Phone:
317-846-6601 Fax: 317-575-4244 Website: www.ihsaa.org
Blake Ress,
Commissioner
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June 2, 2007
Warren
Central captures its second straight state championship in the 34th Annual
IHSAA State Finals at the Robert C. Haugh track in
Warren
Central junior Candyce McGrone
collected three first place finishes. She won the 100 meters in 11.97, the 200 meters
in 24.04 and was a member of Warren Centrals 400 relay team that won the state
title with a time of 46.72. McGrone has a total of
six individual and relay state titles in her high school career.
Alex Banfich of Culver Academies
breezes to wins in the 1600 and 3200 meter run. She won the 3200 meter run last
year, and added the 1600 meter title, bringing her total to three state crowns.
In the long
jump, sophomore Erynn Young of Muncie Central repeats
as champion taking the title with a jump of 18-11.
Defending
her 800 meter crown is sophomore Hannah Farley of Park Tudor who defended her
title with a time of 55:14. Senior Valerie Stone of Gary Roosevelt leaps the
competition in both the 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles with times of 14.38 and
43.68. Freshman Ellie Tidman of Batesville out jumped
defending champ Emily Breslin of Indianapolis
Cathedral in the high jump with a jump of 5-9.
In the final
race of the night, Gary West Side took the crown in the 1600 relay with a time
of 3:55.68 and in the process beat Candyce McGrone and the defending champs Warren Central. This race
did not finish until 11:45 pm due to the weather delays.
Marta Scheiwe
of
Members of
the IHSAA Executive Committee selected Marta Scheiwe
of
Marta
competed in the 200, 400 and 1600 meter relay for the wildcats. She also
qualified for the state finals in cross country. Marta is the daughter of Kent
and Susan Scheiwe of
Scheiwe
is the salutatorian in her class of 632. She is president of the National Honor
Society as a senior. During her illustrious academic career Scheiwe
has been an AP Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa, among others. She is active in choir
and is an accomplished pianist.
Besides
track, she has also lettered in cross country for the Wildcats. Scheiwe will attend Hillsdale college
in
Indiana
Farm Bureau Insurance, the proud corporate partner of the IHSAA, presented a
$1,000 scholarship to
State Champions
Pole Vault Katie Veith,
11,
Long Jump Erynn
Young, 10,
Discus Rachel Deloney, 11,
High Jump Ellie Tidman,
9, Batesville, 5-9.
Shot Put Felisha
Johnson, 11,