By Cort Reynolds
FINDLAY - The Bluffton track and field teams competed in the first day of the 13-team Div. III district meet Wednesday at Findlay.

Columbus Grove holds the lead in both the boys and girls standings after the first day. The Pirate boys are fourth and Bluffton girls are sixth after day one, which featured three finals events and many qualifying races.

Day 1 scoring Bluffton finishes (top 8):
Boys Pole Vault
5th Sam Derstine 10 Bluffton J11-0

Boys Shot Put
6th Xavier Luginbuhl 10 Bluffton 43-04.25

Girls High Jump
5th Cora Bischoff 12 Bluffton 4-8

Girls 4x800 Meter Relay
4th Bluffton 10:36.30 
1) Clara Matthews 12 2) Ella Armstrong 9
3) Skyler Scoles 12 4) Sami Scoles 10

Boys 4x800 Meter Relay
2nd Bluffton 8:34.99 
1) Eric Nygaard 10 2) Landon Novak 10
3) Landon Armstrong 10 4) Eden Antrim 10

Day 1 qualifying Bluffton finishes (top 8):
Boys 800 Meter Run
3rd Simon Derstine 12 Bluffton 2:08.57Q
5th Landon Armstrong 10 Bluffton 2:09.00Q

Boys 110 Meter Hurdles
4th Ethan Bogart 11 Bluffton 17.35q

Boys 300 Meter Hurdles
4th Ethan Bogart 11 Bluffton 43.71q
8th Nick Jebson 12 Bluffton 45.17q

Girls 4x100 Meter Relay
3rd Bluffton 53.79q
1) Olivia Setzer 12 2) Riley Eachus 10
3) Sami Scoles 10 4) Skyler Scoles 12

Boys 4x200 Meter Relay
5th Bluffton 1:37.51q
1) Nick Jebson 12 2) Nate Schaadt 11
3) Levi Hohenbrink 12 4) Eli Lemley 12

Girls 4x400 Meter Relay
7th Bluffton 4:28.52q
1) Skyler Scoles 12 2) Makayla Schweingruber 10
3) Allison Diller 10 4) Sami Scoles 10

Boys 4x100 Meter Relay
8th Bluffton 47.98q
1) Eli Lemley 12 2) Landyn Fleharty 11
3) Levi Hohenbrink 12 4) Brien Basinger 12

Boys 100 Meter Dash
8th Brien Basinger 12 Bluffton 12.16q

Boys 200 Meter Dash
8th Levi Hohenbrink 12 Bluffton 24.94q

Day 1 Girls team scores:
1) Columbus Grove 34 points
2) Elmwood 14
2) Arcadia 14
4) Kalida 13
4) Hopewell-Loudon 13
6) Bluffton 9
7) Leipsic 8.5
8) McComb 3
8) Arlington 3
10) Van Buren 2.5
11) Pandora-Gilboa 2
12) Ada 1

Day 1 Boys team scores:
1) Columbus Grove 44 points
2) McComb 28
3) Vanlue 17
4) Bluffton 15
4) Van Buren 15
6) Pandora-Gilboa 8
7) Kalida 7
8) Arlington 6
9) Ottoville 5
10) Leipsic 4
11) Upper Scioto Valley 3
12) Ada 2
12) Arcadia 2

Bluffton competes in the second day of the district meet finals at Findlay Friday, May 21. A top four finish in an event qualifies an individual or relay team to regionals at Tiffin.