Five Pirate first-place finishes at L-B Pat Wagner Invitational
On April 30 the Bluffton High School Track and Field team particpated in the 2022 Liberty-Benton Pat Wagner Invitational.
The boys team took 3rd place out of 16 teams and the girsl took took 11th out of 15. (See team rankings below.)
Top Bluffton finishers:
1ST PLACE
L. Armstrong, Boys 1600 meters - 4:34.90
E. Bogart, Boys 300 meter hurdles - 40.17
E. Antrim, Boys 800 meters - 2:00.07
Boys 4 x 400 meters, E. Bogart, L. Armstrong, L. Shutler, E. Antrim - 3:31.12
T. Boblitt, Boys high jump - J6-02.00
2ND PLACE
Boys 4 x 800 meter relay, L. Armstrong, S. Derstine, E. Nygaard, E. Antrim - 8:16.59
3RD PLACE
E. Nygaard, Boys 1600 meters - 4:45.91
B. Taber, Girls pole vault - J9-06.00
4TH PLACE
Ethan Bogart, Boys 110 meter hurdles -16.22 3 5
5TH PLACE
Girls 4 x 400, A. Diller, Sa. Scoles, Sk. Scoles, R. Eachus - 4:29.68
A. Diller, Girls pole vault - J8-00.00
6TH PLACE
T. Andreas, Boys 3200 meters - 10:36.93
7TH PLACE
Girls 4 x 200 Meter Relay, A. Diller, Sa. Scoles, Sk. Scoles, K. Giesige - 1:56.10
J Essinger, Girls 1600 meters - 5:49.06
Boys 4 x 100 meter relay, G. Stackhouse, K. Basil, N. Schaadt, L. Shutler - 46.13
H. Dearth, Boys long jump - 18-04.50
8TH PLACE
Girls 4 x 800 Meter Relay, E. Armstrong, R. Eachus, S. Scoles, J. Essinger - 10:40.21
Girls 4 x 100 Meter Relay, A. Diller, J. Schweingruber, Sk. Scoles, B. Taber - 54.88
K. Giesige, Girls long jump - 13-10.50
A. Tabler, Boys shot put - 43-02.50
BOYS TEAM RANKINGS
1) Columbus Grove 122
2) Oak Harbor 100
3) Bluffton 77
4) Liberty-Benton 68
5) Bath 60
6) Van Buren 58
7) Ottawa-Glandorf 49
8) McComb 43
9) Carey 28
10) Hardin Northern 18
11) Arlington 14
12) Kalida 6
12) Old Fort 6
14) Vanlue 5
14) Pandora-Gilboa 5
16) Arcadia 4
GIRLS TEAM RANKINGS
1) Ottawa-Glandorf 138.33
2) Liberty-Benton 109.50
3) Oak Harbor 70.50
4) Carey 67
5) Columbus Grove 59.50
6) Van Buren 49.33
7) Bath 45.33
8) Old Fort 32
9) Kalida 28
10) Arcadia 23
11) Bluffton 19.50
12) Vanlue 7
13) Arlington 6
14) Pandora-Gilboa 4
14) McComb 4
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