Area runners to converge on Obetz for state meet

CROSS COUNTRY Ottawa-Glandorf's Ty Rosengarten and Ana Buddelmeyer have the No. 4-seeded times entering their respective races as area cross country runners gear up for their final race of the season 2024 state championship to be held on Saturday at Fortress Obetz and Memorial Park in Obetz.Rosengarten's regional time of 15:22.42 is fourth among runners in the Division II boys race. Buddelmeyer's 18:28.23 in No.4 in the Division II girls field.Patrick Henry's Mia Amador is No. 4 (18:32,67) and Riverdale's Allison Woodruff s 16th (19:06.45) in the Division III pre-race girls rankings.Findlay High's Adrian Stechschulte's regional time of 15:42.24 is 20th overall, but the FHS senior owns a career best of 15:38.00.Columbus Grove, Ohio's Division III state champion a year ago, will be looking to defend its title when that race gets things under way at 10 a.m. The Division III girls race, with Riverdale's team in the mix, takes off at 10:45 a.m.Liberty-Benton's boys (noon) and Ottawa-Glandorf's girls (12:45 p.m.) will take to the course when those races are held. Stechschulte runs his race in the Division I boys field at 2 p.m. STATE QUALIFIERS(with regional time)DIVISION I BOYSFINDLAY – Adrian Stechschulte, 15:42.24.DIVISION II BOYSLIBERTY-BENTON – Lane Fannin, 17:04.12; Bryce Hans, 17:20.67; Jackson Hochstettler, 16:40.99; Aiden Lee, 16:44.80; Ben Leighty, 18:04.72; Cohen Levenhagen, 16:58.10; Evan Makowski, 17:14.00.OTTAWA-GLANDORF – Ty Rosengarten, 15:22.42.DIVISION II GIRLSOTTAWA-GLANDORF – Anna Buddelmeyer, 18:28.83; Liana Fortman, 21:11.15; Brea Recker, 20:38.32; Alivia Schroeder, 20:53.41; Carly Siefker, 21:20.57; Rose Turnwald, 21:20.49; Izzy Utendorf, 20:48.72. DIVISION III BOYSCOLUMBUS GROVE – Braylon Best, 17:06.46; Bryce Bonifas, 16:55.91; Zack Bryant, 17:47.46;Levi Bryan, 16:28.67; Holden Hartzog, 17:16.50; Caiden Squillante, 16:57.67; Aidan Vogt, 16:59.34.RIVERDALE – Evan Kolten, 16:22.34. DIVISION III GIRLSRIVERDALE – Marissa Bonham, 19:48.31; Kyana Crum, 28:22.26; Addie Manns, 22:51.24; Lauren McBride, 25:46.40; Chloe Powell, 22:40.65; Allison Woodruff, 19:06.45; Annalese Woodruff, 19:27.08.ELMWOOD – Alayna Beasley 19:43.29. SCHEDULETuesday's EventsGIRLS SOCCERDIVISION IV REGIONALAT BOWLING GREENClear Fork vs. Ottawa-Glandorf, 7 p.m.Winner advances to regional final, noon, Saturday at Clyde DIVISION V REGIONALAT PORT CLINTONColumbus Grove vs. Evergreen, 6 p.m.Winner advances to regional final, noon, Saturday at Huron