2002
The 99th
running of the IHSAA Boys Track and Field Championship was being headlined as a
showcase for
The
evening got off to a strong start for the
Lawrence
North picked up another ten point first place total 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
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. One of the strong favorites, Lorenzo Swanson
of South Bend Clay, who had never lost in the event, was disqualified in the
prelims, along with Marques Deloney of Richmond and Jim Ladd of Center Grove.
Gary West
Side, a five time state champion, 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.
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 because of winds in excess of the allowed speed
variance. The event's second place
finisher, senior Leroy Dixon of South Bend LaSalle, finished in 21.11 also nearly surpassing the
record of Jeffery Patrick of Gary Roosevelt in 1982.
A state
record was set in the 400 Meter Dash with David Neville of
Ben Davis
quarterback and
James
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 Pole
Vault competition, those same Ben Davis Giants were 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 on the
night and dominated 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,
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 Named Hinshaw Mental Attitude Award
Winner
Kevin
Kempf of
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
Athletically,
Kempf won Academic All-Conference honors in Cross Coutry and Track, the
Academic Excellence Award, Senor 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
Farm
Bureau Insurance, corporate sponsor of all IHSAA state tournaments, will
present a $1,000 scholarship to Ben Davis in the name of Kevin Kempf.
State Finals Programs
Available
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be there for the boys track and field state finals? You can still purchase a
copy of the official state finals program while supplies last! Programs
are $3.00 if you purchase in person at the IHSAA Office (
Top 20 Teams
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1. |
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84 |
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2. |
Ben
Davis |
40 |
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3. |
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29 |
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4. |
Warren
Central |
28 |
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5. |
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26.5 |
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6. |
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23 |
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7. |
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22 |
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22 |
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9. |
Pike |
17 |
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10. |
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16 |
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16 |
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12. |
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15 |
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Indpls
Northwest |
15 |
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14. |
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13 |
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13 |
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16. |
Franklin
Central |
12 |
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Brebeuf
Jesuit |
12 |
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18. |
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11 |
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11 |
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11 |
Event Champions
For Complete Set of Meet Results, Click Here
100 Meter Dash: Mark Jelks, Gary West Side, 10.25
(wind).
200 Meter Dash: Mark Jelks, Gary West Side, 20.88
(wind).
400 Meter Dash: David Neville,
800 Meter Run: Tyron Green,
1600 Meter Run: Nick Kruse,
3200 Meter Run: Nef Araia, Ben Davis, Lawrence
North, 9:22.78.
110 Meter High Hurdles: Corey Miller,
300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles: Kevin Kempf, Ben Davis, 37.61.
400 Meter Relay: Ben Davis (James Banks, Marcus
Cooksey, Michael Richardson, Bruce Williams) 41.37.
1600 Meter Relay: Ben Davis (James Banks, Darius
Robinson, Marcus Cooksey, Kevin Kempf) 3:17.47.
3200 Meter Relay:
High Jump: Rodney Carney,
Pole Vault: Ray Scotten, Ben Davis, 16-6.
Long Jump: Marcus Lewis, Lawrence North,
24-3.75.
Shot Put: Jason Brown,
Discus: Mike Brown,