The Bellefontaine Chieftain girls track and field team captured their third consecutive Division II District Championship on Saturday at Piqua High School, scoring in nearly every event and finishing with 110 points—well ahead of second-place Carroll (78) and third-place Benjamin Logan (75).
The highlight of the meet came from Kylie Adams, who broke a 32-year-old district long jump record with a leap of 18 feet, 10.25 inches, surpassing the 1983 mark set by SCC’s Mary Quisenberry.
Top-4 District Placers – Girls:
- Long Jump: 1st – Kylie Adams (18′ 10.25″) – New District Record
- Shot Put: 1st – Kelsie Snapp (132′ 0″)
- Pole Vault: 8th – Kaeleigh Flora (8′ 6″)
- 100m Hurdles: 1st – Kylie Adams (15.12), 3rd – Callie Shumaker (15.64)
- 300m Hurdles: 1st – Callie Shumaker (45.94), 2nd – Kylie Adams (48.34)
- 200m Dash: 2nd – Callie Shumaker (27.39)
- 400m Dash: 6th – Jillian Ullom (1:04.03)
- 800m Run: 7th – Kaeleigh Flora (2:28.92 PR), 9th – Hannah Wilson (2:40.78 PR)
- 1600m Run: 2nd – Grace Brown (5:17.89)
- 3200m Run: 2nd – Grace Brown (11:29.10)
- 4×100 Relay: 2nd – Ullom, Adams, Shumaker, Burnell (50.60)
- 4×400 Relay: 7th – Ullom, Flora, Newman, Brown (5:06.41)
The Bellefontaine boys track and field team had a strong showing at the Division I District Meet in Troy, highlighted by Hayden Maus winning the 1600-meter championship and earning a runner-up finish in the 3200.
The team saw numerous personal records across both track and field events.
Maus and senior thrower Ayden Clary both qualified to regionals in two events, while freshman Caleb Sechrest nearly won the 300m hurdles, finishing second with a personal-best time.
Top District Performances – Boys:
- 1600m Run: 1st – Hayden Maus (4:28.12), 15th – Will Myers (5:00.40 PR)
- 3200m Run: 4th – Hayden Maus (9:47.57), 9th – Oliver Grandstaff (10:08.19 PR, 33-second improvement)
- 110m Hurdles: 5th – Caleb Sechrest (15.56)
- 300m Hurdles: 2nd – Caleb Sechrest (39.27 PR)
- 800m Run: 15th – Landon Gerwels (2:08.97 PR), 21st – Brenden Murray (2:24.68 PR)
- 4×100 Relay: Smith, Snapp, Jones, Sechrest – 45.63
- 4×200 Relay: 6th – Jones, Snapp, Sechrest, Foulk – 1:32.63
- 4×400 Relay: 6th – Snapp, Foulk, Jones, Sechrest – 3:33.41 PR
- Shot Put: 4th – Ayden Clary (45′ 8.25″)
- Discus: 4th – Ayden Clary (148′ 8″), 15th – Jordan Reed (177′ 7″ PR)
Up Next:
- Girls Regional Meet: Thursday and Saturday at Piqua High School
- Boys Regional Meet: Wednesday and Friday at Wayne High School
