Snow doesn't slow Bulldogs

CELINA - Celina track and field coach Eric Wagner gazed into the night sky after he dismissed his team from their post-meet huddle in the infield of Varsity Track.

"We're finishing up this track meet and it's literally snowing," Wagner said. "And our kids are in great spirits."

The snow didn't slow the Bulldogs at the Celina Relays.

Celina swept its home meet - the girls totaled 104 points on their way to victory and the boys tallied 85.

"I haven't looked at the times yet and I know they're going to be down for the conditions we competed in," Wagner said. "But we competed hard. The girls definitely competed better today than they did last week. We were missing a few people in some areas on the guys. A couple people had some bad meets, but we can build from it. It builds character. If you have a bad meet, you can come back stronger the next time.

"Overall, we competed hard and we didn't back down to the conditions."

The Coldwater girls weren't far behind Celina, taking second with 91 points. Fort Recovery (54). South Adams (48) and Parkway (41) completed the top five.

Parkway was the runner-up boys' team with 59 points. Rounding out the top five were Fort Recovery (56), Coldwater (52) and South Adams (43).

GIRLS

Celina's 6,400-meter relay team of Lauren Jackson, Caleigh Ross, Emma Lutz and Sara Wenning finished first. Jackson (5:43.07) had the second-fastest time in the event, finishing behind South Adams' Kallee Patch (5:40.94).

Celina's group of Kayla McCormick, Brooke Robbins, Sophie Wiley and Makenna Klingshirn edged Coldwater's team of Shelby Giere, Steffie Hoying, Alexis Stammen and Savannah Seibert for the title in the 4x100 shuttle hurdles. The Bulldogs time was 1:14.14 compared with Coldwater's 1:14.64.

Fort Recovery's team of Aubrey Guggenbiller, Kierra Wendel, Kiah Wendel and Cassidy Martin won the 4x200 relay in a time of 1:55.52. Celina's team of Kenzie Conn, Reilly Cox, Kayla Brunswick and Nicole Fennig was second (1:57.03).

Celina's 4x800 team of Ross, Wenning, Lutz and Jackson cruised to victory in a time of 10:34.27. Coldwater's team of Sara Honigford, Brittany Walterbusch, Beth Honigford and Krista Walterbusch took second (11:04.79).

Coldwater's group of Giere, Stammen, Hoying and Siebert was the best of three teams in the 4x300 meter shuttle hurdles race with a mark of 3:51.23.

Brunswick, Cox, Carley Eichler and Fennig won the 4x100 with a mark of 55.31 seconds. Fort Recovery's Guggen Biller, Kierra Wendel, Kiah Wendel and Martin was second (55.57).

Coldwater won the final race of the night, the 4x400 relay, with Beth Honigford, Stammen, Kourtney Diller and Seibert combining for a time of 4:27.62. Parkway's team of Rachel Barrett, Ansley Burtch, Treya Conn and Sydney Crouch earned second (4:30.50).

Erin Kremer had the second-best high jump (4-10), leading Coldwater to the title in the high jump relay. Also competing in the event were Allyson Schritz and Katie Noonan. Celina's trio of Jackson, Sophie Wiley and Olivia Rider were runner-ups.

Coldwater's Jessica Break had the top mark in the pole vault by clearing 10 feet. She and teammate Lilly Vagedes won the competition. Celina's team of Robbins and McCormick was second.

Cox, Klingshirn and Eichler won the long jump relay. Cox had the second-best overall mark with a 14-9 1/4. Coldwater's Diller, Vagedes and Katie Alig secured runner-up honors. Parkway's Sydney Crouch - a state qualifier last year - had the best leap with a 17-2 1/4.

Parkway throwers Leah Harshman (91-04) and Monica Steen (91-03) were the top two discus throwers in a winning effort. Celina's team of Stephanie Wadsworth and Natalie Schrolucke took second.

Coldwater's Alig had the best toss in the shot (32-2 1/2). She and teammates Elise Kramer and Caroline Moorman combined for second as a team.

Crouch had the best triple jump (29-11 3/4) as she and teammate Clara Hellwarth combined for a runner-up finish.

BOYS

Celina's quartet of Adrian Hurley, Ethan Ly, Hunter Lynch, and Jacob Klosterman won the 6,400 meter relay. Hurley (4:56.13) and Ly (4:58.88) had the top overall times in the event. Parkway's team of Matt Gaerke, Kyle Roth, Aaron Bruns and Preston Browning placed second.

Celina also had the top 4x110 shuttle hurdle relay team as Chase Stephens, Jaxson Sillman, Mitchell Weitz and Conner Mills combined for a 1:06.54. Fort Recovery's group of Robby LeFevre, Jacob Acheson, Luke Keller and Riley Pearson was runner-up (1:10.33).

Fort Recovery's 4x200 relay team of Owen Moorman, Jared Timmerman, Brayden Schoen and LeFevre won in a time of 1:36.59. Celina's group of Remington Hill, Kyle Flaute, Jordan Song and Mills was second (1:37.97).

Hurley, Ly, Klosterman and Lynch also gave Celina a victory in the 4x800 relay, posting a landslide win in a time of 9:02.02. Parkway's group of Gaerke, Roth, Browning and Bruns placed second (9:46.93).

Stephens, Silliman, Mitchell Weitz and Mills gave Celina another win in the three-team 4x300 shuttle hurdle relay, posting a time of 3:06.36.

Fort Recovery's team of Moorman, Timmerman, Schoen and LeFevre won the 4x100 relay in a time of 49.95 seconds. Coldwater's Alex May, Derek Siefring, Paul Buschur and Justin Schwieterman took second (51.60).

Stephens, Mills, Flaute and Hurley took home the title in the 4x400 with a time of 3:42.38. Parkway's bunch of Ryan Hesse, Brendan Etzcorn, Liam Ferroggiaro and Reid Etzcorn was second (3:52.13).

Schoen posted the highest mark in the high jump relay with a 5-8 and the Indians placed second in the event. Also on that team were Pearson and Jacob Acheson.

Coldwater's Cameron Bye (12-6) and Galen Backs (11-6) had the best marks in the pole vault to win the relay.

Coldwater had the runner-up team in the high jump relay. Schwieterman led the way with a 18-8 and Matt Kunk added a 17-11 1/4.

The Celina throwers had a strong showing in the discus and shot put. Tyler Ross (126-10) and Drake Langenkamp (125-4) had the fourth and fifth best disc tosses to win the two-man competition. Coldwater's Thomas Schwieterman had the second-best heave (141-03) and T.J. Burrows also helped the cause in a second-place finish.

In the shot, Ross (52-5 1/2) and teammate Seth Huston (44-11 1/2) had the best distances in a winning effort. Ian Hawkins had the fifth-longest toss (42-8) to aid the cause.

Parkway's Haydn Ridenour and Tyler Tinkham placed second in the triple jump relay.