Ada's Courtney Sumner wins NWC long jump on 1st day
By Cort Reynolds
COLUMBUS GROVE - The Ada track and field teams competed in the first day of the Northwest Conference championship meet Thursday at Columbus Grove.
Host Grove holds substantial leads in the boys and girls standings after the first day, with five field events and one relay completed.
The Ada girls are fifth out of nine teams, and the Bulldog boys eighth after day one.
Ada sophomore Courtney Sumner won the long jump for the Lady Bulldogs. Junior teammate Olivia Green finished second in the long jump.
Day 1 scoring Ada finishes (top 8):
Girls Long Jump
1st Courtney Sumner 15-5
2nd Olivia Green 14-11.5
Girls Shot Put
5th Kesewa Akyeampong 27-6.5
Boys Discus Throw
7th Mathew Frazier 105-8
Boys Pole Vault
7th Antonio Pettit 9-0
Girls Pole Vault
8th Olivia Burkhart 7-0
9th Lauren Mullins J7-0
Girls Discus Throw
8th Kesewa Akyeampong 79-7
Girls 4x800 Meter Relay
6th Ada 11:51.88
1) Ella Marshall 9 2) Lauren Mullins 11
3) Jilli Hazelton 9 4) Josie Phillips 9
Boys 4x800 Meter Relay
7th Ada 9:42.98
1) Mason Selover 9 2) Riley Ferguson 11
3) Brayden Hunsicker 9 4) Robby Waters 10
Day 1 Boys team scores:
1) Columbus Grove 85.5 points
2) Bluffton 37.5
3) Allen East 31
4) tie Lincolnview 24
4) tie Spencerville 24
6) Crestview 15
7) Paulding 7
8) Ada 5
9) Delphos Jefferson 1
Day 1 Girls team scores:
1) Columbus Grove 70 points
2) Spencerville 45
3) Lincolnview 32
4) Bluffton 30
5) Ada 27
6) Paulding 21
7) Crestview 4
8) tie Delphos Jefferson 2
8) tie Allen East 2
Ada competes in the second day of the Northwest Conference league meet at Columbus Grove Saturday, May 15.
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