By Cort Reynolds

COLUMBUS - Ada junior Noah Mattson finished ninth in the shot put at the Div. III state track and field meet at Columbus in the Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Friday afternoon.

Mattson recorded a best effort of 50-1.75 on his fifth toss Friday in flight two. His first throw went 49-8.25, followed by a foul. On try three, he put the shot 49-6.5.

His fourth effort covered 49-8.25, followed by the 50-1.75 throw. Mattson's sixth and last toss covered 50-1.

Mattson's best regional toss was 50-5.

Junior Dominic Perry of Columbiana Crestview won the Div. III shot put title with a best toss of 56-8. Senior Travis Burton of Paint Valley was second at 56-4.5.

The top eight finishers in a state event score points. Perry scored 10 points with the first-place finish on his third throw. Meanwhile, Vince Oliver nosed Mattson out for the final point by coming in eighth.

Div. III State Shot Put Finals

Place Athlete Distance Year High school

1) Dominic Perry 56-8 Jr Columbiana Crestview

2) Travis Burton 56-4.5 Sr Bainbridge Paint Valley

3) Jacob Crawford 53-3.25 Jr North Baltimore

4) Dawson Hildebrand 52-2.5 Fr Pleasant Hill Newton Local

5) Zach Gray 51-8 Jr McDonald

6) Joe Stover 51-7.75 Sr Tiffin Calvert

7) Jake Gibson 51-7.25 Sr Howard East Knox

8) Vince Oliver 51-0 Sr Steubenville Catholic Cent.

9) Noah Mattson 50-1.75 Jr Ada

10) Collin Dietrick 49-3.75 Jr Fort Loramie

11) John Dirksen 48-11.75 Sr Marion Local

12) Brock Waitman 48-8.5 Sr Waynesfield-Goshen

13) Jon Teter 47-8.25 Sr Cuyahoga Heights

14) Christian Currie 47-4.75 Sr McComb

15) Tyler Davis 46-7.75 Sr Reedsville Eastern

16) Eric Hurtt 42-9 Fr Frankfort Adena

The Div. III state meet is hosted by Ohio State University.

Photo by Sue Mattson