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Carmel leads strong field
Marion and Hamilton county teams were major force in last year’s state meet and should be again Led by Lawrence North, Central Indiana dominated Indiana high school girls track last season, with the top eight teams at the state meet coming from...
Hamilton Southeastern's boys track team builds on lessons learned
The young members of the 2009 Hamilton Southeastern High School boys track and field team gained some valuable experience last year. Now, those returning team members are the veterans of a still relatively young group, and coach Joe Golden is looking...
Westfield track no longer the league's 'sad puppy'
The 2009 season was a breakout year for the Westfield boys track team, and the Shamrocks hope to build on that as they enter 2010. Westfield, which finished ninth in the Hoosier Crossroads Conference the previous five years, placed second last...
Westfield coach places big hopes in smaller group
A coaching shakeup at Westfield has put a new leader at the helm of the girls track program. Former Westfield hurdler Jenna (Campbell) Kruse takes over for Roger Wachtel , who now coaches the boys. Wachtel filled in as the girls coach last year while...
Noblesville's veterans lift the team's ambitions in boys track and field
Coaches at Hamilton Heights, Guerin Catholic also see promise After winning the Hoosier Crossroads Conference title in 2008, the Noblesville boys track team tumbled all the way to ninth last season. The Millers will try to climb back toward the top...
Veterans boost boys track teams' outlooks as season starts
Focus is on Hoosier State Relays Track and field teams officially opened the spring sports season March 1. The highlight of the indoor season is the Hoosier State Relays at Purdue University on March 20, with the outdoor season opening the following...
Big turnout among Millers' strengths
With nearly 100 girls out for the team, Dennis Scheele has by far the biggest squad in his tenure as Noblesville girls track coach. Scheele is hoping those numbers will translate into success on the track and in the field events this springm, as the...
Zionsville boys team has experience, girls team has larger numbers
Athletes return from squad that tied for 16th at state; girls team has more than 40 new members The Zionsville boys track and field team had a strong 2009, taking second at sectionals, third at regionals and tying for 16th at the state meet, where...
Ben Davis boys track team aims for it 3rd consecutive state title
Mix of experience and newcomers offers opportunities The Ben Davis boys track and field team has won two straight state championships. Before that, the Giants earned a runner-up finish. But that doesn’t mean Ben Davis can just show up this...
Avon's girls have high hopes as county teams start track season
When you add it up, it’s easy to see why Avon girls track and field coach Stephanie Chenoweth is “extremely, extremely excited” about the potential of her team this spring. The Orioles welcome back four juniors who were state meet...
Royals expect talent to emerge
With some veterans to go along with a large number of underclassmen, team could solidify before the postseason Last year, Hamilton Southeastern High School girls track coach Julie Alano knew exactly what she had: the most talented team in school...
As team gets better, Fishers hopes to send more to state meet
Breaking through with a state-qualfying relay team last season could lead to bigger things The Fishers High School girls track team made steady progress since the school opened in 2006 but in last season’s regional seemed a half-step shy...
Miller runners sweep Marion Invitational
Noblesville’s second-ranked girls and fifth-ranked boys cross-country teams ran to easy wins in Saturday’s Marion Invitational. The Miller girls scored 32 points to 89 for runner-up Huntington North to capture the 23-team event. The boys scored 41...
After strong season, future is uncertain
The Hamilton Southeastern High School girls track team had its most successful season with 30 points to place fifth in the state meet, and Portia Bailey and Paige Smith won the program’s first individual state titles. Coach Julie Alano talked...
Chasing a final high school track win
Center Grove’s Sarah Higgens gets national steeplechase title, easing some disappointment of not making state this year Sarah Higgens’glorious running career at Center Grove High School looked like it might end on a sour note....
Spight is 3rd in national high jump
Warren Central’sDerrick Spightput the finishing touches on his brilliant high school career by finishing third in the high jump at the Nike Outdoor Nationals at North Carolina A&T University in Greensboro, N.C. Spight, a two-time state...
Ft. Wayne pole vaulter named Gatorade athlete of year
Fort Wayne Northrop’s Corey Shank has been named the Gatorade Indiana Boys Track&Field Athlete of the Year after winning a third-consecutive state title in the pole vault earlier this month. Shank’s season-best vault of 16 feet, 7 inches is the...
Area athletes win 3 national titles
Indianapolis-area athletes capped the high school track and field season by winning three titles Saturday in the Nike national championships at Greensboro, N.C. Ben Davis won the boys 400-meter relay in 41.08 seconds. Colin Hester, Anthony Kimmons,...
Pendleton's McCardwell is 2nd
Pendleton Heights High School’sEllie McCardwellfinished second in the girls pole vault Friday night in the Nike track and field national championships at Greensboro, N.C.Shade Weygandt, Mansfield, Texas, won with a meet record of 13 feet, 3...
2 area track coaches win national honors
Warren Central’s Dennis McNulty and Lawrence Central’s Mike Holman have been named the national coaches of the year in boys track and boys cross country respectively by the National High School Coaches Association. McNulty has been a...
Westfield's Martin sets national sophomore record in steeplechase at Illinois track and field meet
Westfield’s Connor Martin set a national record for high school sophomores in winning the 2,000-meter steeplechase late Saturday night in the Midwest Distance Gala at Lisle, Ill. Martin’s time of 6 minutes, 1.97 seconds broke the record...
Strong effort allows Ben Davis to repeat
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Their resolve was forged in crucibles of competition well before arriving Friday night for the 106th boys state track and field meet. That applied not only to Ben Davis’ Giants, but to champions such as Warren Central...
Shields wins 1,600, but 5th in 800 despite his great time
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Drew Shields didn’t repeat his 1,600-800-meter double from last season, but the Fishers senior still went out with a bang. Shields captured the 1,600 title in 4 minutes, 11.36 seconds — almost 7 seconds faster...
High school track state meet: The boys and girls teams to beat
There are enough story lines at this weekend’s IHSAA state meets to pique the interest of any high school track and field follower: Can Fishers’ Drew Shields, after an illness nearly ended his season, repeat last year’s wins in the...
Pendleton Heights junior is top U.S. girls pole vaulter
It would be special enough to say that Ellie McCardwell is America’s top high school girls pole vaulter. But those who know her would tell you she’s so much more than that. Social responsibility? The Pendleton Heights junior wrote letters...
Ben Davis boys track team again heads to state finals undefeated and top-ranked
State champs unbeaten, top-ranked despite graduation losses The Ben Davis boys track and field team didn’t lose a scored meet in 2008 — and won the Indiana High School Athletic Association state championship. The Giants graduated seven...
Lawrence North High School pitcher seriously injured during storm
Lawrence North High School baseball playerBrad Bettswas expected to be moved to Community Hospital East on Wednesday to start rehabilitation after the thoracic vertebrae in his back dislocated Saturday when a tree fell on a barn in which he was...
Ben Davis shows why it's No. 1 in track
Giants dominate, sending 10 individuals, all 3 relays to state meet It’s not true that Ben Davis could beat the 52 other teams in this regional in a boys dual track and field meet. The Giants lose that one 89-43. This isn’t fantasy...
Beech Grove's Towe stays busy in multiple sports
Beech Grove’s Towe stays busy Jacob Towedidn’t want to leave Beech Grove High School with any regrets or sense of “what if.” He’s convinced he accomplished that. Towe will graduate from Beech Grove on May 31 after...
Zeinasellassies, clutch finishes help host Panthers grab title
Sectional team titles by North Central used to be as routine an occurrence as there was in Indiana boys track and field. From 1975-93, the Panthers won 19 in a row. Since then, only one. Until Thursday night. The host Panthers coupled distance...
