Local athletes make strong showing in district track & field meets

District track & field competition throughout Southwest Ohio was completed Saturday, and regional meets will begin Wednesday at Welcome Stadium in Dayton and Troy Memorial Stadium.

The top four district finishers in each event earned regional berths. The following is a list of regional qualifiers from area schools:

DIVISION I

AT WINTON WOODS

BOYS

100 — 2. Joshua Hayes (Fairfield) 11.22; 4. Joseph Hayes (Fairfield) 11.34; 400 — 1. Justin Dwyer (Lakota East) 51.08; 2. Logan Currington (Lakota West) 51.35; 800 — 2. Kevin Riesenberg (Lakota West) 2:00.69; 3,200 — 1. Dustin Horter (Lakota East) 9:24.20; 2. Zach Birdsall (Fairfield) 9:43.36; 110 hurdles — 3. Brandon Gillis (Lakota West) 15.54; 4. Andrew Whitaker (Lakota West) 15.75; 300 hurdles — 2. Hayden Guenther (Ross) 41.07; 4. Brandon Gillis (Lakota West) 42.08; 400 relay — 2. Fairfield (Myles Nared, Joshua Hayes, Cedric Woods, Joseph Hayes) 43.91; 4. Lakota West (Zelwyn Robinson, Jeremiah Howard, Jason Watkins, Nick Jones) 44.46; 800 relay — 3. Lakota West (Jeremiah Howard, Brian Gillis, Logan Currington, Nick Jones) 1:32.43; 4. Fairfield (Joshua Hayes, Adrien Givens, Cedric Woods, Joseph Hayes) 1:32.54; High jump — 1. Austin Williams (Lakota East) 6-00; 4. Zach McDowell (Fairfield) 5-08; Pole vault — 4. Tanner Harris (Ross) 12-00; Long jump — 4. Adrien Givens (Fairfield) 21-02.50; Discus — 4. Zach Wade (Lakota East) 134-03

GIRLS

100 — 1. Kaylyn Heath (Lakota East) 12.19; 3. Anna Szolwinski (Lakota West) 12.60; 4. Saylor Knebel (Ross) 12.71; 200 — 2. Kaylyn Heath (Lakota East) 25.97; 3. Saylor Knebel (Ross) 26.15; 4. Anna Szolwinski (Lakota West) 26.30; 400 — 2. Dani Stoughton (Lakota East) 59.59; 3. Jaelyn Caldwell (Fairfield) 1:00.18; 800 — 4. Alicia Neumeier (Lakota East) 2:22.68; 1,600 — 1. Emily Casaceli (Ross) 5:16.69; 2. Meredith Elstun (Lakota West) 5:17.85; 3,200 — 2. Meredith Elstun (Lakota West) 11:43.25; 3. Abby Whayne (Lakota East) 11:45.96; 100 hurdles — 1. Monica Johnson (Fairfield) 14.95; 300 hurdles — 3. Emma Haynes (Lakota West) 48.35; 400 relay — 1. Fairfield (Monica Johnson, Nina Ward, Shalbie Evans, Kyla Ellery) 50.65; 2. Lakota West (Brooke Melford, Anna Szolwinski, Danielle Turner, Simone Henderson) 50.75; 800 relay — 1. Lakota West (Anna Szolwinski, Danielle Turner, Maya Andrews, Simone Henderson) 1:45.42; 2. Fairfield (Monica Johnson, Shalbie Evans, Kyra Barksdale, Nina Ward) 1:46.17; 1,600 relay — 1. Lakota East (Zoe Lape, Brittany Wall, Kaylyn Heath, Dani Stoughton) 4:05.99; 3,200 relay — 3. Lakota West (Meredith Elstun, Hannah Riesenberg, Lexi Iles, Kylie Marshall) 9:56.72; High jump — 2. Valerie Green (Talawanda) 5-02; 3. Nina Ward (Fairfield) 5-02; 4. Tyra Kennedy (Fairfield) 5-02; Pole vault — 4. Meghan Baumhardt (Lakota West) 9-00; Long jump — 4. Sarah Curry (Talawanda) 16-08.25; Shot put — 1. Braylin Leahr (Fairfield) 36-01.75; 2. Logan Porter (Lakota West) 35-05.50; Discus — 1. Christy Schmitt (Ross) 102-10; 3. Valerie Green (Talawanda) 97-10

AT WELCOME STADIUM

BOYS

3,200 relay — 2. Lebanon (Kelby Caplinger, Jackson Siddall, Nick Jarvis, Ryan Beck) 8:11.95; 100 — 2. Jordan Campbell (Lebanon) 11.12; 4. Tyrell Preston (Middletown) 11.18; 800 relay — 4. Middletown (DeCameron Holloman, Marquise Petty, Will Thomas, Keith Wayne) 1:33.32; 1,600 — 2. Conant Smith (Middletown) 4:30.60; 3. Jackson Siddall (Lebanon) 4:31.65; 4. Casey Barnett (Springboro) 4:34.95; 400 relay — 1. Lebanon (Jordan Campbell, Josh Finkeldey, Mitch Turpin, Josh Zuiderhoek) 43.51; 4. Middletown (Yanos Vymer, Marquise Petty, Will Thomas, Keith Wayne) 45.37; 400 — 4. Nick Wayne (Lebanon) 53.52; 800 — 2. Kelby Caplinger (Lebanon) 1:58.74; 200 — 1. Tyrell Preston (Middletown) 21.98; 2. Jordan Campbell (Lebanon) 22.41; 3,200 — 2. Andrew Testas (Edgewood) 9:45.98; 4. Nick Jarvis (Lebanon) 9:52.49; 1,600 relay — 2. Lebanon (Jordan Campbell, Mitch Turpin, Kelby Caplinger, Josh Finkeldey) 3:28.11; 4. Springboro (Ryan Hobbs, Bradley Cunningham, Dayton Raflik, Garrett Campbell) 3:34.84; Discus — 3. Quinton Webb (Springboro) 144-11; High jump — 2. Blake Marshall (Middletown) 6-00; Shot put — 3. Tyler Ferguson (Middletown) 44-11.50; Pole vault — 2. Zach Barsala (Lebanon) 14-00; 3. Malcolm Melvin (Springboro) 12-06; 4. Donavon Murphy (Franklin) 12-06

GIRLS

100 hurdles — 4. Aubrey Stegemiller (Lebanon) 16.64; 100 — 2. Melissa Emery (Lebanon) 12.96; 3. Cameron Campbell (Springboro) 13.00; 800 relay — 3. Lebanon (Ehryn Shaw, Paige Nease, Hannah Bogaert, Megan McMannon) 1:48.55; 400 relay — 2. Lebanon (Ehryn Shaw, Kylie West, Aislen Ballinger, Melissa Emery) 51.73; 4. Springboro (Hannah Cox, Logan LeMaster, MacKenzie Campbell, Emily Schwinghamer) 52.51; 300 hurdles — 2. Hannah Bush (Edgewood) 46.28; 200 — 2. Cameron Campbell (Springboro) 26.08; 3,200 — 2. Jessie Hartman (Lebanon) 11:20.58; 1,600 relay — 3. Lebanon (Megan McMannon, Hannah Bogaert, Darian Wolfinbarger, Roselen Rotello) 4:11.66; Discus — 2. Emma Barth (Springboro) 118-03; High jump — 1. Hannah Bush (Edgewood) 5-04; 4. Isabel Shey (Lebanon) 5-02; Long jump — 4. Sara Schaefer (Edgewood) 15-11.50; Shot put — 2. Giselle Banks (Middletown) 38-01.50

DIVISION II

AT WELCOME STADIUM

BOYS

3,200 relay — 4. Fenwick (Finn Connors, Alex Kurtz, Spencer Borger, Brandon Borgemenke) 8:43.29; 110 hurdles — 3. Tyler Brown (Madison) 16.23; 100 — 2. D.J. Chambers (Carlisle) 10.80; 3. Jacob Vires (Monroe) 11.07; 1,600 — 1. Thryceton Deckard (Monroe) 4:34.93; 4. Alex Kurtz (Fenwick) 4:41.82; 400 relay — 3. Carlisle (Tanasi Reed, D.J. Chambers, Austin Spencer, Ridge Reed) 44.93; 200 — 2. D.J. Chambers (Carlisle) 22.03; 4. Jacob Vires (Monroe) 22.68; 3,200 — 2. Colin Cooper (Monroe) 10:22.56; 3. Trevor Paringer (Valley View) 10:26.80; Discus — 1. Sean Sherman (Fenwick) 146-11; 2. Tyler Black (Valley View) 129-05; 4. Will Sechrist (Monroe) 123-10; High jump — 1. Joe Krug (Fenwick) 6-00; 2. P.J. Varnadoe (Valley View) 5-10; Long jump — 3. P.J. Varnadoe (Valley View) 20-02; 4. Jacob Vires (Monroe) 19-11.75; Shot put — 1. Sean Sherman (Fenwick) 57-06.25; 2. Tyler Black (Valley View) 48-11.25; 4. Josiah Smith (Valley View) 42-09; Pole vault — 1. Micah Matheson (Valley View) 13-06; 2. Danny Sturgis (Madison) 12-00; 3. Joey Dima (Valley View) 10-06

GIRLS

3,200 relay — 2. Valley View (Morgan Tidwell, Anna Roach, Shelby Perkins, Macy McMonigle) 10:13.95; 4. Fenwick (Hannah Tebbe, Jenna Adams, Sara Kohls, Shannon Hirko) 10:35.26; 100 hurdles — 1. Melinda McIntosh (Valley View) 16.01; 100 — 2. Emily Maher (Badin) 13.00; 4. Riley Wildfeuer (Fenwick) 13.10; 1,600 — 3. Alayna Garver (Monroe) 5:23.69; 400 relay — 4. Fenwick (Maggie Daigle, Lauren Rich, Elena Daly, Riley Wildfeuer) 52.35; 300 hurdles — 2. Melinda McIntosh (Valley View) 48.27; 800 — 1. Shannon Hirko (Fenwick) 2:22.55; 200 — 3. Emily Maher (Badin) 26.75; 3,200 — 2. Rachel Ploeger (Monroe) 11:22.08; Discus — 2. Faith Lewis (Valley View) 105-01; 3. Kathryn Brooks (Fenwick) 104-11; High jump — 2. Keva Cox (Valley View) 4-10; 4. Blaise Chaney (Fenwick) 4-08; Long jump — 2. Kaya Ventura (Valley View) 15-05.75; 3. Alyssa Amburgey (Madison) 15-05.25; Shot put — 1. Savannah Parrish (Carlisle) 34-02.25; 2. Faith Lewis (Valley View) 33-10; 3. Mickey McClanahan (Fenwick) 33-09.75; Pole vault — 1. Grace Dima (Valley View) 10-02; 2. Sammy Creekbaum (Madison) 9-06; 4. Shelby Umstot (Valley View) 8-00

AT NEW RICHMOND

BOYS

800 — 3. Nick Rand (Badin) 2:01.17; 1,600 — 2. Sam Krabacher (Badin) 4:37.87; 3,200 — 3. Josh Wolpert (Badin) 10:12.02; 300 hurdles — 2. Caleb Meyer (Badin) 43.56; 1,600 relay — 3. Badin (Nick Rand, Matthew Schweinefuss, Fred Bradbury, Philip Dozier) 3:33.26; 3,200 relay — 2. Badin (Matthew Schweinefuss, Nick Rand, Josh Wolpert, Sam Krabacher) 8:16.14

DIVISION III

AT NEW RICHMOND

BOYS

400 — 4. Chris Neu (Cincinnati Christian) 53.62; 800 — 1. Matthew Floyd (Cincinnati Christian) 2:01.29; 3,200 — 2. David Higgins (Cincinnati Christian) 10:15.81; 1,600 relay — 4. Cincinnati Christian (Jacob Flaugher, Matthew Floyd, Will Okine, Gabriel Mitchell) 3:43.93; 3,200 relay — 2. Cincinnati Christian (Matthew Floyd, David Higgins, Chris Neu, Will Okine) 8:33.88

GIRLS

100 — 2. Mariah Coffee (Cincinnati Christian) 13.45; 400 — 3. Hannah Ferguson (Cincinnati Christian) 1:06.43; 400 relay — 1. Cincinnati Christian (Mariah Coffee, Nia Everson, Laura Kindell, Serenity McCardle) 52.28; 800 relay — 1. Cincinnati Christian (Mariah Coffee, Anna Holder, Laura Kindell, Serenity McCardle) 1:52.54; 1,600 relay — 1. Cincinnati Christian (Daniela Linblad, Hannah Ferguson, Brooke Neu, Serenity McCardle) 4:35.96; 3,200 relay — 2. Cincinnati Christian (Hannah Ferguson, Anna Holder, Lauren Taylor, Daniela Linblad) 11:16.18; High jump — 3. Madison Martens (Cincinnati Christian) 4-06; Long jump — 3. Laura Kindell (Cincinnati Christian) 15-05.25

AT WELCOME STADIUM

BOYS

3,200 — 2. Chandler Long (Middletown Christian) 10:37.12

GIRLS

400 relay — 3. Preble Shawnee (Alivia Reek, Sidney Hacker, Jane Feck, Elise Walker) 54.30; 400 — 4. Anna Crawford (Middletown Christian) 1:03.61; High jump — 3. Elise Walker (Preble Shawnee) 4-10

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