CRESTON— Waynedale's Cade Herman saved the best for last in opening-day action Wednesday at the Norwayne Division III District.
The junior registered a personal-record toss on his final throw of the day for a come-from-behind win in the discus, highlighting a strong day for locals at Norwayne Community Stadium.
Sitting in sixth place coming into his last attempt, two spots shy of regional berth, Herman spun the discus 156-feet-9 to not only solidify a big to next week's meet back in Creston but win the entire meet.
Dalton's Collin Jones was second with a mark of 151-5, while Rittman's Hugo Hawkins locked-up the final regional bid with a fourth-place throw of 144-4. Like Herman, both Jones and Hawkins advanced with career-best marks.
Carson Steiner of Dalton also captured a district championship, soaring over 13-4 in the pole vault on his final try at the height for a personal-best mark. Loudonville's Braden Carr earned a second straight regional trip with a 13-foot jump, good for second.
Rittman's Evan Rastorfer won the long jump, clearing 20-6, while Dalton's Jace Eberly placed third (19-5¾).
In the lone running final on the day, Waynedale's 4x800-meter team of Jackson Varner, Jayden Varner, Conner Reich, Nick St. John took first overall in 8:18.62. Rittman's team also qualified with a third-place 8:22.91.
A host of girls also advanced to regional action next week, highlighted by Rittman's girls 4x8 unit and Northwestern's Jule Stoller each winning events.
The group of Brooke Bowlby, Adyson Fosen, Ryver Ramsier, and Annabelle Snyder ran a season-best 9:33.98 for the win in a little under five seconds, while Stoller cleared 5-1 in the high jump for her first career district crown. Smithville's 4x8 also advanced after a third-place run, while Bowlby and Maddy Kate Wolf of Norwayne finished third and fourth, respectively, in the high jump.
A pair of throwers also moved on as Norwayne's Haley Bittinger (3rd place, 39-2) and Northwestern's Emily Thompson (4th, 39-0¼) qualified.
The remaining field events and running finals will take place Friday, the field starting at 4 p.m., followed by running at 5:30.
In another district meet:
North Canton D-I District
A throw of 36-6¾ was enough to get Grace Kostohryz into the finals for the shot put in this district at North Canton Memorial Stadium. The mark was also more than enough to help the Wooster senior earn another regional berth. Kostohryz finished third overall on a day where she landed all six attempts, four of which going well over 36 feet. Both the boys and girls 4x8 relay teams for Wooster just missed advancing to next week’s Austintown Regional. The girls team of Clara Mariola, Margaret McBride, Tristen Shaffer, and Mattie Dunlap was eighth in 11:04.74, while the boys clocked a 8:25.64 with the group of Jack Frichtl, Talen Keys, Oliver Miller, and Jackson Stansifer.
North Canton D-I District
Boys
Team standings (through four events; top-five teams listed)): 1. Jackson 26.5, 2. GlenOak 22, 22, 3. North Canton Hoover 21, 4. Canton McKinley 17, 5. Green 15.5.
Results
(Top four in each event advance to regionals; winner and top Wooster placer listed)
Discus: 1. Alston Ellis (J) 149-0, 15. Keygan Johnson (W) 122-11. Long jump: 1. Isaiah Barker (NCH) 23-8, 15. Landen Hamilton-Topovski (W) 19-1¼. Pole vault: 1. Caden McClure (G) 15-0. 4x800: 1. Jackson 7:45.75, 9. Wooster 8:25.64.
Girls
Team standings (through three events; top-five teams listed): 1. Jackson 21, 2. Louisville 18, 3. North Canton Hoover 16, 4. Perry 13.5, T-5. GlenOak/Green 13.
Results
(Top four in each event advance to regionals; winner and top Wooster placer listed)
Shot put: 1. Sloane Sypolt (L) 39-3 ¼, 3. Grace Kostohryz (W) 36-6¾. High jump: 1. Abra Manofsky (J) 5-4, 10. Emory Stahl (W) 4-10. 4x800: 1. GlenOak 9:24.06, 8. Wooster 11:04.74.
Norwayne D-III District
Boys
Team standings (through four events; top-five teams listed): 1. Dalton 31, 2. Waynedale 24, 3. Rittman 21, 4. East Canton 15, 5. Mapleton 13.
Results
(Top four in each event advance to regionals; winner and local in top-6 listed)
Discus: 1. Cade Herman (W) 156-9, 2. Collin Jones (D) 151-5, 4. Hugo Hawkins (Ri) 144-4. Gatlin Herman (W) 137-8. Long jump: 1. Evan Rastorfer (Ri) 20-6, 3. Jace Eberly (D) 19-5¾, 5. Patrick Fox (Tuslaw) 18-10¼. Pole vault: 1. Carson Steiner (D) 13-4, 2. Braden Carr (Loudonville) 13-0, 6. Justin Ramella (D) 11-0. 4x800: Waynedale (Jackson Varner, Jayden Varner, Conner Reich, Nick St. John) 8:18.62, 3. Rittman 8:22.91.
Girls
Team standings (through three events; top-five teams listed): 1. Rittman 17, T-2. Norwayne/Northwestern 15, 4. Rootstown 14, 5. Windham 11.
Results
(Top four in each event advance to regionals; winner and local qualifiers listed)
Shot put: 1. Brooklyn McIntyre (Ro) 40-4¾, 3. Haley Bittinger (N) 39-2, 4. Emily Thompson (Nwn) 39-0¼. High jump: 1. Jule Stoller (Nwn) 5-1, 3. Brooke Bowlby (Ri) 4-10, Maddy Kate Wolf (N) 4-10, 5. Sophie Shultz (Loudonville) 4-8, 6. Jenna Necko (Smithville) 4-8. 4x800: 1. Rittman (Bowlby, Adyson Fosen, Ryver Ramsier, Annabelle Snyder) 9:33.98, 3. Smithville 9:56.52, 5. Norwayne 10:27.23, 6. Dalton 10:47.53.
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