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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!!!

At the 2025 OHSAA Division I Track & Field State Championship Meet, Mt. Healthy’s Da’Shayla Wordlaw soared her way to the State Championship in the High Jump.  She cleared the height of 5’10” to claim her crown as State Champion and improve upon her State Runner-up performance at the 2024 State Championship Meet.  Da’Shayla’s jump set a new school record and was the “10^th best jump all-time in the Girls High Jump at the State Meet”, according to Mt. Healthy Head Coach Greg Moore.  Northwest’s D’Asyia Cotton was on the podium, as well, after posting a jump of 5’7” in the High Jump.  Her 5^th Place finish makes her a two-time State Placer in the High Jump.  Congratulations on these outstanding accomplishments at the OHSAA Track & Field State Championship Meet!!!

Five Track & Field athletes from Southwest Ohio Conference member schools have qualified for the 2025 OHSAA State Track & Field Championship Meet.  The Division I State Track & Field Championship Meet will be held Friday, June 6 and Saturday, June 7 at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, The Ohio State University.  Division I competition begins at 4:45 PM on Friday and 12:00 PM on Saturday.  Southwest Ohio Conference State Qualifiers are: Da’Shayla Wordlaw (Senior, Mt. Healthy) 2025 Regional Champion in the High Jump. She is also a 4-time SWOC Runner of the Year, 2-time District Champion (including breaking the District record in 2025), 2-time Regional Champion, 4-time State Qualifier and 4-time Placer at the State Meet (High Jump Runner-up 2024, 4^th Place in the 200 Meter Dash/7^th Place in the 100 Meter Dash in 2023 and 5^th Place in the 100 Meter Dash in 2022); Lucia Rodbro (Senior, Talawanda) finished 4^th in the Regional Meet in the 3200 Meter Run. She is also a 4-time All-Conference runner, 3-time State Qualifier and Placed 7^th in the 3200 at the 2024 State Meet; Adriana Luking (Junior, Talawanda) finished 3^rd in the 3200 Meter Run at the Regional Meet. She is also a 3-time All-Conference runner; D’Asyia Cotton (Senior, Northwest) finished 4^th in the Regional Meet in the High Jump.  She has also earned All-Conference honors 4 times, qualified for the State Meet 3 times and Placed at the State Meet twice (4^th in 2024 and 5^th in 2023); and Max Bixler (Senior, Talawanda) finished 4^th in the Regional Meet in the 1600 Meter Run. He is also a 3-time All-Conference runner. Congratulations and good luck to our SWOC Track & Field athletes and coaches!!!

For the fourth straight year and eighth time in the history of the conference, the Harrison Wildcats have won the Southwest Ohio Conference All Sports Trophy.  The Wildcats captured the SWOC All Sports Trophy Championship in the following school years: 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2019-20, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25.  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.   By winning nine outright SWOC championships, in the following sports: Football; Boys Soccer; Girls Soccer; Girls Basketball; Boys Bowling; Girls Bowling; Wrestling; Baseball and Boys Track and a Co-Championship in Boys Tennis, Harrison was able to claim this prestigious prize.  The final standings for the 2024-25 All Sports Trophy were: 1. Harrison (79); 2. Talawanda (66); 3. Northwest (35.5); and 4. Mt. Healthy (19.5).  Complete information can be viewed by clicking on the All Sports Trophy tab.  Congratulations Harrison Wildcats!!!

The Harrison Wildcats and Head Coach Scott Menze have run away with the SWOC Boys Track & Field Championship.  This is the second consecutive SWOC title for the Wildcats.  At the 2025 SWOC Boys Track & Field Championship Meet, Harrison finished 32 points ahead of runner-up Talawanda.  The final team scores were: 1. Harrison (98); 2. Talawanda (66); 3. Northwest (50); and 4. Mt. Healthy (36).  The following individuals were winners of special awards:  SWOC Boys Field Event Athlete of the Year – Jacob Dearwester (Harrison); SWOC Boys Runner of the Year – Adrian Avent (Harrison); and SWOC Boys Track & Field Coach of the Year – Scott Menze (Harrison).  A 10-year old meet record was tied by Grant Meibers (Harrison) when he cleared a height of 6’3” in the High Jump.  For complete results, please click on the following link: https://oh.milesplit.com/meets/645670-swoc-championships-2025/results