By E. Shawn Aylsworth
Managing Editor
Top-ranked Warren Central won only three of 16 events April 30, but all three brought 1-2 sweeps as the Warriors (115.5 points) fended off No. 7 North Central (Indianapolis) by 14 points at the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference Championships at Ben Davis.
Third-ranked Carmel (96) downed No. 8 Lawrence North by just half a point for third, with No. 9 Center Grove (82) placing fifth and 11th-ranked host Ben Davis (69) sixth.
Warren Central’s Logan Hayes was a triple winner in capturing the 200-meter dash (:25.28), the 100 (:12.11), and the 400 (:55.36). That trio of victories paced second-place finishes in each event by Latisha Martin (:25.35 in the 200, :55.54 in the 400) and Shannon Parker (:12.21 in the 100).
Both Hayes and Martin smashed the record of :56.22 in the 400 that was set by Warren Central’s Joy Summers in 2007. The Warriors – the state champion in 2006, 2007, and 2008 and state runner-up a year ago – also picked up three other second-place finishes to win the battle of depth.
Runner-up North Central won just one event – Nariah Taylor’s 42-00.00 in the shot put – but the Panthers also garnered a trio of second-place finishes to hang with Warren.
Carmel captured two events as Ellie Taff, Irene Gibson, Katie Doron, and Sarah Bennett took the 4×800 meter relay in 9:51.30 and Kate Carr won the pole vault at 11-00.00.
Lawrence North was a winner in four events. Ashley Spencer swept the hurdles (a record-setting :14.36 in the 100, a record-smashing : 43.99 in the 300), while the Wildcats captured two relays – a :48.62 in the 4×100 from Majaica Brooks, Christa Hammond, Alyssa Walker, and Kennedy Hathaway, and a record-obliterating 3:51.86 in the 4×400 from Brooks, Antonia Franklin, Ashley Spencer, and Ahlivia Spencer.
Center Grove tied LN for most victories on the evening with four. Tori Schoettmer was a double winner for the Trojans in taking both the 1600 (5:05.99) and the 800 (2:18.59), while Mackenzie Kitchel won the high jump with a meet record-tying 5-06.00 and Sydney Clute took the long jump with a 17-01.50.
Team scores
1. #1 Warren Central 115.5
2. #7 North Central (Indianapolis) 101.5
3. #3 Carmel 96
4. #8 Lawrence North 95.5
5. #9 Center Grove 82
6. #11 Ben Davis 69
7. Terre Haute North 42
8. Terre Haute South 22.5
The individual results (thank you, Will Ellery!):
Event 1 Girls 4×800 Meter Relay
Record: * 9:26.69 5/1/2009 Carmel (S Bennett, A Chitwood, K Doran, K McCurdy)
9:32.74 STAT
1 Carmel ‘A’ 9:51.30
1) Taff, Ellie 2) Gibson, Irene
3) Doron, Katie 4) Bennett, Sarah
2 Terre Haute North ‘A’ 10:00.42
1) Goatee, TaPring FR 2) Dickerson, Sydney FR
3) McFadden, Alexa SR 4) Jones, Lindy SR
3 North Central ‘A’ 10:10.82
1) Bittner, Mary 2) Fox, Meghan
3) Rogers, Allie 4) Stephens, Marissa
4 Warren Central ‘A’ 10:14.25
1) Edmonson, Jourdan 2) Ferbrache, Sydney
3) Robinson, Brooke 4) Ruiz, Debbie
5 Center Grove ‘A’ 10:15.69
1) Raker, Emma 2) Schoettmer, Emma
3) Burnett, Delainey 4) Timmons, Jordan
6 Ben Davis ‘A’ 10:23.63
1) Adams, Christina 2) Marrero, Alis
3) Bowman, Macee 4) Albedyll, Becka
7 Terre Haute South ‘A’ 10:54.74
1) Wrin, Sania 2) Bailey, Claire
3) Fazekas, A 4) Nasser, Molly
8 Lawrence North ‘A’ 11:09.41
1) Snyder, Abby 2) Michael, Kinsey
3) Riley, Taylor 4) la Bonne, Paige
Event 3 Girls 100 Meter Dash
Record: * 11.47 2008 Candyce McGrone, Warren Central
12.49 STAT
1 Hayes, Logan Warren Central 12.11 STAT
2 Parker, Shannon Warren Central 12.21 STAT
3 Beard, Olivia North Central 12.36 STAT
4 Harrison, Brionna Warren Central 12.45 STAT
5 Gregory, Rachel North Central 12.53
6 Hammond, Christa Lawrence North 12.58
7 Jones, Briana Ben Davis 12.63
8 Butler, Anietra Ben Davis 12.66
9 Walker, Alyssa Lawrence North 12.67
Event 5 Girls 100 Meter Hurdles
Record: * 14.57 2004 Briana Cunningham, Warren Central
15.18 STAT
1 Spencer, Ashley Lawrence North 14.36*STAT
2 Borwn, Anetra North Central 14.97 STAT
3 Reisinger, Jill Center Grove 15.07 STAT
4 Herron, Tiariana Warren Central 15.33
5 Akande, Morayo North Central 15.87
6 Moore, Tiaunna Ben Davis 17.09
7 Patton, Jenna Center Grove 17.69
8 Moseby, Jordan Ben Davis 18.98
— Williams, India Warren Central DNF
Event 7 Girls 200 Meter Dash
Record: * 23.65 2008 Candyce McGrone, Warren Central
25.95 STAT
1 Hayes, Logan Warren Central 25.28 STAT
2 Martin, Latisha Warren Central 25.35 STAT
3 Morrison, Taylor Ben Davis 25.38 STAT
4 Spencer, Ahlivia Lawrence North 25.53 STAT
5 Harrison, Brionna Warren Central 26.02
6 Patterson, Destiny Ben Davis 26.39
7 Brooks, Majaica Lawrence North 26.66
8 Gregory, Rachel North Central 26.66
9 Burkins, Ashley SR Terre Haute Nort 27.18
Event 9 Girls 1600 Meter Run
Record: * 5:00.50 2002 Katie Harrington, Carmel
5:09.98 STAT
1 Schoettmer, Tori Center Grove 5:05.99 STAT
2 Chitwood, Alex Carmel 5:10.76
3 Bennett, Sarah Carmel 5:13.20
4 Poulsen, Brenna North Central 5:15.94
5 Carney, McKenzie Lawrence North 5:26.29
6 Kreuzmann, Nicole Center Grove 5:29.28
7 McFadden, Alexa SR Terre Haute Nort 5:30.19
8 Lopez-Owens, Mariana North Central 5:40.56
9 Howland, Jacklyn Warren Central 5:48.31
10 Howes, Megan Terre Haute Nort 5:51.65
11 Daugherty, Rachel Warren Central 5:57.14
12 Bailey, Claire Terre Haute Sout 6:03.26
13 Madsen, Stephanie Lawrence North 6:05.65
14 Stephens, Rachel Terre Haute Sout 6:19.98
15 Franklin, Hannah Ben Davis 6:50.93
Event 11 Girls 4×100 Meter Relay
Record: * 47.21 2007 Warren Central, E. Wright, J. Summers, K. Bruen, C. McGrone
48.93 STAT
1 Lawrence North ‘A’ 48.62 STAT
1) Brooks, Majaica 2) Hammond, Christa
3) Walker, Alyssa 4) Hathaway, Kennedy
2 Warren Central ‘A’ 48.87 STAT
1) Harrison, Brionna 2) Parker, Shannon
3) Rowe, Alex 4) Elliott, Brooke
3 Ben Davis ‘A’ 48.88 STAT
1) Jones, Briana 2) Patterson, Destiny
3) Moseby, Jordan 4) Butler, Anietra
4 North Central ‘A’ 49.15
1) Borwn, Anetra 2) Lane, Jayla
3) Gregory, Rachel 4) Beard, Olivia
5 Center Grove ‘A’ 50.19
1) Reisinger, Jill 2) Clute, Sydney
3) Hedeen, Chloe 4) Cummings, Leigh
6 Carmel ‘A’ 51.54
1) Covington, Paige 2) Endicott, Jessica
3) Boudoin, Bryna 4) Watts, Jasmine
7 Terre Haute South ‘A’ 53.17
1) 2) Ellis, Kaylee
3) Fazekas, A 4) Allen, Mika
8 Terre Haute North ‘A’ 53.19
1) Greenberg, Kelli SR 2) Dickson, Tajah SR
3) Fears, Sarah FR 4) Borders, Lauren FR
Event 13 Girls 400 Meter Dash
Record: * 56.22 2007 Joy Summers, Warren Central
57.53 STAT
1 Hayes, Logan Warren Central 55.36*STAT 2
2 Martin, Latisha Warren Central 55.54*STAT 2
3 Spencer, Ahlivia Lawrence North 56.36 STAT 2
4 Morrison, Taylor Ben Davis 57.20 STAT 2
5 Gibson, Irene Carmel 59.33 2
6 Franklin, Antonia Lawrence North 1:00.27 2
7 Hune, Ariel Carmel 1:00.95 2
8 Dickerson, Sydney FR Terre Haute Nort 1:01.77 1
9 Burkins, Ashley SR Terre Haute Nort 1:01.84 1
10 Scott, Kiara North Central 1:03.80 1
11 Vaeth, Allison Terre Haute Sout 1:04.15 1
12 Nasser, Molly Terre Haute Sout 1:04.39 1
13 Turner, Brenia Ben Davis 1:04.81 1
14 White, Hannah Center Grove 1:05.30 1
15 Coryell, Stephanie Center Grove 1:05.79 1
16 Mack, Kristen North Central 1:06.05 2
Event 15 Girls 300 Meter Hurdles
Record: * 45.06 2004 Briana Cunningham, Warren Central
46.20 STAT
1 Spencer, Ashley Lawrence North 43.99*STAT 2
2 Borwn, Anetra North Central 44.91*STAT 2
3 Perry, Codi Ben Davis 47.18 2
4 Herron, Tiariana Warren Central 47.97 2
5 Akande, Morayo North Central 48.25 2
6 Neal, Danielle Lawrence North 48.65 1
7 Nightengale, Geoyia Warren Central 48.84 2
8 Reisinger, Jill Center Grove 48.94 2
9 Wozniak, Alyssa Carmel 48.95 1
10 Parrish, Robyn Ben Davis 48.96 1
11 Collins, Amy Center Grove 51.56 1
12 Skwarcan, Mckenzie Carmel 51.96 1
13 Greenberg, Kelli SR Terre Haute Nort 52.46 1
14 Stockton, Olivia Terre Haute Sout 53.16 1
15 Jakaitis, Joy FR Terre Haute Nort 53.56 1
Event 17 Girls 800 Meter Run
Record: * 2:15.90 2003 Temeka Kincy, Lawrence North
2:17.57 STAT
1 Schoettmer, Tori Center Grove 2:18.59
2 Taff, Ellie Carmel 2:19.98
3 Carney, McKenzie Lawrence North 2:21.96
4 Bennett, Sarah Carmel 2:23.09
5 Goatee, TaPring FR Terre Haute Nort 2:25.30
6 Timmons, Jordan Center Grove 2:25.94
7 Cotterman, Emily SO Terre Haute Nort 2:26.49
8 Rogers, Allie North Central 2:26.53
9 Rowe, Anna Warren Central 2:26.61
10 Adams, Christina Ben Davis 2:27.54
11 Bittner, Mary North Central 2:30.40
12 Robinson, Brooke Warren Central 2:37.40
13 Wrin, Sania Terre Haute Sout 2:41.06
14 Snyder, Abby Lawrence North 2:41.30
15 Marrero, Alis Ben Davis 2:51.12
16 Thomas, Alina Terre Haute Sout 2:54.77
Event 19 Girls 3200 Meter Run
Record: * 10:52.32 2001 Sarah Huddleston, Carmel
11:13.90 STAT
1 Mundy, Chanli FR Terre Haute Nort 11:14.53
2 Jacobsen, Allie Carmel 11:18.48
3 Poulsen, Brenna North Central 11:22.49
4 Field, Sarah Lawrence North 11:28.17
5 Chitwood, Alex Carmel 11:29.46
6 Burnett, Delainey Center Grove 11:47.41
7 Kreuzmann, Nicole Center Grove 11:52.53
8 Mullican, Annie FR Terre Haute Nort 11:59.15
9 Baughman, Haley Warren Central 12:15.70
10 Woodbury, Leah Warren Central 12:27.92
11 Stephens, Marissa North Central 12:35.54
12 Albedyll, Becka Ben Davis 12:53.41
13 Linn, Jacey Lawrence North 12:57.79
14 Stephens, Rachel Terre Haute Sout 13:11.74
15 Kurt, Sarah Ben Davis 13:22.53
Event 21 Girls 4×400 Meter Relay
Record: * 3:56.54 2003 Carmel, K. Hertzler, L. Johnson, M. Thornton, K. O’Leary
3:59.63 STAT
1 Lawrence North ‘A’ 3:51.86*STAT
1) Brooks, Majaica 2) Franklin, Antonia
3) Spencer, Ashley 4) Spencer, Ahlivia
2 Ben Davis ‘A’ 3:56.45*STAT
1) Patterson, Destiny 2) Butler, Anietra
3) Perry, Codi 4) Morrison, Taylor
3 North Central ‘A’ 4:00.53
1) Lane, Jayla 2) Brown, Ashlee
3) Akande, Morayo 4) Borwn, Anetra
4 Warren Central ‘A’ 4:04.30
1) Martin, Latisha 2) Rowe, Alex
3) Ruiz, Debbie 4) Hayes, Logan
5 Carmel ‘A’ 4:07.19
1) Gibson, Irene 2) Hune, Ariel
3) Taff, Ellie 4) Bennett, Sarah
6 Terre Haute North ‘A’ 4:15.44
1) Goatee, TaPring FR 2) Burkins, Ashley SR
3) Dickerson, Sydney FR 4) McFadden, Alexa SR
7 Center Grove ‘A’ 4:19.82
1) Burnett, Delainey 2) Cummings, Leigh
3) Coryell, Stephanie 4) Timmons, Jordan
8 Terre Haute South ‘A’ 4:20.82
1) Fazekas, A 2) Vaeth, Allison
3) Ellis, Kaylee 4) Nasser, Molly
Event 23 Girls High Jump
Record: * 5-06 1997 Andrea Dillman, Center Grove
5-04.25 STAT
1 Kitchel, Mackenzie Center Grove 5-06.00*STAT
2 Akande, Morayo North Central J5-06.00*STAT
3 Lampe, Taylor Carmel 5-02.00
4 Clay, Dajaie’ Warren Central 5-00.00
4 Lane, Jayla North Central 5-00.00
6 Parks, Jessica Lawrence North J5-00.00
7 Clark, Lindsay FR Terre Haute Nort 4-10.00
8 Hathaway, Kennedy Lawrence North J4-10.00
9 Standifer, Harlea Carmel J4-10.00
10 Patterson, Destiny Ben Davis 4-08.00
10 Welker, Rachel SO Terre Haute Nort 4-08.00
10 Pink, Brittney Terre Haute Sout 4-08.00
10 Meyers, Jessica Terre Haute Sout 4-08.00
10 Marrero, Alis Ben Davis 4-08.00
— Patton, Jenna Center Grove NH
— Williams, India Warren Central NH
Event 25 Girls Long Jump
Record: * 18-02.50 2008 Chanel Simmons, Ben Davis
17-01.50 STAT
1 Clute, Sydney Center Grove 17-01.50 STAT
2 Williams, India Warren Central 17-01.00
3 Watts, Jasmine Carmel 16-04.50
4 Scott, Kiara North Central 16-00.00
5 Parks, Jessica Lawrence North 15-09.00
6 Hammond, Christa Lawrence North 15-08.50
7 Aucoin-Jackson, Alanie Carmel J15-08.50
8 Hasbrouck, Christie JR Terre Haute Nort 15-07.50
9 Vaeth, Allison Terre Haute Sout 15-06.75
10 Fears, Sarah FR Terre Haute Nort 15-03.00
10 Patton, Jenna Center Grove 15-03.00
10 Butler, Anietra Ben Davis 15-03.00
13 Harris, Meka Ben Davis 15-01.50
14 Stockton, Olivia Terre Haute Sout 14-11.00
15 Rowe, Alex Warren Central 14-04.75
16 Skochdopole, Anna North Central 13-01.00
Event 27 Girls Pole Vault
Record: * 11-06 2006 Kylie Hutson, TH North
11-01.00 STAT
1 Carr, Kate Carmel 11-00.00
2 Moseby, Jordan Ben Davis 10-03.00
3 Clute, Sydney Center Grove 9-06.00
4 Welker, Rachel SO Terre Haute Nort J9-06.00
5 Kuhn, Laura Lawrence North 8-06.00
5 Allen, Mika Terre Haute Sout 8-06.00
7 Wilcox, Amber JR Terre Haute Nort J8-06.00
8 Sheafer, Sarah Carmel 8-00.00
9 Moses, Jasmine North Central J8-00.00
10 Follette, Paige Lawrence North J8-00.00
11 Shellabarger, Ciarra Center Grove 7-06.00
12 Carter, Bria North Central J7-06.00
13 Carter, Bethany Warren Central 6-06.00
13 Hansen, Tyler Warren Central 6-06.00
15 Caldwell, Stacey Terre Haute Sout J6-06.00
Event 29 Girls Shot Put
Record: * 47-07.75 2008 Felisha Johnson, Lawrence North
41-07.00 STAT
1 Taylor, Nariah North Central 42-00.00 STAT
2 Burnett, Janie Warren Central 39-08.00
3 Bell, Arianne Terre Haute Sout 39-02.00
4 Dooms, Sarah Center Grove 37-05.50
5 Wilson, Ally North Central 34-02.00
6 Floyd, Alana Ben Davis 33-09.00
7 Greene, Dominique Lawrence North 33-03.00
8 Chandler, Kia Lawrence North 33-02.00
9 Cooper, Gabby Carmel 32-03.00
10 Ibrahim, Abi Carmel 31-01.25
11 Turpin, Alissa FR Terre Haute Nort 31-00.50
12 Jones, Jordan Center Grove 30-09.00
13 Harper-Belk, Tonnikia Warren Central 29-11.75
14 Pearson, Jessie Terre Haute Nort 29-01.50
15 Miller, Breena Ben Davis 28-08.00
16 Dull, Morgan Terre Haute Sout 27-02.00
Event 31 Girls Discus Throw
Record: * 141-04 2008 Felisha Johnson, Lawrence North
127-04 STAT
1 Bowman, Nicole Ben Davis 111-07.50
2 Bell, Arianne Terre Haute Sout 107-09.00
3 May, Sophia Carmel 102-10.00
4 Taylor, Nariah North Central 97-05.50
5 Helvie, Taylor Ben Davis 95-03.50
6 Frye, Elizabeth Carmel 95-03.00
7 Burnett, Janie Warren Central 93-08.00
8 Swartz, Kasi Center Grove 91-04.50
9 Harper-Belk, Tonnikia Warren Central 90-04.50
10 Harris, Chelsea Lawrence North 82-07.50
11 Mauer, Laura JR Terre Haute Nort 77-06.00
12 Rhymes, Andrea Lawrence North 77-05.50
13 Jones, Jordan Center Grove 69-07.00
14 Larsen, Monica SO Terre Haute Nort 66-10.00
15 Dull, Morgan Terre Haute Sout 66-09.00
— Montgomery, Mercedes North Central FOUL