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>> Of course. >> All right. Nice having a few different people up here. Yeah. Nice. some some special guests uh giving some shout outs here or there. She was just kind of caught uh caught bringing up the throw results which we'll take a look at here too. Uh let's see what what other type of live events do we have going on. Uh this we have the camera on the throws. Let's look at the girls discus >> I believe. believe they will be inputting those here soon. It looks like boys discus. >> Yeah, it looks like boys discus had started. So I believe the top >> nine did qualify. Uh so that was Leland Heath coming in ninth place for Southern Wells. So scoring Grayson Gerardo of Heritage in eighth place, Reed Harris of Bluffton in seventh, Tony Sodom from Woodland in sixth, James Smith of Adam Central in fifth, Eli James of Adam Central fourth.
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in third place uh with a mark of 106 feet 8 in from Woodland Skyler Rupert and runner up from Bluffton mark of 110 meters 1 in Maddox Kaufman. And in first place with a new ACAC meet record, Eli Lichfield of Heritage Junior High School with a mark of 143 feet.9 in. We've got two scored events on the guy's side and we've got two ACAC records. I mean, that is just an incredible achievement. >> It's crazy. >> And that four by or that discus was definitely one that I felt like was very doable. >> Um, so congratulations to Eli Litchfield on that one. I'm sure we'll get that >> get those throwers on the podium >> before too long. Does look like we've got the boys 4x800 meter relay >> being shown a time of 9 minutes 39.91 seconds >> and new 4x800 meter record there for those J County Patriots.
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That official time coming in at 9 minutes 39.91 seconds. >> Second call 100 me hurdles finals. First call boys 110 hurdles. Second call 100. as we take a look at the warm-ups of the boys high jump field. Uh Jeremy, go ahead and share with us who do we have here competing tonight. from Woodland. Liam Sufilco from Woodland. Connor Eisenberger from Southern Wales. Liam Lees from Jay County. Aiden Lloyd from South Adams. Nolan Fields from Southern Wales. Wells. Gavin Beverston from Adam Central. Stanley Eaton from Bluton. Wesley Conungle from Heritage. Julie Gerardo from J County. Carter May from Heritage. Titus Foster. And from Bluffton, Davin Dreer. >> What is Davin's jump to lead the field? >> He is seated first with a 56. >> All right. What's second place at? >> It is Titus Foster with a 55. >> All right. So, it could be an interesting competition there, especially knowing that Davin has a couple extra events with the 200 final still to come and the 400 as well.
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So, it does look like we still have long jump going on. I believe Pvault is likely done. Again, only four competitors going. We'll try to get those results pulled up here shortly. But, >> who do we have competing on the girls long jump field? I believe we already talked about the boys earlier today. So, who do we have competing for the girls >> from brother from from Bluffton? Hayden McKelvin from Southern Wales. Ellie from Bluffton. Melina Mayora from Adam Central. Hayden Rambo from South Adams. Kiana Wland from Southern Wales. Alexis Sudterman from Adam Central. Abby Row from South Adams. Kendra Slutter from J County. Passen Rickard from J County. Jordan Champ from Heritage. Marilene Horus Harris Woodland from Woodland. Faith However from Heritage. Eninsley Dharmmer from Woodland. Hannah Rome >> with Rome seated first with a 148.25 and Dharma second with a 148. Very close.
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The meet record set in 2007 by Megan Getat of Garrett 15' seven and a half inch. So it does look like both both of the pull vault competitions have completed but we will be taking a quick break for the national anthem as the field will be taking a quick break as well. You are watching Bluton Tigers athletics on BHMSD TV brought to you by the Bluffton High School Student Broadcasting Club. We'll be right back after this break. Coverage by the Bluffton High School Student Broadcasting Club is made possible thanks to the Wells County Foundation. Thank you for supporting the BHS student body. Starting during the 202526 school year, the Bluffton High School Student Broadcasting Club is excited to bring you coverage of the Bluffton Tigers on BHMS TV. The Bluffton High School Student Broadcasting Club would like to thank the Wells County Foundation for the generous grant to make these broadcasts possible.
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This coverage of the Bluffs and Tigers is brought to you by the Bluffton High School Student Broadcasting Club. We'll be right back on BHMSD TV after this break. This webcast would not be possible without the support of the Wells County Foundation. We thank the Wells County Foundation for their continued support of the BHMSD students and the Wells County community. hurdles. >> We are coming back into the girls 100 meter hurdles >> from Bluffaker. >> Abby Staley from Jay County. Macy to Hoff from AC. Mey Fector from Heritage, Mallalerie Airman from Woodland, Eva Cook from Bluffton Harrison, Arena Hammer from Heritage, Grace Layman and from Woodland, Willow Baker. And those appear to be Airman of Heritage going toe-to-toe with Ava Cook of Woodland. >> Going to be close at the line. Going to be too close for me to call between Airman and Cook. We'll have to wait to see the official ruling.
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I think maybe that lean >> it looked like airmen. >> I think that's where I would be going based on this vantage point too. >> We will get those results to you. >> Mrs. Caller Al going up to airman. She is the on the ground timer >> and she usually does go up to the who she sees as the winner, but we'll see if the FAT results will hold true with that. 110 hurdles. Excuse me, boys. Hurdles. >> Who do we have here in the boys 110 finals? Jeremy. And the boys 110 from Jay County, Aiden Lloyd from Adam Central, Quinn Powell from Woodland, Malachi Long from Woodland, Justin Kelly from Bluffton, Harrison Broker from Bluffton, Brody Fector from Adam Central, Jordan Shakir. And from Southern Wales, Cash Jenkins >> with Justin Kelly seated to come in first with Harrison Barokco just behind him. >> And the meet record set by Logan Mlin of Adam Central in 2015 is 1675.
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It's going to take quite a to beat that. >> It's on you. Yeah. having some communication going on with everything here. So, and the 110 hurdles is off with Justin Justin Kelly in first with Harrison Broker right behind him. It's going to be a battle for third between Long and Fector like Woodland Bluffton Bluff and Woodland there. This time >> so did get a >> an announcement from Jeff Cookower saying that long jump finals are beginning and those on the girls side being Jordan Champ, Jay County, Ensley Dmer, Heritage, Hannah Rimkkey Woodland, Wayen Harris, Heritage, Faith Heapner, Woodland, Pac Rickard, J County, Hayden, Mecclavine, Bluffton, Kendra Slutter, South Adams, and Abby Row of Adam Central. >> We have the girls 100 meter dash coming up here. >> In lane one from Heritage, still 11s. Woodland from Woodland Hannah Rome from J County JJ Reynolds from Heritage Tinley Evans from J County Jordan Champ from Bluff and Harrison Hayden M >> from Southern Wells Alicia Shrinner and from Woodland Adie Fitzer.
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So, lane four, Timley Evans being the >> favorite and lane five, Jordan Champ being the runner up. >> All right, so 13.0 is the meat record that's held by two individuals. Both appear to be from Norwell, Walmsley and Nicodemus. Uh, the year is marked as 1981. So, I'm sure that's either the first one or the second one. Not too sure. They both ran in the same meat. be impressive if they did though. So, they're having some questions about some of the scoring going on. There's the girls 100 meter dash. Finals is getting ready to commence. See if I can find the >> See if I can find the boys long jump finals as well. Looking like Boston Gerard of Woodland, Leandro Duran of Adam Central, Cam Bowman of South Adams, Hector Wrangler South Adams, Titus Foster, Heritage, Body Feet, Bluffton, Rhett Tucker, Southern Wells, Zack Bargo, Woodland, and Henry Michaels of Adams Central.
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Look like the girls 100 is just about to start. Waiting for a couple white flags. >> So, looking at the boys high jump so far only I guess the girls 100 whistle has been blown. So, we'll be talking about them here. This looks to be a pretty close race. And they're gone with Jordan Champ with a lead with Tinley Evans fighting for it >> like and it looked like Tinley Evans takes first place. Yeah, I mean again another very close final race there. Jordan Champ really giving Evans everything that she had there. >> And quite the impressive push there by both of those young ladies. We have a 100 meter dash for the boys coming up in lane one from J County. Fernando Mishi Lopez from Woodland. Liam swik duel from Woodland Boston Gar from South Adams. Cam Bowman from Adam Central. Leander Duran from South Adams.
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Nan Ramirez from Southern Wells. Weston Ziggler. And from Southern Wells, Gavin Busterstein. >> It looks like Leandro Duran is seated to get first with >> Boston Gad right behind him. And the 1227 time for Duran. >> Wait, no, I misspoke. It is Fernando Maji Lopez with a 1222 and seated to get first with Duran behind him. >> The the meet record is 1153 set by Shawn Laroo and 1990 for South Adams. >> It's quite a pier. They're off and it looks like >> Cam Bowman with a surprising lead. He's going for it. And Cam Bowman takes it. He was seated >> fourth and he won. >> Oh, lane four. So, he's seated second there. >> Oh, yes. Just based on the trials. So, those are their seed times. Yeah, you are correct looking at that on mile split. Yeah. So, lane four and five being the two fastest from the preliminary.
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So, Bowman doing a nice job of holding his ground there. Boys 100 girls 100. So, taking a quick look over at the boys high jump going on. Looks like we have five individuals clearing opening height at 4'2, pardon me, six individuals clearing opening height at 4'2 in uh with about six more yet to jump. I'm sure a few of them or sorry, four have yet to jump. uh two individuals and one Noah Field Nolan Fields of South Adams with his third and final attempt. We have the girls 1600 meter run or the mile >> from Bluffton. Aaron Ramseier from Heritage. Emmy Dharma from Southern Wales. Tenley FTO from Heritage. Olivia Buck from South Adams. Hadley Sprunger from Woodland. Haley Melon from Woodland. Alisa Clark from Southern Wales. Anna McFaren from Bluffton, Sophia Robels from AC, Hayden Rambo from J County, Emma Waters from J County, Daisy Pritchard >> with Aaron Ramsey seated to get first and Emmy Dmer seated to get second.
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>> And it was quite an impressive race between Ramseier and Dmer here just a couple weeks ago in the dual meet. I think Ramsey just recently ran that 548. Dmer got the edge in their head-to-head competition. So, be interested to see. And you throw in the mix of Tinley Fector, a very strong competitor in her own right. Be interested to see what may go down here. >> We got another special guest here as the girls get started on the 1600 meter run. We've got Bluton's 1600 meter runner, Manning Nash, joining us. Manning. He's a senior for Bluffton. Manning, how are you doing tonight? >> I'm doing good. How are you doing? >> I'm doing well. And how's it feel being able to watch this middle school meet going on? >> Uh, it feels really good. I like um seeing upcoming talent and see how our future high school athletes do.
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>> And this is an event like did you compete in track and field in eighth grade? I know you were kind of a late comer of to the track game. >> Uh yes, I did, but I did the I was JV 4x1 and I did the 800. So, so what so what was that transition into the distance side like for you and like what are what's going through these runners heads right now especially like as Aaron Ramseier coming around lap one and first but she's got a tough competitor and dmer right behind her. So like where's the strategy going on in this race? >> Uh the strategy probably would be just um >> keep the strength, not go too far ahead to lose it. Um but definitely keep the distance in case someone catches up. >> Yeah, right now Ramsier has about a two and a half second lead over Dmer and Fter.
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Uh so seeing what she can do to kind of keep extending this and about what point in the 1600 do you feel like gets to it gets to be like this is tough like this is getting to a point where it's like I need to find a second gear. I need to keep rolling. Definitely the third lap is the toughest for me I think because it's right after halfway point and you're already tired >> and that's the spot where people keep dying so you need to find someone and uh either keep their pace or move along. and as kind of looking at your four years uh both cross country track um know fighting for those spots and a very competitive area in Bluff into that distance side like being able to step up and compete as Bluffton's number one 1600 runner last Friday like what was that kind of race like how did that race feel for you going against a very tough field especially um up front with Caleb Roth and Jeremiah Choyer >> it was definitely very competitive um it was fun and exciting, but it was definitely tough trying to fulfill the shoes.
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>> Yeah, I but I do want to say that you did great there. Um, and it it's just it is a very hard difficult thing to do. Uh, Ramsey opened up with a 115 on her first lap and she's coming around on her second going to be coming around at a 244. So, 128 there. Looks like Fector is taking over second place uh with a 131 on her second leg. 249. So Ramsey having about a 5second lead and this is where you're saying it gets the toughest. So what does Ramsier need to do to make sure that she doesn't give Fe that opportunity to close in this gap? >> Uh she probably definitely needs to keep her pace, maybe speed up a little bit just to um increase that gap. Uh she needs to think like this is where people fall off. I can't I can't fall off.
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I have to keep going strong. as it'll be just kind of as Ramseier's bright green shoes kind of make it easy to keep track with her as well. But she's got about a 20 meter lead and based on those football lines >> and now as you're kind of preparing for the sectional kind of what's your mindset going into sectional next Thursday for the 1600? Um probably last during conference what I did wrong was I tried to um pace with second place, third place the earlier in the race and now I'm just trying to um pace with the lower lower placement and keep picking one off. >> It's something that some people may struggle to fully comprehend sometimes. It's like you got to trust yourself, right? Like >> and like I'm never really going to get upset as coach >> to be like, "Hey, like >> you went too hard because like at the same time it's a competition.
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If you want to compete to go win, like you may have to try something a little bit more." And um but yeah, like then just trust yourself. Make sure that you're ending your career on a high note. And I know you're going to give everything you got, Manny. >> I appreciate it. Here are the results of the boys. >> So both Ramsier and Fector splitting a 132 on their third legs there. So >> Ramsey not giving up any ground there and still holding on to what looks like now maybe a 30 yd lead and just looking stronger and stronger. So Aaron Ramsey looking to kind of secure a individual championship for the Bluffton Tigers. >> Yeah, she's doing great. She's definitely following the footsteps of her older sister >> and and I think in a way like you've seen Aaron practice and train a little bit like with um Abby around the high school team and I feel like a lot of times like just having that training partner built in just really seems to be a big benefit.
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I mean you've kind of seen it on the boy side too, right? >> Yeah. Um she definitely has the strength and the mentality from doing those high school practices. >> Yeah. And Ramsey will be closing this out. She's gonna unofficially having a time of five minutes and 43.10 seconds. Again, unofficial time there as uh Tinley Feature coming in second place for Southern Wells. Approximately 5 minutes 52 seconds. So, two very impressive runs. Believe this is actually going to be Olivia B of Heritage and third at 601 with Emmy Dmer coming in fourth place for Heritage. So very strong competitive race there. Sophia Robel's looking to get fifth for the Tigers. She came in seated ninth. So picking up big time points for the Bluffton squad. An impressive 617 for Sophia there. So, Manning, do appreciate you coming up here, um, joining us, chatting with us a little bit.
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Had to throw that one in there. Uh, so again, always enjoy coaching and appreciate you being up here. >> Yeah, I appreciate you having me up here. >> All right, have a good one. >> All right, you too. >> All right, so Bluffton Tigers getting a nice boost of points in that girls 1600 meter run on the boys side. I guess we still have a few of these runners closing out here. It's definitely a mental thing as well being able to go after and a lot of times like in these longer races like these PRs can go a long way in just building confidence for these young runners. >> Are going to the boys 1600 meter run. >> We take a look at the field. >> Who do we got competing here? Jeremy For the 1600 we have >> from Woodland. Xander Wagner from Heritage.
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