Bluffton won a closely-contested eight-team South Adams Invite on both the girls’ and boys’ sides Friday night.


We have full results and notes for you here:
Boys’ Meet
Team Scores: Bluffton 110.5, Crestview (OH) 102.5, Norwell 95, Adams Central 53, South Adams 49, Monroe Central 33, Bellmont 32, Parkway 30
1. Alex Mechling-Bluffton 10.92
5. Wesley Roach-Bellmont 11.55
-Roach’s time in the finals was better than any time in his career before Friday night, but it was his prelim time that was even more impressive at 11.24 – the fastest of any Adams County sprinter this season.

Prelim Times
Wesley Roach-Bellmont 11.24
Peyton Gephart-AC 11.43
Will Patterson-SA 11.85
Parker Frietas-Bellmont 11.88
Alex Alana-AC 12.12
Wyatt Wimmer-SA 12.99
200 M
1. Drayden Hoffman-Crestview (OH) 22.78
Prelim Times
Parker Frietas-Bellmont 24.65
William Patterson-SA 24.95
Alex Alana-AC 25.50
Peyton Gephart-AC 26.36
Wyatt Wimmer-SA 26.76

400 M
1. Matthew Hernandez-Norwell 52.22
6. Maddux Miller-Bellmont 54.20
11. Gabe Perales-SA 59.78
12. Colby Schmucker-AC 59.85
14. Wyatt Wimmer-SA 1:02.30
15. Oakley Boxleitner-AC 1:02.80
-Maddux Miller competed in the 400 for the Braves and clocked the best time on the team this year.
800 M
1. Caiden Petrie-Norwell 2:05.30
2. Tyler Schwartz-AC 2:06.49
3. Mason Manley-AC 2:07.00
11. Easton O’Dell-SA 2:18.56
12. Owen Garcia-Bellmont 2:18.78
1600 M
1. Caiden Petrie-Norwell 4:39.48
4. Deacon Bierbaum-SA 4:50.80
8. Joe Kozlowski-Bellmont 5:03.98
10. Logan Heiman-AC 5:05.67
11. Owen Adams-Bellmont 5:21.62
13. Preston Hoffman-AC 5:26.45
16. Zeke Baumer-SA 6:26.04
-Bierbaum’s fourth-place finish came from his fastest time of the season.
3200 M
1. Derek Young-Crestview (OH) 9:27.90
3. Ethan Crockett-AC 10:01.10
7. Hayden Whittenbarger-Bellmont 10:50.28
11. Isaiah Bedwell-AC 11:25.34
12. Logan Whitacre-Bellmont 11:36.32
14. Jacob Heflin-SA 12:06.11
15. Daniel Rupp-SA 12:11.09
-Ethan Crockett set a new personal mark in the 3200, coming in just under his previous best, set at last year’s regional at Carroll.
110 M Hurdles
1. Tristin Ehr-SA 15.34
Prelim Times
David Rich-Bellmont 19.75
Gavin Johnson-AC 20.21
Braxton Jarvis-AC 21.06
300 M Hurdles
1. Tristin Ehr-SA 41.56
4. Hudson Krull-Bellmont 48.75
6. David Rich-Bellmont 49.58
7. Gavin Johnson-AC 50.33
9. Braxton Jarvis-AC 57.11
4×100 Relay
1. Crestview (OH) 44.41
3. Bellmont 46.49
6. Adams Central 48.29
4×400 Relay
1. Crestview (OH) 3:37.43
4. Bellmont 3:43.95
7. South Adams 3:47.92
8. Adams Central 3:58.80
-The fourth-place finish by the Bellmont boys was their best attempt of the season.
4×800 Relay
1. Crestview (OH) 8:35.38
3. Adams Central 8:41.22
4. South Adams 8:48.23
5. Bellmont 9:08.71
-Adams Central knocked off 25 seconds from their previous season best in thee 4×800 to finish less than six seconds from the win.

High Jump
1. Tristin Ehr-SA 6-01
4. Hudson Krull-Bellmont 5-04
Long Jump
1. Alex Alana-AC 19-07
2. William Patterson-SA 19-02.75
7. Jackie Faust-Bellmont 16-07.25
10. Hudson Krull-Bellmont 16-02
12. Elijah Schieferstein-AC 15-06
Pole Vault
1. Zach Roberts-Norwell 12-06
4. Maddox Miller-SA 10-00
8. Landon Sielschott-Bellmont 9-06
9. Sam Juengel-Bellmont 9-00
Discus
1. Braylen Cowans-AC 145-10
3. Carter Beaver-AC 124-02
4. Chris Richmond-Bellmont 115-04
7. Zayne Roop-Bellmont 100-08
12. Carter Hermann-SA 84-11
13. Griffin Stanton-SA 77-11
-Richmond added four feet to his personal best, set back at the Delta Invite a few weeks ago.
Shot Put
1. Wyatt Clifton-Norwell 46-11.25
4. Zayne Roop-Bellmont 40-03.5
7. Griffin Stanton-SA 38-04.75
9. Carter Beaver-AC 36-08
11. Braylen Cowans-AC 35-00.25
13. Konner Moser-Bellmont 31-07.5
14. Diego Arriaga-SA 31-02.75
-Griffin Stanton leapfrogged Diego Arriaga for the team lead this season in the shot, exceeding Arriaga’s PR from earlier in the week by 1.75 inches.
Girls’ Meet
Team Scores: Bluffton 146, Norwell 68.5, Bellmont 63.5, South Adams 61, Parkway 58, Monroe Central 47, Crestview (OH) 41, Adams Central 11
100 M
1. Naomi Knapke-Parkway 12.91
6. Luelle Schoch-SA 13.66
Prelim Times
Luelle Schoch-SA 13.46
Ireland Shuck-SA 13.96
Madyson Snyder-Bellmont 13.99
Adi Knipstein-Bellmont 14.07
Lexy Harvey-AC 15.64
200 M
1. Jada Dale-Norwell 26.89
4. Quinn Buchan-Bellmont 28.20
Prelim Times
Luelle Schoch-SA 28.88
Madyson Snyder-Bellmont 30.07
Lexy Harvey-AC 33.12
400 M
1. Jada Dale-Norwell 59.79
4. Quinn Buchan-Bellmont 1:06.94
7. Aleena Bierbaum-SA 1:08.23
8. Ireland Shuck-SA 1:08.28
10. Lilly Franz-Bellmont 1:11.27
12. Ellie Minnich-AC 1:13.00
800 M
1. Cora Kunkel-Bluffton 2:33.34
3. Kaitlyn Barton-Bellmont 2:36.89
4. Grace Ruble-Bellmont 2:41.82
7. Adalynn Watson-SA 2:51.59
10. Eva Sprunger-AC 3:04.02
12. Nola Ortiz-AC 3:14.37
1600 M
1. Cora Kunkel-Bluffton 5:39.98
7. Adalynn Watson-SA 6:07.72
9. Hailey Brune-AC 6:17.91
10. Sydney Angel-Bellmont 6:35.65
13. Nola Ortiz-AC 7:06.48
14. Allison Allmon-Bellmont 8:09.28
3200 M
1. Abigail Ramseyer-Bluffton 11:44.16
5. Adi Rumschlag-AC 13:29.04
7. Bridget Juengel-Bellmont 13:42.27
9. Sophia Silva-Bellmont 16:17.68
-Bridgeet Juengel continued to lower her career mark, knocking 12 seconds off her time from Turtletown last week to finish seventh.
100 M Hurdles
1. Naomi Knapke-Parkway 16.18
2. Kapri Bixler-SA 16.46
3. Ana Lehman-SA 16.87
Prelim Times
Sophia Mudd-AC 20.28
Claire Heyne-AC 20.67
Jasmine Clemons-Bellmont 21.05
Kaleah Niece-Bellmont 21.47
300 M Hurdles
1. Kapri Bixler-SA 49.90
2. Ana Lehman-SA 50.77
7. Haley Jauregui-AC 54.66
10. Madeline Witte-Bellmont 59.11
11. Genesis Burrgin-AC 1:00.04
4×100 Relay
1. Crestview 51.75
5. Bellmont 57.94
6. Adams Central 58.90
4×400 Relay
1. Norwell 4:25.03
2. Bellmont 4:30.88
4. South Adams 4:37.64
7. Adams Central 4:53.61
4×800 Relay
1. Bluffton 10:33.21
3. Adams Central 11:12.28
4. Bellmont 11:25.83
High Jump
1. Luelle Schoch-SA 4-08
2. Jazlyn Brown-Bellmont 4-08
5. Maya Schlemmer-Bellmont 4-06
7. Aleena Bierbaum-SA 4-04
Long Jump
1. Kinlie Lester-Monroe Central 15-01.5
2. Ana Lehman-SA 14-11.75
3. Kapri Bixler-SA 14-10.5
11. Gracie Roman-AC 12-11.25
13. Lexy Harvey-AC 12-03.25
14. Ava Billman-Bellmont 10-06
15. Ainsley Braun-Bellmont 10-06
Pole Vault
1. Addison Raber-Bluffton 8-06
2. Chloe Post-Bellmont 8-00
4. Madeline Witte-Bellmont 7-06
-Madeline Witte cleared 7-06 for the first time and her teammate, Chloe Post, matched her career best.
Discus
1. Rori Drayer-Bluffton 95-04
4. Braelyn Radecki-Bellmont 88-08
5. Kinleigh Coffey-Bellmont 83-10
7. Kenley Geels-SA 80-08
14. Sophia Mudd-AC 52-11
15. Anna Horkutsenko-SA 49-08
-Kenley Geels threw a career best for the Starfires Friday night.
Shot Put
1. Alexandria Koby-Bluffton 36-08.75
4. Alayna Baker-Bellmont 31-08
5. Alyssa Garwood-AC 31-05.5
7. Kenley Geels-SA 29-07.25
8. Alyssa Fruechte-AC 28-09.75
9. Lizzie Morehouse-Bellmont 27-06.25
16. Rory Feaster-SA 21-02
-Geels also set a season best in the shot put.

