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Last Year’s Boys State Meet

CENTER GROVE CLAIMS FIRST BOYS TITLE BEHIND
RECORD SETTING PERFORMANCES

Center Grove accumulated 60 points
to claim its first boys track and field state
championship and the school’s eleventh
overall during the 108th Annual IHSAA
State Finals in Bloomington.
The Trojans were paced by record
breaking performances by senior Austin
Mudd in the 1600 and 800 meter runs.
Mudd’s time of 4:03.00 bested the state
record set by Hammond’s Rudy Chapa
(4:04.20) in 1976, a record that many
felt would never be broken. Mudd’s
performance was nothing short of amaz-
ing; he followed the 1600 with an equally
impressive time of 1:49.25 in the 800 meter
run, good for his second straight title in the
event. Mudd broke Tom Martin’s (Evansville
Memorial) record of 1:50.20 set in 1977.
Classmate Nick Stoner was a double
winner as well, taking home the sprints with
times of 10.66 in the 100 and 21.88 in the
200. Center Grove wrapped up the night 2010-11 State Champions
with a win in the 4x400 meter relay, edging
Lawrence Central at the finish. The Trojans Event Champion School Time/Dist./Ht.
were led by head coach Eric Moore, who Pole Vault Drew Volz (12) Bloomington South 16-0
also guided the Trojans to a 5A state
football title in 2008. Long Jump John Alsup (12) Kokomo 23-07.25
The 3200 meter relay team from Law- Discus Gabe Hull (12) Bloomington South 200-05
rence Central (sophomore Adam Turner, High Jump Jonathon Christensen (12) Southmont 6-10
senior Connor Claflin, senior Michael
Steele, sophomore Matt Dorsey) set the Shot Put Anthony Bradley (12) North Central (Indpls.) 62-06
tone early by establishing a new state 3200 Relay Lawrence Central 7:38.62*
record in the first timed final of the day. (Adam Turner 10, Connor Claflin 12, Michael Steele 12, Matt Dorsey 10)
This was the first state championship in the 110 Hurdles Shane Mikesky (12) Zionsville 13.85
event for Lawrence Central. The contingent
of senior Tyrennzie Burgess, junior Marciel- 100 Meters Nick Stoner (12) Center Grove 10.66
lion Gardner, junior Anthony Shelman, and 1600 Meters Austin Mudd (12) Center Grove 4:03.00
sophomore Deontre Gray took the Bears’ 400 Relay Lawrence Central 41.34
second relay of the day by winning the 400
meter relay in a time of 41.34. (Tyrennzie Burgess 12, Marciellion Gardner 11, Anthony Shelman 11, Deontre Gray 10)
Drew Volz (Bloomington South) won 400 Meters Chris Giesting (12) Batesville 47.33
his second straight title with a vault of 16-0. 300 Hurdles Nathan Mueller (12) East Noble 38.24
Drew follows in the footsteps of his father,
Dave, who won the event for Blooming- 800 Meters Austin Mudd (12) Center Grove 1:49.25*
ton South in 1979 and 1980. Drew also 200 Meters Nick Stoner (12) Center Grove 21.57
became the third recipient of the Hinshaw 3200 Meters Futsum Zienasellassie (11) North Central (Indpls.) 8:56.73
Mental Attitude Award for Bloomington
South. Continuing the family tradition, 1600 Relay Center Grove 3:14.40
Kokomo senior John Alsup won the long (Brandon Cothron 11, Austin Mudd 12, Kyle Schwartz 12, Nick Stoner 12)
jump with a leap of 23-07.25, accounting
for the family’s second state championship
as John Alsup, Sr. took state in the event of 8:56.73. With the win, Zeinasellassie Final Team Standings
for Kokomo in 1990. becomes just the third individual to clock
in under the nine minute mark (Rudy
Discus winner Gabe Hull, a senior Chapa, Hammond, 1975; Christian 1. Center Grove 60
from Bloomington South, became only the
third athlete to break the 200 foot barrier Wagner, Columbus North, 2003). This is 2. Lawrence Central 54
in the history of the event and success- his second state title of the year and the 3. Warren Central 42
fifth overall in track and cross country.
fully defended his state championship. In In a field that saw five competitors 4. Fort Wayne Snider 32
another repeat performance, Southmont
senior Jonathon Christensen cleared 6-10 throw the shot put over the 60-foot mark, T5. Ben Davis 29
in the high jump to win the title for the sec- senior Anthony Bradley of North Central T5. Pike 29
laid claim to his first state championship
ond straight year. Zionsville senior Shane with a mark of 62-6. Other first time T5. Zionsville 29
Mikesky joins the list of repeat champions T5. Carmel 29
with his victory in 110 meter high hurdles, winners include the 300 meter hurdles
after crossing the line with a time of 13.85. winner Nathan Mueller of East Noble with 9. Bloomington South 27
a time of 38.24. After finishing third in the
In the 3200 meter run North Central 400 meter in 2010, Batesville senior Chris 10. North Central (Indpls.) 20
junior Futsum Zeinasellassie took home
his third consecutive state title with a time Giesting won the event this year with a
time of 47.33.
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