Day 1 – 2024 Western Buckeye League Track Championships Results

(5-9-24) Day 1 of the Western Buckeye League Championships is in the books. The final day is scheduled for tomorrow.

COMPLETE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

In the girls meet Bath, the host school, is in front of O-G 26-20.

The Wildcats did not win an individual title, but balance in the 3 events kept them in front. They finished 2nd and 3rd in the High Jump with Karlie Wallace and McKenna O’Kief, and 2nd and 3rd in the Discus with Claire Foust and Vanessa Ruble.

O-G won the 4×800 relay and Emma Hoffman in the Discus.

Western Buckeye League Championships at Bath High School
May 8 and May 10 2024                                                           

In girls high jump, senior Karlie Wallace finished in a tie for 2nd place at 5 feet, while McKenna Okief placed 4th at 4 feet, 10 inches at the WBL Championships. pic.twitter.com/wYj8V9HNjl

— Ryan Schadewald (@bhs_blufftonu) May 9, 2024

In girls discus, Claire Foust placed 2nd with a toss of 109 feet, 3 inches, while Vanessa Ruble placed 3rd with a PB throw of 104 feet, 2 inches. pic.twitter.com/zGYWnocaQ5

— Ryan Schadewald (@bhs_blufftonu) May 9, 2024

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                         GIRLS - Team Rankings - 3 Events Scored
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1) Bath                  26        2) Ottawa-Glandorf      20
3) Elida                 10.50     4) Defiance             10
5) St. Marys Memorial     7        6) Kenton                6
7) Celina                 5.50     8) Van Wert              4
9) Lima Shawnee           2        9) Wapakoneta            2
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Event 1  Girls 4x800 Meter Relay
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 5:30 Wednesday May 8
 2 turn stagger; white start line
         WBL: # 9:30.10  2023        Ottawa-Glandorf, Ottawa-Gla
                         Fenbert, Hovest, Turnwald, Closson
    School                                               Finals
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Finals
  1 Ottawa-Glandorf  'A'                                9:28.97#
     1) Hovest, Madelyn                 2) Fortman, Liana
     3) Closson, Corinne                4) Buddelmeyer, Anna

 Event 25  Girls High Jump
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 Starting height 4-6
 2 inch increments until 4 or less then 1 inch
         WBL: #  5-07  1995        Jodi Rafferty, Celina
    Name                    Year School                  Finals
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Finals
  1 Gladen, Jordan               Elida                  5-01.00
     4-06 4-08 4-10 4-11 5-00 5-01 5-02
        O    O    O    O   XO  XXO  XXX


  Event 31  Girls Discus Throw
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 Top 7 and ties to finals
 3 prelim attempts and then 3 final attempts
 2 flights of ten
         WBL: # 139-07  2022        Tatum Miller, Kenton
    Name                    Year School                  Finals  H#
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  1 Hoffman, Emma                Ottawa-Glandorf         133-03   2




                          BOYS - Team Rankings - 4 Events Scored
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1) Ottawa-Glandorf      28        2) Lima Shawnee        24
3) Kenton               17        4) Van Wert            14
4) Celina               14        6) Bath                 8
7) Defiance              6        7) Wapakoneta           6
9) Elida                 4       10) St. Marys Memorial   3

In the boys meet O-G is just four points ahead of Shawnee 28-24. The Indians Joel Stirn won the Long Jump and his teammate Akyus Richardson won the Shot Put.

O-G’s 4×800 relay took the title and Alex Scroeder won the Pole Vault.

Event 2  Boys 4x800 Meter Relay
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 5:45 on Wednesday May 8
 2 turn stagger; white start line
         WBL: # 8:01.54  2000        Defiance, Defiance
                         Stephans, Mouser, Hahn, Steyer
    School                                               Finals
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  1 Ottawa-Glandorf  'A'                                8:08.96
     1) Vogt, Masen                     2) Metzger, Ethan
     3) Macke, Isaac                    4) Rosengarten, Ty

  Event 28  Boys Pole Vault
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 Starting height 8-6
 6 inch increments until 4 or less then 4 inches
         WBL: # 14-06  2022        Connor Douglass, Elida
    Name                    Year School                  Finals
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  ....Event 28  Boys Pole Vault
  1 Schroeder, Alex              Ottawa-Glandorf       13-00.00
     8-06 9-00 9-06 10-00 10-06 11-00 11-06 12-00 12-04 12-08 13-00 13-04
        P    P    P     P     P     P     P     O    XO   XXO     O   XXX

Event 30  Boys Long Jump
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 Top 7 and ties to the finals
 3 prelim attempts and then 3 attempts in finals
 2 flights of ten
         WBL: # 22-10.75  2002        Derek Davis, Elida
    Name                    Year School                  Finals  H#
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  1 Stirn, Joel                  Lima Shawnee          22-03.00   2

Event 34  Boys Shot Put
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 Top 7 and ties to finals
 3 prellim attempts and then 3 final attempts
 2 flights of ten
         WBL: # 59-07  2005        Terry Miller, Kenton
    Name                    Year School                  Finals  H#
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  1 Richardson, Akyus            Lima Shawnee          57-00.50   2