{"id":37017,"date":"2026-05-23T11:13:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T15:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=37017"},"modified":"2026-05-23T11:24:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T15:24:51","slug":"cowans-wins-sectional-discus-with-monster-throw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/23\/cowans-wins-sectional-discus-with-monster-throw\/","title":{"rendered":"Cowans wins sectional discus with monster throw"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

RANDY HISNER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WZBD.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NEW HAVEN – Adams Central\u2019s Braylen Cowans isn\u2019t a high jumper, but he leaped about six feet in the air after his discus throw hit the ground 170 and a half feet away from the circle Thursday at the New Haven Boys\u2019 Track and Field Sectional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The celebration was well deserved. The monster throw gave him a 10-foot winning margin over runner-up Quenten Price of Bishop Luers and earned him the only blue ribbon among Z-Land athletes. Cowans, only a sophomore, added over 14 feet to his previous best of 156-4 to nab the top seed in next week\u2019s Carroll Regional, a bit under two feet ahead of Alexandria\u2019s Ian Canfield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Heritage\u2019s Alex Nagle also had a major improvement with his fourth-place effort of 143-1, well over his PR of 129-4, as nine of the top ten athletes in the event took advantage of the perfect wind conditions to establish personal bests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As expected, Homestead dominated the meet with 163 points to the 100.5 of runner-up and defending champion New Haven. Huntington North took third with 85.5. Heritage was the top Z-Land team, in fifth place with 51, just three points from fourth-place Norwell. Adams Central was seventh (37 points), South Adams tenth (15 points), and Bellmont eleventh (13 points).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Homestead had five individual champions, led by double-winner Braylin Tisdale, who won the 110 hurdles in 13.84 and the 300 hurdles in 39.18. The Spartans also took titles in the 4X100 and 4X800 relays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nolan Bowers hands off to Lucas Weber for the anchor leg on Heritage’s fourth-place 4X100 relay. (Photo by Randy HIsner)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Huntington North had a double individual champion in Nolan Mitchell (100 meters in 11.00 and 200 meters in 22.30), and New Haven\u2019s distance ace, senior Bryan Garcia, won the 1600 meters (4:20.72) and the 3200 meters (9:27.39). He is the top seed in both events for the regional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Adams Central had the only runner-up finish for area squads with its 4X800 relay team. The only third-place finish for Z-Landers was in the 100 meters by Heritage\u2019s Lucas Weber (11.09). Weber also took fourth in the 200 meters (22.92).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A PR throw of 43-4.5 was good for fourth place in the shot put for Heritage senior Alden Bowers. (Photo by Randy Hisner)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Other local fourth-place finishes came from Deacon Bierbaum of South Adams in the 1600 meters (4:42.37), Ethan Crockett of AC in the 3200 (10:04.1), sophomore Sawyer Thiele of Heritage in the 300-meter hurdles (41.34), William Patterson of South Adams in the long jump (20-10.25), Alden Bowers of Heritage in the shot put (43-4.5), Heritage\u2019s 4X100 relay, and the aforementioned Nagle of Heritage in the discus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A PR of 4:42.37 earned South Adams senior Deacon Bierbaum a fourth-place finish in the 1600 meters. (Photo by Randy Hisner)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Bellmont senior Hayden Whittenbarger ended his stellar career with a big PR run of 10:35.84 for fifth place in the 3200 meters. (Photo by Randy Hisner)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Bellmont\u2019s highest finisher was senior Hayden Whittenbarger in fifth in the 3200 meters in a big PR of 10:35.84.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The regional meet will be held at Carroll High School next Thursday, May 28, starting at 6:00 P.M.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FULL RESULTS & NOTES<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team Scores: 1st-Homestead 163, 2nd-New Haven 100.5, 3rd-Huntington North 85.5, 4th-Norwell 54, 5th-Heritage 51, 6th-South Side 46, 7th-Adams Central 37, 8th-Wayne 33, 9th-Bishop Luers 23, 10th-South Adams 15, 11th-Bellmont 13, 12th-Canterbury 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

1. Nolan Mitchell-HN 11.00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Lucas Weber-Heritage 11.09<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Will Patterson-South Adams 11.60<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Lucas Weber-Heritage 11.37<\/p>\n\n\n\n

William Patterson-South Adams 11.62<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parker Frietas-Bellmont 11.75<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jordan Rooks-Heritage 12.00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alex Alana-Adams Central 12.14<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peyton Gephart-Adams Central 12.23<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Landry Moser-South Adams 13.97<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

1. Nolan Mitchell-Huntington North 22.30<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Lucas Weber-Heritage 22.92<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Lucas Weber-Heritage 22.91<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taurean Brown-Heritage 23.73<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parker Frietas-Bellmont 24.19<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peyton Gephart-Adams Central 24.40<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Braylynn Cover-Adams Central 26.88<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Landry Moser-South Adams 29.33<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Brown, Frietas and Gephart all ran season bests in the prelims but were not fast enough to reach the final. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

1. Keith White-New Haven 49.59<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Myles Harris-Heritage 53.79<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Maddux Miller-Bellmont 54.10<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Senior Maddux Miller guts through the painful last 50 meters of the 400 on his way to eighth place in 54.10. (Photo by Randy Hisner)
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11. Nehemiah Richmond-Bellmont 55.47<\/p>\n\n\n\n

16. Colby Schmucker-Adams Central 56.77<\/p>\n\n\n\n

18. Gabe Perales-South Adams 58.16<\/p>\n\n\n\n

20. Oakley Boxleitner-Adams Central 1:01.33<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

1. Jace Trevino-Homestead 1:55.17<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Mason Manley-Adams Central 2:04.65<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Tyler Schwartz-Adams Central 2:06.97<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Easton O’Dell-South Adams 2:13.29<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13. Aaron Baeumler-Heritage 2:22.14<\/p>\n\n\n\n

18. Owen Garcia-Bellmont 2:28.45<\/p>\n\n\n\n

20. Gavin Braun-Bellmont 2:35.83<\/p>\n\n\n\n

21. Zekiel Baumer-South Adams 2:47.37<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

1. Bryan Garcia-New Haven 4:20.72<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Deacon Bierbaum-South Adams 4:42.37<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Corban Roth-Heritage 4:53.16<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Joe Kozlowski-Bellmont 4:56.64<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bellmont sophomore Joe Kozlowski deals with traffic on his way to eighth in the 1600 meters. (Photo by Randy Hisner)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

10. Logan Heiman-Adams Central 5:02.82<\/p>\n\n\n\n

16. Gavin Braun-Bellmont 5:19.48<\/p>\n\n\n\n

17. Josh Mickem-South Adams 5:19.88<\/p>\n\n\n\n

18. Preston Hoffman-Adams Central 5:22.84<\/p>\n\n\n\n

19. William Voglewede-Heritage 5:27.00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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-Bierbaum ran a career best in the 1600, taking fourth and capping off a season where he cut 17 seconds from last year’s best time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

-William Voglewede turned in his best 1600 of the year for the Heritage Patriots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

1. Bryan Garcia-New Haven 9:27.39<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Ethan Crockett-Adams Central 10:04.10<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Jets’ Ethan Crockett came through with still another great race, clocking a 10:04.10 to finish fourth in the 3200 meters. (Photo by Randy Hisner)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

5. Hayden Whittenbarger-Bellmont 10:35.84<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Isaiah Bedwell-Adams Central 10:57.79<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11. Logan Whitacre-Bellmont 11:18.32<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13. Alex Smith-Heritage 11:24.20<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15. Jacob Heflin-South Adams 11:58.65<\/p>\n\n\n\n

17. Daniel Rupp-South Adams 12:09.66<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Bedwell’s time was a career best for the Jet distance runner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Alex Smith made a major cut to his career mark, trimming 22 seconds from the time he clocked at the ACAC meet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Heflin and Rupp both ran season bests for the Starfires. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

1. Braylin Tisdale-Homestead 13.84<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Sawyer Thiele-Heritage 16.44<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Thiele’s time in the finals was his career best. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Heritage sophomore Sawyer Thiele placed sixth in the 110-meter hurdles. (Photo by Randy Hisner)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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

Sawyer Thiele-Heritage 16.83<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gavin Johnson-Adams Central 17.25<\/p>\n\n\n\n

David Rich-Bellmont 17.74<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lincoln Resendez-Bellmont 18.20<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Braxton Jarvis-Adams Central 20.45<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Johnson, Rich and Jarvis each had season bests in the prelims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

1. Braylin Tisdale-Homestead 39.18<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Sawyer Thiele-Heritage 41.34<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Gavin Johnson-Adams Central 45.44<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11. Geremew Gerber-Heritage 46.96<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12. David Rich-Bellmont 47.86<\/p>\n\n\n\n

17. Braxton Jarvis-Adams Central 53.66<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Along with his career mark in the 110 hurdles, Johnson also set a new career PR in the 300 hurdles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

4×100 Relay<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Homestead 42.68<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Heritage 45.33<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Bellmont 48.17<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4×400 Relay<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. New Haven 3:27.58<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Heritage 3:42.10<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Adams Central 3:46.48<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Bellmont 3:48.26<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. South Adams 3:52.67<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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4×800 Relay<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Homestead 8:22.18<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Adams Central 8:37.01<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. South Adams 9:00.70<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Heritage 9:09.58<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11. Bellmont 9:46.03<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

1st-D’Amir Lynch-Wayne 6-06<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Alex Mantle-Heritage 5-10<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

1st-Michael White-Homestead 22-11.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. William Patterson-South Adams 20-10.25<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Alex Alana-Adams Central 20-03.25<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Sawyer Thiele-Heritage 19-09.25<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13. Kingston Howard-Heritage 17-11.25<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15. Jackie Faust-Bellmont 16-03.25<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

1. Johnny Karl-Homestead 12-06<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Landon Sielschott-Bellmont 10-06<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Jon Davis-Hopper-Heritage 10-00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

1st-Braylen Cowans-Adams Central 170-06<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Adams Central sophomore Braylen Cowans unleashed a monster throw of 170-6 to win the discus competition by ten feet. (Photo by Randy Hisner)
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4. Alex Nagle-Heritage 143-01<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Carter Beaver tossed the discus 131-6 to nab sixth place for the Jets. (Photo by Randy Hisner)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

6. Carter Beaver-Adams Central 131-06<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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12. Chris Richmond-Bellmont 116-00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14. Hunter Dekoninck-Heritage 111-02<\/p>\n\n\n\n

16. Zayne Roop-Bellmont 103-10<\/p>\n\n\n\n

19. Carter Hermann-South Adams 81-01<\/p>\n\n\n\n

22. Griffin Stanton-South Adams 74-10<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

1. Mason Downey-Huntington North 51-01.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Alden Bowers-Heritage 43-04.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Zayne Roop-Bellmont 41-00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bellmont’s Zayne Roop placed sixth in the shot put at 41-0. (Photo by Randy Hisner)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

9. Dominic McDowell-Bellmont 38-00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11. Diego Arriaga-South Adams 37-11<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15. Wyatt Comment-Heritage 35-04<\/p>\n\n\n\n

18. Carter Beaver-Adams Central 34-09<\/p>\n\n\n\n

19. Griffin Stanton-South Adams 34-02.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

20. Braylen Cowans-Adams Central 33-11<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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