Wellsville's Clayten Kersey wins the Div. V district long jump with a leap of 20 feet, 5 3/4 inches on Thursday at Springfield Local High School. (Photo by Ron Firth)

NEW MIDDLETOWN — Area long jumpers leaped their way to the regional berths Thursday.

Wellsville senior Clayten Kersey won the Springfield Division V district title with a jump of 20-feet-5 3/4 on his first attempt. He had the second-best jump on his next jump of 19-10.

Kersey, a state qualifier last season, had been the district runner-up the past two years.

Two East Palestine long jumpers also advanced as senior Drew Bycroft was third (19-7) and junior RJ May was fourth (19-6 1/4).

The top four boys and top two girls in each event advance to the Cuyahoga Heights regional next week.

Heartland Christian senior standout Rebecca Geiss won the girls 3200-meter run in 12:15.13, edging out her future college teammate, Gianna Ritchie of Lake Center Christian.

They will be running for Palm Beach Atlantic University, an NCAA Division II program.

Geiss and Ritchie are also entered in Saturday’s finals of the 800 and 1600 runs and 1600 relay.

Lisbon sophomore Brooklyn Klein was second in the girls high jump, matching her personal best by clearing 4-10.

She made her first jump at 4-6 and cleared 4-8 and 4-9 on her second attempts.

Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas sophomore Alyssa Stanek won with a personal-best 4-foot-11.

The Heartland Christian boys 3200 relay team also advanced. Senior Mason Sharo and sophomores Easton Jones, Micaiah Reigstad and Nathanael Denny finished third (9:02.98).

The 3200 relay had seven boys teams and three girls teams.

The district meet wraps up Saturday with the remaining running events at 10 a.m. and the running events at 11:30 a.m.

BOYS RESULTS

FINALS

(Top four to Cuyahoga Heights regional)

3200 RELAY: 1. East Canton 8:36.47; 3. Heartland Christian (Easton Jones, Micaiah Reigstad, Nathanael Denny, Mason Sharo) 9:02.98; 7. East Palestine 10:30.62.

3200 RUN: 1. Nathan Yon (Lowellville) 10:03.03; 5. Mason Sharo (Heartland) 10:30.58; 7. Caiden Carlisle (Lisbon) 11:06.80.

DISCUS: 1. Franklin Gallagher (East Canton) 127-1; 2. Jackson Young (Western Reserve) 124-8; 3. Bennett Young (Western Reserve) 120-6; 6. Jaden Rivers (Leetonia) 117-2; 7. Reagan Kalaher (Heartland) 117-1; 8. Cameron Taylor (Wellsville) 106-11.

LONG JUMP: 1. Clayten Kersey (Wellsville) 20-5 3/4; 3. Drew Bycroft (East Palestine) 19-7; 4. RJ May (East Palestine) 19-6 1/4; 7. Jeron Jackson (Wellsville) 18-11; 8. Logan Miller (Heartland) 18-7 3/4.

POLE VAULT: 1. Cash Clapper (East Canton) 13-0.

TOP QUALIFIERS

110 HURDLES: 1. Landyn Cope (East Palestine) 16.75; 2. Graydon Henderson (Leetonia) 16.84; 4. Tanner Morrow (East Palestine) 17.28; 6. Jacob Ramsey (Western Reserve) 17.73; 7. Caden Jones (Heartland) 18.19; 8. Elijah Brown (Lisbon) 18.20.

100 DASH: 1. Matthew Wymer (Springfield) 11.39; 2. Josh Klasic (Western Reserve) 11.43; 8. Caden Jones (Heartland) 12.06.

400 RELAY: 1. Valley Christian 44.43; 4. East Palestine 46.45; 7. Wellsville 47.55; 8. Western Reserve 47.56.

400 DASH: 1. Jacari Corner (St. Thomas) 50.44; 4. Braydon Plum (East Palestine) 50.98; 6. Drew Modelski (Lowellville) 52.95.

300 HURDLES: 1. RJ May (East Palestine) 43.06; 3. Caden Jones (Heartland) 34.86; 4. Austin Jones (Western Reserve) 44.94; 6. Justin McCullough (East Palestine) 46.61; 8. Wyatt Newbold (Lisbon) 48.00.

200 DASH: 1. Josh Pazel (Lowellville) 22.91; 2. Josh Klasic (Western Reserve) 22.96; 6. Clayten Kersey (Wellsville) 24.26.

GIRLS RESULTS

FINALS

(Top two to Cuyahoga Heights regional)

3200 RELAY: 1. East Canton 11:20.03.

3200 RUN: 1. Rebecca Geiss (Heartland) 12:15.13; 2. Gianna Ritchie (Lake Center) 12:15.17.

SHOT PUT: 1. Chelsea Barnett (East Canton) 35-8 1/2; 2. Katelyn Fair (Western Reserve) 29-8 3/4; 3. Sophia Reigle (Western Reserve) 28-9 1/4; 4. Sarah Reynolds (Heartland) 28-4 1/4; 5. Rayleah Lamp (Wellsville) 26-11 1/2; 7. Maddie Neville (Heartland) 26-7 3/4.

HIGH JUMP: 1. Alyssa Stanek (St. Thomas) 4-11; 2. Brooklyn Klein (Lisbon) 4-10; 5. Miyah Bailey (Lisbon) 4-4; 7. Abigail Ramsey (Western Reserve) 3-9.

POLE VAULT: 1. Ava Foss (East Canton) 7-0.

TOP QUALIFIERS

100 HURDLES: 1. Addison Becka (Western Reserve) 16.20; 2. Sayde Szabo (Heartland) 16.96; 3. Kylee Allen (Western Reserve) 17.63; 9. Johanna Ford (Lisbon) 19.25.

100 DASH: 1. Paola Andino (Lowellville) 13.01; 8. Mariah Vansteenberg (Sebring) 14.15.

400 RELAY: 1. Valley Christian 52.02; 4. Western Reserve 55.50; 5. Lisbon 55.51; 8. Wellsville 58.23.

400 DASH: Aby Stephens (East Canton) 62.71; 4. Addi Gray (Lettonia) 65.51; 8. Hannah McPeek (Heartland) 71.53.

300 HURDLES: 1. Addison Becka (Western Reserve) 46.97; 2. Kylee Allen (Western Reserve) 348.39; 3. Sayde Szabo (Heartland) 48.47; 7. Johnna Ford (Lisbon) 53.96.

200 DASH: 1. Paola Andino (Lowellville) 26.31; 8. Addi Gray (Lettonia) 28.96.

Wellsville’s Jeron Jackson competes in the long jump on Thursday at the Div. V district meet at Springfield Local High School. (Photo by Ron Firth)

Lisbon’s Brooklyn Kleinn clears 4 foot, 9 inches on Thursday in the high jump at the Div. V district meet at Springfield Local High School. (Photo by Ron Firth)