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Last Year’s Boys State Meet

Lawrence Central Runs Away with the 2012 Boys
Track & Field Title

Lawrence Central claimed the
IHSAA Boys Track and Field State
Championship Saturday at Indiana
University’s Robert C. Haugh Track
and Field Complex. This is the third
state title for the Bears (1998, 2005,
2012), who were led by head coach
Tim Richey.
Lawrence Central accumulated
78 points while runner-up Hamilton
Southeastern tallied 53.5 and Carmel
with 41 was third.
The Bears were paced by senior
Jeron Brown who claimed individual
titles in the long jump and 400 meter
dash. Junior teammate Da Quan
Brown outran the field in the 300 meter
hurdles, taking the title with a time of
37.49. Strong showings by the 4 x 100
and 4 x 400 meter relays contributed 2011-12 State Champions
valuable points, each finishing second
in their events. Event Champion School Time/Dist./Ht.
North Central (Indianapolis) senior Pole Vault Kyle Johnston (12) Penn 16-1
Futsum Zienasellassie concluded his Long Jump Jeron Brown (12) Lawrence Central 23-7
dominant prep career by winning his Discus Langston Newton (12) Carmel 192-9
fourth consecutive 3200 meter champi-
onship in a record time of 8:51.15. The High Jump Will Schott (12) Roncalli 6-8
previous record of 8:55.10 was estab- Shot Put Langston Newton (12) Carmel 61-2
lished by Rudy Chapa of Hammond 3200 Relay Carroll (Fort Wayne) 7:41.29
in 1975. Zienasellassie also became (Eric Claxton 11, Alexander Hess 11, John Hester 12, Jonathan Harper 11)
the first in state history to record four 110 Hurdles Zach Bray (12) Hamilton Southeastern 14.01
titles in the 3200 meter run. Last
fall, Zienasellassie captured his third 100 Meters Jermaine Parrish (11) New Albany 10.75
individual championship at the IHSAA 1600 Meters Jason Crist (12) Franklin Central 4:09.12
Cross Country State Finals. 400 Relay Penn 41.76
Carmel’s Langston Newton con- (Joseph Weller 12, Thomas Grant 11, Timothy Deal 10, Conner Sowders 11)
cluded his high school career with two 400 Meters Jeron Brown (12) Lawrence Central 48.08
individual championships, owning the
throwing events. The senior took the 300 Hurdles Da Quan Brown (11) Lawrence Central 37.49
discus title with a throw of 192-9 and 800 Meters Gary Austin (12) Pike 1:52.17
came back to capture the shot put with 200 Meters Lucas Wallace (11) Lafayette Jefferson 21.70
a distance of 61-2. 3200 Meters Futsum Zienasellassie (12) North Central (Indpls.) 8:51.15
Jermaine Parrish, a junior from 1600 Relay Fort Wayne North Side 3:16.95
New Albany, captured his first state (Mohammed Bangura 12, Tyvon Kelley 10, Ed Benson 12, Kersten Barnfield 12)
title in the 100 meter dash and finished
second in the 200. Junior Lucas Wal-
lace (Lafayette Jefferson) finished first Final Team Standings
in 21.7.
The middle distance events both 1. Lawrence Central 78
concluded with come-from-behind
finishes in the final stretch. In the 800 2. Hamilton Southeastern 53.5
meter run, senior Gary Austin of Pike 3. Carmel 41
took the individual championship in 4. Penn 28
1:52.17. In the 1600 meter run, Frank- 5. Pike 27
lin Central senior Jason Crist overcame 6. Chesterton 23.5
a deficit in the final 100 meters to claim
the title with a time of 4:09.12. 7. North Central (Indpls.) 23
The official attendance for Satur- T8. Ben Davis 20
day’s event was 4,631. T8. Lafayette Jefferson 20
10. Fort Wayne Snider 19

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