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Established prior to the 2012-13 school year, the Southwest Ohio Conference consists of charter members Harrison, Mount Healthy, Northwest, and Talawanda High Schools.  Our outstanding athletic and academic conference is built upon the following principles:  Integrity; Sportsmanship; and Leadership.  To stay up to date on SWOC news, results, and statistics, visit the site often.  In addition, check out the IN THE NEWS tab, as well as our Twitter feed, @swocsports, for more school-specific stories and links to stories from local media outlets.

Best of luck to our athletes and teams during the upcoming 2024-2025 school year!  We are the SWOC!!!

On Saturday, June 1, the Southwest Ohio Conference was represented by having four State Placers on the podium at the 2024 OHSAA Division I State Track & Field Championship Meet. Those four State Placers were:  Junior Da’Shayla Wordlaw (Mt. Healthy) who finished 2^nd in the High Jump with a height of 5’6”; Junior D’Asyia Cotton (Northwest) who finished 4^th in the High Jump with a height of 5’5”; Senior Natalie Kiefer (Harrison) who finished 5^th in the 800 Meter Run with a time of 2:14.27; and Junior Lucia Rodro (Talawanda) who finished 7th in the 3200 Meter Run with a time of 10:57.86.  Congratulations on these accomplishments at the OHSAA Division I State Track & Field Championships!!!

The Southwest Ohio Conference has qualified four Track & Field athletes from our member schools for the 2024 OHSAA State Track & Field Championship Meet.  This included two Regional Championships:  Natalie Kiefer (Harrison) in the 800 Meter Run and Da’Shayla Wordlaw (Mt. Healthy) in the High Jump.  The Division I State Track & Field Championship Meet will be held Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1 at Welcome Stadium, in Dayton.  The competition begins at 2:00 PM on Friday and 10:00 AM on Saturday.  SWOC State Qualifiers are D’Asyia Cotton (Junior, Northwest) – High Jump (4^th Place at Regional Meet with a jump of 5’3”); Natalie Kiefer (Senior, Harrison) - 800 Meter Run (Regional Champion with a time of 2:14.34); Lucia Rodbro (Junior, Talawanda) – 3200 Meter Run (3rd Place at Regional Meet with a time of 11:03.98); and Da’Shayla Wordlaw (Junior, Mt. Healthy) – High Jump (Regional Champion with a jump of 5’6”).  Congratulations and good luck to all our Track & Field athletes and coaches!!!

The Harrison Wildcats have won the Southwest Ohio Conference All Sports Trophy for the third year in a row.  The Wildcats have now claimed seven SWOC All Sports Trophy Championships in the twelve-year history of the conference, with the others being won in the 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2019-20, 2021-22 and 2022-23 school years.  The SWOC All Sports Trophy is awarded to the conference school which amasses the most points throughout the school year.  Points are earned by your final placement in the conference standings for all conference sports.   Harrison was able to achieve this amazing accomplishment by winning eight outright SWOC championships, in the following sports:  Football; Boys Cross Country; Boys Soccer; Girls Soccer; Volleyball; Girls Basketball; Wrestling; and Boys Track.  The Wildcats also recorded SWOC Co-Championships in the following sports:  Boys Tennis and Girls Track.  The final standings for the 2023-24 All Sports Trophy were:  1. Harrison (72); 2. Talawanda (54); 3. Northwest (41); and 4. Mt. Healthy (24).  More information can be viewed by clicking on the All Sports Trophy tab.  Congratulations Harrison Wildcats!!!

The Harrison Wildcats of Head Coach Scott Menze and the Talawanda Brave of Head Coach Brad Hoblitzell have each claimed a piece of the SWOC Girls Track & Field Championship.  This is the second SWOC crown for the Wildcats and the ninth SWOC title for the Brave.  At the 2024 SWOC Girls Track & Field Championship Meet, the Wildcats and Brave finished with the exact same point total.  The final team scores were:  1. (tie) Harrison and Talawanda (84); 3. Mt. Healthy (49); and 4. Northwest (36).  The following individuals were winners of special awards:  SWOC Girls Field Event Athlete of the Year – Gracelynn Durkin (Harrison); SWOC Girls Runner of the Year – Da’Shayla Wordlaw (Mt. Healthy); and SWOC Girls Track & Field Coach of the Year – Brad Hoblitzell (Talawanda).  One meet record was broken, while three athletes tied meet records.  Natalie Kiefer (Harrison) set a new meet record in the 1600 Meter Run with a time of 5:04.76.  Tying meet records were:  Da’Shayla Wordlaw (Mt. Healthy) and D’Asyia Cotton (Northwest) – 5’4” in the High Jump and Olivia Andrews (Talawanda) – 10’6’ in the Pole Vault.  For complete results, please click on the following link: https://oh.milesplit.com/meets/581225-swoc-championships-2024/results