Multiple athletes from Highland County qualify to regionals; Fairfield boys district runners-up
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By
Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
The Fairfield Lions won six Division III SE District event championships, leading to them being the team runners-up in the district meet for the two-day event, which concluded Saturday at Southeastern High School.
Fairfield scored a total of 100 points, with only the Paint Valley Bearcats finishing higher as they scored 103 points to win the team district championship in the South.
Also for the boys in Highland County, Whiteoak was sixth place out of 13 teams with 52 points and Lynchburg-Clay finished ninth with 28 points.
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In the girls results, Fairfield was eighth place overall out of 28 teams. Tied for 10th place was Whiteoak with 18 points. The Lynchburg-Clay girls were not in the event as they compete in Division II.
The Fairfield boys gained district runner-up honors with the help of their first-place finishes, including the 4x800m relay event as Bennett Hodson, Ethan Davis, Gavin Campbell and Brandtson Duffie had a time of 8:43.09 for first place. In that same 4x800m relay event, the Whiteoak team of Hunter Morgan, Jacob Campbell, Zach DeAtley and Atlee Carr qualified for regionals with a third-place finish of 9:07.44.
Also for the Lions, Duffie was first place in the 1600m run with a time of 4:37.41, and that same event brought another regional qualifier from Highland County as Morgan of Whiteoak had a third-place time of 4:51.59.
Duffie had another first-place finish in a singles event as he was the top finisher in the 800m run with a time of 2:00.52. That event saw Fairfield teammate Bennett Hodson finish in second place to go to regionals with a time of 2:03.54.
The Lions also had a 4x400m relay team place first overall as the team of Hodson, Gavin Campbell, Blake Haines and Duffie were first with a time of 3:35.26.
Fairfield also had a pole vault district champion as Ethan Saunders had a height of 11-00.00 for the top spot. Fairfield gained a first-place finish in the 3200m run as Ethan Davis was the fastest finisher with a time of 10:31.21, and in second place in the event was teammate Cohen Frost at 10:49.19. Joining them at regionals with a third place finish was Whiteoak’s Hunter Morgan at 10:58.88.
The Fairfield 4x100m relay team of Bryce Posey, Saunders, Tristan Victor and Wyatt Fent were fourth place and qualified for regionals with a time of 47.21.
Another state qualifier from Highland County was Miller of Whiteoak in the 110m hurdles with a time of 17.18 for second place at districts.
The WHS 4x200m relay team of Jacob Campbell, Taylor Newton, Bryce Bailey and Titus Taylor were fourth place finishers at 1:38.76 to become regional qualifiers. Two runners from Highland County in the 300m hurdles qualified for regionals as Whiteoak’s Miller was second place at 44.23, and Lynchburg-Clay’s Balon was third at 44.34.
As for the girls who finished in the Top 4 from Highland County, Whiteoak’s Kensley Bailey, a junior, became a regional qualifier in three events, as she was third place in the long jump at 16-00.50, fourth place in the high jump at 4-10.00 and fourth place in the 100m dash at 13.14.
Fairfield’s Sammi Shepherd was second place in the pole vault at 8-06.00. Fairfield teammate Ciara Colwell was second place in the 3200m run at 12:12.60.
Also for Fairfield, in the 4x800m relay, the team of Colwell, Shepherd, Morgan Richmond and Emily Price finished with a fourth-place time of 11:24.01 to advance to regionals.
Fairfield’s 4x200m relay team of Mikayla Griffith, Payton Harvey, Paige Teeters and Ailean Duffie also qualified for regionals with a district fourth-place time of 1:53.93.
The Division III Regional Championships will take place on Wednesday, May 22 and Friday, May 24 at Fairfield Union High School, with both days starting at 4:30 p.m.
Listed below are all results for Highland County schools in the Division III district championships:
GIRLS
• 4x800m relay — 4, Fairfield (Ciara Colwell, Sammi Shepherd, Morgan Richmond, Emily Price), 11:24.01.
• 100m hurdles — 6, Ailean Duffie (FHS), 16.73; 15, Audra Greiner (FHS), 18.65; 37, Morgan Evans (WHS), 22.13; 38, Sydney Scott (WHS), 22.56.
• 100m dash — 4, Kensley Bailey (WHS), 13.14; 15, Caitlin Campbell (FHS), 13.91; 18, Autumn Avedisian (FHS), 14.09; 42, Summer Brown (WHS), 15.84.
• 4x200m relay — 4, Fairfield (Mikayla Griffith, Payton Harvey, Paige Teeters, Ailean Duffie), 1:53.93.
• 1600m relay — 6, Ciara Colwell (FHS), 6:06.79 (prelim time, didn’t run in finals); 21, Anna Davis (FHS), 6:48.38.
• 4x100m relay — 5, Fairfield (Mikayla Griffith, Caitlin Campbell, Autumn Avedisian, Ailean Duffie), 53.40.
• 400m dash — 14, Morgan Richmond (FHS), 1:09.90; 16, Cadence Saunders (FHS), 1:11.86.
• 300m hurdles — 18, Audra Greiner (FHS), 56.58; 25, Rachel Rudy (WHS), 1:00.52; 29, Sydney Scott (WHS), 1:03.69.
• 800m run — 35, Morgan Richmond (FHS), 3:14.40; 38, Emily Price (FHS), 3:21.09.
• 200m dash — 13, Caitlin Campbell (FHS), 29.36; 17, Autumn Avedisian (FHS), 30.07; 19, Jordan Griggs (WHS), 30.66.
• 3200m run — 2, Ciara Colwell (FHS), 12:12.60; 12, Anna Davis (FHS), 15:18.56.
• 4x400m relay — 6, Fairfield (Payton Harvey, Mikayla Griffith, Paige Teeters, Morgan Richmond), 4:33.64.
• Discus — 29, Hannah Hodson (FHS), 74-09; 35, Grace Buchanan (FHS), 71-05; 43, Jeanette Cox (WHS), 63-10.
• High Jump — 4, Kensley Bailey (WHS), 4-10.00.
• Long Jump — 3, Kensley Bailey (WHS), 16-00.50.
• Shot Put — 27, Shaleigh Duncan (FHS), 27-00.25; 41, Cora Gillespie (WHS), 23-11.00; 42, Saylor Priest (FHS), 23-00.00; 56, Morgan Evans (WHS), 19-01.00.
• Pole Vault — 2, Sammi Shepherd (FHS), 8-06.00.
GIRLS FINAL RESULTS (ALL)
1. Wheelersburg, 94.50
2. Peebles, 87
3. Crooksville, 69.33
4. Reedsville Eastern, 48
5. Dawson-Bryant, 45
6. Nelsonville-York, 44
7. North Adams, 41
8. Fairfield, 36
9. Waterford, 22.33
10T. Whiteoak, 18
10T. Ironton, 18
12. Adena, 16.50
13. West Union,16
14. Beaver Eastern, 15
15. Chesapeake,13
16T. Racine Southern, 12
16T. Federal Hocking, 12
18. Rock Hill, 11
19. Paint Valley, 8.33
20T. Huntington, 7
20T. Piketon, 7
22T. Southeastern, 4
22T. Portsmouth, 4
22T. South Webster, 4
25T. Portsmouth Notre Dame, 3
25T. Belpre, 3
27T. Oak Hill, 2
27T. Franklin Furance Green, 2
BOYS
• 4x800m relay — 1, Fairfield (Bennett Hodson, Ethan Davis, Gavin Campbell, Brandtson Duffie), 8:43.09; 3, Whiteoak (Hunter Morgan, Jacob Campbell, Zach DeAtley, Atlee Carr), 9:07.44; 10, Lynchburg-Clay (Casey Barger, Harrison Burge, Dawson Osborn, Cole Parker), 9:54.01.
• 110m hurdles — 2, Garrett Miller (WHS), 17.18; 5, Hunter Balon (LCHS), 18.65; 6, Ethan Saunders (18.69); 10, Taylor Newton (WHS), 19.49; 15, Quinn Brown (LCHS), 20.92.
• 100m dash — 7, Wyatt Fent (FHS), 12.20; 11, Bryce Posey (FHS), 12.48; 12, Daniel Bohl (LCHS), 12.55; 15, Taylor Newton (WHS), 12.60; 19, Austin Wilkin (LCHS), 13.08; 25, James Taylor (WHS), 14.55.
• 4x200m relay — 4, Whiteoak (Jacob Campbell, Taylor Newton, Bryce Bailey, Titus Taylor), 1:38.76; 5, Lynchburg-Clay (Austin Wilkin, Hunter Balon, Daniel Pohl, Nathan Brown), 1:39.11; 7, Fairfield (Austin Lovitt, Tristan Victor, Ethan Saunders, Bryce Posey), 1:42.24.
• 1600m relay — 1, Brandtson Duffie (FHS), 4:37.41; 3, Hunter Morgan (WHS), 4:51.59; 5, Cohen Frost (FHS), 4:55.69; 7, Robbie Raines (WHS), 5:08.47.
• 4x100m relay — 4, Fairfield (Bryce Posey, Ethan Saunders, Tristan Victor, Wyatt Fent), 47.21; 9, Lynchburg-Clay (Nathan Brown, Tony You, Andrew Cumberland, Quinn Brown), 49.83.
• 400m dash — 7, Bryce Bailey (WHS), 54.97; 8, Gavin Campbell (FHS), 55.61; 14, Daniel Bohl (LCHS), 57.88; 15, Harrison Burge (LCHS), 57.90; 19, Riley Friend (FHS), 1:02.89.
• 300m hurdles — 2, Garrett Miller (WHS), 44.23; 3, Hunter Balon (LCHS), 44.34; 8, Quinn Brown (LCHS), 49.77; 10, Austin Lovitt (FHS), 50.93; 12, Reese Teeters (FHS), 51.31.
• 800m run — 1, Brandtson Duffie (FHS), 2:00.52; 2, Bennett Hodson (FHS), 2:03.54; 8, Zach DeAtley (WHS), 2:17.07; 13, David Burton (LCHS), 2:48.82.
• 200m dash — 5, Bryce Bailey (WHS), 24.48; 10, Austin Wilkin (LCHS), 25.65; 14, Taylor Newton (WHS), 26.36; 18, Tristan Victor (FHS), 27.50; 19, Austin Lovitt (FHS), 27.72.
• 3200m run — 1, Ethan Davis (FHS), 10:31.21; 2, Cohen Frost (FHS), 10:49.19; 3, Hunter Morgan (WHS), 10:58.88; 5, Atlee Carr (WHS), 11:22.25; 11, Casey Barger (LCHS), 13:28.61.
• 4x400m relay — 1, Fairfield (Bennett Hodson, Gavin Campbell, Blake Haines, Brandtson Duffie), 3:35.26; 5, Lynchburg-Clay (Austin Wilkin, Harrison Burge, Daniel Bohl, Hunter Balon), 3:49.70; 9, Whiteoak (Jacob Campbell, Garrett Miller, Zach DeAtley, Titus Taylor), 4:10.66.
• Discus — 6, Ethan Whalen (FHS), 108-04; 7, Kris Johnson (LCHS), 103-02; 17, Hunter McIntosh (FHS), 78-01; 20, Draiden Doughman (LCHS), 55-01.
• High Jump — 6, Harrison Burge (LCHS), 5-02.00.
• Long Jump — 8, Nathan Brown (LCHS), 17-06.00; 10, Bryce Bailey (WHS), 17-01.50; 15, Quinn Brown (LCHS), 15-05.00.
• Shot Put — 6, Kris Johnson (LCHS), 39-05.00; 7, Ethan Whalen (FHS), 38-10.50; 13, Corey Allen (FHS), 31-06.50; 14, Tristan Mick (WHS), 31-04.25; 18, Tavin Beacraft (WHS), 29-01.50.
• Pole Vault — 1, Ethan Saunders (FHS), 11-00.00; 7, Reese Teeter (FHS), 8-00.00.
FINAL RESULTS (SOUTH) BOYS
1. Paint Valley, 103
2. Fairfield, 100
3. Huntington, 99.50
4. Adena, 93.50
5. West Union, 62
6. Whiteoak, 52
7. Valley, 45
8. North Adams, 31
9. Lynchburg-Clay, 28
10. Peebles, 25
11. Portsmouth Notre Dame,19
12T. Manchester, 2
12T. Portsmouth Clay, 2
Fairfield scored a total of 100 points, with only the Paint Valley Bearcats finishing higher as they scored 103 points to win the team district championship in the South.
Also for the boys in Highland County, Whiteoak was sixth place out of 13 teams with 52 points and Lynchburg-Clay finished ninth with 28 points.
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In the girls results, Fairfield was eighth place overall out of 28 teams. Tied for 10th place was Whiteoak with 18 points. The Lynchburg-Clay girls were not in the event as they compete in Division II.
The Fairfield boys gained district runner-up honors with the help of their first-place finishes, including the 4x800m relay event as Bennett Hodson, Ethan Davis, Gavin Campbell and Brandtson Duffie had a time of 8:43.09 for first place. In that same 4x800m relay event, the Whiteoak team of Hunter Morgan, Jacob Campbell, Zach DeAtley and Atlee Carr qualified for regionals with a third-place finish of 9:07.44.
Also for the Lions, Duffie was first place in the 1600m run with a time of 4:37.41, and that same event brought another regional qualifier from Highland County as Morgan of Whiteoak had a third-place time of 4:51.59.
Duffie had another first-place finish in a singles event as he was the top finisher in the 800m run with a time of 2:00.52. That event saw Fairfield teammate Bennett Hodson finish in second place to go to regionals with a time of 2:03.54.
The Lions also had a 4x400m relay team place first overall as the team of Hodson, Gavin Campbell, Blake Haines and Duffie were first with a time of 3:35.26.
Fairfield also had a pole vault district champion as Ethan Saunders had a height of 11-00.00 for the top spot. Fairfield gained a first-place finish in the 3200m run as Ethan Davis was the fastest finisher with a time of 10:31.21, and in second place in the event was teammate Cohen Frost at 10:49.19. Joining them at regionals with a third place finish was Whiteoak’s Hunter Morgan at 10:58.88.
The Fairfield 4x100m relay team of Bryce Posey, Saunders, Tristan Victor and Wyatt Fent were fourth place and qualified for regionals with a time of 47.21.
Another state qualifier from Highland County was Miller of Whiteoak in the 110m hurdles with a time of 17.18 for second place at districts.
The WHS 4x200m relay team of Jacob Campbell, Taylor Newton, Bryce Bailey and Titus Taylor were fourth place finishers at 1:38.76 to become regional qualifiers. Two runners from Highland County in the 300m hurdles qualified for regionals as Whiteoak’s Miller was second place at 44.23, and Lynchburg-Clay’s Balon was third at 44.34.
As for the girls who finished in the Top 4 from Highland County, Whiteoak’s Kensley Bailey, a junior, became a regional qualifier in three events, as she was third place in the long jump at 16-00.50, fourth place in the high jump at 4-10.00 and fourth place in the 100m dash at 13.14.
Fairfield’s Sammi Shepherd was second place in the pole vault at 8-06.00. Fairfield teammate Ciara Colwell was second place in the 3200m run at 12:12.60.
Also for Fairfield, in the 4x800m relay, the team of Colwell, Shepherd, Morgan Richmond and Emily Price finished with a fourth-place time of 11:24.01 to advance to regionals.
Fairfield’s 4x200m relay team of Mikayla Griffith, Payton Harvey, Paige Teeters and Ailean Duffie also qualified for regionals with a district fourth-place time of 1:53.93.
The Division III Regional Championships will take place on Wednesday, May 22 and Friday, May 24 at Fairfield Union High School, with both days starting at 4:30 p.m.
Listed below are all results for Highland County schools in the Division III district championships:
GIRLS
• 4x800m relay — 4, Fairfield (Ciara Colwell, Sammi Shepherd, Morgan Richmond, Emily Price), 11:24.01.
• 100m hurdles — 6, Ailean Duffie (FHS), 16.73; 15, Audra Greiner (FHS), 18.65; 37, Morgan Evans (WHS), 22.13; 38, Sydney Scott (WHS), 22.56.
• 100m dash — 4, Kensley Bailey (WHS), 13.14; 15, Caitlin Campbell (FHS), 13.91; 18, Autumn Avedisian (FHS), 14.09; 42, Summer Brown (WHS), 15.84.
• 4x200m relay — 4, Fairfield (Mikayla Griffith, Payton Harvey, Paige Teeters, Ailean Duffie), 1:53.93.
• 1600m relay — 6, Ciara Colwell (FHS), 6:06.79 (prelim time, didn’t run in finals); 21, Anna Davis (FHS), 6:48.38.
• 4x100m relay — 5, Fairfield (Mikayla Griffith, Caitlin Campbell, Autumn Avedisian, Ailean Duffie), 53.40.
• 400m dash — 14, Morgan Richmond (FHS), 1:09.90; 16, Cadence Saunders (FHS), 1:11.86.
• 300m hurdles — 18, Audra Greiner (FHS), 56.58; 25, Rachel Rudy (WHS), 1:00.52; 29, Sydney Scott (WHS), 1:03.69.
• 800m run — 35, Morgan Richmond (FHS), 3:14.40; 38, Emily Price (FHS), 3:21.09.
• 200m dash — 13, Caitlin Campbell (FHS), 29.36; 17, Autumn Avedisian (FHS), 30.07; 19, Jordan Griggs (WHS), 30.66.
• 3200m run — 2, Ciara Colwell (FHS), 12:12.60; 12, Anna Davis (FHS), 15:18.56.
• 4x400m relay — 6, Fairfield (Payton Harvey, Mikayla Griffith, Paige Teeters, Morgan Richmond), 4:33.64.
• Discus — 29, Hannah Hodson (FHS), 74-09; 35, Grace Buchanan (FHS), 71-05; 43, Jeanette Cox (WHS), 63-10.
• High Jump — 4, Kensley Bailey (WHS), 4-10.00.
• Long Jump — 3, Kensley Bailey (WHS), 16-00.50.
• Shot Put — 27, Shaleigh Duncan (FHS), 27-00.25; 41, Cora Gillespie (WHS), 23-11.00; 42, Saylor Priest (FHS), 23-00.00; 56, Morgan Evans (WHS), 19-01.00.
• Pole Vault — 2, Sammi Shepherd (FHS), 8-06.00.
GIRLS FINAL RESULTS (ALL)
1. Wheelersburg, 94.50
2. Peebles, 87
3. Crooksville, 69.33
4. Reedsville Eastern, 48
5. Dawson-Bryant, 45
6. Nelsonville-York, 44
7. North Adams, 41
8. Fairfield, 36
9. Waterford, 22.33
10T. Whiteoak, 18
10T. Ironton, 18
12. Adena, 16.50
13. West Union,16
14. Beaver Eastern, 15
15. Chesapeake,13
16T. Racine Southern, 12
16T. Federal Hocking, 12
18. Rock Hill, 11
19. Paint Valley, 8.33
20T. Huntington, 7
20T. Piketon, 7
22T. Southeastern, 4
22T. Portsmouth, 4
22T. South Webster, 4
25T. Portsmouth Notre Dame, 3
25T. Belpre, 3
27T. Oak Hill, 2
27T. Franklin Furance Green, 2
BOYS
• 4x800m relay — 1, Fairfield (Bennett Hodson, Ethan Davis, Gavin Campbell, Brandtson Duffie), 8:43.09; 3, Whiteoak (Hunter Morgan, Jacob Campbell, Zach DeAtley, Atlee Carr), 9:07.44; 10, Lynchburg-Clay (Casey Barger, Harrison Burge, Dawson Osborn, Cole Parker), 9:54.01.
• 110m hurdles — 2, Garrett Miller (WHS), 17.18; 5, Hunter Balon (LCHS), 18.65; 6, Ethan Saunders (18.69); 10, Taylor Newton (WHS), 19.49; 15, Quinn Brown (LCHS), 20.92.
• 100m dash — 7, Wyatt Fent (FHS), 12.20; 11, Bryce Posey (FHS), 12.48; 12, Daniel Bohl (LCHS), 12.55; 15, Taylor Newton (WHS), 12.60; 19, Austin Wilkin (LCHS), 13.08; 25, James Taylor (WHS), 14.55.
• 4x200m relay — 4, Whiteoak (Jacob Campbell, Taylor Newton, Bryce Bailey, Titus Taylor), 1:38.76; 5, Lynchburg-Clay (Austin Wilkin, Hunter Balon, Daniel Pohl, Nathan Brown), 1:39.11; 7, Fairfield (Austin Lovitt, Tristan Victor, Ethan Saunders, Bryce Posey), 1:42.24.
• 1600m relay — 1, Brandtson Duffie (FHS), 4:37.41; 3, Hunter Morgan (WHS), 4:51.59; 5, Cohen Frost (FHS), 4:55.69; 7, Robbie Raines (WHS), 5:08.47.
• 4x100m relay — 4, Fairfield (Bryce Posey, Ethan Saunders, Tristan Victor, Wyatt Fent), 47.21; 9, Lynchburg-Clay (Nathan Brown, Tony You, Andrew Cumberland, Quinn Brown), 49.83.
• 400m dash — 7, Bryce Bailey (WHS), 54.97; 8, Gavin Campbell (FHS), 55.61; 14, Daniel Bohl (LCHS), 57.88; 15, Harrison Burge (LCHS), 57.90; 19, Riley Friend (FHS), 1:02.89.
• 300m hurdles — 2, Garrett Miller (WHS), 44.23; 3, Hunter Balon (LCHS), 44.34; 8, Quinn Brown (LCHS), 49.77; 10, Austin Lovitt (FHS), 50.93; 12, Reese Teeters (FHS), 51.31.
• 800m run — 1, Brandtson Duffie (FHS), 2:00.52; 2, Bennett Hodson (FHS), 2:03.54; 8, Zach DeAtley (WHS), 2:17.07; 13, David Burton (LCHS), 2:48.82.
• 200m dash — 5, Bryce Bailey (WHS), 24.48; 10, Austin Wilkin (LCHS), 25.65; 14, Taylor Newton (WHS), 26.36; 18, Tristan Victor (FHS), 27.50; 19, Austin Lovitt (FHS), 27.72.
• 3200m run — 1, Ethan Davis (FHS), 10:31.21; 2, Cohen Frost (FHS), 10:49.19; 3, Hunter Morgan (WHS), 10:58.88; 5, Atlee Carr (WHS), 11:22.25; 11, Casey Barger (LCHS), 13:28.61.
• 4x400m relay — 1, Fairfield (Bennett Hodson, Gavin Campbell, Blake Haines, Brandtson Duffie), 3:35.26; 5, Lynchburg-Clay (Austin Wilkin, Harrison Burge, Daniel Bohl, Hunter Balon), 3:49.70; 9, Whiteoak (Jacob Campbell, Garrett Miller, Zach DeAtley, Titus Taylor), 4:10.66.
• Discus — 6, Ethan Whalen (FHS), 108-04; 7, Kris Johnson (LCHS), 103-02; 17, Hunter McIntosh (FHS), 78-01; 20, Draiden Doughman (LCHS), 55-01.
• High Jump — 6, Harrison Burge (LCHS), 5-02.00.
• Long Jump — 8, Nathan Brown (LCHS), 17-06.00; 10, Bryce Bailey (WHS), 17-01.50; 15, Quinn Brown (LCHS), 15-05.00.
• Shot Put — 6, Kris Johnson (LCHS), 39-05.00; 7, Ethan Whalen (FHS), 38-10.50; 13, Corey Allen (FHS), 31-06.50; 14, Tristan Mick (WHS), 31-04.25; 18, Tavin Beacraft (WHS), 29-01.50.
• Pole Vault — 1, Ethan Saunders (FHS), 11-00.00; 7, Reese Teeter (FHS), 8-00.00.
FINAL RESULTS (SOUTH) BOYS
1. Paint Valley, 103
2. Fairfield, 100
3. Huntington, 99.50
4. Adena, 93.50
5. West Union, 62
6. Whiteoak, 52
7. Valley, 45
8. North Adams, 31
9. Lynchburg-Clay, 28
10. Peebles, 25
11. Portsmouth Notre Dame,19
12T. Manchester, 2
12T. Portsmouth Clay, 2