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Last Year’s Girls State Meet

Warren Central, Irby Dominate in 43rd Annual
Girls Track and Field State Finals

A dominating performance led the 2014-15 State Champions
Warren Central Warriors to capture
the 43rd Annual Girls Track and Event Champion School Time/Dist./Ht.
Field State Championship at Indiana Pole Vault Sandra Brown (12) Pike 12-09
University’s Robert C. Haugh Track Long Jump Mikaylah Woods (12) Penn 19-02.5
and Field Complex on Friday night. Discus Essence Henderson (11) Lafayette Jefferson 151-01
The Warriors amassed 70 points to High Jump Corin Erwin (11) Munster 5-08
outdistance themselves from the pack;
Pike came in second with 48, and Shot Put Victoria Farley (11) Portage 46-11.75
Penn finished third with 28. 3200 Relay Penn 9:01.41
For the third year in a row, Pike (Lorena Daugherty, 11; Emma Jankowski, 11; Elli Mott, 11; Ashleigh Macleod, 11)
sprinter Lynna Irby blazed through 100 Hurdles Kayland Jackson (11) Warren Central 14.00
the sprints and continued to cement 100 Meters Lynna Irby (11) Pike 11.50
herself in Indiana track and field 1600 Meters Grace Walther (12) Homestead 4:48.68
history. The junior again took home 400 Relay Warren Central 46.17
the 100, 200, and 400 meter dashes, (Ashley Baker, 11; Bryeana Byrdsong, 12; Mikeisha Covington, 9; Prommyse Hoosier, 9)
bringing her title count to nine in three 400 Meters Lynna Irby (11) Pike 53.71
years. Irby tied her own state record in 300 Hurdles Addison Coy (11) Culver Academies 43.24
the 100, matching last year’s 11.50. 800 Meters Madison Kiser (11) Pioneer 2:11.41
Pike senior Sandra Brown cleared
12-9, good for first in the pole vault. 200 Meters Lynna Irby (11) Pike 23.53
Brown and Irby teamed with junior 3200 Meters Alex Buck (12) Pendleton Heights 10:28.97
Sydney Martin and freshman Jailyn 1600 Relay Warren Central 3:48.88
Ross to finish second in the 4x400 (Ashley Baker, 11; Bryeanna Byrdsong, 12; Dejah Johnson, 11; Mikeisha Covington, 9)
relay (3:54.40). Final Team Standings
The Warriors capitalized on strong
sprint and hurdle performances
throughout the evening. The 4x100 1. Warren Central 70
(46.17) and 4x400 (3:48.88) relays 2. Pike 48
dominated the field. Senior Bryeana T3. Penn 28
Byrdsong placed second in the T3. Ben Davis 28
100 and third in the 200; freshman 5. Hamilton Southeastern 27
Mikeisha Covington burst on to the T6. Carmel 23
scene with a second place finish in the T6. West Lafayette 23
200, and junior Ashley Baker added a 8. Homestead 22
fifth place finish in the 100 to help the 9. Crown Point 21
Warriors’ cause.
Kayland Jackson (junior) took 10. Fishers 20
the 100 hurdle title (14.00), and
sophomore teammate Kennedy Batts
finished in eighth.
Victoria Farley of Portage also had
a repeat performance; the junior’s toss
of 46-11.75 gave her a first place fin-
ish in the shot put. Lafayette Jefferson
junior Essence Henderson’s throw of
151-01 was good for first in the discus,
and she took third in the shot at 45-01.
Homestead senior Grace Walther’s
final push down the straightaway led
her to a first place finish in the 1600
meter run (4:48.68); she clocked in
with the fastest winning time in the
past five years. Walther later took third
in the 800 (2:12.89).
This is Warren Central’s fourth
state championship, their last coming
in 2008 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2016).
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