Norwell dominated Friday’s South Adams Track & Field Invite, which was held at Bluffton due to construction at the South Adams facility.
Notes & Results:
-Emmerson Smith (SA) reached the 100 finals (where she finished fourth) with a season-best time in the prelims of 14.02.
-Smith was also fast in the 200 finals, running a career best and taking seventh in 28.50.
-Quinn Buchan of Bellmont took fourth in the 400 with her best time this season.
-Keeley Carpenter won the 800 for the Braves with her best time of the season (2:35.49).
-Nia Litwiller (SA) cut six seconds from her career best to finish in fourth in the 800.
-Starfire teammate Kalle Trausch also set a PR in the 800 and finished 12th.
-Adalynn Watson (SA) was runner-up in the 1600 with a new PR.
-Nia Litwiller was not far behind her freshman teammate in the 1600, breaking six minutes herself for the first time and taking fourth place in 5:58.71.
-Ava Schmit (SA) won the 100 M hurdles with her best time of the year (16.96).
-Schmit also won the 300 hurdles with a season best, giving the Starfires a 1-2 finish with Kapri Bixler.
-The 4×400 team of Aleena Bierbaum, Ava Schmit, Nia Litwiller and Stella McIntire finished second to Norwell, but set a new season mark for the team at 4:33.54.
-Bellmont’s 4×4 team also set a new season mark, with Keeley Carpenter, Madison Witte, Taylor Louis and Adi Knipstein teaming up to take third place.
-The Starfires narrowly missed keeping Norwell from sweeping the relays, finishing in second with their best performance in the 4×800 this season. Adalynn Watson, Nia Litwiller, Aleena Bierbaum and Kalle Trausch finished in 10:42.73.
-Madison Witte, Chloe Garcia, Lilly Franz and Quinn Buchan ran a season-best time for the Braves in the 4×800 and finished in fifth place.
-Hailey Cole won the throwing events with plenty of distance to spare in both events. Her distance of 108-08 is a new PR for the first-year thrower.
-Megan Yoder (SA) had her best discus throw of the season and finished sixth.
Team Scores
Norwell 129, South Adams 99, Bluffton 75, Bellmont 56, Parkway (OH) 50, Monroe Central 49, Crestview (OH) 7
100 M Finals
1. Jada Dale-Norwell 13.66
4. Emmerson Smith-SA 14.05
5. Khia Cannon-Bellmont 14.16
100 M Prelims
Khia Cannon-Bellmont 13.89
Emmerson Smith-SA 14.02
Hannah Hawkins-Bellmont 15.15
200 M Finals
1. Abigail Dale-Norwell 27.63
5. Khia Cannon-Bellmont 28.25
7. Emmerson Smith-SA 28.50
200 M Prelims
Khia Cannon-Bellmont 28.88
Emmerson Smith-SA 29.61
Lydia Bauman-SA 31.11
Carissa Selking-Bellmont 32.14
400 M
1. Jada Dale-Norwell 1:04.28
4. Quinn Buchan-Bellmont 1:07.36
6. Aleena Bierbaum-SA 1:08.74
7. Lilly Franz-Bellmont 1:10.28
12. Lydia Bauman-SA 1:15.29
800 M
1. Keeley Carpenter-Bellmont 2:35.49
4. Nia Litwiller-SA 2:40.90
9. Madison Witte-Bellmont 2:48.08
12. Kalle Trausch-SA 2:56.40
1600 M
1. Taylor Muhlenkamp-Parkway 5:44.58
2. Adalynn Watson-SA 5:48.32
4. Nia Litwiller-SA 5:58.71
11. Chloe Garcia-Bellmont 6:46.43
13. Mackenzie Selzer-Bellmont 7:09.98
3200 M
1. Addison Coe-Monroe Central 12:25.93
3. Adalynn Watson-SA 12:54.46
6. Bre Feasel-Bellmont 13:56.71
10. Sophia Silva-Bellmont 17:23.44
100 M Hurdles Finals
1. Ava Schmit-SA 16.96
2. Kapri Bixler-SA 16.99
100 M Hurdle Prelims
Ava Schmit-SA 17.29
Emily Barton-Bellmont 19.71
Kapri Bixler-SA 17.65
Tia Coyne-Bellmont 19.89
300 M Hurdles
1. Ava Schmit-SA 49.74
2. Kapri Bixler-SA 50.77
7. Tia Coyne-Bellmont 1:00.19
8. Emily Barton-Bellmont 1:00.83
4×100 Relay
1. Norwell 52.93
2. South Adams 54.30
Bixler-Schmit-Smith-McIntire
4. Bellmont 56.53
Post-Cannon-Louis-Knipstein
4×400 Relay
1. Norwell 4:26.09
2. South Adams 4:33.54
Bierbaum-Schmit-Litwiller-McIntire
3. Bellmont 4:35.37
Carpenter-Witte-Louis-Knipstein
4×800 Relay
1. Norwell 10:41.94
2. South Adams 10:42.73
Watson-Litwiller-Bierbaum-Trausch
5. Bellmont 11:39.81
Witte-Garcia-Franz-Buchan
High Jump
1. Haley Williamson-Norwell 4-08
5. Taylor Louis-Bellmont 4-04
8. Maya Schlemmer-Bellmont 4-02
Long Jump
1. Kapri Bixler-SA 14-08
4. Taylor Louis-Bellmont 14-02.25
6. Aleena Bierbaum-SA 13-06
9. Maya Schlemmer-Bellmont 12-02.5
Shot Put
1. Hailey Cole-Bellmont 37-01.75
2. Rori Drayer-Bluffton 29-11.75
8. Liz Gerber-SA 27-09
9. Dodger Krol-Bellmont 26-08.5
11. Megan Yoder-SA 25-08.5
Discus
1. Hailey Cole-Bellmont 108-08
6. Megan Yoder-SA 79-11
7. Kinleigh Coffey-Bellmont 78-0
12. Liz Gerber-SA 66-04