Tribe runner breaks record

TIFFIN, Ohio — Trevor Heitkamp wrote his name in the record book last season.

This year, he improved upon it to help ensure it will last.

Heitkamp shaved three seconds off his previous school record as he set the pace for the Fort Recovery boys cross country team that finished in the top half at the Tiffin Cross Country Carnival at Hedges Boyer Park on Saturday. The girls also had a top-10 finisher, finishing second out of 26 teams.

Heitkamp previously set the record last year at the Troy Twilight with a time of 15:57. On Saturday, he set a new record of 15:54.69 while coming in second-place for the boys. Riley Nixon of Ottawa Hills finished first with 15:48.5.

He led the boys to a 13th-place finish (393) out of 31 teams, while Ottawa Hills (65) placed first.

Natalie Brunswick was the first girl to cross the finish line for the Indians, doing so at 19:58.2 for ninth-place. The Indians (135) finished 44 points behind first-place Maplewood (91).

Makenna Huelskamp wasn’t far behind Brunswick, finishing 12th.

Ellie Will (22), Anna Roessner (48) and Joelle Kaup (52) were the other scorers for the Indians.

The other boys scores came from Parker Brunswick (47), Reese Diller (70), Evan Evers (125) and Russell Hart (153).