2001-02 IHSAA Boys Track & Field State Tournament Series

 

State Finals Summary

 

Lawrence North Boys Roll To Back-To-Back State Track Championships

The 99th running of the IHSAA Boys Track and Field Championship was being headlined as a showcase for Lawrence North High School, the state's number one team and the defending champion.  It proceeded to be exactly that as head coach Bob Potter watched his Wildcats, in front of a crowd of 5,457 at Michael Carroll Stadium at IUPUI, score in every running event except the 400 Meter Dash to race to an 84-40 margin over second place Ben Davis for their third championship, having also captured the top slot in 1990.

 

The evening got off to a strong start for the suburban Indianapolis school as the foursome of freshman Scott Geisinger, juniors Marcus Phelps and Nathan Elliott and senior Robert Jackson raced to victory in the 3200 Meter Relay in a time of 7:57.17.

 

Lawrence North picked up another 10 points with a first place finish from senior Marcus Lewis as he defended his title in the Long Jump.  After a 23' 6" effort in 2001, Lewis sailed to 24' 3 3/4" this time around and became the event's first back-to-back winner since Frank Young of Kokomo in 1994 and 1995.

 

The Wildcats were back at the top of the podium again at the finish of the 3200 Meter Run in the person of Nef Araia.  Araia, who was also this year's cross country champ, was over three and a half seconds ahead of his nearest competitor as he finished with a clocking of 9:22.78.

 

Elkhart Memorial reached the win column in the night's second running event with junior Corey Miller showing the way in the 110 Meter Hurdles in 14.21.

 

Gary West Side picked up its first 10 points of the meet in the 100 Meter Dash with Mark Jelks carrying the mail in what appeared to be a state record time of 10.25.  However, moments later it was announced that the junior's time was wind-aided and, thus, not allowed as the state record of 10.31 set by Jerome Harrison of Jeffersonville in 1981 would stand.

 

To make the situation even more difficult for the youngster, it happened again in the 200 Meter Dash as he turned in a 20.88 to apparently set a new standard...only to have it disallowed again because of winds in excess of the allowed speed variance.  Jeffery Patrick of Gary Roosevelt holds the event record in 1982 in 21.10.

 

A state record was set in the 400 Meter Dash with David Neville of Merrillville exciting the crowd with a run of 46.99, bettering the converted time of 47.10 which was set by Leon Tubbs of Fort Wayne South Side in 1978.

 

Lake Central senior Nick Kruse finished in front of the pack in the 1600 Meter Run in a time of 4:17.20.

 

Ben Davis quarterback and Indiana's Mr. Football for this past season for the state champion Giants, James Banks, was a member of this year's 400 Meter Relay team that rocketed to a win on Saturday evening.  Along with fellow senior Marcus Cooksey and juniors Bruce Williams and Michael Richardson they finished in a time of 41:37 for the school's second triumph in the event in the last three state meets.

 

Banks returned to the winner's circle again in the 1600 Meter Relay as he and fellow seniors Darius Robinson, Marcus Cooksey and Kevin Kempf combined their speed to cross the finish line first in 3:17.47.

 

In the Pole Vault competition, Ben Davis was again well represented by senior Ray Scotten who cleared 16' 6", exactly a foot higher than second place finisher, senior David Stead from Norwell. Scotten returned to take a shot at the state record of 16' 9", but was unable to clear that mark.

 

Ben Davis garnered its fourth victory of the night in the 300 Meter Hurdles as senior Kevin Kempf crossed the finish line in a time of 37.61, which propelled the Giants into second place in the team standings.

 

Senior Tyron Green allowed Lawrence Central to take home a first place finish dominating the field in the 800 Meter Run, turning in a time of 1:51.91, better than three seconds in front of second place finisher, John Hiestand of Bloomington North.

 

In the other field events, Plainfield senior Mike Brown led the way in the Discus with a toss of 173' 7", over one foot longer than runner-up Brandon Cook of Borden.

 

In the High Jump, Rodney Carney, a senior from Indianapolis Northwest, took a shot at 7’ 1 1/2", which would have been a state record.  He failed in his attempt, but by that time he already proved himself the best of the field when he cleared 6' 11" for the win.

 

Jason Brown of South Bend Clay grabbed the top position in the Shot Put as the junior heaved it some 58' 5 1/2".

 

Kevin Kempf of Ben Davis High School was named the winner of the 2002 Robert S. Hinshaw Mental Attitude Award for Boys Track and Field.

 

Kempf ranks 14th in his class of 681 and has been selected to the National Honor Society. He is a member of the Student Council, Key Club, German Club, DECA, FCA, and Business Professionals of America.  He was the Sophomore and Junior class presidents and Senior class treasurer.  He plans to attend Indiana University to study Business.

 

Athletically, Kempf won Academic All-Conference honors in Cross Country and Track, the Academic Excellence Award, Senior Mr. Giant Award, Ben Davis Male Scholar Athlete Award and was named Ben Davis Track Man of the Year.  He was captain of the Cross Country team and also played soccer.

 

In this year's state meet, Kempf anchored the victorious leg of the 1600 Meter Relay team and was also the champion in the 300 Meter Hurdles.

 

His parents are Jan and Joe Kempf of Indianapolis.

 

Farm Bureau Insurance, corporate sponsor of all IHSAA state tournaments, presented a $1,000 scholarship to Ben Davis in the name of Kevin Kempf.

 

A total of 368 teams and 7,165 students began competition at the sectional level.

 

 

 

2001-02 IHSAA Boys Track & Field State Champion

Lawrence North High School

 

 

 

 

 

 

2001-02 Robert S. Hinshaw

Mental Attitude Award Recipient

Kevin Kempf

Ben Davis High School

 

 

 

 

 

400 Meter Dash

State Meet Record (46.99)

David Neville

Merrillville High School

 

 

IHSAA State Meet Records

Event

Record

Year

Holder

School

100 Meter Dash

:10.31

1980-81

Jerome Harrison

Jeffersonville

200 Meter Dash

:21.10

1981-82

Jeffrey Patrick

Gary Roosevelt

400 Meter Dash

:46.99

2001-02

David Neville

Merrillville

800 Meter/880 Yard Run

1:50.20

1976-77

Tom Martin

Evansville Memorial

1600 Meter/Mile Run

4:04.20

1975-76

Rudy Chapa

Hammond

3200 Meter/Two Mile Run

8:55.10

1974-75

Rudy Chapa

Hammond

110 Meter/120 Yard Hurdles

:13.40

1975-76

Jerry Hill

Indpls. Arsenal Technical

300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles

:37.43

1998-99

Daniel Martin

Concord

400 Meter Relay

:41.02

1981-82

Don Young, Jeff Patrick,

Glen Moore, Alan Price

Gary Roosevelt

1600 Meter Relay

3:13.66

1979-80

Kenneth Carter, Craig Peterson, Walter Monagan,

Sortero Burnett

Gary West Side

3200 Meter Relay

7:42.64

1998-99

Mark Pemberton, Jesse Davis, Jason Dorais,

Ed Morgan

Bloomington South

High Jump

7-1.25

1976-77

Jeff Woodard

New Albany

 

7-1.25*

1979-80

Ron Jones

Mount Vernon

 

7-1.25*

1979-80

Adam Shumpert

Peru

Long Jump

24-7.75**

1994-95

Frank Young

Kokomo

Pole Vault

16-9

2000-01

Matt Campbell

White River Valley

 

16-9

2000-01

Paul Gensic

Carroll (Fort Wayne)

Shot Put

66-8.5

1996-97

Jeremy Allen

Pike

Discus

217-1

1992-93

John Schulte

Hanover Central

 * Tied Record

** Tied His 1993-94 Record

 

 

Indiana High School Boys Track & Field State Progression of Records

Note:  Beginning in 1980, all running events were conducted at metric distances.  Records established prior to that year in non-metric events have been converted to their metric equivalents and are listed in the above chart.  When these converted times are bettered in future state finals, the record holder for the English distance event will be maintained in the chart below under the Progression of Records category with the English event and record time. Events that are no longer contested at the state track and field meet also are listed below.

Event

Record

Year

Holder

School

100 Yard Dash

:9.50

1965-66

Clyde Peach

Brebeuf

220 Yard Dash (Straightaway)

:20.50

1966-67

Larry Highbaugh

Indianapolis Washington

220 Yard Dash (Curve)

:21.30

1970-71

Patrick Gullett

Gary Mann

 

:21.30*

1975-76

Cornell Garrett

Evansville North

440 Yard Dash (Two Curves)

:47.4

1977-78

Leon Tubbs

Fort Wayne South Side

440 yard Dash (One Curve)

:47.30

1963-64

Kenny Head

New Albany

180 Yard Low Hurdles

:18.60

1962-63

Jerry Saffell

LaPorte

330 Yard Low Hurdles

:37.00

1977-78

Robert Johnson

Indianapolis Northwest

300 Meter Low Hurdles

:35.87

1984-85

Robert Kennedy

Southport

880 Yard Relay

1:26.6

1975-76

Al Darring, Brent Ervin, Mark Highbaugh, Oliver Pipkin

North Central (Indianapolis)

 

1:26.6*

1976-77

C. Jones, C. Weatherspoon,

J. Jones, R. Baker

Gary Roosevelt

Mile Relay

3:14.8

1975-76

Clifton Hill, William McCallister, Kenneth Sumbry, Frederick Brown

Gary West Side

* Tied Record

 

 

 

Sectionals

May 16, 2002

1.     Bedford North Lawrence (11): Bedford North Lawrence, Brown County, Brownstown, Crothersville, Jennings County, Loogoo­tee, Medora, Mitchell, Orleans, Seymour, Shoals.

2.     Ben Davis (10): Ben Davis, Covenant Christian, Decatur Central, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical, Indianapolis Northwest, Indianapolis Ritter, Indianapolis Scecina, Perry Meridian, Southport, Speedway, Warren Central.

3.     Bloomington North (12): Bloomfield, Bloomington North, Bloomington South, Cloverdale, Eastern (Bloomfield), Edgewood, Eminence, Martinsville, Monrovia, Mooresville, Owen Valley, White River Valley.

4.     Carmel (12): Avon, Brownsburg, Carmel, Hamilton Hts., Hamilton Southeastern, Lebanon, Noblesville, Sheridan, Tipton, Tri-Central, Westfield, Zionsville.

5.     Columbus North (12): Center Grove, Columbus East, Columbus North, Edinburgh, Franklin, Greensburg, Green­wood, Hauser, Indian Creek, South Decatur, Southwestern (Shelbyville), Whiteland.

6.     Connersville (12): Blue River Valley, Cambridge City, Cen­terville, Connersville, Hagerstown, Knightstown, Morton Memorial, New Castle, Northeastern, Richmond, Tri, Union Co.

7.     Corydon Central (12): Borden, Corydon, Crawford County, Eastern (Pekin), Floyd Central, Graceland Christian, Lanesville, New Albany, North Harrison, Salem, South Central (Elizabeth), West Washington.

8.     DeKalb (12): Angola, Central Noble, DeKalb, East Noble, Eastside, Fremont, Garrett, Hamilton, Lakeland, Prairie Heights, West Noble, Westview.

9.     East Central (12): Batesville, East Central, Franklin County, Jac-Cen-Del, Lawrenceburg, Milan, North Decatur, Oldenburg Academy, Rising Sun, South Dearborn, South Ripley, Switzerland County

10.  Evansville Central (10): Castle, Evansville Bosse, Evansville Central, Evansville Harrison, Evansville Mater Dei, Evansville Memorial, Evansville North, Evansville Reitz, Mt. Vernon, North Posey.

11.  Fort Wayne North Side (10): Carroll (Fort Wayne), Fort Wayne Concordia, Fort Wayne Dwenger, Fort Wayne Northrop, Fort Wayne North Side, Fort Wayne Snider, Homestead, Leo, New Haven, Woodlan.

12.  Fort Wayne Wayne (12): Adams Central, Bellmont, Bluffton, Fort Wayne Elmhurst, Fort Wayne Luers, Fort Wayne South Side, Fort Wayne Wayne, Harding, Heritage, Norwell, South Adams, Southern Wells.

13.  Franklin Central (13): Beech Grove, Eastern Hancock, Franklin Central, Greenfield-Central, Indianapolis Lutheran, Indianapolis Manual, Morristown, New Palestine, Roncalli, Rushville, Shelbyville, Triton Central, Waldron.

14.  Goshen (11): Concord, Elkhart Central, Elkhart Memorial, Fairfield, Goshen, Howe Military, Jimtown, Northridge, NorthWood, Warsaw, Wawasee.

15.  Highland (11): Calumet, East Chicago Central, Griffith, Hammond, Hammond Clark, Hammond Gavit, Hammond Morton, Hammond Noll, Highland, Lake Central, Munster.

16.  Jeffersonville (12): Austin, Charlestown, Clarksville, Henryville, Jeffersonville, Madison, New Washington, Providence, Scottsburg, Shawe Memorial, Silver Creek, Southw­estern (Hanover).

17.  Kokomo (12): Cass, Eastern (Greentown), Kokomo, Logans­port, Maconaquah, Madison-Grant, North Miami, Northwest­ern, Peru, Pioneer, Taylor, Western.

18.  Lafayette Jefferson (12): Carroll (Flora), Clinton Central, Clinton Prairie, Delphi, Frankfort, Harrison (West Lafayette), Lafayette Central Catholic, Lafayette Jefferson, McCutcheon, North Montgomery, Rossville, West Lafayette.

19.  Lowell (12): Andrean, Crown Point, Gary Mann, Gary Roosevelt, Gary Wallace, Gary West Side, Gary Wirt, Hanover Central, Hobart, Lowell, Merrillville, River Forest.

20.  Muncie Central (12): Cowan, Delta, Jay County, Monroe Central, Muncie Burris, Muncie Central, Muncie Southside, Randolph Southern, Union (Modoc), Union City, Wapahani, Winchester.

21.  North Central (Indpls.) (12): Brebeuf Jesuit, Indiana School for Deaf, Indianapolis Arlington, Indianapolis Broad Ripple, Indianapolis Cathedral, Indianapolis Chatard, Lawrence Central, Lawrence North, Mt. Vernon (Fortville), North Central (Indpls.), Park Tudor, Pike.

22.  Oak Hill (12): Blackford, Churubusco, Columbia City, Eastbrook, Huntington North, Marion, Marion Lakeview Christian, Mississinewa, Oak Hill, Southwood, Wabash, White’s.

23.  Penn (12): Bremen, Glenn, LaVille, Mishawaka, Mishawaka Marian, Penn, South Bend Adams, South Bend Clay, South Bend LaSalle, South Bend Riley, South Bend St. Joseph’s, South Bend Washington.

24.  Plainfield (11): Cascade, Crawfordsville, Danville, Greencastle, North Putnam, Plainfield, Rockville, South­mont, South Putnam, Tri-West Hendricks, Western Boone.

25.  Plymouth (11): Caston, Culver Community, Culver Military, Manchester, Northfield, Oregon-Davis, Plymouth, Rochester, Tippecanoe Valley, Triton, Whitko.

26.  Portage (11): Chesterton, Lake Station Edison, LaPorte, Michigan City, Michigan City Marquette, New Prairie, Portage, South Central (Union Mills), Washington Township, Westville, Wheeler.

27.  Princeton (11): Gibson Southern, North Daviess, North Knox, Oakland City, Pike Central, Princeton, South Knox, Tecumseh, Vincennes Lincoln, Vincennes Rivet, Washington.

28.  Rensselaer (12): Boone Grove, Hebron, Kankakee Valley, Knox, Kouts, LaCrosse, Morgan Township, North Judson, Rensselaer, Valparaiso, West Central, Winamac.

29.  Seeger (12): Attica, Benton Central, Covington, Fountain Central, Frontier, North Newton, North Vermillion, North White, Seeger, South Newton, Tri-County, Twin Lakes.

30.  Southridge (12): Boonville, Cannelton, Forest Park, Heritage Hills, Jasper, Northeast Dubois, Paoli, Perry Central, Southridge, South Spencer, Springs Valley, Tell City.

31.  Terre Haute North (12): Clay City, Linton-Stockton, North Central (Farmersburg), Northview, Riverton Parke, Sha­kamak, South Vermillion, Sullivan, Terre Haute North, Terre Haute South, Union (Dugger), West Vigo.

32.  Yorktown (11): Alexandria, And­erson, Anderson Highland, Daleville, Elwood, Frankton, Lapel, Pendleton Heights, Shenan­doah, Wes-Del, Yorktown.

 

Regionals

May 23, 2002

1.     Bloomington North: Bedford North Lawrence, Bloomington North, Corydon Central, Jeffersonville.

2.     Connersville: Columbus North, Conners­ville, East Central, Franklin Central.

3.     Evansville Central: Evansville Central, Prince­ton, Southridge, Terre Haute North.

4.     Fort Wayne Wayne: DeKalb, Fort Wayne North Side, Fort Wayne Wayne, Goshen.

5.     Kokomo: Kokomo, Oak Hill, Penn, Plymouth.

6.     Lafayette Jefferson: Carmel, Lafayette Jefferson, Plainfield, Seeger.

7.     North Central (Indpls.): Ben Davis, Muncie Central, North Central (Indpls.), Yorktown.

8.     Valparaiso: Highland, Lowell, Portage, Rensselaer.

 

State Finals

Michael Carroll Track & Field Stadium, Indianapolis.

June 1, 2002

·         Team Standings

·         Results

 

 

2001-02 Boys Track & Field Financial Report

 

Sectionals

 

 

 

 

 

 

Center School

Attend.

Receipts

Expend.

Schools

Centers

Prof./Def.

Bedford North Lawrence

185

$740.00

$1,016.90

$0.00

$150.00

$426.90-

Ben Davis

264

1,058.00

1,572.64

.00

150.00

664.64-

Bloomington North

398

1,592.00

1,169.85

.00

150.00

272.15

Carmel

370

1,480.00

1,097.92

.00

150.00

232.08

Columbus North

317

1,268.00

1,202.97

.00

150.00

84.97-

Connersville

316

1,196.00

1,231.77

.00

150.00

185.77-

Corydon Central

361

1,252.00

806.40

.00

150.00

295.60

Dekalb

379

1,276.00

1,614.22

.00

150.00

488.22-

East Central

279

1,116.00

1,553.11

.00

150.00

587.11-

Evansville Central

526

1,944.00

1,326.16

.00

150.00

467.84

North Side

347

1,388.00

1,849.00

.00

150.00

611.00-

Fort Wayne

356

1,424.00

1,847.52

.00

150.00

573.52-

Franklin Central

384

1,536.00

1,695.85

.00

150.00

309.85-

Goshen

453

1,812.00

2,001.63

.00

150.00

339.63-

Highland

159

636.00

1,126.80

.00

150.00

640.80-

Jeffersonville

313

852.00

1,088.25

.00

150.00

386.25-

Kokomo

407

1,428.00

2,974.90

.00

150.00

1,696.90-

Lafayette Jefferson

342

1,116.00

2,123.00

.00

150.00

1,157.00-

Lowell

496

904.00

803.88

.00

150.00

49.88-

Muncie Central

226

904.00

1,044.07

.00

150.00

290.07-

North Central

326

1,304.00

1,557.28

.00

150.00

403.28-

Oak Hill

344

1,376.00

1,423.35

.00

150.00

197.35-

Penn

212

848.00

1,014.11

.00

150.00

316.11-

Plainfield

299

1,196.00

1,216.20

.00

150.00

170.20-

Plymouth

332

1,024.00

1,572.45

.00

150.00

698.45-

Portage

171

656.00

874.00

.00

150.00

368.00-

Princeton Community

378

1,292.00

933.28

.00

150.00

208.72

Rensselaer Central

176

704.00

1,386.20

.00

150.00

832.20-

Seeger

307

940.00

1,689.84

.00

150.00

899.84-

Southridge

445

1,780.00

1,124.98

.00

150.00

505.02

Terre Haute North

335

1,280.00

704.80

.00

150.00

425.20

Yorktown

220

880.00

956.45

.00

150.00

226.45-

Paid By IHSAA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Ribbons

 

.00

1,190.40

.00

.00

1,190.40-

     Trophies

 

.00

2,025.76

.00

.00

2,025.76-

Totals

10,423

$38,202.00

$46,815.94

$0.00

$4,800.00

$13,413.94-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regionals

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bloomington North

692

$3,460.00

$1,471.39

$0.00

$200.00

$1,788.61

Connersville

843

4,055.00

1,474.88

.00

200.00

2,380.12

Evansville Central

1,132

5,540.00

1,543.49

.00

200.00

3,796.51

Fort Wayne

1,585

6,665.00

2,321.48

.00

200.00

4,143.52

Kokomo

957

4,485.00

3,165.50

.00

200.00

1,119.50

Lafayette Jefferson

1,123

4,600.00

2,180.56

.00

200.00

2,219.44

North Central

1,063

5,120.00

1,881.20

.00

200.00

3,038.80

Valparaiso

1,159

5,795.00

2,364.21

.00

200.00

3,230.79

Paid By IHSAA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Ribbons

 

.00

298.16

.00

.00

298.16-

     Plates & Trophies

 

.00

111.60

.00

.00

111.60-

Totals

8,554

$39,720.00

$16,812.47

$0.00

$1,600.00

$21,307.53

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ticket Sales

5,457

$38,276.00

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

$38,276.00

Program Sales

 

2,014.00

.00

.00

.00

2,014.00

Paid By IHSAA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

     IUPUI Rental

 

.00

2,255.00

.00

.00

2,255.00-

     IUPUI Help

 

.00

1,455.75

.00

.00

1,455.75-

     IUPUI Miscellaneous

 

.00

1,550.38

.00

.00

1,550.38-

     Programs

 

.00

4,717.20

.00

.00

4,717.20-

     Officials

 

.00

522.99

.00

.00

522.99-

     Participating Schools

 

.00

.00

20,538.64

.00

20,538.64-

     Miscellaneous

 

.00

463.97

.00

.00

463.97-

     IHSAA Help

 

.00

2,382.50

.00

.00

2,382.50-

     Tickets

 

.00

373.33

.00

.00

373.33-

     Medals

 

.00

1,188.96

.00

.00

1,188.96-

     Trophies

 

.00

520.40

.00

.00

520.40-

     Hats

 

.00

270.00

.00

.00

270.00-

     Tent

 

.00

97.80

.00

.00

97.80-

     Parking

 

.00

1,080.00

.00

.00

1,080.00-

     Security

 

.00

594.38

.00

.00

594.38-

     Photos

 

.00

902.00

.00

.00

902.00-

     Numbers

 

.00

191.50

.00

.00

191.50-

     Shirts

 

.00

70.00

.00

.00

70.00-

     Phone

 

.00

38.24

.00

.00

38.24-

Totals

5,457

$40,290.00

$18,664.40

$20,538.64

$0.00

$1,086.96

 

Summary

Sectionals.................................    $13,413.94-

Regionals.................................      21,307.53

State...........................................        1,086.96

Series ......................................     $ 8,980.55