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Track & Field Action

Track & Field ran to a regional title in the 1600 meters with a time of send seven athletes to the state meet. The 4x800 relay
5:04.40. She then qualified in her fourth event with a team of Michael Blake, Austin Miller, Jared Rediger and
Wauseon, Bryan represented at runner up finish in the 3200 meters in 11:23.30. Eliza- Tre Hutchison qualified with a second-place finish in
Upcoming D2 State Meet beth Sauder qualified individual as well in the 800 me- 8:13.50. The second of three relays for the Locomotives,
ters with a second-place finish in 2:20.17. Nichole Foor the 4x200 relay qualified 2nd in 1:30.99. Running for
In Division II WAUSEON’S 4x800 meter boys relay was the other individual qualifier off the relay teams in the Locos in the 4x200 relay are Brandon Stein, Kolden
team along with Parker Harris of BRYAN and Gunnar the 3200 meters with a fourth-place finish in 11:36.72. Uribes, Evan Friend and Austin Miller. Michael Blake
Oakes of SWANTON will represent the NWOAL in the The ARCHBOLD LADY BLUESTREAKS saw the follow- qualified in two events individually as he was second in
Division II State Track and Field meet. The Indians’ re- ing represent the Gold and Blue. Lexa Richardson quali- the 800 meters in 1:56.3 and cleared 6’1” to finish third
lay team of Aaron Beck, Owen Newlove, Michael Chee- fied with a third-place finish in the 100 meter hurdles in in the High Jump. Blake then qualified in his fourth
zan and Kyle Vernot finished third at the Regional meet 15.64. Macey Rupp, Emily Roth, Gwynne Riley, Dakota event as he was joined by Austin Miller, Kolden Uribes
with a time of 8:18.04. Harris was a third-place qualifier Stamm ran to a regional title in the 4x200 relay in a and Brandon Stein to win a regional title in the 4x400
in the Pole Vault with a clearance of 13’2” while Oakes regional record time of 1:44.31. Stamm added an indi- relay with a time of 3:24.90. EDGERTON will be repre-
qualified with a third-place finish in the High Jump with vidual title in the 400 meters in 57.64. The foursome sented at the Division III state meet by Chanse Evans
a leap of 6’3”. of Shylo Richardson, Emily Roth, Julia Lambert and after Evans jumped 6’2” in the High Jump to finish sec-
Macey Rupp qualified in the 4x100 relay finishing third ond while DELTA’S Peyton Phillips won the event leaping
29 Division III athletes advance to State in 51.07. The Lady Streaks ended the meet with a first- 6’5”. The Panthers’ Maverick Wright punched his ticket
In Division III the area teams are represented with place finish in a time of 4:02.04 in the 4x400 relay with to state with a fourth-place finish in the 1600 meters
29 athletes. Highlighting the action was the regional re- the team of Julia Lambert, Emily Roth, Gwynne Riley in 4:27.69. In the girls’ High Jump SWANTON’S Julia
cord breaking performance of the PETTISVILLE LADY and Dakota Stamm. On the boys’ side for the ARCH- Smith finished third with a leap of 5’4”. EDON’S Logan
BLACKBIRDS in the 4x800 relay. The foursome of Eliza- BOLD BLUESTREAKS Jack Fisher was a qualifier in the Bloir qualified third in the 100 meters in 11.04 as did
beth Sauder, Nichole Foor, Morgan Leppelmeier and Al- 400 meters finishing third in 50.50. Fisher was then EVERGREEN’S Hunter Van Wert with a fourth-place fin-
exa Leppelmeier ran to a time of 9:27.78 outdistancing joined by Deven Girdham, Noah Blankenship and Sam ishing in 11.06. and STRYKER’S Paige Speelman will be
the second-place team by 17 seconds. Pettisville’s “fab Petersen to take a second-place finish advancing with competing in the 100 meters after running to a third-
four” also qualified in the 4x400 relay finishing second a time of 3:25.84. The MONTPELIER LOCOMOTIVES place finish in 12.67.
in 4:07.59. Then in individual events Alexis Leppelmeier

Area Tracksters Take Part In Regionals

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