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June 5, 2009
BEN DAVIS
CLAIMS THEIR
A year
after claiming the school’s first ever boys state championship title, Ben Davis
made it a repeat performance by winning their second straight championship
title at the Robert C. Haugh Track and Field Complex
in Bloomington. In the 106th
annual event, the Giants finished with 57 points, followed by second place
Warren Central who tallied 33 points.
Bloomington South and Northridge tied for third with 27 points. Ben Davis was led by head coach Mike
Davidson.
Ben Davis senior Matthew Terrell brought the 4,875 fans in
attendance to their feet with his third straight state title in the 200 meter
dash and 400 meter relay to go along with his first title in the 100 meter
dash. In the 200, Terrell posted a time
of 21.29 to go along with his 100 meter dash time of 10.47. Terrell anchored the Giants 400 meter relay
team of freshman Jerobaum Wilson, senior Colin Hester,
and junior Anthony Kimmons with a winning time of
41.17. In his career, Terrell won a
total of seven individual state titles (200 meter dash (3), 100 meter dash (1),
400 meter relay (3)).
The 1600 meter relay team comprised of junior Anthony Kimmons, sophomore DeQuan Ruth,
sophomore Casey Rice, and junior Robert Rose, secured the victory with their
winning time of 3:17.15 in the evening’s final event.
Senior
Corey Shank of Fort Wayne Northrop earned his third straight state title in the
Pole Vault with a 16-3 clearance. In an
effort to best his own state record of 17-0 (set in 2007), Shank failed to
clear 17-1 on his third attempt. He
becomes just the third pole-vaulter in IHSAA history to win the event three
times.
Derrick Spight of Warren Central cleared 7-0 to take his second
straight state final in high jump.
Nicholas Banke won his first state title in discus with a throw of
179-2; a first for
Fort Wayne
North Side senior Aris Allen threw 58-6 to claim his
first state title in shot put. Columbus
East senior Duwyce Wilson leaped 22-10.5 to take the
state title in long jump.
In the 800
meter run, Bloomington South senior Joe Holahan
finished with a winning time of 1:52.26 to claim his first state title.
THE ROBERT S.
HINSHAW MENTAL ATTITUDE AWARD
Members of
the IHSAA Executive Committee announced Ben Stancombe
of
Stancombe
finished second in shot put and sixth in discus in this year’s state
finals. Stancombe
was also a four year letter winner in football for the Panthers. He placed fifth in the Hammer Throw
Championships for the USA Track and Field Junior Olympics in 2007 and he holds
the school’s shot put record with a distance of 60-4.
Academically,
he is ranked 52nd in his class of 365 and scored an impressive 1740
on the SAT. Ben is a member of the
National Honor Society, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Campus Life, and is a
Bloomington South Cadet teacher. He has
received the Principal’s Scholar Award, President’s Award for Educational
Excellence, Donald Childs Medal Award, National Scholars Award, and the
Conference Indiana Academic Award.
Stancomb
will attend the
Indiana
Farm Bureau Insurance, the proud corporate partner of all IHSAA tournaments,
presented a $1,000 scholarship to Bloomington South in Stancombe’s
name.
State Champions
Pole Vault – Corey Shank, 12,
Long Jump – Duwyce
Discus – Nicholas Banke,
12,
High Jump – Derrick Spight,
12, Warren Central, 7-0.
Shot Put –Aris
Allen, 12,