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Last Year’s Boys State Meet




                     BEN DAVIS CLAIMS THEIR SECOND
                       STRAIGHT STATE TRACK TITLE

              A year after claiming the school’s
           first ever boys state championship
           title, Ben Davis made it a repeat
           performance by winning their second
           straight championship title at the
           Robert C. Haugh Track and Field
           Complex in Bloomington.  In the 106th
           annual event, the Giants finished with
           57 points, followed by second place
           Warren Central who tallied 33 points.
           Bloomington South and Northridge
           tied for third with 27 points.  Ben
           Davis was led by head coach Mike
           Davidson.
              Ben Davis senior Matthew Terrell
           brought the 4,875 fans in attendance
           to their feet with his third straight state
           title in the 200 meter dash and 400   2008-09 State Champions
           meter relay to go along with his first   Event   Champion   School                        Time/Dist./Ht.
           title in the 100 meter dash.  In the 200,   Pole Vault   Corey Shank (12)   Fort Wayne Northrop   16-3
           Terrell posted a time of 21.29 to go   Long Jump   Duwyce Wilson (12)    Columbus East   22-10.50
           along with his 100 meter dash time   Discus   Nicholas Banke (12)    Mishawaka   179-2
           of 10.47.  Terrell anchored the Giants   High Jump   Derrick Spight (12)   Warren Central   7-0
           400 meter relay team of freshman   Shot Put   Aris Allen (12)   For Wayne North Side  58-6
           Jerobaum Wilson, senior Colin Hester,   3200 Relay      Carmel   7:41.79
           and junior Anthony Kimmons with a   (Daniel Kinn 12, Daniel Porter 11, Logan Rosenberg 12, Chris Walden 10)
           winning time of 41.17.  In his career,   110 Hurdles  Logan Griffith (12)   South Bend Adams   14.07
           Terrell won a total of seven individual   100 Meters   Matthew Terrell (12)   Ben Davis   10.47
           state titles (200 meter dash (3), 100   1600 Meters  Drew Shields (12)   Fishers   4:11.36
           meter dash (1), 400 meter relay (3)).    400 Relay      Ben Davis   41.17
           The 1600 meter relay team comprised   (Colin Hester 12, Jerobaum Wilson 9,Anthony Kimmons 11, Matthew Terrell 12)
           of junior Anthony Kimmons, sopho-  400 Meters   Devin Randle (12)   Marion   47.75
           more DeQuan  Ruth, sophomore   300 Hurdles  Corey Olive (12)   East Central   37.50
           Casey Rice, and junior Robert Rose,   800 Meters   Joe Holahan (12)   Bloomington South   1:52.26
                                                                            21.29
                                                             Ben Davis
                                     200 Meters
                                             Matthew Terrell (12)
           secured the victory with their winning   3200 Meters  Futsam Zeinasellassie (9)  North Central (Indpls.)  9:11.97
           time of 3:17.15 in the evening’s final   1600 Relay      Ben Davis   3:17.15
           event.                       (Anthony Kimmons 11, DeQuan Ruth 10, Casey Rice 10, Robert Rose 11)
              Senior Corey Shank of Fort Wayne
           Northrop earned his third straight      Carmel’s 3200 meter relay team   Final Team Standings
           state title in the Pole Vault with a 16-3   of senior Daniel Kinn, junior Daniel
           clearance.  In an effort to best his own   Porter, senior Logan Rosenberg, and   1.   Ben Davis   57
           state record of 17-0 (set in 2007),   sophomore Chris Walden just missed   2.   Warren Central    33
           Shank failed to clear 17-1 on his third   the state meet record of 7:41.56 set   T3.  Bloomington South   27
           attempt.  He becomes just the third   by Indianapolis Bishop Chatard in   T3.  Northridge   27
           pole-vaulter in IHSAA history to win   2006, finishing with a winning time of   5.   Fort Wayne Northrop  26
           the event three times.     7:41.79.              6.   Carroll (Fort Wayne)  22
              Derrick Spight of Warren Central      Nicholas Banke won his first state   T7.  Carmel   18
           cleared 7-0 to take his second straight   title in discus with a throw of 179-2; a   T7.  North Central (Indpls.)  18
           state final in high jump.  first for Mishawaka in the event.   T7.  South Bend Adams   18
                                                            10.  Harding     17.5
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