Blake Baker Signs NLI to Join Track and Field, Cross Country Programs
11/17/2023 12:40:00 PM | Cross Country, Track and Field
Youngstown State head track and field coach Brian Gorby announced that Canfield distance runner Blake Baker has signed a National Letter of Intent to join the Youngstown State men's track and field and cross country programs for the 2024-25 season.
Baker, a Mahoning Valley native, owns personal-best times of 9:11 in the 3200m and 15:25 in the 5000m. The runner, competing for Canfield high school, has delivered impressive finishes and times in cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field.
During the 2023 cross country season, Baker finished 11th in the region at the OHSAA DI Regional Meet held in Boardman with a time of 16:01.8 and went on to finish 22nd at the OHSAA DI State Cross Country Championships, clocking a 15:47.9.
In the 2023 outdoor track season, Baker finished seventh in the region in the 3200m at the OHSAA D1 Region 1 Meet in Youngstown with a time of 9:34.85. During the indoor season, he placed 15th in the 3200m at the OATCC DI Indoor State Championships with his personal-best time of 9:25.75.
