DANE FUELLING
WZBD.com
FORT WAYNE – The Bellmont Braves are healthy and ready to make some noise in the 2026 Track & Field season.
After a couple of injuries sidelined two of their best athletes last year, coach Carl Risch’s team got two standout performances at the NE8 Indoor Meet from two girls, Jazlyn Brown and Mary Bleke, who were on the sideline last year.
Brown, who missed all of last season with major surgery on her knee, equaled her career mark from her impressive freshman season with a jump of 4-10, good enough for fifth.
Bleke, meanwhile, won the shot put event with a season-best throw of 33-09, which was 7.25 inches longer than her previous indoor best this season. Bleke threw over 35 feet last year as a newcomer to the sport before breaking her foot.
Classmate Alayna Baker also threw a career long and took third, helping the Braves to a fourth-place team finish.
In the boys’ meet, Hudson Krull set a new personal best when he cleared 5-08 in the high jump.
In the pole vault, sophomore Landon Sielschott was at nine feet, matching his career best, while his understudy, freshman Sam Juengel, was right there with him for an impressive performance.
GIRLS MEET
Team Scores: 1st-Leo 129.2, 2nd-Columbia City 124.7, 3rd-East Noble 118, 4th-Bellmont 60.2, 5th-Huntington North 54.2, 6th-Norwell 41.5, 7th-New Haven 28.2, 8th-DeKalb 23
60 M
1. Jada Dale-Norwell 8.20
7. Lanie French-Bellmont 8.55
11. Quinn Buchan-Bellmont 8.61
3200 M
1. Madelyn Shively-CC 11:56.99
60 Hurdles
1. Madelyn Bradberry-CC 9.45
10. Kaleah Niece-Bellmont 12.02
11. Jasmine Clemons-Bellmont 12.67
4×200 Relay
1. Leo 1:49.42
6. Bellmont 1:56.43
French-Snyder-Bleke-Knipstein
4×400 Relay
1. Columbia City 4:10.01
3. Bellmont 4:26.59
Buchan-Knipstein-Bleke-Barton
4×800 Relay
1. Columbia City 10:06.82
5. Bellmont 11:39.52
Angel-Franz-Witte-Barton
DMR
1. East Noble 12:56.44
6. Bellmont 15:39.84
Juengel-HFranz-LFranz-Angel
High Jump
1. Allison Mullett-CC 5-00
5. Jazlyn Brown-Bellmont 4-10
6. Maya Schlemmer-Bellmont 4-06
Pole Vault
1. Alexandra Gates-Leo 10-06
5. Chloe Post-Bellmont 8-00
7. Madeline Witte-Bellmont 6-06
Long Jump
1. Rya Montoya-EN 16-11.75
9. Maya Schlemmer-Bellmont 13-01.75
10. Ava Billman-Bellmont 12-09
Shot Put
1. Marianne Bleke-Bellmont 33-09
3. Alayna Baker-Bellmont 31-11
BOYS MEET
Team Scores: 1st-New Haven 136, 2nd-Huntington North 80, 3rd-Columbia City 77, 4th-Leo 71, 5th-DeKalb 66.5, 6th-East Noble 63, 7th-Norwell 46.5, 8th-Bellmont 39
60 M
1. Isaiah Detmers-Leo 7.01
14. Chris Richmond-Bellmont 7.99
16. Stenley Wang-Bellmont 8.58
3200 M
1. Bryan Garcia-New Haven 10:09.28
5. Hayden Whittenbarger-Bellmont 11:09.18
10. Logan Whitacre-Bellmont 11:38.04
60 Hurdles
1. Luke Stults-HN 8.88
4×200 Relay
1. New Haven 1:31.46
6. Bellmont 1:42.76
Ripley-Frietas-Schirack-Palacios
4×400 Relay
1. New Haven 3:29.19
5. Bellmont 3:53.79
Richmond-Palacios-Schirack-Braun
4×800 Relay
1. Columbia City 8:38.04
5. Bellmont 9:09.59
Garcia-Braun-Krull-NRichmond
DMR
1. New Haven 11:24.26
6. Bellmont 12:23.60
Adams-Faust-Sielschott-Kozlowski
High Jump
1. Michael Ambush-Leo 6-05
5. Hudson Krull-Bellmont 5-08
11. Mason White-Bellmont 5-02
Pole Vault
1. Taran Davis-Leo 13-00
10. Landon Sielschott-Bellmont 9-00
11. Sam Juengel-Bellmont 9-00
Long Jump
1. Kellan Spahr-HN 20-01
14. Mason White-Bellmont 16-03
15. Cole Sipe-Bellmont 15-07.5
Shot Put
1. Lucas Kuhmichel-CC 50-07
6. Zayne Roop-Bellmont 41-11.75
16. Dominic McDowell-Bellmont 35-08
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