill, Brian Horton, and Nate Kawalec (4 x 800)

3rd Places

• Lily Baker (Long Jump)
• Emily Phillips (Pole Vault)
• Elizabeth Rodriguez (400)
• Josh Metzung (800)
• Tommy Benenati, Ben Baierl, Dom Ricci, and Joey Dinko (4x100)

Complete results