The South Adams Starfires got their first taste of a big outdoor track meet Saturday when they traveled to Minster Memorial in Ohio and finished a respectable tenth place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt was a great day for both teams,\u201d noted head coach Clint Anderson. \u201cThe boys maybe didn\u2019t show it in the team score but Minster is a meat grinder of a meet and that hides some otherwise solid improvements for the team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meet Notes: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
-South Adams\u2019 4×800 relay team of Caiden Neuenschwander, Dakota Sprunger, Wyatt Mann and Oscar Vasquez set a new season best to finish in seventh place in 9:04.80. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
-Freshman Dakota Sprunger cut 15 seconds off his PR in the mile to finish ninth, breaking the five-minute mark to finish in 4:57.74. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
-Teammate Wyatt Mann was just behind Sprunger and also ran a season best. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
-Caiden Neuenschwander ran his fastest 400 of the year and took eighth place in 54.77, the fastest time of any county runner so far this season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
-Another one of coach Clint Anderson\u2019s talented freshman, Tytus Lehman, lowered his 300 hurdles PR to 45.35 with a seventh-place finish, beating out teammate Conner Hyman. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
-Neuenschwander also ran a season-best 800 for fifth place, setting a county-best mark in 2023 of 2:08.01.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-The 4×400 relay team of Burton Lefever, Conner Hyman, Caiden Neuenschwander and Nathan Plattner for the Starfires also ran a season best, finishing in tenth place in 3:50.07. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
-Burton Lefever eclipsed his best long jump distance of the year by half an inch to finish seventh. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
-Lehman also set a season best and was directly behind Lefever in the standings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
-Thomas Murphy registered his best throw of the year in the shot put to take 16th place with a toss of over 35 feet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Boys Meet<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Team Scores<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Marion Local 143<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. West Liberty-Salem 87<\/p>\n\n\n\n
10. South Adams 17<\/p>\n\n\n\n
11. FW Canterbury 14<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4×800 Relay<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. New Bremen 8:24.46<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7. South Adams 9:04.80<\/p>\n\n\n\n
110 M Hurdles<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Colton Reese-Versailles 14.91<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. Conner Hyman-SA 17.21<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7. Tytus Lehman-SA 17.46<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prelims<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Conner Hyman-SA 17.21<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tytus Lehman-SA 17.53<\/p>\n\n\n\n
100 M<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Harrison Wendel-St. Henry 11.19<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prelims<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Burton Lefever-SA 12.18<\/p>\n\n\n\n
24. Nathan Plattner-SA 12.78<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1600 M<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Adam Ballas-Ft. Loramie 4:42.43<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9. Dakota Sprunger-SA 4:57.74<\/p>\n\n\n\n
13. Wyatt Mann-SA 5:02.40<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4×100 Relay<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. St. Henry 44.40<\/p>\n\n\n\n
12. South Adams 50.39<\/p>\n\n\n\n
400 M<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Frank Rethman-Ft. Loramie 52.00<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8. Caiden Neuenschwander-SA 54.77<\/p>\n\n\n\n
16. Zach Schwartz-SA 58.47<\/p>\n\n\n\n
300 M Hurdles<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Owen Rindler-Marion Local 41.14<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7. Tytus Lehman-South Adams 45.35<\/p>\n\n\n\n
11. Conner Hyman-South Adams 45.49<\/p>\n\n\n\n
800 M<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Ethan Davis-Houston 2:02.98<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. Caiden Neuenschwander-SA 2:08.01<\/p>\n\n\n\n
18. Wyatt Mann-SA 2:18.67<\/p>\n\n\n\n
200 M<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Nate Buschur-Marion Local 22.95<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prelims<\/p>\n\n\n\n
20. Burton Lefever-SA 25.71<\/p>\n\n\n\n
23. Isaac Dee-SA 25.98<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3200 M<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Asher Long-Covington 9:53.01<\/p>\n\n\n\n
12. Dakota Sprunger-SA 11:38.48<\/p>\n\n\n\n
15. Deacon Bierbaum-SA 11:45.04<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4×400 Relay<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Marion Local 3:32.65<\/p>\n\n\n\n
10. South Adams 3:50.07<\/p>\n\n\n\n
High Jump<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Will Russel\u2013Canterbury 6-02<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Long Jump<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Dan Bruns-Marion Local 20-07<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7. Burton Lefever-SA 18-11.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8. Tytus Lehman-SA 18-07.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Discus<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Dustin Quinter-St. Henry 146-05<\/p>\n\n\n\n
23. AJ Thompson-SA 94-08<\/p>\n\n\n\n
29. Blaine Duff-SA 76-02<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shot Put<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Dustin Quinter-St. Henry 54-04.25<\/p>\n\n\n\n
16. Thomas Murphy-SA 35-00.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n
18. AJ Thompson-SA 34-08.75<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pole Vault<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Nate Buschur-Marion Local 14-06<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4×200 Relay<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. St. Henry 1:32.57<\/p>\n\n\n\n
11. South Adams 1:43.51<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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