By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton boys country team competed well in the Div. III district meet at Columbus Grove Saturday, October 23. (See separate story for girls results.)

Pirate junior Landon Armstrong finished second and classmate Erik Nygaard came in third to give the Bluffton boys second place in the district meet team results.

Armstrong finished with a time of 16:42.1, with Nygaard six seconds behind at 16:48.4.

The top four teams and top 16 individuals advance to regionals.

Trent Koch of Columbus Grove won the 78-runner boys race in 16:36.6.

Pirate junior Sam Derstine came in 21st in a time of 18:34.8. Senior Trey Boblitt finished 24th in 18:40.9. Sophomore Liam Jordan came in right behind him at 25th in 18:41.2.

Sophomore John Yoder crossed the line 47th in 19:58. Junior Jonah Rehm ended up 55th in 20:30.4.

Host Grove finished first with 26 points, followed by Bluffton in second with 69.

Boys Team Scores:

1) Columbus Grove 26 points

2) Bluffton 69

3) Marion Local 91

4) Parkway 109

5) Kalida 131

6) Delphos St. John's 157

7) Hardin Northern 169

8) St. Henry 206

9) Wayne Trace 222

The Bluffton boys team run in the Div. III regional meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, October 30 at Tiffin's Hedges-Boyer Park.