COLUMBUS, Ohio--The Bluffton High School track and field team had nine representatives compete in the Div. III state meet June 3 and 4 in Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on the Ohio State University campus in Columbus.
The Pirate boys finished a strong fourth in the Div. III team standings. Norwayne won with 40 points, followed by McDonald (38), Hopewell-Loudon (31) and Bluffton (29).
Senior Ethan Bogart finished third in the 300-meter hurdle finals after taking first in the preliminary heats.
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The Ohio High School Athletic Association has information about the 2022 State Track and Field Tournament on June 3-4 including qualifiers, schedule, heat sheets, parking information and announcements for qualifiers and spectators HERE.
GENEVA, Ohio–Bluffton University's Desmond Gist (Detroit, Mich./Trenton) capped off his record-setting sophomore campaign with a 14th-place finish at the NCAA Division III Nationals on Friday, May 27, 2022. His 14.69 was just 11 hundredths of a second from moving him into the Saturday finals at the Spire Institute.
The Bluffton boys track and field team finished a strong second in the Div. III region 10 meet Wednesday and Friday at Port Clinton.
Several Pirates also qualified for the state meet June 3-4 in Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium at Ohio State University in Columbus. Top four regional finishers qualified for the state event.
BOYS RESULTS
Bluffton junior Landon Armstrong won the 800-meter run, while classmate Eden Antrim took first in the boys 1600 meters.
Sophomore Desmond Gist (Detroit, Mich./Trenton) has been named the HCAC Men's Track Athlete of the Week. He had a record-setting day at Mount Union's Last Chance Meet on Thursday, May 19.
