IHSAA Boys Track & Field

1995-96 State Finals in Review

WARREN CENTRAL REPEATS AS BOYS TRACK & FIELD CHAMPION

Winning two individual titles and two relays, Warren Central captured its second straight IHSAA Boys Track & Field state championship June 1, 1996 at the I.U. Track Stadium in Indianapolis.

Warren Central racked up 70 points, 17 more than its winning total of 53 in 1995, to easily outdistance runner-up Elkhart Central which had 33. Gary Roosevelt was third with 29 points, followed by Bloomington North with 27 and Portage with 25.

It's the ninth IHSAA state title for Warren Central overall and the second in boys track. The Warriors are the first team to repeat since 1989 when Gary Roosevelt won its ninth consecutive title.

Coached by Dennis McNulty, the top-ranked Warriors set the tone in the meet's first running final as seniors Aubrey Herring and Jeff Martin finished one-two in the 110 meter high hurdles. Martin had won the event in 1995.

Senior Brad Griggs, who was the state runner-up in the 800 meters in 1995, came back to capture the title to give Warren Central it second individual title. His clocking of 1:51.69 was the fastest ever in an IHSAA state meet over the current distance of 800 meters. The recognized state record of 1:50.2, set by Tom Martin of Evansville Memorial in 1977, is a converted time from a race run over 800 yards. All state meets have been run at metric distances since 1980.

Warren Central also gained 10 first-place points in the 400 meter and 1600 meter relays. Martin and Griggs ran the final two legs on the 1600 unit.

Elkhart Central also had two individual winners as Shane Gordon captured the 200 meters in 21.90 and Damian Sherck in the 1600 meters in 4:14.44.

The meet was contested amid intermittent showers. There was one repeat champion from 1995, one new meet record and no individual double winners.

NORWELL'S KRICK SETS SHOT PUT RECORD -- Kurt Krick, a senior from Norwell, wiped out the 11-year-old record in the shot put with a toss of 64-61/4. Krick's effort came on his fifth of six tosses and broke the record of 64-33/4 set by Neil Eubank of Merrillville on June 1, 1985.

KLINE REPEATS IN POLE VAULT -- Keith Kline, a senior at Hobart, repeated as the pole vault champion with an effort of 16-3. His winning height in 1995 was 15-3. Kline and runner-up Jacob Gensic of Carroll (Fort Wayne) both made unsuccessful tries at 16-7, one inch higher than the state record of 16-6 set by Robert Shank of Fort Wayne North Side in 1987.

JACKSON WINS HINSHAW MENTAL ATTITUDE AWARD -- Ben Jackson, a senior from Floyd Central who won the discus competition, was named the 1996 recipient of the Robert S. Hinshaw Mental Attitude Award in boys track. The award is named after the late assistant commissioner of the IHSAA. Jackson entered the state meet as the top seed in the discus, and came through with a best of 196-3 that was more than eight feet better than runner-up Kurt Krick of Norwell. Jackson also placed in the shot put with a 56-91/4 effort that was good for sixth. Farm Bureau Insurance, corporate sponsor of all IHSAA tournaments, will present a $1,000 scholarship to Floyd Central High School in the name of Jackson.

1996 IHSAA BOYS TRACK & FIELD STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

June 1, 1996

I.U. Track & Field Stadium, Indianapolis

FINAL TEAM RESULTS
1. Warren Central 70
2. Elkhart Central 33
3. Gary Roosevelt 29
4. Bloomington North 27
5. Portage 25
6. Gary West Side 22
7. Jeffersonville 21
Peru 21
9. Southport 20
10. Norwell 18
11. Floyd Central 17
12. Carmel 16
Concord 16
McCutcheon 16
15. Ben Davis 15
DeKalb 15
Fort Wayne Wayne 15
18. Evansville Reitz 14
Lawrence Central 14
Muncie Central 14

FINAL INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

100 METERS

1. John Summers, Gary Roosevelt, 10.98; 2. Troy Larson, McCutcheon, 11.05; 3. Dondre Johnson, Kokomo, 11.06; 4. Thomas Brashear, Bloomington North, 11.09; 5. Shane Gordon, Elkhart Central, 11.12; 6. Lamont Mitchell, Southport, 11.16; 7. Frank Williams, Evansville Reitz, 11.18; 8. Ricky Coleman, Evansville Harrison, 11.33; 9. Rolando Tyler, Kokomo, Did Not Finish.

200 METERS

1. Shane Gordon, Elkhart Central, 21.90; 2. Kendall McCroy, Peru, 21.91; 3. Thomas Brashear, Bloomington North, 22.14; 4. John Summers, Gary Roosevelt, 22.26; 5. Steven Smith, Muncie Central, 22.61; 6. Bryan Sammet, Evansville Reitz, 22.81; 7. Tony Sheron, Marion, 22.93; 8. DuRon Ford, Indianapolis Arlington, 22.95; 9. Rolando Tyler, Kokomo, Did Not Start.

400 METERS

1. Kendall McCroy, Peru, 47.63; 2. Troy Larson, McCutcheon, 48.18; 3. Tyrelle Collins, Warren Central, 48.27; 4. Ruben Carter, Lawrence North, 48.60; 5. Robert Wallace, Fort Wayne Dwenger, 48.73; 6. Edgar Faulkner, Muncie Central, 48.80; 7. DuRon Ford, Indianapolis Arlington, 48.81; 8. Edward Ballard, Gary Mann, 48.94; 9. Jeff Huser, Hamilton Southeastern, 49.23.

800 METERS

1. Brad Griggs, Warren Central, 1:51.69; 2. Michael Layne, Gary West Side, 1:53.89; 3. Tyrone Browning, Evansville Reitz, 1:56.08; 4. Chris Ekman, Yorktown, 1:56.32; 5. Patick Miller, DeKalb, 1:56.46; 6. Cory Buechler, Forest Park, 1:56.50; 7. Adam Farnsley, Floyd Central, 1:56.89; 8. P.J. Little, Maconaquah, 1:57.14; 9. Vernon Hendrickson, West Lafayette, 1:57.39.

1600 METERS

1. Damian Sherck, Elkhart Central, 4:14.44; 2. Jared Cordes, Northfield, 4:14.97; 3. Tom Taylor, Portage, 4:19.44; 4. Matt Geisel, Bloomington North, 4:20.54; 5. Nate Jones, Westview, 4:20.88; 6. Justin Burris, Waldron, 4:21.38; 7. Travis Bailey, Bedford North Lawrence, 4:21.93; 8. Michael Layne, Gary West Side, 4:23.66; 9. Richard Baxter, Castle, 4:24.18.

3200 METERS

1. Stephen Teusch, Fort Wayne Wayne, 9:24.45; 2. Fasil Bizuneh, Ben Davis, 9:24.71; 3. Jared Smit, Lafayette Central Catholic, 9:27.15; 4. Bart Phariss, North Central (Indpls.), 9:28.30; 5. Jason Gunn, Highland, 9:31.17; 6. Matthew Seeds, Fort Wayne Northrop, 9:32.16; 7. Alan Tobin, Clarksville, 9:32.77; 8. Steve Casebolt, Richmond, 9:33.48; 9. Tito Downer, Carmel, 9:34.46.

110 METERS HIGH HURDLES

1. Aubrey Herring, Warren Central, 14.13; 2. Jeff Martin, Warren Central, 14.23; 3. Ryan Johnson, Gary Roosevelt, 14.59; 4. Starr Roberts, Terre Haute North, 14.62; 5. Larry Hines, Hammond, 15.01; 6. Josh Jones, New Albany, 15.10; 7. Dayo Danzy, Peru, 15.17; 8. Todd Yoder, New Palestine, 15.29; 9. Scott Barnhizer, Northeastern, 15.76.

300 METERS LOW HURDLES

1. Ian Baker, Jeffersonville, 36.68; 2. Adrian Swanson, South Bend Adams, 37.06; 3. Jeff Martin, Warren Central, 37.39; 4. Ricky Rowe, Southport, 37.69; 5. Lon Smith, Concord, 37.70; 6. Nathan Andrews, NorthWood, 37.82; 7. John Cooper, Evansville North, 37.99; 8. Nathan Weisenborn, Union County, 38.29; 9. Robert Frye, Fort Wayne Concordia, 38.41.

400 METERS RELAY

1. Warren Central (Anthony Hoosier, Will Bumphus, Ron Mason, John Swanigan) 42.10; 2. Elkhart Central 42.30; 3. lawrence Central 42.34; 4. Gary Roosevelt 42.40; 5. Fort Wayne Wayne 42.72; 6. NorthWood 43.09; 7. Jeffersonville 43.16; 8. Gary West Side 43.17; 9. Hamilton Heights 43.21.

1600 METERS RELAY

1. Warren Central (Tyrelle Collins, Paul Harden, Jeff Martin, Brad Griggs) 3:18.35; 2. Michigan City 3:20.77; 3. Gary Mann 3:21.63; 4. Concord 3:21.69; 5. Plainfield 3:22.71; 6. Bloomington North 3:23.09; 7. Muncie Central 3:23.11; 8. Lawrence North 3:23.32; 9. North Central (Indianapolis) 3:23.83.

3200 METERS RELAY

1. DeKalb (Matt Miller, Brad Miller, Aaron Ruse, Patrick Miller), 7:53.0; 2. Valparaiso, 7:55.49; 3. West Lafayette, 7:58.15; 4. Yorktown, 7:58.75; 5. Lake Central, 7:59.50; 6. Gary Mann, 8:00.08; 7. Avon, 8:03.57; 8. East Noble, 8:05.12; 9. Carmel, 8:05.82.

DISCUS

1. Ben Jackson, Floyd Central, 196-3; 2. Kurt Krick, Norwell, 188-0; 3. Tyler Garrett, Southport, 183-2; 4. Jeremy Allen, Pike, 181-5; 5. Jim Myers, Concord, 177-2; 6. Chris Spurrier, Portage, 171-7; 7. Carl Patz, Hebron, 169-11; 8. Benjamin Anderson, Benton Central, 168-2; 9. Joseph Koczan, Fort Wayne Northrop, 165-9.

SHOT PUT

1. Kurt Krick, Norwell, 64-6.25 (State Record); 2. Tony Fey, Bluffton, 61-2.5; 3. Chris Spurrier, Portage, 60-11.5; 4. Nick Swathwood, Harrison (West Lafayette), 57-8.5; 5. Jeremy Allen, Pike, 57-1; 6. Ben Jackson, Floyd Central, 56-9.25; 7. Tyler Garrett, Southport, 54-7.75; 8. Chris DeMure, Merrillville, 54-6; 9. David Fribley, Warsaw, 54-4.25.

LONG JUMP

1. Grover Davis, Gary West Side, 23-9.5; 2. Emmett Exum, Jeffersonville, 23-7.25; 3. Davyd Cash, Ben Davis, 23-0; 4. Charles Perkins, Morton Memorial, 22-8.25; 5. Mylon Betts, Marion, 22-4.25; 6. Frank Disilvestro, Bloomington North, 22-4.25; 7. Terrance Carr, Indianapolis Ars. Technical, 22-0.25; 8. James Larkin, LaVille, 21-10.75; 9. Lamar Johnson, Lawrence Central, 21-10.5.

HIGH JUMP

1. Todd Beyerlein, Carmel, 6-8; 2. Ryan Edwards, Warren Central, 6-8; 3. Ben Pister, Corydon Central, 6-8; 4. Lamar Johnson, Lawrence Central, 6-8; 5. Andy Leininger, Cass, 6-7; 6. Andy Morris, Carmel, 6-7; 7. Branden Boyd, Lawrenceburg, 6-6; 8. Jeremy Vance, Muncie Central, 6-6; 9. Jeremy Coon, Logansport, 6-6.

POLE VAULT

1. Keith Kline, Hobart, 16-3; 2. Jacob Gensic, Carroll (Fort Wayne), 16-0; 3. Ryan Kegley, Portage, 14-6; 4. Joseph Strong, Fort Wayne Northrop, 14-6; 5. Andrew Walgamuth, Lafayette Jefferson, 14-6; 6. Joe Henry, Center Grove, 14-6; 7. Marshall Davis, Taylor, 14-0; 8. Jason Blair, South Spencer, 14-0; 9. (tie) Joe Foster, Merrillville, and Brian Garriotte, Plymouth, 14-0.