> At Greenfield-Central: Parker Doyle won a 14.33/39.27 hurdles double and ran on a winning 4x400 relay to help Center Grove to a fifth team title in the past seven regionals. Carmel’s Kole Mathison, defending state champ at 1,600/3,200, won those in 4:12.99 and 8:59.81, setting a regional record in the latter. Defending state champ Bode Gilkerson of Plainfield high jumped 7 feet for the second time in eight days. Nayyir Newash-Campbell set a regional record of 47.53 in the 400 and anchored Plainfield’s relay in 46.6. Besides the 4x100 and 200, state-leading times were recorded by Fishers junior Tyler Tarter (37.49) in the 300 hurdles and Plainfield (3:18.19) in the 4x400. Deandre Cooper, Josh Handy, Caleb Heldman and Calhoun clocked 40.88 in the relay, breaking the record of 40.91 set by Gary Roosevelt in 1991. 3 Plainfield, the defending state champion, was third with 65. Brownsburg advanced in 14 of 16 events, with 16 individual qualifiers and all three relays. The Bulldogs, who had never won a boys track regional until last year, finished second at state in 20. 1-ranked Brownsburg to a repeat title over No. > At Lafayette Jeff: Junior sprinter Dominic Calhoun ran to three regional records, featuring a state record in the 4x100 relay, and led No. Teammate Nate Killeen won the 800 with a 1:54.93. North Central senior Lee Martin went 6-6 to win the high jump. Yorktown senior Kolton Nanko overcame a broken pole vault to jump 14 feet and win the regional title. Heritage Christian junior Luke Himes won the shot put (62-7) and discus (169-4).ĭelta senior Abram Stitt, the top long jumper coming into the regional, went 23 feet, 5 inches to win. Southport’s Nickens Lemba won the 400 (48.20) in a final preparation to face Plainfield’s Nayyir Newash-Campbell in next week’s state meet. Lawrence North senior Nicholas Ostendorf battled him in the 1,600 to the wire (4:14.89). Burhenn also won the 300 hurdles in 38.74 seconds.īrebeuf Jesuit senior Cameron Todd was another double winner in the 1,600 (4:14.36) and 3,200 (9:17.46). Vernon senior and Purdue football recruit George Burhenn won the 110 hurdles in 14.31 seconds, a season best and the best mark in the state prior to Thursday (Charlestown’s Jake Ottersbach posted a 14.12 in the regional at Bloomington North). Lawrence North (54), Lawrence Central (51) and Brebeuf Jesuit (40) rounded out the top five. Vernon won the regional as a team with 73 points to edge second-place North Central (66). “I’m glad I’ve been able to work with him on a pretty consistent basis.” “In past years, I haven’t had someone really push me like (Jackson),” Rogers said. But he knows he will have to put up another good performance next week with a field that will include Jackson, Brownsburg’s Dominic Calhoun and Warren Central’s Jaelyn Reeves-Lile as top competition. No mistakes for Rogers in Thursday’s race. In the 100, if you make a mistake you’re finished.” We did it so I could maximize my strength. I’ve been working on it for the past few days. “It’s something I’ve been working on with my club coach,” he said. Rogers joked he did not make his block adjustment on the fly Thursday night. “I’ve been competing with him since last summer in AAU season and it’s been a great season for both of us.” “I couldn’t be here without him,” Rogers said of Jackson. 'He's the whole package.' Luke Himes has year's best shot put throw for US high schooler. More: Central Indiana boys track and field regional results The 100 figured to be a battle between Rogers and Lawrence Central senior Elijah Jackson, who previously had the best time in the state this spring at 10.47 in the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference meet at the end of April. He also edged Christian Woodson of North Central to win the 200, running a 21.76 time to Woodson’s 21.79. Rogers, a Purdue recruit, will undoubtedly stick with the plan going into next week’s state meet in Bloomington. “Lots of great support at my back, and I did something different with my blocks. “I came into regionals feeling good,” said Rogers, who set a state record at the indoor state meet with a 6.68 time in the 60 meters. According to the records kept at, Rogers’ time ties him for sixth in state history and is the best since Gary West Side’s Mark Jelks ran a 10.25 at the state meet in 2002. Rogers, a Park Tudor senior, ran the 100 in a blistering 10.30 seconds on a cool evening to not only punch his ticket to next week’s state meet, but post the best mark in the state this spring. In the week leading up to the IHSAA regional boys track meet at Lawrence Central, Jasiah Rogers made a slight adjustment to the angle of the pedals on his starting blocks. View Gallery: Indiana high school track and field: Boys sectional at Plainfield
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |