CUYAHOGA HEIGHTS — Heartland Christian senior Rebecca Geiss advanced to the state track meet for the fourth straight year, while Wellsville senior Clayten Kersey in making it two in a row.

Both earned runner-up finishes at the Cuyahoga Heights Division V regional meet Thursday.

Geiss was second in the girls 3200-meter run in a season-best time of 10 minutes, 54.77 seconds.

Defending state champion Kaitlyn Carr of Smithville won in 10:38.88.

Kersey was second in the long jump at 21-8 3/4. Mogadore’s Jason Garvin won at 21-11 1/2.

The top five finishers in each event advance to the Division V state meet June 4-5 at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus.

The regional meet concludes Saturday with the remaining field events at 11 a.m. and the running finals at 12:30 p.m.

BOYS RESULTS

FINALS

(Top five to state)

3200 RELAY: 1. Ridgedale 7:55.67; 2. Maplewood 7:56.34; 13. Heartland Christian (Easton Jones, Micaiah Reigstad, Nathanael Denny, Mason Sharo) 9:00.05.

3200 RUN: 1. Beckett Negley (Mechanicsburg) 9:16.27; 2. Joey Cappuzzello (McDonald) 9:30,38;

DISCUS: 1. Drew Zajack (McDonald) 169-3; 12. Jackson Young (Western Reserve) 124-2; 15. Bennett Young (Western Reserve) 107-10.

LONG JUMP: 1. Jason Garvin (Mogadore) 21-11 1/2; 2. Clayten Kersey (Wellsville) 21-8 3/4; 3. Hayden McFadden (Hillsdale) 21-3 1/4; 13. RJ May (East Palestine) 18-5 3/4; DNS-Drew Bycroft.

POLE VAULT: 1. Aden Ewelt (Cuyahoga Heights) 13-8.

TOP QUALIFIERS

110 HURDLES: 1. Carter Howard (Independence) 15.07; 3. Graydon Henderson (Leetonia) 16.44; 7. Landyn Cope (East Palestine) 16.86; 10. Tanner Morrow (East Palestine) 17.34.

100 DASH: 1. Jordan McEachern (Warren JFK) 11.33; 3. Josh Klasic (Western Reserve) 11.37.

800 RELAY: 1. Cuyahoga Heights 1:30.70.

400 RELAY: 1. Southington 44.23; 14. East Palestine 46.78.

400 DASH: 1. Drew Modelski (Lowellville) 49.49; 6. Braydon Plum (East Palestine) 51.27.

300 HURDLES: 1. Carter Howard (Independence) 40.13; 5. RJ May (East Palestine) 41.77; 13. Austin Jones (Western Reserve) 45.87; DNS-Caden Jones (Heartland).

200 DASH: 1. Adam Snowball (Westerville Genoa Christian) 22.20; 4. Hayden McFaden (Hillsdale) 22.90; 5. Josh Klassik (Western Reserve) 22.79.

1600 RELAY: 1. Ridgedale 3:28.77; 15. East Palestine 3:43.62.

GIRLS RESULTS

FINALS

(Top four to state)

3200 RELAY: 1. Rittman 9:33.71.

3200 RUN: 1. Kaitlyn Carr (Smithville) 10:38.88; 2. Rebecca Geiss (Heartland) 10:54.77; 4. Naomi Sheesley (McDonald) 11:12.61; DNS-Gianna Ritchie (Lake Center).

SHOT PUT: 1. Brooklyn Carter (Danville) 41-1 1/2; 14. Katelyn Fair (Western Reserve) 30-1 1/2.

HIGH JUMP: 1. Claire Buller (Smithville) 5-3; NH-Brooklynn Klein (Lisbon).

TOP QUALIFIERS

100 HURDLES: 1. Peyton Bechlem (Independence) 16.10; 5. Addison Becka (Western Reserve) 16.26;

100 DASH: 1. Alexis Grieser (Arlington) 12.49.

800 RELAY: 1. East Knox 1:44.17.

400 RELAY: 1. Oberlin 49.80.

400 DASH: 1. Olivia Hudson (Oberlin) 58.18.

300 HURDLES: 1. Elysa Holsinger (Carey) 45.66; 2. Addison Becka (Western Reserve) 46.64; 4. Sayde Szabo (Heartland) 47.20.

200 DASH: 1. Alexis Geieser (Arlington) 25.57.

1600 RELAY: 1. East Knox 4:02.83.