{"id":36333,"date":"2026-05-03T11:31:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T15:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=36333"},"modified":"2026-05-03T11:31:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T15:31:46","slug":"bluffton-claims-both-trophies-at-sa-track-invitational","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/03\/bluffton-claims-both-trophies-at-sa-track-invitational\/","title":{"rendered":"Bluffton claims both trophies at SA Track Invitational"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bluffton won a closely-contested eight-team South Adams Invite on both the girls’ and boys’ sides Friday night. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We have full results and notes for you here: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boys’ Meet<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team Scores: Bluffton 110.5, Crestview (OH) 102.5, Norwell 95, Adams Central 53, South Adams 49, Monroe Central 33, Bellmont 32, Parkway 30<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Alex Mechling-Bluffton 10.92<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Wesley Roach-Bellmont 11.55<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Prelim Times<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wesley Roach-Bellmont 11.24<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peyton Gephart-AC 11.43<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will Patterson-SA 11.85<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parker Frietas-Bellmont 11.88<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alex Alana-AC 12.12<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wyatt Wimmer-SA 12.99<\/p>\n\n\n\n

200 M<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Drayden Hoffman-Crestview (OH) 22.78<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prelim Times<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parker Frietas-Bellmont 24.65<\/p>\n\n\n\n

William Patterson-SA 24.95<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alex Alana-AC 25.50<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peyton Gephart-AC 26.36<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wyatt Wimmer-SA 26.76<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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400 M<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Matthew Hernandez-Norwell 52.22<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Maddux Miller-Bellmont 54.20<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11. Gabe Perales-SA 59.78<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12. Colby Schmucker-AC 59.85<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14. Wyatt Wimmer-SA 1:02.30<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15. Oakley Boxleitner-AC 1:02.80<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Maddux Miller competed in the 400 for the Braves and clocked the best time on the team this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

800 M<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Caiden Petrie-Norwell 2:05.30<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Tyler Schwartz-AC 2:06.49<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Mason Manley-AC 2:07.00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11. Easton O’Dell-SA 2:18.56<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12. Owen Garcia-Bellmont 2:18.78<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1600 M<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Caiden Petrie-Norwell 4:39.48<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Deacon Bierbaum-SA 4:50.80<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Joe Kozlowski-Bellmont 5:03.98<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Logan Heiman-AC 5:05.67<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11. Owen Adams-Bellmont 5:21.62<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13. Preston Hoffman-AC 5:26.45<\/p>\n\n\n\n

16. Zeke Baumer-SA 6:26.04<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Bierbaum’s fourth-place finish came from his fastest time of the season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3200 M<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Derek Young-Crestview (OH) 9:27.90<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Ethan Crockett-AC 10:01.10<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Hayden Whittenbarger-Bellmont 10:50.28<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11. Isaiah Bedwell-AC 11:25.34<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12. Logan Whitacre-Bellmont 11:36.32<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14. Jacob Heflin-SA 12:06.11<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15. Daniel Rupp-SA 12:11.09<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

110 M Hurdles<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Tristin Ehr-SA 15.34<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prelim Times<\/p>\n\n\n\n

David Rich-Bellmont 19.75<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gavin Johnson-AC 20.21<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Braxton Jarvis-AC 21.06<\/p>\n\n\n\n

300 M Hurdles<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Tristin Ehr-SA 41.56<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Hudson Krull-Bellmont 48.75<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. David Rich-Bellmont 49.58<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Gavin Johnson-AC 50.33<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Braxton Jarvis-AC 57.11<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4×100 Relay<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Crestview (OH) 44.41<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Bellmont 46.49<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Adams Central 48.29<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4×400 Relay<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Crestview (OH) 3:37.43<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Bellmont 3:43.95<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. South Adams 3:47.92<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Adams Central 3:58.80<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-The fourth-place finish by the Bellmont boys was their best attempt of the season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

4×800 Relay<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Crestview (OH) 8:35.38<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Adams Central 8:41.22<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. South Adams 8:48.23<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Bellmont 9:08.71<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Adams Central knocked off 25 seconds from their previous season best in thee 4×800 to finish less than six seconds from the win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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High Jump<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Tristin Ehr-SA 6-01<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Hudson Krull-Bellmont 5-04<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Long Jump<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Alex Alana-AC 19-07<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. William Patterson-SA 19-02.75<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Jackie Faust-Bellmont 16-07.25<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Hudson Krull-Bellmont 16-02<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12. Elijah Schieferstein-AC 15-06<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pole Vault<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Zach Roberts-Norwell 12-06<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Maddox Miller-SA 10-00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Landon Sielschott-Bellmont 9-06<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Sam Juengel-Bellmont 9-00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discus<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Braylen Cowans-AC 145-10<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Carter Beaver-AC 124-02<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Chris Richmond-Bellmont 115-04<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Zayne Roop-Bellmont 100-08<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12. Carter Hermann-SA 84-11<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13. Griffin Stanton-SA 77-11<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Richmond added four feet to his personal best, set back at the Delta Invite a few weeks ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shot Put<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Wyatt Clifton-Norwell 46-11.25<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Zayne Roop-Bellmont 40-03.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Griffin Stanton-SA 38-04.75<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Carter Beaver-AC 36-08<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11. Braylen Cowans-AC 35-00.25<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13. Konner Moser-Bellmont 31-07.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14. Diego Arriaga-SA 31-02.75<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Girls’ Meet<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team Scores: Bluffton 146, Norwell 68.5, Bellmont 63.5, South Adams 61, Parkway 58, Monroe Central 47, Crestview (OH) 41, Adams Central 11<\/p>\n\n\n\n

100 M <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Naomi Knapke-Parkway 12.91<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Luelle Schoch-SA 13.66<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prelim Times<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luelle Schoch-SA 13.46<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ireland Shuck-SA 13.96<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Madyson Snyder-Bellmont 13.99<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adi Knipstein-Bellmont 14.07<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lexy Harvey-AC 15.64<\/p>\n\n\n\n

200 M<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Jada Dale-Norwell 26.89<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Quinn Buchan-Bellmont 28.20<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prelim Times<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luelle Schoch-SA 28.88<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Madyson Snyder-Bellmont 30.07<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lexy Harvey-AC 33.12<\/p>\n\n\n\n

400 M<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Jada Dale-Norwell 59.79<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Quinn Buchan-Bellmont 1:06.94<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Aleena Bierbaum-SA 1:08.23<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Ireland Shuck-SA 1:08.28<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Lilly Franz-Bellmont 1:11.27<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12. Ellie Minnich-AC 1:13.00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

800 M<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Cora Kunkel-Bluffton 2:33.34<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Kaitlyn Barton-Bellmont 2:36.89<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Grace Ruble-Bellmont 2:41.82<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Adalynn Watson-SA 2:51.59<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Eva Sprunger-AC 3:04.02<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12. Nola Ortiz-AC 3:14.37<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1600 M<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Cora Kunkel-Bluffton 5:39.98<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Adalynn Watson-SA 6:07.72<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Hailey Brune-AC 6:17.91<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Sydney Angel-Bellmont 6:35.65<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13. Nola Ortiz-AC 7:06.48<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14. Allison Allmon-Bellmont 8:09.28<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3200 M<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Abigail Ramseyer-Bluffton 11:44.16<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Adi Rumschlag-AC 13:29.04<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Bridget Juengel-Bellmont 13:42.27<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Sophia Silva-Bellmont 16:17.68<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Bridgeet Juengel continued to lower her career mark, knocking 12 seconds off her time from Turtletown last week to finish seventh. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

100 M Hurdles<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Naomi Knapke-Parkway 16.18<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Kapri Bixler-SA 16.46<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Ana Lehman-SA 16.87<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prelim Times<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sophia Mudd-AC 20.28<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Claire Heyne-AC 20.67<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jasmine Clemons-Bellmont 21.05<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kaleah Niece-Bellmont 21.47<\/p>\n\n\n\n

300 M Hurdles<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Kapri Bixler-SA 49.90<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Ana Lehman-SA 50.77<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Haley Jauregui-AC 54.66<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Madeline Witte-Bellmont 59.11<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11. Genesis Burrgin-AC 1:00.04<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4×100 Relay<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Crestview 51.75<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Bellmont 57.94<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Adams Central 58.90<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4×400 Relay<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Norwell 4:25.03<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Bellmont 4:30.88<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. South Adams 4:37.64<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Adams Central 4:53.61<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4×800 Relay<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Bluffton 10:33.21<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Adams Central 11:12.28<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Bellmont 11:25.83<\/p>\n\n\n\n

High Jump<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Luelle Schoch-SA 4-08<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Jazlyn Brown-Bellmont 4-08<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Maya Schlemmer-Bellmont 4-06<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Aleena Bierbaum-SA 4-04<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Long Jump<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Kinlie Lester-Monroe Central 15-01.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Ana Lehman-SA 14-11.75<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Kapri Bixler-SA 14-10.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11. Gracie Roman-AC 12-11.25<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13. Lexy Harvey-AC 12-03.25<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14. Ava Billman-Bellmont 10-06<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15. Ainsley Braun-Bellmont 10-06<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pole Vault<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Addison Raber-Bluffton 8-06<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Chloe Post-Bellmont 8-00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Madeline Witte-Bellmont 7-06<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Madeline Witte cleared 7-06 for the first time and her teammate, Chloe Post, matched her career best. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discus<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Rori Drayer-Bluffton 95-04<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Braelyn Radecki-Bellmont 88-08<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Kinleigh Coffey-Bellmont 83-10<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Kenley Geels-SA 80-08<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14. Sophia Mudd-AC 52-11<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15. Anna Horkutsenko-SA 49-08<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Kenley Geels threw a career best for the Starfires Friday night. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shot Put<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Alexandria Koby-Bluffton 36-08.75<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Alayna Baker-Bellmont 31-08<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Alyssa Garwood-AC 31-05.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Kenley Geels-SA 29-07.25<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Alyssa Fruechte-AC 28-09.75<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Lizzie Morehouse-Bellmont 27-06.25<\/p>\n\n\n\n

16. Rory Feaster-SA 21-02<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Geels also set a season best in the shot put. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bluffton won a closely-contested eight-team South Adams Invite on both the girls’ and boys’ sides Friday night. We<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36336,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[29,13,52,15,46,28,26,39],"class_list":["post-36333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-adamscentral","tag-bellmont","tag-bluffton","tag-featured","tag-norwell","tag-southadams","tag-sports","tag-track"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Run15.jpg?fit=2150%2C1948&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36333"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36333\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36338,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36333\/revisions\/36338"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}