TIFFIN – The local field was narrowed down considerably at the 2013 D-III Tiffin Regionals on May 29 and 31. The Montpelier Locomotives were unable to qualify for the trip with their tandem of Blaine Thorp, Michael Warner and the 4×400 team, and the Pettisville Blackbirds, the most well represented local squad in Tiffin, also saw their numbers cut dramatically, but the power of the core of the BBC will be appearing in Columbus.[emember_protected custom_msg=”Full content protected for online subscribers. Purchase a one week subscription from the top menu bar for just $1.99 to read all online content (full access). Longer subscription plans are also available. Subscriptions cover our costs to attend local events; bringing forth Hometown News Coverage to our communities.”]
The Pettisville 4×800 team of Kyle Lantz, Jeremy Mann, Dominic Frey and Tim Iott placed second, punching their ticket to the big dance in the capitol city. Unable to clear the regional hurdle was the perennial powerhouse in the 4×800 event, the Hilltop Cadets, who finished out of the running in eighth place.
Dominic Frey will also be participating in the 1600 at Columbus, thanks to his fourth place finish at Tiffin. Rounding out the local field will be Luke Graber of Stryker, who emerged from Tiffin as the D-III Regional Champion with a first place in the 800 meter run. His time of 1:58.96 was the fastest time of all the 800 meter events over all four regional sites. The Panther senior takes his show to Columbus for one more go at the gold.
The following local finishes were posted by event…
4×800 Meter Relay
2 – Pettisville – 8:16.74
* State Qualifier *
8 – Hilltop – 8:43.76
110 Meter Hurdles
Preliminaries
8 – Ethan Brakefield – Pettisville – 16.15q
Finals
6 – Ethan Brakefield – Pettisville – 15.83
4×200 Meter Relay
Preliminaries
11 – Pettisville – 1:34.73
1600 Meter Run
4 – Dominic Frey – Pettisville – 4:30.41
* State Qualifier *
7 – Kyle Lantz – Pettisville – 4:40.42
400 Meter Dash
Preliminaries
10 – Blaine Thorp – Montpelier – 54.35
300 Meter Hurdles
9 – Ethan Brakefield – Pettisville – 41.74
800 Meter Run
1 – Luke Graber – Stryker – 1:58.96
* D-III Regional Champion *
* State Qualifier *
8 – Jeremy Mann – Pettisville – 2:02.23
3200 Meter Run
6 – Brady Livensparger – Hilltop – 10:23.19
9 – Michael Warner – Montpelier – 10:33.45
4×400 Meter Relay
Preliminaries
7 – Pettisville – 3:33.85q
11 – Montpelier – 3:36.01
Finals
6 – Pettisville – 3:33.84
High Jump
9 – Austin Dykstra – Pettisville – 5-10.00
Long Jump
11 – Kurt Siegel – Pettisville – 19-01.50
Pole Vault
5 – Will McKinney – Hilltop – J12-06.00
9 – Justin Pursel – Pettisville – J12-06.00[/emember_protected]