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Shaw just wants it to be all over
Trotwood-Madison track athlete ruled ineligible; judge issues restraining order on OHSAA in matter.

By Mark Gokavi and Lou Grieco
Staff Writers
Saturday, May 17, 2008

Declared ineligible this week to continue his track season by the Ohio High School Athletic Association, Michael Shaw and his family went to court.

On Friday, May 16, a Montgomery County Common Pleas Judge issued a temporary restraining order stopping the OHSAA from ruling the Trotwood-Madison High School senior ineligible.

The restraining order allows Shaw to compete in Tuesday's first day of the Division I district track meet in Troy, the first step in qualifying for the June 6-7 state meet.

At issue is whether Shaw and his family established residency in Trotwood through falsified means. Shaw transferred from Alter High School to Trotwood-Madison midway through his junior year.

The ruling about Shaw violating Bylaw 4-7-2, Exception 1 regarding transfers and residency was confirmed Friday by OHSAA Assistant Commissioner Bob Goldring.

Shaw's residency issue stemmed from a months-old OHSAA investigation of Trotwood's 13 alleged misdeeds regarding transfers, residency and recruiting.

"We are scheduled for a full preliminary injunctive hearing to see whether or not he will be able to participate in the future," said Shaw's attorney, Aaron Durden, about a 9 a.m. Wednesday meeting with Judge Jeffrey Froelich. "We're grateful that he's been given this opportunity to at least prove that he and his family did nothing wrong and that he has an opportunity to compete."

Shaw just wants it to be all over