BRR Boys Postseason Award Winners

Most Improved: Brock Jarrett, Lancaster

What a difference one year can make. Last outdoor season, Lancaster junior Brock Jarrett focused primarily on the 800, with a personal best of 1:56.34, though that was by far his fastest time of the season. He stuck with the 800 through the indoor season, finishing eighth at the indoor state meet. After that, his focus shifted to a new distance: the 1600. Entering the outdoor season with an outdoor personal best of 4:28, Jarrett built on his indoor momentum and remained undefeated in the 1600 until the regional meet. There, he placed third with a blistering 4:10—an 18-second improvement from the previous year, all against elite competition. He matched that time at the state meet, again finishing third behind the same two runners. With one more year of high school left, Jarrett has positioned himself as a top contender for the 1600 state title in 2026.

Rising Star: Gabe McNeil, Lancaster

Entering the season as an unknown, Lancaster sophomore Gabe McNeil has quickly established himself as one of the top middle-distance runners in Ohio. In his first year of track, he didn’t even run the 800, instead competing in sprints. But after making the transition to middle distance, he ran 2:02.86 indoors in his debut season at the event. Once the outdoor season began, it was all gas, no brakes. McNeil improved in nearly every race, opening with a 1:57.86 victory at the Stingel Invitational and closing with a 1:52.89 to place sixth at the state meet—earning All-Ohio honors as the only underclassman in the event.

MVP: Charlie Guerrera, Dublin Jerome

Dublin Jerome senior Charlie Guerrera had big shoes to fill in his final season after the graduation of 3200 state champion Sam Ricchiuti. Now the team’s top runner, Guerrera more than rose to the occasion. His season featured a long list of accomplishments. Before the postseason even began, he notched a major win with an 8:59 in the Wayne Invite 3200 and placed second in the Bizzarri Mile, finishing only behind an out-of-state competitor. At the regional meet, he delivered one of the most dominant performances in recent memory—anchoring Dublin Jerome’s record-breaking 4x800 relay, smashing the regional record in the 1600 with a 4:05, and doubling back to win the 3200. He capped off his season by anchoring Dublin Jerome to a state runner-up finish in the 4x800 and placing second in the 1600, cementing his legacy as one of the top distance runners in Central Ohio history.