Runners Qualify, Compete at State Meets
Two Bluffton runners competed at Ohio’s state championships, with junior Levin Essinger placing 110th in the boys Division 3 race and junior Xandra Gatchell finishing 91st in the girls Division 4 race. Alpena juniors Alexander Allen and Logan Szumila qualified for Michigan’s Division 1 state meet after placing sixth and 11th at regionals; both recorded times among the best in school history. Henderson County seniors Ross Plummer and Christian Smith closed their careers with personal-best times at Kentucky’s Class 3A state meet, finishing 110th and 126th, respectively, after their team narrowly missed qualifying. Southern Cayuga’s Alexandria Morgan and Brady Young earned state-meet places with third- and sixth-place finishes at the Section IV Class D meet. At Connecticut’s State Open, Bristol Eastern freshman Loren Gonzalez placed 33rd and Bristol Central freshman Gabby Walsh finished 76th.