2019 Announcements

March 2019

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Site is now active.  Announcements coming soon.

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We're going to miss you Coach Smith!  Best of luck in the Washington DC area as you pursue your new coaching endeavors and enjoy retirement.  You'll never be forgotten by the young men and women you've taught, mentored, coached, and helped over the years.  "The H" never comes off, and you exemplify "The H"...

Coach Jim Smith retired in 2018 after over 30 years as the boys’ head varsity track and field coach as well as pole vault, high jump and long jump coach. He taught at Hilliard (now Davidson) from 1984 to 2018, and in addition to his track coaching experience also coached high school football (18 years), high school basketball (three years), and college track (two years.) He coached the first ever Ohio Division I female pole vault champion and state record holder, and his best team finish at the state meet is third.  He also has numerous conference and district championships to his credit.

Coach Smith is a 1984 graduate of Otterbein College, where he earned his teaching degree in Health Physical Education and General Science. While there he was an All-American track and field decathlete and four-year letter winner, a four-year football letter-winner, and the recipient of the Norris Elliot Award for Sports and Academics. He received his Master’s Degree in Sports Science from Ashland University.

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Best of luck to the new young men's head coach, Ryan Aleshire! (pictured below) 

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2019 Outdoor Schedule (Subject to Change)

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Click here for Young Men's Schedule (opens a new window)

Click here for Young Women's Schedule (opens a new window)

Always check with coaches for latest updates!

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Outdoor Season Notes

Outdoor Season Notes:

1)  Order of Events

3200 (4 x 800) meter relay (girls and boys may run together)

100 meter (33") hurdles - girls

110 meter high (39") hurdles - boys

100 meter dash

800 (4 x 200) meter relay

1600 meter run

400 (4 x 100) meter relay

400 meter dash

300 meter low (30") hurdles - girls

300 intermediate (36") hurdles - boys

800 meter dash

200 meter dash

3200 meter run (girls and boys may run together)

1600 (4 x 400) meter relay

2)  Meets usually begin between 4:30 PM and 5:00 PM. You must ride the bus to and from each away meet unless prior arrangements are made with the coach.

3)  Listen up for the first, second, and final call for each event, including field events! Show up at the event ready to compete (warmed up, personal needs taken care of, and field event marks down and / or warm-up throws in.)

4)  Keep sweats on until ready to compete.

5)  Warm up, stay warmed up, and warm up again after long periods of inactivity, especially when the weather is cool.

6)  Support your teammates!

7)  All school policies and procedures apply at away meets.

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Coaches Corner

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Ryan Aleshire (pictured above) - Young Men's Head Coach

Bio coming soon.

Matt Beatty (pictured above)  - Young Women's Head Coach - Matt_Beatty@hboe.org

Coach Matt Beatty is entering his 15th year as girls’ head varsity track coach, after having served as an assistant coach in the program. In addition to his head coaching responsibilities he also works with the hurdlers and jumpers, and has coached the throws and sprinters in the past. He is also an assistant boys’ football coach.

Coach Beatty received his undergraduate degree in US History from The Ohio State University and his Teaching Certificate from Ohio Dominican University. While attending Ohio Dominican he was a Graduate Assistant for two years and an assistant coach of the men’s basketball program. He has taught Special Education at Pickerington Central High School and coached football, basketball and baseball at PickeringtonNorth. 

Pat Schlecht (pictured above) - Distance Coach and Men's Head Cross Country Coach

Coach Pat Schlect is entering his 25th season as the Hilliard (now Davidson) track team distance coach and his 26th total season of coaching track. He is also the head coach of the Hilliard Davidson boys cross country team, a position he has held for the past 15 seasons.

Coach Schlect's distance runners are consistently amongst the best in the state in both cross country and track. The Davidson cross country team has qualified for the State Championship Meet the past nine years in a row, which includes four top-four finishes, a State Championship in 2002, and a State Runner-Up in 2008. The Davidson track team 4 x 1600 meter relay team from 2003 holds the State Record.

Coach Schlect teaches World Studies and Early World History at Davidson. He is a graduate of The Ohio State University, where he earned his teaching degree in Social Studies.


Todd Heinlen (pictured above) - Men's Sprints and Hurdles. 

Bio coming soon.
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