PHOTOS BY JACOB KESSLER / THE VILLAGE REPORTER
SHOT PUT … Wauseon’s Richard Noonan IV threw a personal best 40-11 on a rainy Saturday at the Napoleon Invitational. VIEW PHOTOS OF THIS CONTEST FOR FREE AT WWW.THEVILLAGEREPORTER.COM

HIGH JUMP … Alea Shilling of Bryan cleared a height of 4-6 to place 12th in the girls high jump.

By: John Fryman
THE VILLAGE REPORTER
john@thevillagereporter.com

NAPOLEON (April 18, 2026) – Despite battling the rainy and overcast conditions, the Wauseon Indians put together quite a performance in the Napoleon Wildcat Invitational Track Meet at Charles Buckenmeyer Stadium.

Coach Joe Allen’s squad finished as runner-up in the boys’ division behind the strength of capturing three different field event titles as well as claiming the 800 relay title, its only title in the running events.

Eastwood won the boys team title with 124 points, followed by Wauseon (109), Bryan (102½), Defiance (70), Celina (70), Archbold (57½), Oregon Clay (52), Ottawa Hills (37), Napoleon (33) and Ayersville (6).

Wauseon got individual titles from Brayden Burkholder in the shot put (56-½), Max Mouch in the high jump (6-0) and Dylan Burkholder in the long jump (20-3½). The 800 relay of Collin Mennetti, Clete Van Etten, Mouch and Riley Riegsecker edged out Eastwood in a close finish with a time of 1:33.26. The 400 relay of Mennetti, Weston Smith, Dylan Burkholder and A’Zarrion Hicks was second in 46.36 seconds.

Mennetti was also third in the 300 hurdles (44.08). Hicks was third in the long jump (19-9¾) and the 110 hurdles (17.78).

Bryan junior sprinter Spencer Woodward claimed the 400-meter title with a time of 51.59 seconds. He was also runner-up in the 200 (23.37) and was third in the 100 (11.84).

Other top finishers for the Golden Bears were Colton Sheline, who was third in the 1600 (4:46.13) and the 3200 (10:06.99). Josiah Cummins was second in the 3200 (10:06.44). Carter Altaffer was third in the 400 (53.23) and Cody Shaffer was third in the shot put (47-5½).

The 1600 relay of Altaffer, Elijah Cummins, Adam Elzey and Woodward was runner-up (3:38.2), and the 3200 relay of Elijah Cummins, Josiah Cummins, Khristopher Alspaugh and Jeremiah Taylor was also runner-up in 8:42.04.

Archbold’s Jude Hudson captured the 1600 crown with a time of 4:45.29. He also finished third in the 800 (2:10.85). Colton Nofziger was runner-up in the 110 hurdles (17.76).

The Bluestreaks also took the 3200 relay, with Connor Plassman, Bo King, Trevor Osterland and Jude Hudson being clocked at 8:29.34. The 1600 relay of Rocco Rodger, Aiden Wyse, Xavier Gericke and Amarion Moreno was third (3:42.63).

Celina captured the girls’ division title with 126½ points, followed by Napoleon (101½), Eastwood (95), Archbold (66½), Wauseon (53), Ayersville (52), Oregon Clay (51), Defiance (37½), Ottawa Hills (37) and Bryan (33).

Wauseon’s Kara Ehrsam was the area’s lone individual champion, claiming the shot put with a toss of 37-¼. She was runner-up in the discus (107-4).

Archbold won the 800 relay as the quartet of Evy Roth, Karly Kruse, Lydia Frey and Aubree Hurst were timed in 1:50.38. The 1600 relay of Aubree Hurst, Madison Burkle, Brynn Hurst and Frey placed third (4:27.54). Brynn Hurst was third in the 800 (2:36.05).

Other top area individual finishers were Emme Miller of Bryan, who was second in the 300 hurdles (52.28); Audrey Strader of Wauseon, who was second in the 400 (1:02.82); and Ella Rhoades of Wauseon, who was third in the 3200 (11:58.89).

Boys Results

TEAM SCORES: Eastwood 124, Wauseon 109, Bryan 102.5, Defiance 70, Celina 70, Archbold 57.5, Oregon Clay 52, Ottawa Hills 37, Napoleon 33, Ayersville 6.

100 METERS- 1. Van Foreman (D) 11.68; 2. Brayden Heindel (C) 11.71; 3. Spencer Woodward (B) 11.84.

200 METERS- 1. Austin Miller (E) 23.37; 2. Spencer Woodward (B) 23.37; 3. Van Foreman (D) 23.73.

400 METERS- 1. Spencer Woodward (B) 51.59; 2. Austin Miller (E) 52.19; 3. Carter Altaffer (B) 53.23.

800 METERS- 1. Ian Jones (OH) 2:06.52; 2. Henry Howard (E) 2:07.71; 3. Jude Hudson (A) 2:10.85.

1600 METERS- 1. Jude Hudson (A) 4:45.29; 2. Kaleb Dameron (C) 4:45.97; 3. Colton Sheline (B) 4:46.13.

3200 METERS- 1. Colin Buening (C) 9:44; 2. Josiah Cummins (B) 10:06.44; 3. Colton Sheline (B) 10:06.99.

110 HURDLES- 1. Jason Domagala (OC) 16.96; 2. Colton Nofziger (A) 17.76; 3. A’Zarrion Hicks (W) 17.78.

300 HURDLES- 1. Briden Jeffries (C) 43.78; 2. Jason Domagala (OC) 44.07; 3. Collin Mennetti (W) 44.08.

400 RELAY- 1. Defiance 46.28; 2. Wauseon 46.36; 3. Oregon Clay 47.31.

800 RELAY- 1. Wauseon 1:33.26; 2. Eastwood 1:34.82; 3. Defiance 1:35.12.

1600 RELAY- 1. Eastwood 3:35.57; 2. Bryan 3:38.20; 3. Archbold 3:42.63.

3200 RELAY- 1. Archbold 8:29.34; 2. Bryan 8:42.04; 3. Defiance 8:47.65.

SHOT PUT- 1. Brayden Burkholder (W) 56-½; 2. Hunter Lauer (E) 53-2¼; 3. Cody Shaffer (B) 47-5½.

DISCUS- 1. Hunter Lauer (E) 151-9; 2. Braden Dix (E) 136-10; 3. Cash Mahr (OC) 134-10.

HIGH JUMP- 1. Max Mouch (W) 6-0; 2. Hayden Gerken (N) 5-10; 3. Jaiden Dubois (OH) 5-10.

POLE VAULT- 1. Zaiden Rolfes (C) 13-0; 2. Cullen Shank (E) 11-6; 3. Everett Ward (E) 10-6.

LONG JUMP- 1. Dylan Burkholder (W) 20-3½; 2. Zach Mulholland (E) 20-2¾; 3. A’Zarrion Hicks (W) 19-9¾.

Girls Results

TEAM SCORES: Celina 126.5, Napoleon 101.5, Eastwood 95, Archbold 66.5, Wauseon 53, Ayersville 52, Oregon Clay 51, Defiance 37.5, Ottawa Hills 37, Bryan 33

100 METERS- 1. Maddie Rommel (C) 13.24; 2. Josie Appelhans (E) 13.27; 3. Lauren Schuerman (E) 13.65.

200 METERS- 1. Josie Appelhans (E) 27.06; 2. Olivia Muir (OC) 27.43; 3. Jazlyn Sheets (Ay) 27.64.

400 METERS- 1. Erin Damman (N) 1:00.71; 2. Audrey Strader (W) 1:02.82; 3. Makenzie Dennie (D) 1:03.65.

800 METERS- 1. Gwen Huddle (N) 2:21.95; 2. Ellie Miesse (C) 2:30.42; 3. Brynn Hurst (Arch) 2:36.05.

1600 METERS- 1. Gwen Huddle (N) 5:07.11; 2. Natalie Nixon (OH) 5:16.21; 3. Elle Miesse (C) 5:23.76.

3200 METERS- 1. Natalie Nixon (OH) 11:40.40; 2. Emily Chen (OH) 11:55.73; 3. Ella Rhoades (W) 11:58.89.

100 HURDLES- 1. Alison Hemmelgarn (C) 15.65; 2. Emily Schultz (OC) 15.80; 3. Leala Hoffman (N) 16.77.

300 HURDLES- 1. Alison Hemmelgarn (C) 47.72; 2. Emme Miller (B) 52.28; 3. Sophie Gillespie (E) 53.31.

400 RELAY- 1. Celina 51.33; 2. Eastwood 51.79; 3. Napoleon 53.59.

800 RELAY- 1. Archbold 1:50.58; 2. Celina 1:50.64; 3. Oregon Clay 1:50.78.

1600 RELAY- 1. Napoleon 4:13.47; 2. Eastwood 4:22.15; 3. Archbold 4:27.54.

3200 RELAY- 1. Napoleon 10:07.64; 2. Celina 10:10.91; 3. Ottawa Hills 10:40.44.

SHOT PUT- 1. Kara Ehrsam (W) 37-¼; 2. Arianna Bench (OC) 34-½; 3. Grace Flory (Ay) 33-1.

DISCUS- 1. Grace Flory (Ay) 108-2; 2. Kara Ehrsam (W) 107-4; 3. Arianna Bench (OC) 106-4.

HIGH JUMP- 1. Camille Foss (E) 4-10; 2. Jazlyn Sheets (Ay) 4-10; 3. Piper Shepard (N) 4-10.

POLE VAULT- 1. Gracyn Harris (OC) 11-6; 2. Audrey Schilt (N) 10-0; 3. Piper Sutton (E) 9-0.

LONG JUMP- 1. Rachel Rammel (C) 16-5¾; 2. Lauren Schuerman (E) 15-7½; 3. Brenna Korte (C) 15-7.