GT&F: #4 Warren Central opens with wins over #13 North Central, #12 HSE

By E. Shawn Aylsworth

Managing Editor

INDIANAPOLIS – Fourth-ranked host Warren Central got the girls track & field outdoor season started off in style on a warm, cloudless day March 23 by winning seven of 16 events in a triangular defeat of No. 13 North Central (Indianapolis) and 12th-ranked Hamilton Southeastern.

The defending state runner-up Warriors – the back-to-back-to-back state champion from 2006 through 2008 – totaled 67 points to outdistance North Central (54) and HSE (46). Warren was led by a pair of relay victories as the Warriors took the 4×100-meter relay in :49.0 and the 4×400-meter relay (time not available).

Defending 400-meter state champion junior Logan Hayes won the 100 in :12.2, while classmate Latisha Martin took the 200 in :25.4. Freshman Dajaie Clay began her career in impressive fashion by winning the high jump with a leap of 5’2”, and the Warriors also picked up victories in the 400 and long jump.

North Central captured four events, led by a sweep of the hurdles from junior Anetra Brown (:15.6 in the 100, :47.4 in the 300). The Panthers’ other winners were sophomore Brenna Poulsen (5:15.6 in the 1600) and sophomore Nariah Taylor (41’1” in the shot put).

Hamilton Southeastern had five winners on the day, including the 4×800 relay unit of Katlyn Sloan, Emily Wagoner, Caroline Cieciura, and Emily Mastronicola in a time of 10:35.3. Other Royal first-place finishers were Jordan Tatom in the 800 meters (2:25.7), Brooke Morgan in the 3200 (11:41), Jenna Engelberth in the discus (107’ 11”), and Kandace Sloan in the pole vault (8’ 6”).

Team scores
1. #4 Warren Central 67
2. #13 North Central (Indianapolis) 54
3. #12 Hamilton Southeastern 46

The individual results (thank you, James Taylor and Julie Alano!):

100-meter dash
Logan Hayes, Logan Warren Central 12.20
Shannon Parker, Warren Central 12.48
Gregory, North Central 12.54
n/a, North Central 12.90
Gores, HSE 12.94
Polk, HSE 13.10

200-meter dash
LaTisha Martin, Warren Central 25.40
Wells, HSE 26.20
Brionna Harrison, Warren Central 26.38
Gregg, North Central 27.26
Goens, HSE 27.50

400 meters
Alex Rowe, Warren Central 61.01
Brianna Aikens, Warren Central 62.80
Brown, North Central 63.30
Grace, HSE 63.34
Wildman, HSE 64.90

800 meters
Tiatom, HSE 2:25.67
Sraders, HSE 2:27.00
Jones, Warren Central 2:28.00
Poulsen, North Central 2:29.00

1600 meters
Poulsen, North Central 5:15.00
Jones, Warren Central 5:22.00
Postlewaite, HSE 5:34.00
Fox, North Central 5:44.00

3200 meters
Morgan, HSE 11:41.00
Stevens, North Central 12:10.00
Logan, North Central 12:12.00
Howland, Warren Central 12:21.00
Baughman, Warren Central 12:49.00

100-meter hurdles
Brown, North Central 15.60
T. Herron, Warren Central 15.80
I. Williams, Warren Central 16.21
Akande, North Central 16.35
Shaning, HSE 17.05
n/a, HSE 17.82

300-meter hurdles
Brown, North Central 47.30
Akande, North Central 48.62
T. Herron, Warren Central 48.89
G. Nightengale, Warren Central 50.00
Shaning, HSE 50.08

4×100 meter relay
Warren Central, 48.95
North Central, 51.29
HSE, 51.32

4×400 meter relay
Warren Central, 4:08.30
North Central, 4:23.00
HSE, 4:27.00

4×800 meter relay
HSE (Katlyn Sloan, Wagoner, Cieciura, Mastronicola) 10:35.27
Warren Central, 10:40.89
North Central, 10:49.09
Warren Central, 11:32.70

High jump
Clay, Dajaie Warren Central 5′ 2″
Akande, Morayo North Central 5′ 0″
Keller, Valerie HSE 5′ 0″
Webb, Paige HSE 4′ 6″
Polk, Danielle HSE 4′ 4″
Ginn, Jasmyn HSE 4′ 4″
Wikle, Emily HSE 4′ 4″

Pole vault
S. Kandace, HSE 8′ 6″
M. Jasmine, North Central 7′ 6″
H. Tylar, Warren Central 7′ 0″
C. Bria, North Central 6′ 6″
F. Ina, North Central NH

Long jump
Williams, India Warren Central 16′ 5″
Wells, Brittany HSE 16′ 3″
Rowe, Alex Warren Central 16′ 2 1/2″
A. Skotchdoede, North Central 15′ 2″
K. Scott, North Central 14′ 6″
Kiefer, Megan HSE 14′ 5″

Shot put
Nariah Taylor, North Central 41′ 1″
Hartman, HSE 38′ 5 1/2″
Burnett, Warren Central 33′ 3″
Montgomery, North Central 32′ 11″
Belk, Warren Central 31′ 4 1/4″
Engelberth, HSE 30′ 4 1/4″

Discus
Engelberth, HSE 107′ 11″
Hartman, HSE 105′ 2″
Montgomery, North Central 100′ 6 1/2″
Burnett, Warren Central 92′ 7″
Wilson, Warren Central 74′ 8 1/2″
Belk, Warren Central 70′ 9 1/2″