Bluffton High School boys’ track team advances six athletes to the Division III state track and field meet this week in Columbus.

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BHS boys finished third in the Tiffin regional. The top five team places follow:

1 – Eastwood, 84 points
2 – Montpelier, 41 points
3 – Bluffton, 38 points
4 - Liberty Center, 29 points
5 - Patrick Henry, 28 points          

The following team members advance:

4 by 800 relay team of:
Isaac Andreas, senior
Baylor Garmatter, freshman
Christopher Harnish, junior
Luke Young, sophomore
Finished 4th with a time of 8:17.04

High Jump Kaleb Jefferson,junior
Finished 4th, 6-01

110 hurdles Trevor Bassitt, senior
Finished 1st, 14:71.

300 hurdles Trevor Bassitt, hurdles
Finished 1st, 39.98

Competing at regionals but not advancing were:
• Isaac Andreas in the 1600 meter run
• 4by400 relay of Baylor Garmatter, Owen Bishoff, Christopher Harnish and Trevor Bassitt
• Christopher Harnish, 800 meters
• Trevor Bassitt, 200 meter dash

* Haley Baker, who finished an impressive track season, competed in the following regional events but did not advance to the state meet:

• 100 meter dash
• 400 meter dash
• 200 meter dash
• Pole vault

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As a point of interest, the following Division III regional meet records are held by BHS athletes:

Boys' 4 by 800 – 1994 - 8:04.03
Schweingruber, Eikenbary, Smith, Hilty   

Boys' 400 meter - 2008 – 47.88
John Guagenti    

Boys' 4 by 400  - 1986 – 3:22.00
T Douce, D Staley, J Fox, T Joliff           

Girls' 800 meter  - 2012 – 2:12.13
Hannah Chappell-Dick, Bluffton

Girls' 200 meter – 2008 - 24.62
Bonnie Stratton