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State Champions   Last Year’s Girls State Meet



     Indianapolis Cathedral Wins First Girls Track and Field State Title

     In a hotly contested event that went   Sophomore Lily Cridge of Indianapolis   North Central junior Ramiah Elliott was
     down to the wire, Indianapolis Cathedral   Bishop Chatard set the lone state record   able to defend her state titles from 2019
     edged the field to clinch its first-ever   of the meet winning the 3200 meters   in the 200 meters (24.33) and 400 meters
     girls track and field state championship.   in a time of 10:03.16 which eclipsed   (55.08), and was a member of North
     This year’s state meet was moved to   the 10:11.20 set by Mishawaka’s Anna   Central’s winning 400 meter relay team
     Ben  Davis High School after Indiana   Rohrer in 2015.  (47.32), alongside Lailah Jewell, Delaney
     University was unable to host due to             Moore, and Janae Bailey.
     COVID-19 restrictions.  Senior Tacoria Humphrey took first   Junior Addison Wiley of Huntington North
     A three-way tie existed between Warren   place in the high jump at 5-9 to head   was also a double winner defending her
                             up Warren Central’s runner-up effort.
     Central, Lawrence Central and North   She also was a fourth place finisher in   title in the 1600 meters (4:45.27) and tak-
     Central (Indianapolis) heading into   the 200 meters. Freshman Laila Smith   ing home the 800 meter crown (2:08.62).
     the 1600 relay, the final event of the   impressed by finishing third in the 300
     evening, with Cathedral in fourth with           Senior Erikka Hill of Shenandoah ended
     29 points. Three more teams also had a   hurdles and fifth in the long jump to help   her career by defending her state title in
     mathematical chance at the crown. But   the Warriors cause.  the shot put with a throw of 45-4.25.
     it was Cathedral, who pulled away on             Attendance for the event was 4,380.
     junior Reese Sanders’ anchor leg, who
     won in 3:54.24 capturing 10 points and
     ultimately the team title for the school
 2021 IHSAA Girls Track and Field State Champion  with 39 points. Warren Central finished
     fourth in the race and thus one point shy
 Indianapolis Cathedral Irish  of the team title with 38 points. Zionsville
     ended third in the overall standings with
 Year   Champion   Runner-Up   Score   Venue                       33 points.
 1973-74   Harrison (W. Lafayette)   Indpls. Washington   32-27   North Central HS, Indianapolis
       West Lafayette  Sanders also took first in the 300 hurdles
 1974-75   Indianapolis Washington    —   36-36   North Central HS, Indianapolis      with a time of 43.36, and third place
 Jeffersonville
 1975-76   Wawasee   Jeffersonville   30-28   North Central HS, Indianapolis   in the 100 hurdles. The Irish picked
 1976-77   Jeffersonville   Evansville Bosse   34-20   North Central HS, Indianapolis      up valuable points from senior Alexis
     Parchman in the 100 meters as well as
 Marion
 1977-78   Indianapolis Arlington   Jeffersonville   41-34   Warren Central HS, Indpls.   its 400 meter relay team, both of which
 1978-79   Fort Wayne Wayne   Fort Wayne South Side   48-36   Warren Central HS, Indpls.   claimed fourth place. Cathedral won the
 1979-80   Fort Wayne South Side   Fort Wayne Wayne   38-29   North Central HS, Indianapolis   state title with only five qualifying
 1980-81   Fort Wayne Northrop   Gary West Side   38-26   North Central HS, Indianapolis      runners. Their one-point margin of victory
    Indianapolis Marshall
 1981-82   Gary West Side   Anderson   33-32   North Central HS, Indianapolis   equaled the meet’s closest finishes in
 1982-83   Gary Roosevelt   Harding   32-26   IU Track Stadium, IUPUI   1982 and 1997 and it was lowest winning
 1983-84   North Central (Indpls.)   Fort Wayne South Side   38-32   IU Track Stadium, IUPUI   point total in 27 years.
 1984-85   Fort Wayne South Side   Gary Roosevelt   50-39   IU Track Stadium, IUPUI
 1985-86   Fort Wayne South Side   North Central (Indpls.)   42-38   IU Track Stadium, IUPUI
 1986-87   North Central (Indpls.)   Fort Wayne Snider   34-31   IU Track Stadium, IUPUI
 1987-88   Perry Meridian   Fort Wayne South Side   32-26   IU Track Stadium, IUPUI
 1988-89   Fort Wayne South Side   North Central (Indpls.)   40-36   IU Track Stadium, IUPUI   2020-21 State Champions
 1989-90   Gary Roosevelt   Fort Wayne Northrop   37-34   IU Track Stadium, IUPUI   Final Team Standings
 1990-91   Fort Wayne Northrop   Gary Roosevelt   58-54   IU Track Stadium, IUPUI
 1991-92   Gary Wallace   Fort Wayne Northrop   65-37   IU Track Stadium, IUPUI   Event   Champion   School                        Time/Dist./Ht.
 1992-93   Gary Wallace   Benton Central   70-40   IU Track Stadium, IUPUI   1.   Indpls. Cathedral   39
 1993-94   Gary Wallace   Benton Central   39-34   IU Track Stadium, IUPUI   Pole Vault   Taylor Jarosinski (12)   Center Grove   13-0  2.   Warren Central   38
 1994-95   Harding   Gary Wallace   55-29   IU Track Stadium, IUPUI   Long Jump   Michelle Nazarov (12)   Zionsville   19-0
 1995-96   Harding   —   49-49   IU Track Stadium, IUPUI      3.   Zionsville   33
    Lawrence Central  Discus   Mia Pulianas (12)   Elkhart   144-5  T4. North Central (Indpls.)  32
 1996-97   Pike   Gary Wallace   47-46   North Central High School   High Jump   Tacoria Humphrey (12)   Warren Central   5-9
 1997-98   Carmel   Pike   40-38   IU Track Stadium, IUPUI   T4. Lawrence Central   32
 1998-99   Carmel   Pike   45-38   Carroll Stadium, IUPUI      Shot Put   Erikka Hill (12)   Shenandoah   45-4.25
 1999-00   Fort Wayne Northrop   Gary West Side   44-35   Carroll Stadium, IUPUI      6.   Indpls. Bishop Chatard  27
 2000-01   Fort Wayne Northrop   Carmel   55-46   Carroll Stadium, IUPUI      3200 Relay  Carmel  9:11.27  T7. Hamilton Southeastern  26
 2001-02   Fort Wayne Northrop   Warren Central   60-49   Carroll Stadium, IUPUI      (Annie Christie 12, Jasmine Klopstad 10, Mahalet Zeruesenay 12, Abbey Grogan 12)
 2002-03   Fort Wayne Northrop   Warren Central   93-85   Carroll Stadium, IUPUI  T7. Lake Central   26
 2003-04   Fort Wayne Northrop   Fort Wayne Concordia   90-81   Robert Haugh Complex, IU  100 Hurdles  Rachel Mehringer (10)   Forest Park   :14.35  T7. Center Grove   26
 2004-05   Fort Wayne Northrop   Lawrence Central   65-37   Robert Haugh Complex, IU  100 Meters   Taylor Herbert (12)   Lawrence Central   :12.03
 2005-06   Warren Central   FW Northrop/Muncie Central   47-41   Robert Haugh Complex, IU  10. Carmel   22
 2006-07   Warren Central   Lawrence North/Valparaiso   64-34   Robert Haugh Complex, IU  1600 Meters  Addison Wiley (11)   Huntington North   4:45.27
 2007-08   Warren Central   North Central (Indpls.)   47-43   Robert Haugh Complex, IU  400 Relay      North Central (Indpls.)  :47.32
 2008-09   Lawrence North   Warren Central   51-45   Robert Haugh Complex, IU
 2009-10   Lawrence Central   Lawrence North   44-41   Robert Haugh Complex, IU   (Lailah Jewell 9, Delaney Moore 12, Ramiah Elliott 11, Janae Bailey 10)
 2010-11   Fort Wayne Northrop   —   42-42   Robert Haugh Complex, IU   400 Meters   Ramiah Elliott (11)   North Central (Indpls.)  :55.08
    Lawrence North
 2011-12   Pike   Fort Wayne Northrop   55-49   Robert Haugh Complex, IU   300 Hurdles  Reese Sanders (11)   Indpls. Cathedral   :43.36
 2012-13   Fort Wayne Northrop   Lawrence Central   60-51   Robert Haugh Complex, IU  800 Meters   Addison Wiley (11)   Huntington North   2:08.62
 2013-14   Lawrence Central   Pike   47-38   Robert Haugh Complex, IU
 2014-15   Pike   Warren Central   50-48   Robert Haugh Complex, IU  200 Meters   Ramiah Elliott (11)   North Central (Indpls.)  :24.33
 2015-16   Warren Central   Pike   70-48   Robert Haugh Complex, IU
 2016-17   Warren Central   Hamilton Southeastern   55-46   Robert Haugh Complex, IU  3200 Meters  Lily Cridge (10)   Indpls. Bishop Chatard  10:03.16
 2017-18   Hamilton Southeastern   Brebeuf   62-44   Robert Haugh Complex, IU                1600 Relay      Indpls. Cathedral   3:54.24
 2018-19   North Central   Warren Central   75-52   Robert Haugh Complex, IU
 2019-20  Tournament Cancelled due to Coronavirus Pandemic  (Reese Sanders 11, Milani Kimble 11, Sidney Sanders 10, Kaylah Pitts 12)
 2020-21         Indianapolis Cathedral                Warren Central                      39-38               Ben Davis HS, Indianapolis
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