By Cort Reynolds
SPENCERVILLE – The Ada High School track and field teams competed at the annual eight-team Spencerville Bearcat Relays Thursday, April 10.
The Ada boys finished fifth, while the Bulldog girls came in sixth.
Columbus Grove won the boys team title with 119 points, followed by Ft. Loramie (68) and Spencerville (67).
Pandora-Gilboa came in fourth with 57 points. The Ada boys tied New Bremen for fifth with 48 points. Perry nudged out Delphos St. John’s by a half point for seventh place, 33.5-33.
Ft. Loramie captured the girls crown with 133 points. Grove was second with 99, followed by Delphos St. John’s (70). The Ada girls tallied 30 points to beat out P-G (14) and Perry (10.5).
The Ada boys 4x100 relay quartet finished first in 45.27 to post the top Bulldog finish at the event. The Lady Bulldog 4x400 relay squad took second.
Junior Kayleb Hickman came in third in the long jump.
Ada junior Jordyn Smith tied for third in the girls long jump. Senior Kennedy Jones finished fourth in the shot put.
Top Ada boy finishers
Boys 4x100 Meter Relay Finals
1 Ada 45.27
Boys 4x200 Meter Relay Finals
2 Ada 1:37.35
Boys 800 Meter Sprint Medley Relay Finals
2 Ada 1:40.05
Boys Long Jump Finals
3 Kayleb Hickman 11 Ada 19-3
Top Ada girls finishers
Girls 4x100 Shuttle Hurdle Relay Finals
4 Ada 1:23.75
Girls 4x400 Meter Relay Finals
2 Ada 4:02.43
Girls Long Jump Finals
3 Tie Jordyn Smith 11 Ada 15-0.25
Girls Shot Put Finals
4 Kennedy Jones 12 Ada 30-4.25
