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Blake Ress, Commissioner
Behind four
individual winners on the evening, Fort Wayne Northrop captured its second
IHSAA state championship on Saturday at the Robert C. Haugh
Track and Field Complex on the campus of
The Bruins,
also winners in 1997, totaled a record 86 points during the meet topping the
two year old mark of 84 set by Lawrence North. North Central of Indianapolis
finished a distant runner-up with 50 points and was followed by Lawrence North,
the three-time defending champs, with 32.5. Elkhart Memorial was fourth at 32
and Fort Wayne Snider ended fifth with 30 points.
Northrop’s
first place finish also gave the school a sweep of this year’s track and field
state titles, just the second time that has occurred (1983 Gary Roosevelt). The
Northrop girls’ team captured its fifth consecutive crown about 24 hours
earlier. The boys team was coached by Bob Shank.
James Martzall and Travvis White each
won a field event for the new champs. Martzall topped
the list of Pole Vault participants at 15-9 and White’s best clearance of 6-8
in the High Jump won honors. In the running events, Charles Bailey finished the
110 Hurdles in 13.91 and was immediately followed in the next race by Kesonn Lee’s winning time of 10.70 in the 100 Meters.
There was
one state meet record set during this year’s meet and, for the second night in
a row, it came in the first running event – the 3200 Meter Relay.
In the Long
Jump, Donald Washington repeated as
Elkhart
Memorial had a pair of individual champions with Julius Smith winning the Discus
on a throw that measured 174-10. Aaron Jordan was the other Charger taking home
a blue ribbon medal after his 21.64 winning performance in the 200 Meters.
In the 400
Meters, Jh’Rome Tuggle
became the second state champion from
This year’s
meet returned to
Columbus North’s Wagner Named Winner
Of Robert S. Hinshaw Mental
Attitude Award
Following
the meet,
Wagner won
both distance events, the 1600 and 3200, the last two years and he also
captured the championship at last fall’s Cross Country State Finals.
Ranking
among the top 40 students in his senior class, Wagner was named Academic
All-State Honorable Mention. He will take his talents to the
Farm Bureau
Insurance, the IHSAA’s corporate partner, presented a
$1,000 scholarship to
State Champions
Pole Vault – James Martzall,
12,
Long Jump – Donald Washington, 11, Franklin Central,
23-4.75.
Discus – Julius Smith, 12,
High Jump – Travvis
White, 10,
Shot Put – David Koronkiewicz,
12,