Pirate track: day 1 NWC meet results
By Cort Reynolds
The Bluffton High School track and field teams competed in the first day of the annual Northwest Conference championship meet at Crestview Thursday.
A few final events took place Thursday.
The Bluffton boys stand second and the Lady Pirates are fourth after the short opening day of competition.
Pirate leapers Trey Boblitt and Wyatt Lovell took first and second in the boys high jump event.
Columbus Grove is first in both the boys and girls standings.
Most of the event finals take place when the meet resumes Saturday morning.
Scoring Bluffton finishes:
1 BOBLITT, Trey SR Bluffton 6'4 1/4"
2 LOVELL, Wyatt JR Bluffton 5'10"
Men's Pole Vault
2 DERSTINE, Sam JR Bluffton 12'0"
Women's Pole Vault
2 TABER, Bri JR Bluffton 10'0"
6 DILLER, Allison JR Bluffton 7'6"
Women's 4 x 800m Relay
2 Bluffton (A) 10:33.76
1) ESSINGER, June FR 2) SCOLES, Sami JR
3) EACHUS, Riley JR 4) ARMSTRONG, Ella SO
Men's 4 x 800m Relay
2 Bluffton (A) 8:20.30
1) NYGAARD, Erik JR 2) ARMSTRONG, Landon JR
3) NOVAK, Landon JR 4) ANTRIM, Eden JR
Men's Long Jump
4 DEARTH, Hayden SO Bluffton 18'10"
5 BASIL, Kyle SO Bluffton 18'9"
Men's Shot Put
4 TABLER, Aaron SR Bluffton 45' 5"
5 LUGINBUHL, Xavier JR Bluffton 45'11/2"
Men's Discus
5 TABLER, Aaron SR Bluffton 121'1"
Women's Long Jump
6 GIESIGE, Kendal JR Bluffton 14'1/2"
Girls NWC Day 1 Team Scores
1 Columbus Grove 59 points
2 Spencerville 48
3 Leipsic 38
4 Bluffton 22
5 Lincolnview 18
6 Ada 17
7 Jefferson 13
8 Crestview 11
9 Allen East 7
Boys NWC Day 1 Team Scores
1 Columbus Grove 77 points
2 Bluffton 56
3 Crestview 26
4 Leipsic 25
5 Allen East 22
6 Lincolnview 13
7 Spencerville 10
8 Ada 5
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