Phone:
317-846-6601 Fax: 317-575-4244 Website: www.ihsaa.org
Blake Ress,
Commissioner
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June 1, 2007
A crowd of
4,917 saw Warren Central run away with the IHSAA boy’s state title at the
Robert C. Haugh Track and Field Complex in
Bryce Brown
of Evansville Harrison took the crown in the 110 hurdles in a time of 13.69. He
won the event in 2005, but failed to repeat in 2006. Brown also won the 300
hurdles with a time of 36.26 breaking his own state meet record of 36.34 in
2005. Brown is a five time individual state champion winning the 300 hurdles
the last three years and the 110 hurdles twice. He contributed 29 of
Twenty
years after his father won state in pole vault, Corey Shank of Fort Wayne
Northrop cleared 17 feet in capturing the state crown and breaking the IHSAA
state record. The previous record was held by Paul Gensic
of Carroll (
In the 100
meter run Shane Crawford of Winamac won in a time of 10.51. Soaring to a height
of 6-11, Tyrone McKinney of Fort Wayne North Side won the state crown in the
high jump.
In the
discus Josh Greenwald of Decatur Central defended his state title winning with
a heave of 188-3. Another repeat champion came in the 800 meter run as Dan Stockberger claimed the title with a time of 1:52.67.
In the
final race of the day, Gary West Side’s 1600 meter relay team came out blazing
in the first of three heats and won the event by three seconds over the second
place finisher.
Fort Wayne Snider’s Samuel Lewis Awarded
The Robert S. Hinshaw Mental
Attitude Award
Members of
the IHSAA Executive Committee announced Samuel Lewis of
Lewis
finished fourth in the 800 meter run in this year’s state finals. He competed
in track and cross country all four years.
Academically,
he owns a 4.43 GPA and is the Valedictorian of his senior class of 446 and has
been an honor roll student throughout his high school career. The last two
years, he has been the vice president of the National Honor Society. Lewis was
also a nominee for the 2007 Wendy’s High School Heisman Award.
Lewis will
attend
Indiana
Farm Bureau Insurance, the proud corporate partner of all IHSAA tournaments,
presented a $1,000 scholarship to
State Champions
Pole Vault – Corey Shank, 10,
Long Jump – Traquincey
Wilson, 11, Lawrence North, 23-6.5.
Discus – Josh Greenwald, 12, Decatur
Central, 188-3.
High Jump – Tyrone McKinney, 12, Fort Wayne North
Side, 6-11.
Shot Put – Ben Stephen, 12, Union County,
64-11.
3200 Relay – Franklin Central (Jordan Mitchell 12, Adam Green 12, Tommy Mullen 12, Tyler Ernstberger 12) 7:46.34.
110 Hurdles – Bryce Brown, 12, Evansville
Harrison, 13.69.
100 Meters – Shane Crawford, 12, Winamac,
10.51.
1600 Meters – De’Sean
Turner, 12, Warren Central, 4:08.34.
400 Relay – Ben Davis (Cornel Stewart 12, Matthew Terrell 10, Lavarus Williams 11, Rapheal Williams 11), 42.09.
400 Meters – Robert Gardner, 11, Gary Wallace,
47.18.
300 Hurdles – Bryce Brown, 12, Evansville
Harrison, 36.26.
State Meet Record
800 Meters – Dan Stockberger,
12, McCutcheon, 1:52.67.
200 Meters – Matthew Terrell, 10, Ben Davis,
21.59.
3200 Meters – Mike Fout,
11, LaPorte, 9:03.49.