By: Bill Bray
THE REPORTER
DEFIANCE: May 23 – The Wauseon Indians boys and girls track teams brought home the top hardware from the Division II District Track and Field Meet at Defiance.
The Wauseon girls won the top honor scoring 119 points to runner up Ottawa-Glandorf’s 100.50.
The following Wauseon finishes were posted by event…
1 – Wauseon – 119
Girls 100 Meter Dash
Preliminaries
3 – Archibeque, Haley – 12.74q
4 – Wyse, Seneca – 12.75q
Finals
3 – Wyse, Seneca – 12.70
* D-II Regional Qualifier *
6 – Archibeque, Haley – 12.93
Girls 200 Meter Dash
Preliminaries
3 – Wyse, Seneca – 26.72q
4 – Archibeque, Haley – 26.91q
Finals
3 – Wyse, Seneca – 26.20
* D-II Regional Qualifier *
4 – Archibeque, Haley – 26.86
* D-II Regional Qualifier *
Girls 400 Meter Dash
Preliminaries
1 – Wyse, Seneca – 59.43q
4 – Archibeque, Haley – 1:02.88q
Finals
1 – Wyse, Seneca – 59.71
* D-II Regional Qualifier *
2 – Archibeque, Haley – 1:00.35
* D-II Regional Qualifier *
Girls 800 Meter Run
Preliminaries
7 – Beck, Megan – J2:43.31q
8 – Schmucker, Lydia – J2:46.41q
Finals
12 – Schmucker, Lydia – 2:40.15
15 – Beck, Megan – 2:47.35
Girls 1600 Meter Run
3 – Vernot, Taylor – 5:05.15
* D-II Regional Qualifier *
4 – Archibeque, Kylie – 5:33.65
* D-II Regional Qualifier *
Girls 3200 Meter Run
1 – Vernot, Taylor – 11:05.93
* D-II Regional Qualifier *
6 – Volkman, Aneesa – 12:14.31
Girls 100 Meter Hurdles
Preliminaries
4 – Roberts, Kathleen – 16.66q
9 – Mealer, Halen – 17.44
Finals
3 – Roberts, Kathleen – 15.90
* D-II Regional Qualifier *
Girls 300 Meter Hurdles
Preliminaries
3 – Mealer, Halen – 49.99q
4 – Roberts, Kathleen – 50.26q
Finals
2 – Mealer, Halen – 49.52
* D-II Regional Qualifier *
5 – Roberts, Kathleen – 50.02
Girls 4×100 Meter Relay
Preliminaries
9 – Wauseon – 53.70
Girls 4×200 Meter Relay
Preliminaries
4 – Wauseon – 1:53.43q
Finals
4 – Wauseon – 1:50.69
* D-II Regional Qualifier *
Girls 4×400 Meter Relay
Preliminaries
10 – Wauseon – 4:33.17
Girls 4×800 Meter Relay
1 – Wauseon – 9:55.04
* D-II Regional Qualifier *
Girls High Jump
13 – Bosell, Amy – J4-06.00
Girls Pole Vault
9 – Campbell, McKayla – J8-06.00
Girls Long Jump
Preliminaries
5 – Wyse, Seneca – 15-08.25q
11 – Schaffner, Marin – 14-06.75
Finals
4 – Wyse, Seneca – 16-02.00
* D-II Regional Qualifier *
Girls Shot Put
Preliminaries
4 – Thompson, Brandi – 34-11.25q
13 – Frank, Sally – 30-02.50
Finals
4 – Thompson, Brandi – 34-11.25
* D-II Regional Qualifier *
Girls Discus Throw
Preliminaries
2 – Frank, Sally – 119-01q
6 – Thompson, Brandi – 108-06q
Finals
2 – Frank, Sally – 119-04
* D-II Regional Qualifier *
3 – Thompson, Brandi – 115-02
* D-II Regional Qualifier *
In a bit of a surprising finish, the Wauseon boys tied for the district title along with Ottawa-Glandorf with 84 points.
Noah Castle and Kris Boysel were double district champions for the Indians. Castle won his specialty the discus by 30′ and captured the shot put title. Boysel leaped his way to two wins in the long jump and high jump.
The following Wauseon finishes were posted by event…
1 – Wauseon – 84
Boys 100 Meter Dash
Preliminaries
22 – Clausen, Spencer – 12.02
25 – Byers, Corry – 12.10
Boys 200 Meter Dash
Preliminaries
20 – Leininger, Ty – 24.81
26 – Thourot, Boede – 25.57
Boys 400 Meter Dash
Preliminaries
7 – Gype, Tabb – 52.97q
14 – Creager, Mason – 54.78
Finals
6 – Gype, Tabb – 52.02
Boys 800 Meter Run
Preliminaries
5 – Reiser, Quintin – J2:07.13q
24 – Wilson, Tyler – 2:16.92
Finals
2 – Reiser, Quintin – 2:01.30
* D-II Regional Qualifier *
Boys 1600 Meter Run
Preliminaries
3 – Reiser, Quintin – J4:49.20q
27 – Wyse, Kody – 5:21.60
Finals
2 – Reiser, Quintin – 4:24.43
* D-II Regional Qualifier *
Boys 3200 Meter Run
13 – Blanchong, Caleb – 11:01.35
18 – Beck, Aaron – 11:19.21
Boys 110 Meter Hurdles
Preliminaries
7 – Kamp, Derrick – 16.06q
19 – Rupp, Derek – 17.51
Finals
5 – Kamp, Derrick – 15.65
Boys 300 Meter Hurdles
Preliminaries
7 – Kamp, Derrick – 43.05q
9 – Rupp, Derek – 44.60
Finals
4 – Kamp, Derrick – 41.81
* D-II Regional Qualifier *
Boys 4×100 Meter Relay
Preliminaries
12 – Wauseon – 46.95
Boys 4×200 Meter Relay
Preliminaries
8 – Wauseon – 1:37.35q
Finals
8 – Wauseon – 1:38.71
Boys 4×400 Meter Relay
Preliminaries
3 – Wauseon – 3:34.10q
Finals
4 – Wauseon – 3:33.52
* D-II Regional Qualifier *
Boys 4×800 Meter Relay
8 – Wauseon – 8:52.94
Boys High Jump
1 – Boysel, Kristopher – J6-04.00
* D-II Regional Qualifier *
Boys Pole Vault
11 – Hench, Daniel – J11-10.00
Boys Long Jump
Preliminaries
1 – Boysel, Kristopher – 20-10.00q
15 – Bost, Alec – 18-00.00
Finals
1 – Boysel, Kristopher – 20-10.00
* D-II Regional Qualifier *
Boys Shot Put
1 – Castle, Noah – 52-11.00
* D-II Regional Qualifier *
5 – Werder, Anthony – 46-06.50
Boys Discus Throw
Preliminaries
1 – Castle, Noah – 178-05q
3 – Stickley, Noah – 132-00q
Finals
1 – Castle, Noah – 178-05
* D-II Regional Qualifier *
4 – Stickley, Noah – 132-00
* D-II Regional Qualifier *
The 18 Wauseon qualifiers will travel to the University of Dayton’s Welcome Stadium May 29 to compete for a chance to qualify for the State Track and Field Meet held at Ohio State’s Jesse Owens Track on June 6 and 7.
Bill Bray can be reached at publisher@thevillagereporter.com