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Last Year’s Girls State Meet

Irby Anchors Pike to State Championship

Pike sophomore sprinter Lynna 2014-15 State Champions
Irby won the 100, 200 and 400 events
for the second year in a row helping Event Champion School Time/Dist./Ht.
the Red Devils capture the IHSAA girls Pole Vault Kennedy Trine (12) Angola 12-9
track and field state championship for Long Jump Yamani Hunter (12) Evansville Bosse 19-8.5
the second time in four years. Discus Kayla York (12) Hanover Central 143-3
High Jump Janae Moffitt (12) Oak Hill 5-10
Those 30 points obviously went a Shot Put Victoria Farley (10) Portage 44-6
long way toward Pike’s overall total of 3200 Relay West Lafayette 8:58.72
50 edging runner-up Warren Central (Itoro Udo-Imeh 9, Kristen Johnson 11, Lauren Johnson 11, Susan Hubbard 12)
(48) and third-place West Lafayette 100 Hurdles Caitlyn Redmon (12) Warren Central 14.31
(42) at the Robert C. Haugh Track & 100 Meters Lynna Irby (10) Pike 11.50
Field Complex in Bloomington. It was 1600 Meters Anna Rohrer (12) Mishawaka 4:52.09
the second state championship in
four years and third overall for coach 400 Relay Ben Davis 46.24
DeDee Nathan’s team, which also (Sheniya Brown 9, Dajia Collier 11, Kyara Simmons 10, Ra’Von Woodson 10)
finished as the runner-up a year ago. 400 Meters Lynna Irby (10) Pike 54.73
300 Hurdles Keri Ertel (12) Jennings County 43.47
Irby broke the 100 meter state record 800 Meters Samantha Woodford (12) Plainfield 2:11.83
in 11.50 eclipsing the 11.52 set by 200 Meters Lynna Irby (10) Pike 24.23
Maicel Malone in 1986 and one of 3200 Meters Anna Rohrer (12) Mishawaka 10:11.20
three sprint records held by the former 1600 Relay FW Northrop 3:49.11
Olympian. Irby also earned first place (Kyara Muhammad 10, Breanna Phillips 10, Cierra Weemes, Amber McGee 12)
medals in the 200 meters (24.23) and Final Team Standings
400 meters (54.73), and anchored
Pike’s third place 1600 M Relay team. 1. Pike 50
This is the second consecutive year 2. Warren Central 48
that Irby has swept the three individual
sprint races. 3. West Lafayette 42
4. Fort Wayne Northrop 31
Senior Anna Rohrer of Mishawaka T5. Ben Davis 27
broke her own state record in the 3200 T5. Carmel 27
M with a time of 10:11.20. She also 7. Avon 25
finished first in the 1600 M (4:52.09) 8. Mishawaka 22
to help Mishawaka earn a spot in the 9. Bloomington South 21
top 10 in team points. Rohrer is also 10. Evansville Reitz Memorial 20
a two-time state champion in cross
country as well.

While Rohrer and Irby had impressive
nights, they were not the only repeat
champions. Yamani Hunter, a senior
from Evansville Bosse, kept her state
title in the long jump with an effort
of 19-08.50. Meanwhile, the West
Lafayette 3200 relay (8:58.72) and
the Fort Wayne Northrop 1600 relay
(3:49.11) teams also finished first in
their respective events for the second
consecutive seasons.
The official attendance for Saturday’s
event was 4,663 for a two-day total
at 9,456.

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