DANE FUELLING
WZBD.com
KINGSLAND – Bellmont’s two freshmen running phenoms did not let the weather or the ground conditions have any effect on the first official 5K as part of coach Randy Hisner’s team, leading the Braves to a third-place finish with a pair of top-ten finishes.
Emmett Glenn was third and Frank Heimann was tenth to lead the Braves.
Hisner eagerly awaited the results for his freshman pair, standing on the final straight as Glenn and Heimann emerged from the woods at Norwell and turned the corner to see the finish line, which also served as the start line for the course.
An already muddy course was made worse by rain that increased in intensity at every kilometer of the boys race. The girls went first and ran in only slightly better conditions.
The Braves won the tiebreaker over Bluffton, with both teams knotted at 89 points. Bellmont’s sixth and seventh man were both ahead of Bluffton’s sixth.
There was little drama at the front of the race, with everyone in attendance expecting Zander Ritenour of Lakewood Park to cross the line first. He did that 12 seconds before Emerson Sewelin (Garrett), who just held off a charging Glenn.
Tyler Schwartz led the Adams Central Jets with a thirteenth-place finish individually.
Freshman Henry Michaels had a nice day with a top-40 finish. Schwartz’s 18:40 was only 20 seconds from his career best.
Heritage had juniors Alex Smith and Will Voglewede out front, with both clocking sub-21 times.
Voglewede was just 12 seconds off his PR. Gavin Juricak had enough of the conditions and finished the final straight with shoes in hand, finding some relief in smiling at the absurd conditions (see below).
Top Ten Individuals
1st-Zander Ritenour-LPC 17:46.9
2nd-Emerson Sewelin-Garrett 17:58.9
3rd-Emmett Glenn-Bellmont 18:00.2
4th-Julian Torres-Norwell 18:02.0
5th-Jaden Zeigler-LPC 18:09.9
6th-Maddux Thornton-Norwell 18:15.6
7th-Josh Stotts-Eastbrook 18:20.0
8th-Easton Reinhard-Norwell 18:32.0
9th-Case Neuenschwander-Bluffton 18:33.1
10th-Frank Heimann-Bellmont 18:35.6
Team Scores
1st-Norwell 52; 2nd-Lakewood Park Christian 54; 3rd-Bellmont 89; 4th-Bluffton 89; 5th-Southern Wells 154; 6th-Adams Central 155; 7th-Eastbrook 185; 8th-Garrett 207; 9th-Heritage 235; 10th-Bishop Luers 257
Bellmont Places & Times
3rd-Emmett Glenn 18:00.2; 10th-Frank Heimann 18:35.6; 24th-Joe Kozlowski 19:39.1; 25th-Owen Adams 19:40.6; 27th-Landon Sielschott 19:56.6; 33rd-Hudson Krull 20:39.9; 35th-Logan Whitacre 20:41.7; Brock Scherry 21:07.6; Brandt Painter 21:17.3; Gavin Braun 21:19.7; Trent Huser 22:29.5; Sebastian Heimann 22:53.8; Owen Garcia 23:05.8; Sam Juengel 24:24.7; Malachi Sparks 24:48.8; Owen Alanis 28:03.2
Adams Central Places & Times
13th-Tyler Schwartz 18:40.7; 20th-Isaiah Bedwell 19:28.7; 32nd-Preston Hoffman 20:26.7; 39th-Henry Michaels 20:49.8; 51st-Phillip Bayer 21:59.9; 60th-Corbin Houk 24:08.4
Heritage Places & Times
31st-Alex Smith 20:15.5; 36th-Will Voglewede 20:42.6; 49th-Brodey Landis 21:41.3; 58th-Gavin Juricak 23:41.5; 61st-Samuel Sitko 24:21.1; 63rd-Luke Dillon 25:31.7
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