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Last Year’s Girls State Meet

SIX RECORDS FALL AS FORT WAYNE NORTHROP
AND LAWRENCE NORTH SHARE STATE TITLE

One day after three state meet
records fell during the boys finals, six
more were toppled during the 38th
Annual IHSAA Girls Track and Field
State Finals capping an impressive
weekend of performances at the Robert
C. Haugh Track and Field Complex in
Bloomington.
For the fifth time in girls track and
field history, the meet ended in a tie as
Fort Wayne Northrop and Lawrence
North both accumulated 42 points to
share the team crown. Fort Wayne
Northrop did not record a victory in
any event, while Lawrence North won
both the 400 meter and 1600 meter
relays. Sophomore Majaica Brooks,
junior Christa Hammond, senior Alyssa
Walker, and senior Ashley Spencer
earned the 400 meter relay state title 2010-11 State Champions
with a time of 47.02, while sophomore
Majaica Brooks, seniors Antonia Event Champion School Time/Dist.
Franklin, Ashley Spencer, and Chelsey Pole Vault Nina Gutermuth (12) Leo 12-9
Miller recorded a record-setting time of Long Jump Skyler Carpenter (11) Westview 18-3.5
3:47.37, breaking the record of 3:47.89,
held by the 2002 Fort Wayne Northrop Discus Cassie Wertman (11) Southridge 143-4
squad. High Jump Shanelle DeJournett (10) Fort Wayne Snider 5-8
Senior Waverly Neer of Culver Shot Put Tori Bliss (12) Portage 50-9
Academies had two record-setting 3200 Relay Carmel 9:13.01
performances, shattering the mile
record with a time of 4:43.46, bettering Sarah Bennett (11), Alex Chitwood (12), Irene Gibson (12), Lauren Kahre (11)
the mark of 4:49.38 set in 2003 by 100 Hurdles Skyler Carpenter (11) Westview 14.36
Carmel’s Katie Harrington. In her sec- 100 Meters Katie Wise, (11) Indian Creek 11.91
ond event of the day, Neer distanced 1600 Meters Waverly Neer, (12) Culver Academies 4:43.46
herself from the pack in the 3200 to
take the title with a time of 10:24.29, 400 Relay Lawrence North 47.02
a record previously set by former Majaica Brooks (10) Christa Hammond (11), Alyssa Walker (12), Ashley Spencer (12)
Olympian and East Noble graduate 400 Meters MonTayla Holder (11) Lawrence Central 55.27
Amy Yoder in 1996. 300 Hurdles Skyler Carpenter (11) Westview 42.03
Senior Tori Bliss of Portage became
the first athlete to break the 50-foot 800 Meters Abby Farley (12) Park Tudor 2:08.91
mark in the shot put with her throw of 200 Meters Morgan Yeadon (11) Pike 24.10
50-9, while successfully defending her 3200 Meters Waverly Neer (12) Culver Academies 10:20.66
2010 championship and setting a new 1600 Relay Lawrence North
meet record. Southridge junior Cassie 3:47.37
Wertman came in second and also Majaica Brooks (10) Antonia Franklin (12), Ashley Spencer (12), Chelsey Miller (12)
broke the 50-foot mark with her heave
of 50-3. Wertman came in first in the
discus with a toss measuring 143-4. her sister Hannah as a three-time Final Team Standings
event champion; the elder Farley
Junior Skyler Carpenter of West- owned the 400 meter dash from 2006-
view had a tremendous day, winning 2008. T1. Fort Wayne Northrop 42
three state titles and setting a record.
She took both hurdle events, crossing Junior Sarah Bennett, senior Alex T1. Lawrence North 42
the line in the 100 meter hurdles in a Chitwood, senior Irene Gibson, and 3. Westview 38
time of 14.36, and in the 300 meter junior Lauren Kahre teamed up to
hurdles with a time of 42.03, breaking help Carmel defend its state title in 4. Lawrence Central 32
the 3200 meter relay clocking in at
a 24-year old state record held by 9:13.01. 5. Fort Wayne Wayne 31
Columbia City’s Deb Sauers (42.51). The Gutermuth sisters of Leo went T6. Fort Wayne Snider 29
Carpenter also claimed the 300 hurdle T6. North Central (Indpls.) 29
title in 2010, giving her back-to-back 1-2 in the pole vault, with Nina claim-
state championships in the event. Her ing the top spot at 12-9 and Sophie 8. Ben Davis 25
mark of 18-3.5 was good for first in the placing second at 12-6. Other winners 9. Carmel 23
include Indian Creek junior Katie
long jump, putting her just ahead of Wise in the 100 meter dash (11.91), 10. Bloomington South 21.5
teammate Mandy Jones, a junior who Pike junior Morgan Yeadon in the 200
finished second at 18-0.5. meter dash (24.10), and Lawrence
In the 800 meter run, Park Tudor
senior Abby Farley won the event for Central junior MonTayla Holder in the
the third straight year and lowered the 400 meter dash (55.27). Fort Wayne
record time for the second year in a Snider sophomore Shanelle DeJour-
nett cleared 5-8 to claim the high jump
row coming in at 2:08.91. Abby joins state title.
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