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DANE FUELLING
WZBD.com
BLUFFTON – Alexa Walter and Weston Ott won both throwing events at Saturday’s Bluffton Throwers Showcase. Both throwers finished as state runner-up at last year’s state track meet.
Walter won the discus by a whopping 13 feet over her closest competitor, smashing her previous PR with a throw of 134-07. That mark is astonishing considering Walter’s PR was just 107 feet last year when she won the sectional.
She’s now within touching distance of Maya Gerber’s mark of 139-03 from the 2024 sectional. Needless to say, it seems likely that Heritage will win the sectional discus title for a third year running.
Lenai Riddle and Riley Roy also finished in the Top 10 in the event.
In the shot put, Walter was just 17 inches short of her school record, but 15.5 inches longer than her protege, Lenai Riddle, who was second with a new PR, going nine inches longer than her distance at the ACAC meet last week.
Adams Central also had some top performances. Melanie Eicher exceeded her season best and last year’s career mark with a throw of 95-02 to finish just behind Heritage’s Riley Roy in tenth place.
Girls’ Meet
Discus
1. Alexa Walter-Heritage 134-07
2. Aubrey Mapes-Churubusco 121-11
5. Lenai Riddle-Heritage 103-04
7. Rori Drayer-Bluffton 103-02
8. Bridget Steffen-Bluffton 99-04
9. Riley Roy-Heritage 96-00
10. Melanie Eicher-AC 95-02
24. Alyssa Garwood-AC 78-09
Shot Put
1. Alexa Walter-Heritage 44-06.5
2. Lenai Riddle-Heritage 43-03
3. Alexandria Koby-Bluffton 35-09.5
4. Rori Drayer-Bluffton 35-08.5
13. Alyssa Garwood-AC 31-02.75
16. Riley Roy-Heritage 30-02.75
23. Alyssa Fruechte-AC 27-03.25
Boys’ Meet
Discus
1. Weston Ott-Churubusco 178-11
2. Andrew Trahin-Bishop Dwenger 151-11
3. Mason Downey-Hunt. No. 148-06
4. Braylen Cowans-AC 146-05
9. Wyatt Holmes-Bluffton 135-04
15. Alex Nagle-Heritage 128-00
18. Hunter DeKoninck-Heritage 118-05
19. Wyatt Clifton-Norwell 117-01
22. Alistair Dunaway-Heritage 110-05
23. Gus Nussbaum-AC 106-05
-Gus Nussbaum broke 100 feet for the first time in his throwing career, setting a new PR.
Shot Put
1. Weston Ott-Churubusco 60-09
2. Andrew Trahin-Bishop Dwenger 57-07
3. Ryan Kline-Woodlan 53-03.75
4. Aiden Hunt-Garrett 52-06.5
8. Wyatt Clifton-Norwell 48-05
11. Conner Landis-Bluffton 44-04
15. Alden Bowers-Heritage 42-00.75
18. Alex Nagle-Heritage 39-09.25
32. Wyatt Holmees-Bluffton 34-08.25
33. Braylen Cowans-AC 34-08
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