Comet Relays

Saturday, April 26th, 2025 | Purchase Tickets!

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Tickets will go on sale on Saturday, April 13th, at 9am for Comet Relays. All Tickets are $7.00/ticket, click here to purchase tickets.

All of you are all invited back next year for the 69th Annual Comet Relays! The date will be 4/26/25. Our athletic director, Casey Wolf will communicate the confirmation of your involvement and finances of your participation in 2025 with your athletic directors. We will open up our waiting list on January 1st, 2025 and replace unconfirmed teams. We look forward to 2025 when more than 50 high school track and field teams will visit Amherst, Saturday, April 20th, to take part in our annual Comet Relays.

Growing steadily over the past six decades, the Comet Relays have become one of the biggest track and field meets in Ohio. Legendary coaches Jack Wilhelm and Richard Cooley - the track’s namesake - visited the Ohio Wesleyan Relays in 1955, and decided to bring a similar event to Amherst, Ohio.

Current Track and Field Head Coach Rob Glatz discussed this rich history as part of the latest edition of Comet Conversation. Learn about the officials, kitchen staff and volunteers who have made the Relays so successful, and find out why some say it’s the most organized meet they have ever attended. View the full conversation by clicking here.

The 68th annual Comet Relays was dedicated to Tim Mackert. For the past 30 years, Tim Mackert has volunteered his time and energy to make the Comet Relays a success by serving as an umpire...read more.