Paulding County will be well represented at the 2021 state track and field meets as ten athletes from the three county schools advanced out of regional competition over the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the Division III regional at Tiffin, Wayne Trace sophomore Sydnee Sinn clinched a state berth in the 400 dash by taking second with a time of 59.05 seconds. Junior Rachel Stoller just missed qualifying for state in the 400, placing fifth in 1:00.81.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Lady Raiders\u2019 3200 relay team of Kassidy Campbell, Kiara Bahena, Abby Moore and Sinn clinched a state meet appearance by taking third in 9:45.42.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The red, white and blue 1600 relay quartet of Rachel Stoller, Bahena, Gracie Shepherd and Sinn also qualified for the state meet, posting a second-place finish in 4:06.44.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Antwerp will also be represented at the state meet as junior Leslie Pollock recorded a throw of 121-4 to take fourth place in the discus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Division II, Paulding junior Claire Schweller qualified for the state meet as well with a third-place finish in the pole vault at the Piqua regional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Those placing but just missing qualifying spots for the state meet were Wayne Trace\u2019s Shepherd, who took sixth in the high jump with a leap of 5-2, and Antwerp junior Kiara Reyes, who finished eighth after a jump of 9-4 in the pole vault.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the boys side, the Raiders send a pair of individuals on to Columbus in freshman Maddox Treece and junior Brayson Parrish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Treece secured a spot in the state meet with a fourth-place finish in the 400 dash, crossing the finish line in 51.86 seconds, while Parrish placed fourth in the 110 hurdles with a time of 16.08 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Senior Ryan Wenninger scored points as well for the red, white and blue by finishing seventh in the 400 dash (54.24) while senior Owen Manz narrowly missed a state berth, recording fifth place in the 800 run with a time of 2:02.79.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Raider 3200 relay quartet of Ryan Wenninger, Cameron Sinn, Jeremiah Molitor and Owen Manz placed seventh in 8:31.45.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Schweller also placed in the Division II 300-meter hurdles for the Lady Panthers, finishing seventh with a time of 49.91 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Division III events at the state meet will be held at Westerville North High School on Friday, June 4, and Saturday, June 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pollock will open the day for local athletes by taking part in the discus finals at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, June 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wayne Trace\u2019s girls 3200 relay team will run at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, June 4, while Sinn will take part in the 400 dash semifinals at 4:15 p.m. that same day. The Lady Raider 1600 relay team is scheduled to run at 5:30 p.m. on June 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Parrish will take part in his 110 hurdle semifinals at 2:45 p.m. and Treece is slated to run in the 400 dash semifinals at 4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Division II state meet will be hosted by Pickerington North High School with Schweller taking part in the pole vault on Saturday, June 5, at 10:00 a.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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