It had been a while since coach Randy Hisner’s team had run a race on their home course. After losing the sectional in an IHSAA revision of the postseason, the team’s lone home event was canceled last year due to excessive heat.
This week’s weather nearly repeated last year’s cancellation, but the race was shortened to a 3200 M race instead of the typical 5K.
Hayden Whittenbarger ran a faster time than any of his 3200 attempts this spring in the track season to finish second behind Bryan Garcia of New Haven, who won the race.
Hudson Krull was fifth for the Braves and was followed by a trio of Braves in 11th, 12th and 13th.
Adams Central edged Heritage by just one point thanks to Ethan Crockett’s third-place finish within an arm’s length of Whittenbarger.
Marshall Harris led the Patriots with a time of 11:19, good enough for sixth.
Team Scores
Bellmont 43, New Haven 65, Adams Central 77, Heritage 78, Woodlan 104, FW Wayne 127, FW Bishop Luers 173
Top 10 Individuals and times (3200 M race)
1. Bryan Garcia-New Haven 10:32.4
2. Hayden Whittenbarger-Bellmont 10:53.7
3. Ethan Crockett-Adams Central 10:53.8
4. Jerry Troyer-Woodlan 11:09.7
5. Hudson Krull-Bellmont 11:11.4
6. Marshall Harris-Heritage 11:19.0
7. Trevor Schwartz-Adams Central 11:22.1
8. Brandon Busch-Bishop Luers 11:25.2
9. Corban Roth-Heritage 11:30.2
10. Ian Amstutz-New Haven 11:42.2
Bellmont Times & Places
2nd-Hayden Whittenbarger 10:53.7
5th-Hudson Krull 11:11.4
11th-Harry Gunsett 11:47.3
12th-Maddux Miller 11:49.9
13th-Ethan Curtis 11:52.8
28th-Landon Rich 12:44.4
35th-Cayden Rauch 13:07.6
Adams Central Times & Places
3rd-Ethan Crockett 10:53.8
7th-Trevor Schwartz 11:22.1
15th-Reid Gerber 11:54.1
25th-Tyler Schwartz 12:36.1
27th-Bryson Edgell 12:44.0
Heritage Times & Places
6th-Marshall Harris 11:19.0
9th-Corban Roth 11:30.2
14th-Gabe Hanford 11:54.0
19th-Hayden Amstein 12:18.6
30th-Cooper Naatz 12:49.9
38th-Alexander Smith 13:27.6
43rd-Zane VanOsdale 14:26.1
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