By Cort Reynolds
FINDLAY - The Ada track and field teams competed in the first day of the 13-team Div. III district meet Wednesday at Findlay.
Columbus Grove holds the lead in both the boys and girls standings after the first day, which featured three finals events and many qualifying races.
Ada competes in the second day of finals at the district meet in Findlay Friday, May 21. A top four finish in an event qualifies an individual or relay team to regionals at Tiffin.
Day 1 scoring Ada finishes (top 8):
Girls 4x800 Meter Relay
8th Ada 11:50.09
1) Ella Marshall 9 2) Lauren Mullins 11
3) Jilli Hazelton 9 4) Josie Phillips 9
Boys 4x800 Meter Relay
7th Ada 9:49.89
1) Mason Selover 9 2) Riley Ferguson 11
3) Brayden Hunsicker 9 4) Robby Waters 10
Day 1 qualifying Ada finishes (top 8):
Girls 400 Meter Dash
4th Brenna Hissong 12 Ada 1:03.66q
Boys 400 Meter Dash
4th Danny Thompson 12 Ada 55.72q
Boys 110 Meter Hurdles
7th Antonio Petitt 10 Ada 17.70q
Girls 100 Meter Hurdles
8th Olivia Green 11 Ada 18.17q
Girls 4x400 Meter Relay
3rd Ada 4:20.70q
1) Olivia Burkhart 9 2) Courtney Sumner 10
3) Olivia Green 11 4) Brenna Hissong 12
Boys 4x400 Meter Relay
4th Ada 3:45.69q
1) Chase Caldwell 10 2) Robby Waters 10
3) Mason Selover 9 4) Danny Thompson 12
Girls 4x200 Meter Relay
5th Ada 1:53.27q
1) Brenna Hissong 12 2) Courtney Sumner 10
3) Kayleiana Cooper-Bolden 10 4) Olivia Burkhart 9
Boys 4x200 Meter Relay
8th Ada 1:41.18q
1) Danny Thompson 12 2) Jackson Brown 9
3) Seth Swaney 11 4) Julian Grose 9
Day 1 Girls team scores:
1) Columbus Grove 34 points
2) Elmwood 14
2) Arcadia 14
4) Kalida 13
4) Hopewell-Loudon 13
6) Bluffton 9
7) Leipsic 8.5
8) McComb 3
8) Arlington 3
10) Van Buren 2.5
11) Pandora-Gilboa 2
12) Ada 1
Day 1 Boys team scores:
1) Columbus Grove 44 points
2) McComb 28
3) Vanlue 17
4) Bluffton 15
4) Van Buren 15
6) Pandora-Gilboa 8
7) Kalida 7
8) Arlington 6
9) Ottoville 5
10) Leipsic 4
11) Upper Scioto Valley 3
12) Ada 2
12) Arcadia 2
