2002-03 IHSAA Girls Track & Field State Tournament Series

 

State Finals Summary

 

Record 93 Points Leads To Record Fourth Straight Championship For Northrop

In contrast to the previous evening when the boys contested their championship, near-perfect weather conditions greeted the field and a crowd of 4,627 for the 30th Annual Girls Track and Field State Finals at the Michael A. Carroll Track and Soccer Stadium in Indianapolis, on Saturday, June 7, 2003.

The state’s top team, Fort Wayne Northrop, was expected to be front and center in the evening’s festivities as the Bruins set out for an unprecedented fourth consecutive state title and sixth overall. Warren Central had other ideas, as the eastside Indianapolis school gathered in three first place finishes early to take what appeared to be, at the time, a near insurmountable margin, leading by as many as 26 points as the meet wound down.

However, Northrop rallied to take an 83-79 lead heading into the final event of the evening, the championship heat of the 1600 Meter Relay. Northrop started in lane one, with Warren Central in lane four and all eyes were focused on the outcome. But the result was settled quickly, as Northrop jumped out front early and never looked back, with Lakeesha Burnett, Tamara Adams, Natasha Fletcher and Shauntel Elcock winning in a time of 3:47.94. With Warren Central finishing fourth in the event, the Bruins and coach Tom Knudson were state champs again by a 93-85 margin.

The 93 points set a new standard for points scored in the girls track and field competition. The previous high total was 70, scored by Gary Wallace in 1993.

Warren Central entered the winner’s circle in the 100 Meter Hurdles, when Briana Cunningham led the field across the finish line in 14.32, the second year in a row that a Warrior had captured the top prize. Cunningham returned to the top of the field in the 300 Meter Hurdles, outrunning the rest of the contenders in a time of 42.74.

Warren Central’s Lorian Price was dominant in the Long Jump. After an 18-5.75 performance in 2002, she increased that effort by one foot, three inches and closed out the day’s action in the event at 19-8.75, eight inches ahead of second place.

Warren Central was back in the win column again in the High Jump, with Mariesa Greene getting over the bar at 5-9. She had finished second last year, performing in a Richmond High School uniform.

Fort Wayne Northrop did not reach the top of the podium until the 400 Meter Relay and when they did, they did it in style, turning in a record time of 45.75, smashing the old mark of 47.32, set by cross-town rival Concordia last year. Tamara Adams, Lakeita Rox, Kyndal Carr and Zakiya Robinson carried the mail for the Bruins.

Northrop was back in the winners’ circle for the second time in the 400 Meter Dash, as Elcock and Burnett finished one-two to chop Warren Central’s once-huge lead to only eight points at the time.

Northrop finally took over the points lead, finishing one-two-three in the 200 Meters, with Elcock showing the way at 24.22, Robinson finishing second and Carr third.

The evening got off to a blazing fast start when Chesterton’s 3200 Meter Relay team set a new state mark, as Mandi Loving, Ali Bishel, Kelly Peller and Cassie Peller combined their talents to finish in 9:11.30, erasing the state meet mark of 9:13.41 set by Carmel a year ago.

Christina Poulson of Delta has owned the 100 Meter Dash the past two seasons and she made it three in a row in a time of 11.75, her best effort of the trio of titles she has garnered in the event.

Katie Harrington gave Carmel its two top efforts on the evening, turning in a record-setting 4:49.38 as the 2002 cross country champion went on to win by over four seconds in the 1600 Meter Run, moving up from her second place slot a year back. She then returned to capture the 3200 Meter Run by a margin of 14 seconds in a time of 10.27.08.

Another mark bit the dust late in the competition in the 800 Meter Run, as Temeka Kincy romped home in the record time of 2:09.82.

For the first time in the history of the sport, Pole Vaulting entered the competition as a non-scoring event. Tori Allen of Lawrence Central was an easy winner with a vault of 11-10.25, just over a foot higher than her closest competitor, thus establishing the new standard.

In the other field events, Lafayette Jefferson grabbed its first 10 points of the day as Liz Honegger turned in a 149-7 in the Discus. And Honegger wasn’t finished for the day, as she moved over to the Shot Put arena and gathered in her second blue ribbon there with a put of 46-04.25.

Tiffany Redlarczyk of Lake Central High School was selected by the IHSAA Executive Committee as the winner of this year’s Mental Attitude Award. A $1,000 scholarship was presented to Lake Central High School in Redlarczyk’s name by Farm Bureau Insurance.

This year’s tournament series drew 365 teams and 6,053 participants at the sectional level.

 

 

2002-03 IHSAA Girls Track & Field State Champion

Fort Wayne Northrop High School

 

 

 

 

2002-03 IHSAA Girls Track & Field

Mental Attitude Award Recipient

Tiffany Redlarczyk

Lake Central High School

 

 

State Meet Record

Pole Vault

Tori Allen

Lawrence Central High School

 

 

State Meet Record

1600 Meters

Katie Harrington

Carmel High School

 

 

State Meet Record

800 Meters

Temeka Kincy

Lawrence North High School

 

 

 

 

State Meet Record

3200 Meter Relay

Chesterton High School

Mandy Loving, Ali Bishel,

Kelly Peller, Cassie Peller

 

State Meet Record

400 Meter Relay

Fort Wayne Northrop High School

Tamara Adams, Lakeita Rox,

Kyndal Carr, Zakiya Robinson

 

 

 

IHSAA State Meet Records

Event

Record

Year

Name

School

100 Meter Dash

:11.52 

1985-86

Maicel Malone

North Central (Indpls.)

200 Meter Dash

:23.12 

1985-86

Maicel Malone

North Central (Indpls.)

400 Meter Dash

:52.42 

1985-86

Maicel Malone

North Central (Indpls.)

800 Meter Run

2:09.82 

2002-03

Temeka Kincy

Lawrence North

1600 Meter Run

4:49.38

2002-03

Katie Harrington

Carmel

3200 Meter Run

10:24.29 

1995-96

Amy Yoder

East Noble

100 Meter High Hurdles

:14.19

1999-00

Shannon Kelly

Fort Wayne Northrop

300 Meter Low Hurdles

:42.51 

1986-87

Deb Sauers

Columbia City

400 Meter Relay

:45.75

2002-03

Tamara Adams, Lakeita Rox, Kyndal Carr, Zakiya Robinson

Fort Wayne Northrop

1600 Meter Relay                         

3:47.89

2001-02

Zakiya Robinson, Lakeesha Burnett, Kyndal Carr, Shauntel Elcock

Fort Wayne Northrop

3200 Meter Relay

9:11.30

2002-03

Mandy Loving, Ali Bishel,

Kelly Peller, Cassie Peller

Chesterton

Shot Put (8lb. 13oz.)

49-7 

1998-99

Stacy Martin

Edgewood

Discus

165-4 

1998-99

Stacy Martin

Edgewood

High Jump

6-0 

1984-85

Angela Bradburn

Norwell

Long Jump

20-4 

1985-86

Tonya Sedwick

Jeffersonville

Pole Vault

11-10.25

2002-03

Tori Allen

Lawrence Central

 

 

 

Indiana High School Girls Track and Field 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

Name

School

100 Yard Dash

:10.7

1975-76

Lorene Spearman

Wawasee

 

:10.7*

1977-78

Deandra Carney

Indianapolis Arlington

220 Yard Dash

:23.9**

1976-77

Lorene Spearman

Wawasee

 

:23.9*

1977-78

Deandra Carney

Indianapolis Arlington

440 Yard Dash

:54.9

1975-76

Pam Sedwick

Jeffersonville

880 Yard Run

2:12.3

1978-79

Jacqueline Sedwick

Jeffersonville

Mile Run

4:57.6

1978-79

Diane Bussa

Carmel

80 Yard Hurdles

:10.5

1976-77

Kelly Sparks

Fort Wayne Northrop

100 Meter Low Hurdles

:13.64 

1992-93

Kierstin Doyle

Benton Central

440 Yard Relay

:48.5

1977-78

J. Bundles, D. Carney, S. Cunningham, M. Whitfield

Indianapolis Arlington

800 Meter Relay

1:40.92

1982-83

Valerie Hawkins, Darlene Croom, Belinda Taylor, Beatrice Holland

Indianapolis Marshall

880 Yard Relay

1:42.4

1977-78

Dalphia LeLand, Shelby Smith, Wanda Smith, Denise Walker

Indpls. Arsenal Technical

880 Yard Medley Relay

1:46.9

1976-77

Diana Dodd, Tammy Abell, Laletta Fitzpatrick, Pam Sedwick

Jeffersonville

Shot Put [8 lb.]

50-2.5

1977-78

Eleanor Majors

North Central (Indpls.)

Softball Throw

239-0

1976-77

Dru Cox

Plainfield

*Tied Record

**Tied Her 1975-76 Record                                                                                                                     

 

 

Sectionals

May 20, 2003

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

2.  Batesville (13): Batesville, East Central, Franklin County, Jac-Cen-Del, Lawrenceburg, Milan, North Decatur, Oldenburg Academy, Rising Sun, Rushville, South Dearborn, South Ripley, Switzerland County.

3.  Ben Davis (12): Ben Davis, Covenant Christian, Decatur Central, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical, Indianapolis Manual, Indianapolis Northwest, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, Indianapolis Scecina, Indianapolis Washington, Perry Meridian, Southport, Speedway.

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

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

6.  Bluffton (13): Adams Central, Bellmont, Bluffton, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, Fort Wayne Canterbury, Fort Wayne Elmhurst, Fort Wayne South Side, Fort Wayne Wayne, Harding, Heritage, Norwell, South Adams, Southern Wells.

7.  Bremen (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.

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

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

10. Columbus East (13): Center Grove, Columbus East, Columbus North, Edinburgh, Franklin, Greensburg, Green­wood, Hauser, Indian Creek, South Decatur, Southwestern (Shelbyville), Waldron, Whiteland.

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

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

13. Fort Wayne Northrop (12): Carroll (Fort Wayne), Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian, Fort Wayne Christian, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, Fort Wayne Northrop, Fort Wayne North Side, Fort Wayne Snider, Homestead, Leo, New Haven, Woodlan.

14. Franklin Central (12): Beech Grove, Eastern Hancock, Franklin Central, Greenfield-Central, Indianapolis Howe, Indianapolis Lutheran, Morristown, New Palestine, Roncalli, Shelbyville, Triton Central, Warren Central.

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

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

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

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

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

20. Lawrence Central (12): Brebeuf Jesuit, Heritage Christian, Indiana School for the Deaf, Indianapolis Arlington, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, Indianapolis Broad Ripple, Indianapolis Cathedral, Lawrence Central, Lawrence North, North Central (Indianapolis), Park Tudor, Pike.

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

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

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

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

25. Pendleton Heights (12): Alexandria, Anderson, Anderson Highland, Daleville, Elwood, Frankton, Lapel, Mt. Vernon (Fortville), Pendleton Heights, Shenandoah, Wes­-Del, Yorktown.

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

27. Princeton (12): Gibson Southern, North Daviess, North Knox, Oakland City Wood, Pike Central, Princeton, South Knox, Tecumseh, Vincennes Lincoln, Vincennes Rivet, Washington, Washington Catholic.

28. Rochester (12): Argos, Caston, Culver Academy, Culver Community, Manchester, Northfield, Oregon-Davis, Plymouth, Rochester, Tippecanoe Valley, Triton, Whitko.

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

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

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. Warsaw (12): Bethany Christian, Concord, Elkhart Central, Elkhart Memorial, Fairfield, Goshen, Howe Military, Jimtown, Northridge, NorthWood, Warsaw, Wawasee.

 

Regionals

May 27, 2003

1.  Bedford North Lawrence (4): Bloomington South, Corydon Central, Jeffer­sonville, Seymour.

2.  Bremen (4): Bremen, Madison-Grant, Rochester, Warsaw.

3.  Evansville Harrison (4): Mount Vernon, Perry Central, Prin­ceton, Terre Haute North.

4.  Fort Wayne Northrop (4): Angola, Bluffton, Fort Wayne Northrop, Huntington North.

5.  Franklin Community (4): Batesville, Columbus East, Connersville, Franklin Central.

6.  Highland (4): Calumet, Chesterton, Gary Roosevelt, Kankakee Valley.

7.  Lawrence North (4): Ben Davis, Lawrence Central, Muncie South­side, Pendleton Heights.

8.  West Lafayette (4): Benton Central, Harrison (West Lafayette), Noblesville, South Putnam.

 

State Finals

Michael Carroll Track & Field Stadium, Indianapolis

June 7, 2003

Team Standings | Results

 

 

2002-03 Girls Track & Field Financial Report

 

Sectionals

 

 

 

 

 

 

Center School

Attend.

Receipts

Expend.

Schools

Centers

Prof./Def.

Angola

346

$1,384.00

$622.60

$0.00

$150.00

$611.40

Batesville

309

1,236.00

1,398.51

.00

150.00

312.51-

Ben Davis

202

808.75

1,334.58

.00

150.00

675.83-

Benton Central

202

808.00

1,403.00

.00

150.00

745.00-

Bloomington South

329

1,316.00

1,013.50

.00

150.00

152.50

Bluffton

392

1,568.00

2,324.52

.00

150.00

906.52-

Bremen

277

1,108.00

1,366.14

.00

150.00

408.14-

Calumet

250

1,000.00

1,191.15

.00

150.00

341.15-

Chesterton

187

748.00

762.00

.00

150.00

164.00-

Columbus East

314

1,256.00

1,094.98

.00

150.00

11.02

Connersville

247

988.00

1,285.99

.00

150.00

447.99-

Corydon Central

267

1,068.00

819.00

.00

150.00

99.00

Fort Wayne Northrop

465

1,862.00

1,941.84

.00

150.00

229.84-

Franklin Central

291

1,164.00

1,835.47

.00

150.00

821.47-

Gary Roosevelt

261

1,044.00

1,597.41

.00

150.00

703.41-

Harrison (West Lafayette)

351

1,404.00

1,384.60

.00

150.00

130.60-

Huntington North

309

1,236.00

1,305.51

.00

150.00

219.51-

Jeffersonville

186

744.00

1,189.40

.00

150.00

595.40-

Kankakee Valley

280

1,120.00

2,968.94

.00

150.00

1,998.94-

Lawrence Central

343

1,363.00

1,050.20

.00

150.00

162.80

Madison-Grant

251

1,004.00

1,059.34

.00

150.00

205.34-

Mt. Vernon

389

1,556.00

824.44

.00

150.00

581.56

Muncie Southside

258

1,032.00

1,259.70

.00

150.00

377.70-

Noblesville

438

1,752.00

1,247.82

.00

150.00

354.18

Pendleton Heights

330

1,320.00

720.00

.00

150.00

450.00

Perry Central

374

1,496.00

1,034.62

.00

150.00

311.38

Princeton

309

1,236.00

1,055.80

.00

150.00

30.20

Rochester

204

816.00

825.40

.00

150.00

159.40-

Seymour

245

980.00

928.01

.00

150.00

98.01-

South Putnam

185

740.00

1,091.00

.00

150.00

501.00-

Terre Haute North

322

1,288.00

711.00

.00

150.00

427.00

Warsaw

303

1,212.00

1,051.40

.00

150.00

10.60

Paid by IHSAA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ribbons

 

.00

1,372.92

.00

.00

1,372.92-

Trophies

 

.00

1,972.08

.00

.00

1,972.08-

Totals

9,416

37,657.75

43,042.87

.00

.00

10,185.12-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regionals

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bedford North Lawrence

644

3,220.00

1,045.88

.00

250.00

1,924.12

Bremen

738

3,690.00

1,369.10

.00

250.00

2,070.90

Evansville Harrison

943

4,715.00

1,593.35

.00

250.00

2,871.65

Fort Wayne Northrop

954

4,770.00

1,969.29

.00

250.00

2,550.71

Franklin Community

756

3,780.00

1,748.17

.00

250.00

1,781.83

Highland

859

4,295.00

1,099.00

.00

250.00

2,946.00

Lawrence North

712

3,560.00

1,713.00

.00

250.00

1,597.00

West Lafayette

730

3,650.00

2,290.10

.00

250.00

1,109.90

Paid by IHSAA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ribbons

 

.00

338.00

.00

.00

338.00-

Plates & Trophies

 

.00

99.20

.00

.00

99.20-

Totals

6,336

31,680.00

13,265.09

.00

2,000.00

16,414.91

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ticket Sales

4,635

32,445.00

.00

.00

.00

32,445.00

Program Sales

 

1,862.00

.00

.00

.00

1,862.00

Paid by IHSAA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

IUPUI Rental

 

.00

2,960.62

.00

.00

2,960.62-

IUPUI Help

 

.00

860.00

.00

.00

860.00-

IUPUI Miscellaneous

 

.00

1,750.75

.00

.00

1,750.75-

Numbers

 

.00

277.50

.00

.00

277.50-

Programs

 

.00

2,710.00

.00

.00

2,710.00-

Hats

 

.00

270.00

.00

.00

270.00-

Miscellaneous

 

.00

685.16

.00

.00

685.16-

Shirts

 

.00

92.50

.00

.00

92.50-

IHSAA Help

 

.00

2,380.00

.00

.00

2,380.00-

Officials

 

.00

634.60

.00

.00

634.60-

Security

 

.00

790.00

.00

.00

790.00-

Medals

 

.00

1,161.44

.00

.00

1,161.44-

Participating Schools

 

.00

.00

19,739.60

.00

19,739.60-

Tents

 

.00

105.30

.00

.00

105.30-

Trophies

 

.00

520.40

.00

.00

520.40-

Phone

 

.00

315.00

.00

.00

315.00-

Totals

4,635

34,307.00

15,513.27

19,739.60

.00

945.87-

 

Summary

Sectionals........................   $10,185.12-

Regionals.........................     16,414.91

State...............................         945.87-

Series ............................     $5,283.92