Page 25 - 2009-10 Girls Track & Field State Finals Program

Last Year’s Girls State Meet

LAWRENCE NORTH CLAIMS SCHOOLS
FIRST GIRLS TRACK TITLE

Lawrence North claimed its first
girls track and field state champion-
ship in the 36th Annual IHSAA State
Finals at the Robert C. Haugh Track
and Field Complex in Bloomington,
Indiana. Lawrence North compiled 51
points, just six more than the three-
time defending state champions and
second place finisher, Warren Central.
The Warriors held a slim four point
lead over Lawrence North leading into
the final event, but without a team
competing in the 1600 meter relay,
Warren Central left the door wide
open. The Wildcats, needing to finish
the evening’s final event with a sixth
place finish or better, won the relay
and sealed the first state cham-
pionship by a girls team in school 2008-09 State Champions
history. Lawrence North senior Stacia
Weatherford anchored the 1600 relay Event Champion School Time/Dist.
team of sophomore Antonia Franklin, Pole Vault Ellie McCardwell (11) Pendleton Heights 13-6.25
sophomore Ashley Spencer, and Long Jump Rebecca Neville (12) Merrillville 19-1.75
junior Ahlivia Spencer with a winning Discus Paige Smith (12) Hamilton Southeastern 146-0
time of 3:51.39. Weatherford also High Jump Ellie Tidman (11) Batesville 5-8
defended her state championship title Shot Put Tori Bliss (10) Portage 46-11.75
earning her second straight crown in 3200 Relay Carmel 9:17.62
the 300 meter low hurdles with a time (Sarah Bennett 09, Kelly McCurdy 12, Ellen Taff 11, Alex Chitwood 10)
of 43.55, and took second in the 100 100 Hurdles Portia Bailey (12) Hamilton Southeastern 14.65
meter high hurdles. 100 Meters Shanice Gholson (11) Jeffersonville 12.14
Warren Central senior Ebony 1600 Meters Kate DeSimone (11) Fort Wayne Canterbury 4:56.98
Wright and sophomore Logan Hayes 400 Relay Warren Central 46.94
combined to lead the Warriors with (Brianna Aikens 10, Brionna Harrison 10, Logan Hayes 10, Ebony Wright 12)
individual state titles and a relay 400 Meters Logan Hayes (10) Warren Central 54.53
victory. Wright earned her first cham- 300 Hurdles Stacia Weatherford (12) Lawrence North 43.55
pionship crown in the 200 meter dash 800 Meters Abby Farley (10) Park Tudor 2:12.42
with a winning time of 25.16, narrowly 200 Meters Ebony Wright (12) Warren Central 25.16
defeating Pike senior Erica Campbell 3200 Meters Megan Ranegar (12) Valparaiso 10:43.95
by 1/100th of second (25.17). Both
Wright and Hayes helped pace War- 1600 Relay Lawrence North 3:51.39
ren Central’s 400 meter relay team (Antonia Franklin 10, Stacia Weatherford 12, Ashley Spencer 10, Ahlivia Spencer 11)
with the help of sophomores Brianna
Aikens and Brionna Harrison to a of the year, 13-5, towards the end of Final Team Standings
state title (46.94). Hayes also fended the regular season.
off Park Tudor’s defending three time Junior Ellie Tidman of Batesville 1. Lawrence North 51
state champion Hannah Farley to cleared 5-8 in the high jump to claim 2. Warren Central 45
claim her first state title in the 400 her third straight state title. Tidman 3. Park Tudor 39
meter dash with a winning time of becomes just the second girls high
54.53. jumper to win the event three times. 4. North Central (Indpls.) 33
Pendleton Heights junior Ellie Merrillville senior Rebecca Neville T5. Carmel 30
McCardwell set a new state meet leaped 19-1.75 in the long jump to T5. Hamitlon Southeastern 30
record in the pole vault by soaring to out distance three time defending 7. Ben Davis 29
13-6.25, eclipsing the previous state champion Erynn Young of Muncie 8. Lawrence Central 27
mark of 13-6 set by Katie Veith from Central. It was Neville’s first state title 9. Fort Wayne Snider 23
Homestead in 2006. McCardwell and a first for Merrillville in the event. 10. Lake Central 22.5
posted one of the nation’s top vaults
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