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Blake Ress,
Commissioner
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June 4,
2005
NORTHROP
WINS SIXTH CONSECUTIVE STATE TITLE
Fort Wayne
Northrop had only one individual state champion this year but the Bruins still
managed to take home the state championship trophy at the 32nd Annual
IHSAA Girls Track and Field State Meet at the Robert C. Haugh Track Complex in
Northrop, which added to its record string with its sixth state
championship, accumulated 65 points and easily outdistanced runner-up Lawrence
Central which ended with 37. Ben Davis finished third with 33, North Central of
Indianapolis was fourth with 24 and Chesterton with 20 rounded out the top
five. Tom Knudson has been the coach for each of Northrop’s titles.
The pole
vault was added as a scored event for the first time this year and Northrop
certainly capitalized on it. Senior Brianna Neumann won while the Bruins received
strong support from Lakeesha Burnett who placed second in the 100 and 200
meters, Faith Sherrill, who ended up third in the shot put and Tamara Adams and
Jasmine Russell, who finished four-five in the 100 hurdles. Northrop’s 400
relay team also took home second place.
Neumann won
the pole vault but shared the meet record in the event with sophomore Katie
Veith of
Two other
records were set including the 3200 relay for the third year in a row. Northridge
won for the first time with the team of Megan Miller, Aimee Gingerich, Lynn
Pezzanite and Megan Jackson finishing in a record time of 9:08.33. The team
from Chesterton, which was gunning for its third consecutive state title in the
event, finished second in 9:12.76.
Muncie
Central’s Vanneisha Ivy accounted for the third meet standard in the 100 Hurdles
as the junior was clocked in 13.95.
Six
returning state champions from a year ago were competing in the meet but only Kayla
Tucker, a senior from Evansville Reitz, repeated in her event clearing 5-8 in
the high jump. Emily Breslin of Indianapolis Cathedral also cleared 5-8 but
took second place based on more attempts.
Senior
Jeanne Roberts of Lawrence Central swept both sprint events winning the 100 in
11.84 and the 200 in 24.48.
Fort Wayne
Northrop senior Shauntel Elcock’s bid to win her fourth consecutive state
championship in the 400 meters fell short as she finished fifth in the event in
57.79. Lingering hamstring and tendon injuries in both legs hampered the
Northrop star who has won five individual and two relay titles in her first
three years, but her struggles were to the benefit of a South Bend Adams
senior. Caitlin Lauer finished in 56.26 for her first state crown.
A total of 4,767
fans were in attendance for the meet which resulted in two-day total of 10,718.
Brebeuf Jesuit’s
Geneva Trotter Named Winner Of Mental Attitude Award
Members of
the IHSAA Executive Committee selected Geneva Trotter of Brebeuf Jesuit Prep
School as this year’s winner of the Mental Attitude Award in Girls Track and
Field.
Trotter
qualified for the state meet in three different events (long jump, 100 hurdles
and 300 hurdles) and won the long jump with a leap of 18-7.25. At Brebeuf, she
is a five-sport varsity athlete earning letters in soccer, cross country,
basketball, track and the club sport of lacrosse. She was an Academic
All-American in lacrosse and earned Academic All-State honors in basketball and
track.
With an
emphasis on Honors and Advanced Placement courses at her school, Trotter has
earned a 3.95 GPA to date and scored a 1,450 on the SAT. She’ll take her
potential to
She has
volunteered her time with St. Vincent DePaul, the
The mental
attitude award is presented annually to a senior, nominated by her principal
and coach, who best demonstrates mental attitude,
scholarship, leadership and athletic ability in track and field.
She is the
daughter of Lester and Linda Trotter.
Farm Bureau
Insurance, the IHSAA’s proud corporate partner for all state championship
events, presented a $1,000 scholarship to
State Champions
Pole Vault – Brianna Neumann, 12,
Long Jump –
Discus – Rachel Deloney, 9,
High Jump – Kayla Tucker, 12,
Shot Put – Kimmeyeyonia Reed, 12, Warren
Central, 45-7.
3200 Relay – Northridge (Megan Miller 10, Aimee Gingerich 10, Lynn Pezzanite 11, Megan Jackson 11) 9:08.33, State Meet Record.
100 Hurdles – Vanneisha Ivy, 11,
100 Meters – Jeanne Roberts, 12,
1600 Meters – Wendi Robinson, 12,