Smith, Senecas shine at girls district meet

GIBSONBURG — Calvert's girls finished a distant third in Friday's team standings at the Division III district track meet, but the Senecas have the consolation of sending a healthy contingent of entries to next week's regional meet.Leah Smith sprinted to two victories and anchored the 4x200 team to a meet record, two other individuals moved on in their events, and Calvert advanced two more relays to next week's regional meet at Fostoria.Woodmore held off Margaretta 138-130 for the team crown in the 15-team field.Calvert scored 72 points for third, Lakota edged Mohawk 34-32 for seventh, Hopewell-Loudon upended Old Fort 28-23 for 10th, and New Riegel came in 14th (6 1/2).Emily Miller, Camryn Shook, Brooklyn Brown and Smith captured the 4x200 in 1:44.3 for Calvert, bettering the previous meet record of 1:45.41 from 2018.Smith also cruised to victory in the 100 (12.42) and 200 (25.44).The Senecas got runner-up finishes from long jumper Olivia Miller (15-9 3/4) and the 4x400 team of Shook, Brooklyn Brown, Emily Miller and Caroline Lanicek (4:05.76).Shook also claimed third in the 400 (1:01.34), as did the 4x100 team of Morgan Elchert, Emily Miller, Olivia Miller and Shook (52.19).The top four in each event qualified for the regional meet.Olivia Miller added a sixth in the 800 (2:34.72), Lanicek ran seventh in the 400 (1:03.86) and long jumper Carleigh Meier took eighth (14-7 1/4).Aubrey Vitte paced Lakota by capturing second in the 100 (13.0) and third in the 200 (26.88).Kaiya Mompher took fifth in the 100 hurdles (17.52) and sixth in the 300 hurdles (50.93), and anchored the 4x200 to fifth (1:55.69).Charlee Miller, Zoie Widman and Rylee Markel rounded out the 4x200 relay teamGrace Kehn also ran fifth in the 1,600 (6:01.23).Sevenths went to Markel in the 100 (14.05) and the 4x400 team of Markel, Riley King, Kehn and Vitte (4:21.75).Discus thrower Madalyn Gillmor finished eighth (96-7).Mohawk had a pair of regional qualifiers, with Emily Klopp earning third in the discus (112-9) and anchoring the 4x400 team to fourth (4:18.55).Izzy Meyer, Emerson Gurney and Brooklen Helton joined her on the relay.Helton added a fifth in the 400 (1:02.78).Addison Horner took sixth in the 3,200 (13:10.38) and eighth in the pole vault (7-6).Emerson Gurney tallied a sixth in the 400 (1:03.57).Hopewell-Loudon's Alivia Roerdink earned regional berths in two events, crossing the line second in the 800 (2:22.11) and finishing third in the long jump (15-5).She also ran with Hannah Schreiner, Izabella Frankart and Alayna Jones to help H-L end fifth in the 4x400 (4:20.04).Schreiner added a seventh in the 1,600 (6:02.75) and Emma Hintze took eighth in the 3,200 (13:46.81).Rylan Perry of Old Fort advanced by taking fourth in the long jump (15-2).She added a seventh in the 100 hurdles (18.07). an eighth in the 300 hurdles (51.15) and ran with Kennedy Shaull, Mylee Sebetto and Montana Sykes to end eighth in the 4x100 (55.9).The Stockaders also got a fifth from Ryanne Benner in the 3,200 (13:01.59) and a seventh from Trinity Quaintance in the discus (97-6).New Riegel's Katelyn Arbogast earned a trip to the regional by claiming third in the 300 hurdles (49.12). Chieftains sending depth back to regionalGIBSONBURG — Hopewell-Loudon's boys started the year with plenty of spots to fill, but the Chieftains now find themselves in a familiar situation — sending plenty of entries to the regional meet.The Chieftains got a pair of wins, two runner-up finishes and four other regional-qualifying efforts Friday en route to ending second at the Division III district meet.Margaretta held off H-L 106-95 for the championship. Calvert turned back Lakota 82-76 1/2 for fourth, with Mohawk (65), Old Fort (44) and New Riegel (29) ending sixth through eighth in the 14-team field.Tyler Agaba captured the 100 (11.59) and helped the 4x100 team grab a win (45.67) to key the runner-up Chieftains.Jagger Endicott, Jon Collene and George Beucler ran with Agaba on the victorious relay.Evan Kreais backed them with runner-up finishes in the 110 hurdles (16.31) and high jump (6-2), along with a third in the 300 hurdles (43.38).Other thirds came from shot putter Will Nutter (43-7) and the 4x200 team of Wade Kreais, Brennan Schmidutz, Collene and Agaba (1:37.34).Xander Roerdink ran fourth in the 1,600 (4:51.22) to round out Hopewell-Loudon's regional qualifiers.The top four in each event advance to next week's regional meet in Fostoria.Endicott added a fifth in the high jump (5-8), as did Agaba in the (24.54).Sixths went to Will Fruth in the 3,200 (11:11.0) and the 4x400 team of Brennan Schmidutz, Collene, Wade Kreais and Roerdink (3:55.98).The Chieftains got sevenths from Urban Elchert in the 110 hurdles (19.13) and Schmidutz in the 300 hurdles (47.23).Shot putter Haden Stahl added an eighth (38-11 1/2).Calvert's Jacob Rombach ran first in the 400 (51.2), second in the 200 (23.26) and anchored the runner-up 4x200 team (1:34.13).Lee Morgan, Cal Warnement and Billy Clouse rounded out the 4x200 team for the Senecas.Lucas Recker claimed second in the shot (46-4 1/2).Morgan added a third in the 400 (53.19) and anchored the 4x400 team to third (3:45.32).Clouse, Teddy Radison and Warnement joined him on the relay.Warnement ran fifth in the 100 (12.09) and seventh in the 200 (24.82).Sixths went to Evan Beeker in the 800 (2:12.33) and the 4x100 team of Liam Kerr, Austin Ranieri, Landon Ritzler and Carter Cook (47.71).Lucas McEwan of Lakota captured the 300 hurdles (42.46), ran fourth in the 110 hurdles (16.74) and helped the Raiders end fourth in the 4x200 (1:37.42).King Beard, Paul Williams and Braxton Quaintance filled out the 4x200 team for Lakota.Beard also helped the Raiders run second in the 4x100 (46.82) and the 4x400 (3:41.93).Kian Johns, Isaac King and Quaintance completed the 4x100 team. Avery Shilling, Brady Tyson and Donovan Statham filled out the 4x400 squad.Johns added a fourth in the 100 (12.03), as did Jacob Stuller in the 300 hurdles (43.47).Stuller also ended fifth in the 110 hurdles (17.56) and Donovan Statham did the same in the 400 (53.38).High jumper Micah Williams added a sixth (5-8).Bryler Wedge ended eighth in the 800 (2:14.42).Brayden Cleveland of Mohawk captured the 1,600 (4:42.92).Fourths for the Warriors came from Garrett Rinehart in the 400 (53.38) and the 4x400 team of Gavin Barth, Kahne Hayman, Mason Schimpf and Rinehart (3:47.16).Mohawk also got fifths from Kael Margraf in the 800 (2:11.3), the 4x200 team (1:38.09) and the 4x100 team (47.31).Ethan Gatchell, Owen Chevalier and Barth ran on both relays. Schimpf filled out the 4x200, and Hayman completed the 4x100.Braxton Jenkins turned in a sixth in the 300 hurdles (46.41), as did Chevalier in the 100 (12.09).Sevenths for the Warriors came from A.J. Hess in the 1,600 (5:06.05) and Hayden Parker in the 800 (2:14.0).Old Fort's Aidan Chapman claimed second in the 400 (52.01) and fourth in the 200 (23.76).Daniel Steyer ran third in the 1,600 (4:43.92) and fourth in the 3,200 (10:51.51) for the Stockaders, and Henry Beisner finished third in the 110 hurdles (16.62) and fifth in the 300 hurdles (43.64).Evan Combs tallied a sixth in the 110 hurdles (18.27), Dalton Hessick ended seventh in the 3,200 (11:12.49), and the 4x200 team of Elijah Englehart, Javi Mellot, Jake Corthell and Jacob Adkins took eighth (1:47.4).New Riegel will send three entries to the regional meet.Aaron Hohman (10:27.61) and Cameron Hohman 3,200 (10:36.55) finished second and third in the 3,200, while Zach Zoeller ran third in the 800 (2:09.33). Schiefer sets district record for runner-up TigersNORTH ROBINSON — Lilly Schiefer set a meet record in one distance race and captured second in another, and anchored a relay team to a regional berth Friday to spark Seneca East's runner-up finish in the girls Division III district track meet.Host Colonel Crawford beat the Tigers 138-86 1/2 for the championship, with Buckeye Central ending 11th (14) in the 14-team field.Schiefer's record came in the 1,600, with her 5:09.04 breaking the mark of 5:10.13 set two years ago.She also ran second in the 3,200 (11:40.47) and anchored the Tigers to fourth in the 4x400 (4:17.35).The top four in each event advanced to next week's regional in Heath.Cami Lantz, Jaidyn Kagy-Alexander and Valerie Bordner joined Schiefer on the 4x400.Lantz added a runner-up finish in the 800 (2:28.86) and a third in the 400 (1:01.32).Kagy-Alexander also ran third in the 800 (2:29.3).Olivia Stockmaster claimed fourth in the 100 (13.47) and led off the 4x100 team that finished fourth (52.77).Sayge Miller, Quinlan Burroughs and Isabel Stockmaster rounded out the 4x100 squad.Olivia Stockmaster also took fifth in the 100 hurdles (18.04) and eighth in the pole vault (8-6), while Isabel Stockmaster ran sixth in the 300 hurdles (53.6) and seventh in the 100 hurdles (18.67).Caroline Kagy added a fifth in the shot (34-11 1/4), and pole vaulter Haylee Steinmetz tied for fifth (9-0).Buckeye Central's best finish Friday came from its 4x100 team of Sophia Martin, Ella Collene, Paityn Hafner and Sarah Martin taking fifth (53.79).Nevaeh Metzger crossed the line sixth in the 800 (2:35.55) for the Buckettes.Sophia Martin, Collene, Sarah Martin and Metzger finished seventh in the 4x400 (4:43.02).Eighths went to Hafner in the 300 hurdles (56.1) and the 4x200 team of Sophia Martin, Collene, Metzger and Sarah Martin (2:00.84). Tigers sending three entries to regionalNORTH ROBINSON — Seneca East's boys qualified two relays and a hurdler to the regional meet during Friday's portion of the Division III district track meet.Austin Perry, Taylor Young, Lucas Bordner and Korbin Beamer crossed the line second in the 4x100 (44.5) to lead the Tigers.Thirds went to Luke Hicks in the 110 hurdles (16.71) and the 4x200 team of Beamer, Young, Perry and Bordner (1:33.58).The top four in each event advanced to next weeks regional in Heath.Bordner added a fifth in the high jump (5-10).Sixths went to Keeno Ruffing in the discus (134-7), Leo Schreiner in the 3,200 (10:38.2) and Beamer in the 200 (23.62).Sevenths came from Evan Schiefer in the 1,600 (4:55.99), Bradley Smith in the 800 (2:07.7), Brycen Lantz in the 3,200 (10:40.13) and Hicks in the discus (131-11).Buckeye Central had a pair of regional qualifiers.Corbin Bloomfield ran third in the 400 (52.65) and J.R. Martin did likewise in the 300 hurdles (43.18).Martin also finished sixth in the 110 hurdles (17.2) for the BucksJames Forman added a seventh in the 300 hurdles (47.01).Buckeye Central took eighth in both the 4x100 (48.25) and 4x200 (1:38.95). Cade Daniel, Jack Phillips and Alec Phillips ran on both relays. Dom Dean filled out the 4x100, and Bloomfield rounded out the 4x200.Ashland Crestview stormed past Bucyrus 153-83 for the team title. Seneca East came in fifth (58) and Buckeye Central took ninth (28) in the 15-team field.