Page 25 - 2014-15 Girls Track & Field State Finals Program

Last Year’s Girls State Meet

Lawrence Central Claims Third Girls Track &
Field State Title

For the third time in school history 2013-14 State Champions
(1996, 2010, 2014), Lawrence Central
captured the IHSAA Girls Track and Event Champion School Time/Dist./Ht.
Field team championship Friday night Pole Vault Kayla Smith (11) Lawrence Central 13-0
at Indiana University’s Robert C. Haugh Long Jump Yamani Hunter 11 Evansville Bosse 19-07.75
Track and Field Complex. Discus Adriana Brown 12 Lawrence Central 160-02
High Jump Rachel Mather 12 Noblesville 5-9
The Bears were led by strong Shot Put Liz Iversen 12 Martinsville 47-09.75
performances in the field events, 3200 Relay West Lafayette 9:07.45
notably from junior Kayla Smith, who (Erin Brophy 12, Lauren Johnson 10, Kristen Johnson 10, Susan Hubbard 11)
finished first in the pole vault (13-0) and 110 Hurdles Symone Black (12) FW Concordia Lutheran 14.17
fifth in the high jump (5-5), and seniors 100 Meters Lynna Irby (9) Pike 11.61
Adriana Brown and Demara Compton. 1600 Meters Taylor Nicholson (9) Avon 4:51.88

Head coach Tim Richey’s squad 400 Relay Warren Central 47.33
finished atop the leaderboard with 47 (Ashley Baker 9, Bryeana Byrdsong 10, Reagan Jarrett 10, Ashanetta Harris 12)
points followed by runner-up Pike with 400 Meters Lynna Irby (9) Pike 54.38
38 and Warren Central with 35 . 300 Hurdles Symone Black (12) FW Concordia Lutheran 41.36
800 Meters Ashleigh Macleod (9) Penn 2:11.32
Freshman phenom Lynna Irby of 200 Meters Lynna Irby (9) Pike 24.07
Pike exploded onto the prep track 3200 Meters Anna Rohrer (11) Mishawaka 10:14.43
and field scene with a rare triple. With 1600 Relay FW Northrop 3:49.73.
her victories in the 100 (11.61), 200 (Amber McGee 11, Breanna Phillips 9, Latrice Bolton 12, Victoria McCuiston 12)
(24.07), and 400 (54.38), Irby joins Final Team Standings
North Central’s Maicel Malone (1984)
as the only other freshman to sweep 1. Lawrence Central 47
the three individual sprint races. 2. Pike 38
Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran 3. Warren Central 35
senior Symone Black was a double T4. Fort Wayne Northrop 28
winner on the night, finishing first in the T4. Hamilton Southeastern 28
100 hurdles (14.17) and 300 hurdles T6. Noblesville 23
(41.36), establishing a new state record T6. Carmel 23
in the latter event. 8. FW Concordia 22
9. Bellmont 21
Anna Rohrer, a junior from Misha- 10. West Lafayette 19
waka, ran a blistering 10:14.43 in the
3200, setting a state finals record. This
is Rohrer’s second state title in the in each event with marks of 142-11 in
event, and third overall for her career; the discus and 46-10.75 in the shot
she was the cross country individual put.
champ in 2012.
The official attendance for the
Senior throwers Adriana Brown 2014 Girls Track and Field State
(Lawrence Central) and Liz Iversen Finals event was 4,414.
(Martinsville) each duplicated their
state championship performances from
a year ago; Brown’s toss of 160-02 was
good for top honors in the discus, while
Iversen’s mark of 47-09.75 in the shot
put bettered her results from a year
ago by nearly a foot (46-10.5 in 2013).
Brown finished second to Iversen in
the shot put, her best throw registering
at 47-02.5. Demara Compton, a senior
from Lawrence Central, finished third
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