By Cort Reynolds
TIFFIN - Three Bluffton track and field athletes qualified for state in the Div. III regional meet at Tiffin's Hoernemann Stadium Friday evening.
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• Baylor Garmatter (400 meters)
• Xavier Dunifon (300 hurdles) each won regional titles.
• Jackson Steinmetz finished second in the 3200 meter run
• Dunifon made it in the 110 hurdles by coming in fourth.
• 4x400 relay finished third at 3:27.75
Xavier Dunifon, Baylor Garmatter, Jonathon Schriner, Luke Young
The Pirates tied for third in the boys regional team standings with Pandora-Gilboa.
Two Pirates will compete in the Div. III state preliminary trials Friday, May 31. Running events at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium start Friday at 9:30 a.m.
Dunifon's 110 hurdle prelims are at 10:10 a.m., with the 300 hurdles at 11:30 a.m. Garmatter runs in the 400 prelims Friday at 11:10 a.m.
Top eight finishers in each event advance to the finals Saturday, where track event finals resume at 9:30 a.m.
Steinmetz runs in the boys 3200-meter finals Saturday at 11:30 a.m.
Friday Bluffton individual finishes: (top 4 to state)
Boys 400 meters:
1st Baylor Garmatter 50.83
Boys 300 intermediate hurdles:
1st Xavier Dunifon 39.23
Boys 3200 meters:
2nd Jackson Steinmetz 9:57.66
Boys 110 high hurdles:
4th Xavier Dunifon Bluffton 15.73
Archbold edged Columbus Grove to win the girls team title, while Ottawa Hills captured the boys crown.
Boys regional team leaders scores:
1) Ottawa Hills 45.33 points
2) Liberty Center 36
3) Bluffton 33
3) Pandora-Gilboa 33
5) St. Paul 32
6) Lucas 28
7) Evergreen 26
8) Columbus Grove 24
9) Ashland Crestview 23
9) Arlington 23
11) Colonel Crawford 21
12) Wynford 19
13) Van Buren 18
14) Cory-Rawson 16
14) Toledo Christian 16
16) Delta 15
16) Liberty-Benton 15
18) Sandusky SMCC 14
19) Monroeville 13
19) New London 13
19) Woodmore 13
22) Old Fort 11
23) Northwood 10
23) Ayersville 10
23) Maumee Valley C.D. 10
23) Fayette 10
27) Gibsonburg 9
28) Tinora 8
28) Carey 8
30) Edgerton 7
31) Coll Western Reserve 6
32) Patrick Henry 5
32) Lakota 5
32) Crestline 5
35) Elmwood 4
35) Montpelier 4
35) Wayne Trace 4
35) Margaretta 4
39) Hopewell-Loudon 3
39) Arcadia 3
39) Hardin Northern 3
39) Calvert 3
43) Stryker 2
43) Holgate 2
45) Pettisville 1
45) Miller City 1
45) Fairview 1
45) Fremont St. Joseph C.C. 1
45) Upper Scioto Valley 1
50) St. Peter's 0.33
50) Seneca East 0.33
Girls regional team scores:
1) Archbold 56 points
2) Columbus Grove 50
3) Margaretta 48
4) Liberty-Benton 46
5) Arlington 31.5
6) Genoa Area 30
7) Ayersville 28
8) Sandusky SMCC 25
9) Patrick Henry 24
9) Liberty Center 24
11) Old Fort 22
11) Vanlue 22
13) Leipsic 21
14) St. Paul 19
15) Arcadia 18
16) Hicksville 15
16) Woodmore 15
18) Swanton 14
19) Northwood 13
20) New London 12
21) Western Reserve 11
21) Fremont St. Joseph C.C. 11
23) Lakota 10
23) Paulding 10
23) Holgate 10
26) Continental 9.5
27) Tinora 7
27) Delta 7
27) Wayne Trace 7
27) Calvert 7
31) Van Buren 6
31) Edon 6
33) Ada 5
33) Pettisville 5
35) Antwerp 4
35) North Baltimore 4
37) Fayette 3
37) Elmwood 3
39) Pandora-Gilboa 2
40) Edgerton 1
