Bellmont’s top four runners ran career bests and the Braves took second place in the team race, while Adams Central finished just high enough to advance as a team, despite not having a fully healthy Tyler Schwartz at the Delta cross country sectional Saturday.
Norwell won the boys’ race with four placers in the top ten, while Emmett Glenn took third overall for the Braves, who had three runners under 17 minutes for the first time this season.
In the girls’ race, it was Norwell and Bluffton who were among the advancing five teams, while the three Adams County teams each had one individual advance.
We’ll break down the results, starting with the boys.
Boys’ Race
-Emmett Glenn cut a couple of seconds from his career mark, set back at the NE8 meet, to lead the Braves.
-Frank Heimann came in 1.6 seconds better than last week’s race at Delta, which had served his career PR.
-Owen Adams made a huge cut, dropping 26 seconds from last week’s race at Delta, which was his PR.
-Joe Kozlowski joined Glenn and Heimann in the sub-17 club, dropping 22 seconds from last week’s race.
-All five of Adams Central’s scoring runners turned in a career PR for an outstanding day, leading the Jets to a team regional appearance for just the second time in school history. With Tyler Schwartz back from injury, the Jets looked well on their way to advancing until the senior leader tweaked a knee injury and had to suffer through the final kilometer, falling out of the scoring places.
Head coach Chris Terry told WZBD:
A heroic effort from Phillip Bayer to score as our fifth and close the final stretch hard, gaining points in the final 200 meters. This group of guys locked in this year and started battling together in June. This was their goal since the summer and we couldn’t be prouder that they got the job done.
South Adams was able to keep the season alive with Carson Laux advancing as an individual with a new PR, six seconds faster than his previous mark.
Jacob Heflin and Gabe Peralez also ran career bests for South Adams.
Advancing Teams: 1st-Norwell 50, 2nd-Bellmont 82, 3rd-Delta 105, 4th-Monroe Central 132, 5th-Adams Central 152
Other Teams: 6th-Bluffton 162, 8th-Southern Wells 191, 9th-Jay County 217, 11th-South Adams 275
Top Ten Individuals
1st-Caleb Garringer-Jay County 16:15.00
2nd-Peyton Engle-Delta 16:24.20
3rd-Emmett Glenn-Bellmont 16:31.30
4th-Nolan Hutchison-Delta 16:40.70
5th-Julian Torres-Norwell 16:48.80
6th-Frank Heimann-Bellmont 16:49.90
7th-Joe Kozlowski-Bellmont 16:55.40
8th-Gage Reinhard-Norwell 16:55.90
9th-Maddux Thornton-Norwell 16:56.60
10th-Easton Reinhard-Norwell 16:59.30
Advancing Individuals
Caleb Garringer-Jay County 16:15.00
Jaxtin Yeley-Wapahani 17:09.50
Gavin Bartrum-Blackford 17:12.50
Kelton Barr-So. Wells 17:24.70
Joshua Stotts-Eastbrook 17:26.20
Case Neuenschwander-Bluffton 17:27.70
Aidan Graves-Bluffton 17:41.10
Jacob Barry-Blackford 17:45.70
Carson Laux-South Adams 17:46.10
Daegan Albertson-Winchester 17:52.60
Logan Leas-Southern Wells 17:55.20
Connor Marcum-Wapahani 18:02.70
Clayton Brubaker-Bluffton 18:03.70
Rylan Leas-Southern Wells 18:04.70
Hunter Slusher-Blackford 18:09.50
Bellmont Places & Times: 3rd-Emmett Glenn 16:31.30, 6th-Frank Heimann 16:49.90, 7th-Joe Kozlowski 16:55.40, 22nd-Owen Adams 17:38.20, 44th-Hudson Krull 18:31.10, 51st-Gavin Braun 18:50.20, 57th-Landon Sielschott 18:59.00
Adams Central Places & Times: 19th-Isaiah Bedwell 17:27.60, 24th-Preston Hoffman 17:41.80, 25th-Trevor Chamberlain 17:42.50, 30th-Henry Michaels 17:54.41, 54th-Phillip Bayer 18:54.00, 60th-Tyler Schwartz 19:12.70, 79th-Corbin Houk 20:46.30
South Adams Places & Times: 27th-Carson Laux 17:46.10, 42nd-Gabe Peralez 18:24.60, 46th-Jacob Heflin 18:32.80, 70th-Daniel Rupp 19:49.41, 90th-Benjamin Rupp 23:43.80, 92nd-Jamison Patterson 24:26.50
Girls’ Race
Adams Central had an outstanding team race, but the field was simply too strong for the Jets to advance as a team to next week’s regional. All six girls ran career PRs, with Adi Rumschlag leading the way with a 21:27 and advancing as an individual.
South Adams got a career mark from Hadley Sprunger, who cut 25 seconds from her previous mark to make the cut for next week.
Bellmont’s sister duo – senior Lilly Franz and sophomore Haylee Franz – turned in a pair of career bests. Lilly cut four seconds in her final high school race, while Haylee cut 32 seconds.
Bridget Juengel also rounded out her career with her first sub-22 5K in high school.
Bristol Scherry led the Braves and advanced with a 12-second cut to her career mark.
Advancing Teams: 1st-Eastbrook 52, 2nd-Norwell 87, 3rd-Bluffton 90, 4th-Wapahani 94, 5th-Delta 141
Other Teams: 6th-Southern Wells 143, 8th-Adams Central 189, 9th-Bellmont 199
Top Ten Individuals
1st-Alayna Bruckner-Eastbrook 17:52.41
2nd-Abigail Ramseyer-Bluffton 18:16.41
3rd-Shiloh Bunch-Delta 18:35.60
4th-Alivia Bruckner-Eastbrook 18:57.70
5th-Cora Kunkel-Bluffton 19:10.20
6th-Erin Ramseyer-Bluffton 19:27.91
7th-Ava Cook-Wapahani 19:45.70
8th-Avery Dewar-Eastbrook 19:46.20
9th-Andi Watson-Monroe Central 19:54.80
10th-Brooklynn Byrum-Jay County 20:24.60
Advancing Individuals
Andi Watson-Monroe Central 19:54.80
Brooklynn Byrum-Jay County 20:24.60
Tenley Fiechter-Southern Wells 20:32.20
Aubree Neuenschwander-Southern Wells 20:37.50
Ava May-Jay County 20:49.20
Christiana Teegarden-Union City 20:49.41
Adi Rumschlag-Adams Central 20:51.30
Kinsley Bowman-Randolph Southern 20:53.00
Lily McCammon-Blackford 21:13.30
Hadley Thorn-Winchester 21:15.41
Abby Fifer-Jay County 21:23.91
Hadley Sprunger-South Adams 21:34.91
Hannah Allen-Randolph Southern 21:43.00
Kayleigh Faber-Blackford 21:44.41
Bristol Scherry-Bellmont 21:52.90
Adams Central Places & Times: 18th-Adi Rumschlag 20:51.30, 44th-Hailey Brune 22:22.30, 47th-Nola Ortiz 22:43.70, 51st-Haley Jauregui 22:51.60, 63rd-Lexi Linder 23:30.50, 67th-Ava Powell 23:51.20
Bellmont Places & Times: 36th-Bristol Scherry 21:52.90, 38th-Bridget Juengel 21:54.30, 49th-Haylee Franz 22:45.50, 56th-Lilly Franz 23:10.80, 59th-Sydney Angel 23:17.70, 65th-Madeline Witte 23:36.80, 68th-Elle Garcia 23:52.60
South Adams Places & Times: 30th-Hadley Sprunger 21:34.91, 50th-Adalynn Watson 22:49.20, 74th-Aleena Bierbaum 24:47.60
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