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Last Year’s Girls State Meet

Pike Red Devils Spring to Girls Track & Field
State Title

For the second time in school his-
tory (1997, 2012) the Pike Red Devils
captured the IHSAA Girls Track and
Field team championship Friday night
at Indiana University’s Robert C. Haugh
Track and Field Complex.

Head coach DeDee Nathan’s squad
took home the team title with a score
of 55 points. Fort Wayne Northrop
placed second with 49 points, edging
Lawrence Central who finished third
with 45.5. Pike was led by the state
champion 400 meter relay team of
Morgan Haney (10), Jasmine McFad-
den (12), Chelsea Yeadon (11) and 2011-12 State Champions
Morgan Yeadon (12). The Red Devils Event Champion School Time/Dist./Ht.
had a strong showing in the sprints, Pole Vault Hannah Acton (12) Bloomington South 12-3
finishing 2-3-4 in the 100 (M. Yeadon, Long Jump Skyler Carpenter (12) Westview 18-10.5
C. Yeadon, Haney) and 2-4-6 in the Discus Rachel Dincoff (12) DeKalb 143-07
200 (M. Yeadon, C. Yeadon, Haney). High Jump Morayo Akande (12) North Central (Indpls.) 5-8
Westview senior Skyler Carpenter Shot Put Cassie Wertman (12) Southridge 50-1.25
captured titles in both hurdle events 3200 Relay Carmel 9:14.39
and the long jump and concluded (Sarah Bennett, Taylor Cotherman, Ariel Hune, Lauren Kahre)
her high school career with seven 110 Hurdles Skyler Carpenter (12) Westview 14.13
individual state championships. Her 100 Meters Brionna Thomas (10) Fort Wayne Wayne 11.91
victory in the 300 hurdles was her third 1600 Meters Bethany Neeley (11) Eastern (Greentown) 4:53.95
straight in the event. 400 Relay Pike 46.75
(Morgan Haney, Jasmine McFadden, Chelsea Yeadon, Morgan Yeadon)
Junior Ashley Erba of Warsaw 400 Meters MonTayla Holder (12) Lawrence Central 56.26
raced to first in the 3200 meter run, 300 Hurdles Skyler Carpenter (12) Westview 42.20
crossing the line in time of 10:24.94 800 Meters Taylor Wiley (12) Evansville Central 2:11.85
and adding to the individual cross 200 Meters Brionna Thomas (10) Fort Wayne Wayne 24.62
country state championship she won 3200 Meters Ashley Erba (11) Warsaw 10:24.94
last fall.
1600 Relay Fort Wayne Northrop 3:51.45
Sophomore Brionna Thomas of Fort (Alexis Scott, Makelle Skelton, Dejah Arnold, Demetra Taylor)
Wayne Wayne was a double winner on
the night taking the 100 and 200 meter cus winner was senior Rachel Dincoff Final Team Standings
dashes. of DeKalb with a throw of 143-7. 1. Pike 55
In the 3200 meter relay, Carmel Also of note, Coach Nathan 2. Fort Wayne Northrop 49
repeated as state champs (Sarah became the first woman to be a 3. Lawrence Central 45.5
Bennett 12, Taylor Cotherman 12, Ariel student on a state championship 4. Westview 38
Hune 11, and Lauren Kahre 12), com- track team (Fort Wayne South Side, 5. Indpls. Bishop Chatard 31
ing in at 9:14.39. 1985, 1986) and then coach a team
to the title. She won seven crowns 6. Fort Wayne Wayne 27
Senior MonTayla Holder of (five individual, two relays) during her T7. Carmel 26
Lawrence Central defended her state high school career before going on to T7. North Central (Indpls.) 26
championship crown in the 400 meter become an Olympic heptathlete and a 9. Center Grove 20.5
dash, winning with a time of 56.26. world indoor pentathlon champ. She’s T10. DeKalb 17
also the third to win an individual state T10. Eastern (Greentown) 17
Senior Cassie Wertman of South- championship and later coach a state
ridge, 2011’s discus state champion, championship team joining Rhonda
was victorious in the shot put, winning Brady-Gillis and Hope (Sanders)
with a toss of 50-1.25. This year’s dis- Robinson.
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