2002-03 IHSAA Boys Track & Field State Tournament Series

 

State Finals Summary

 

Rainy Evening Doesn’t Dampen Lawrence North’s Party

As light rain fell throughout much of the evening, the Lawrence North Wildcats ignored the conditions and used their superior depth to capture their third consecutive state title, and fourth overall, in the 100th Annual Boys Track and Field State Finals on June 6, 2003 at the Michael Carroll Track and Soccer Stadium in Indianapolis, in front of a colorful umbrella-carrying crowd of 5,333.

Winning only two events, Lawrence North, the state’s number one team in the final coaches poll, continued to put points on the board with three second place finishes, along with a third, fourth and seventh to outdistance second place Fort Wayne Northrop, 69-44.

The Wildcats picked up their first eight points of the evening in the opening event, the 3200 Meter Relay, with a second place finish to Brebeuf Jesuit. Trent Morton, Matt Impink, Brian Kolas and Chris Smitson gave the victorious Braves a 7:47.29 time in the race, with Lawrence North a close second at 7:47.41.

Lawrence North put 10 points in the book in the 110 Meter Hurdles, with speedster Brandys Green improving upon his second place finish a year ago to finish out front in a time of 13.97.

Green was back again, setting the pace in the 300 Meter Hurdles, an event in which he finished third in 2002. This time, his 37.47 was good enough for first place, pushing the Wildcats into an insurmountable lead in the team standings.

North Central of Indianapolis took home its only first in the 100 Meter Dash, with Pierre Bush crossing the finish line in a time of 10.73.

In the 1600 Meter Run, Christian Wagner of Columbus North turned in the best time in the event since it was changed from yards to meters in 1980, as he raced home in 4:07.11. Rudy Chapa’s converted time of 4:04.20 in 1976 for Hammond still stands as the event record.

Wagner had a chance to catch his breath and then returned gunning for Chapa’s mark in the 3200 Meter Run. The Hammond blur had set the standard at 8:55.10 (converted time) in 1975. With the crowd cheering him on, Wagner crossed the finish line in 8:55.92, just missing etching his name in the record book, but giving the junior a goal to shoot for in 2004. Nef Araia of Lawrence North, the two-time defending cross country state champion and defending champion in the 3200, was a distant second at 9:14.85.

Ben Davis made it two in a row in the 400 Meter Relay, as Michael Richardson, Todd Barnard, Bruce Williams and Charles Thompson combined for a 41.57 finish. Richardson and Williams were members of last year’s state championship team in the event.

The Giants would be heard from again as Williams returned later to turn in a time of 22.11 to lead the field in the 200 Meter Dash and the school’s 1600 Meter Relay team closed out the show with a victory as a trio of their 400 Meter Relay members, Richardson, Thompson and Williams, were joined by Richard El to finish the evening with a 3:17.96 effort.

Josh Ferry of Bloomington South led the way in the 800 Meter Run in 1:53.98 for the Panthers’ top finish of the meet.

White River Valley etched its name in the win column when Doug Dayhoff, who had finished third a year ago, led the field across the finish line in the 400 Meter Dash in a time of 48.13.

In the field events, Cory Martin of Edgewood captured the top spot in the Discus with a toss of 174-0. Donald Washington, Franklin Central, was first in the Long Jump, turning in a distance of 23-2.25. The High Jump crown belonged to Dustin Keller from Lafayette Jefferson, with a leap of 6-9. Shot Put honors went to Jason Brown of South Bend Clay, showcasing a put of 62-11. The Pole Vault, which was delayed extensively by the weather conditions, finally concluded with Ryan Schipper of Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger outlasting the field, topping out at 15-9, one foot higher than last year when he finished third.

No state meet records were set during the event.

At meet’s end, Kyle Sweeney of Portage High School was announced as the winner of the Robert S. Hinshaw Mental Attitude Award for 2003 by the IHSAA’s Executive Committee. Farm Bureau Insurance, the IHSAA’s corporate partner, presented a $1,000 scholarship to Portage High School in the name of Sweeney.

The year’s tournament series drew 367 schools and 7,056 participants at the sectional level.

 

 

2002-03 IHSAA Boys Track & Field State Champion

Lawrence North High School

 

 

 

 

 

2002-03 Robert S. Hinshaw

Mental Attitude Award Recipient

Kyle Sweeney

Portage High School

IHSAA State Meet Records

Event

Record

Year

Holder

School

100 Meter Dash

:10.31

1980-81

Jerome Harrison

Jeffersonville

200 Meter Dash

:21.10

1981-82

Jeffrey Patrick

Gary Roosevelt

400 Meter Dash

:46.99

2001-02

David Neville

Merrillville

800 Meter/880 Yard Run

1:50.20

1976-77

Tom Martin

Evansville Memorial

1600 Meter/Mile Run

4:04.20

1975-76

Rudy Chapa

Hammond

3200 Meter/Two Mile Run

8:55.10

1974-75

Rudy Chapa

Hammond

110 Meter/120 Yard Hurdles

:13.40

1975-76

Jerry Hill

Indpls. Arsenal Technical

300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles

:37.43

1998-99

Daniel Martin

Concord

400 Meter Relay

:41.02

1981-82

Don Young, Jeff Patrick,

Glen Moore, Alan Price

Gary Roosevelt

1600 Meter Relay

3:13.66

1979-80

Kenneth Carter, Craig Peterson, Walter Monagan,

Sortero Burnett

Gary West Side

3200 Meter Relay

7:42.64

1998-99

Mark Pemberton, Jesse Davis, Jason Dorais, Ed Morgan

Bloomington South

High Jump

7-1.25

1976-77

Jeff Woodard

New Albany

 

7-1.25*

1979-80

Ron Jones

Mount Vernon

 

7-1.25*

1979-80

Adam Shumpert

Peru

Long Jump

24-7.75**

1994-95

Frank Young

Kokomo

Pole Vault

16-9

2000-01

Matt Campbell

White River Valley

 

16-9

2000-01

Paul Gensic

Carroll (Fort Wayne)

Shot Put

66-8.5

1996-97

Jeremy Allen

Pike

Discus

217-1

1992-93

John Schulte

Hanover Central

 * Tied Record

** Tied His 1993-94 Record

 

 

Indiana High School Boys Track & Field State Progression of Records

Note:  Beginning in 1980, all running events were conducted at metric distances.  Records established prior to that year in non-metric events have been converted to their metric equivalents and are listed in the above chart.  When these converted times are bettered in future state finals, the record holder for the English distance event will be maintained in the chart below under the Progression of Records category with the English event and record time. Events that are no longer contested at the state track and field meet also are listed below.

Event

Record

Year

Holder

School

100 Yard Dash

:9.50

1965-66

Clyde Peach

Brebeuf

220 Yard Dash (Straightaway)

:20.50

1966-67

Larry Highbaugh

Indianapolis Washington

220 Yard Dash (Curve)

:21.30

1970-71

Patrick Gullett

Gary Mann

 

:21.30*

1975-76

Cornell Garrett

Evansville North

440 Yard Dash (Two Curves)

:47.4

1977-78

Leon Tubbs

Fort Wayne South Side

440 yard Dash (One Curve)

:47.30

1963-64

Kenny Head

New Albany

180 Yard Low Hurdles

:18.60

1962-63

Jerry Saffell

LaPorte

330 Yard Low Hurdles

:37.00

1977-78

Robert Johnson

Indianapolis Northwest

300 Meter Low Hurdles

:35.87

1984-85

Robert Kennedy

Southport

880 Yard Relay

1:26.6

1975-76

Al Darring, Brent Ervin, Mark Highbaugh, Oliver Pipkin

North Central (Indianapolis)

 

1:26.6*

1976-77

Charles Jones, Carl Weatherspoon, Jerry Jones, Robert Baker

Gary Roosevelt

Mile Relay

3:14.8

1975-76

Clifton Hill, William McCallister, Kenneth Sumbry, Frederick Brown

Gary West Side

* Tied Record

Sectionals

May 22, 2003

1.   Bedford North Lawrence (11): Bedford North Lawrence, Brown County, Brownstown Central, Crothersville, Jennings County, Loogoo­tee, Medora, Mitchell, Orleans, Seymour, Shoals.

2.   Benton Central (12): Attica, Benton Central, Covington, Fountain Central, Frontier, North Newton, North Vermillion, North White, Seeger, South Newton, Tri-County, Twin Lakes.

3.   Bloomington North (12): Bloomfield, Bloomington North, Bloomington South, Cloverdale, Eastern (Bloomfield), Edgewood, Eminence, Martinsville, Monrovia, Mooresville, Owen Valley, White River Valley.

4.   Carmel (12): Avon, Brownsburg, Carmel, Hamilton Heights, Hamilton Southeastern, Lebanon, Noblesville, Sheridan, Tipton, Tri-Central, Westfield, Zionsville.

5.   Columbus North (13): Center Grove, Columbus East, Columbus North, Edinburgh, Franklin, Greensburg, Green­wood, Hauser, Indian Creek, South Decatur, Southwestern (Shelbyville), Waldron, Whiteland.

6.   Connersville (12): Blue River Valley, Cambridge City, Cen­terville, Connersville, Hagerstown, Knightstown, Morton Memorial, New Castle, Northeastern, Richmond, Tri, Union County.

7.   Corydon Central (12): Borden, Corydon Central, Crawford County, Eastern (Pekin), Floyd Central, Graceland Christian, Lanesville, New Albany, North Harrison, Salem, South Central (Elizabeth), West Washington.

8.   Decatur Central (12): Ben Davis, Covenant Christian, Decatur Central, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical, Indianapolis Manual, Indianapolis Northwest, Indianapolis Ritter, Indianapolis Scecina, Indianapolis Washington, Perry Meridian, Southport, Speedway.

9.   East Central (13): Batesville, East Central, Franklin County, Jac-Cen-Del, Lawrenceburg, Milan, North Decatur, Oldenburg Academy, Rising Sun, Rushville, South Dearborn, South Ripley, Switzerland County.

10.  East Noble (12): Angola, Central Noble, DeKalb, East Noble, Eastside, Fremont, Garrett, Hamilton, Lakeland, Prairie Heights, West Noble, Westview.

11.  Evansville Central (10): Castle, Evansville Bosse, Evansville Central, Evansville Harrison, Evansville Mater Dei, Evansville Memorial, Evansville North, Evansville Reitz, Mount Vernon, North Posey.

12.  Fort Wayne North Side (10): Carroll (Fort Wayne), Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, Fort Wayne Northrop, Fort Wayne North Side, Fort Wayne Snider, Homestead, Leo, New Haven, Woodlan.

13.  Fort Wayne Wayne (13): Adams Central, Bellmont, Bluffton, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, Fort Wayne Canterbury, Fort Wayne Elmhurst, Fort Wayne South Side, Fort Wayne Wayne, Harding, Heritage, Norwell, South Adams, Southern Wells.

14.  Franklin Central (12): Beech Grove, Eastern Hancock, Franklin Central, Greenfield-Central, Indianapolis Howe, Indianapolis Lutheran, Morristown, New Palestine, Roncalli, Shelbyville, Triton Central, Warren Central.

15.  Goshen (11): Concord, Elkhart Central, Elkhart Memorial, Fairfield, Goshen, Howe Military, Jimtown, Northridge, NorthWood, Warsaw, Wawasee.

16.  Highland (11): Calumet, East Chicago Central, Griffith, Hammond, Hammond Bishop Noll, Hammond Clark, Hammond Gavit, Hammond Morton, Highland, Lake Central, Munster.

17.  Jasper (12): Boonville, Cannelton, Forest Park, Heritage Hills, Jasper, Northeast Dubois, Paoli, Perry Central, Southridge, South Spencer, Springs Valley, Tell City.

18.  Jeffersonville (12): Austin, Charlestown, Clarksville, Henryville, Jeffersonville, Madison, New Washington, Providence, Scottsburg, Shawe Memorial, Silver Creek, Southw­estern (Hanover).

19.  Kokomo (12): Cass, Eastern (Greentown), Kokomo, Logans­port, Maconaquah, Madison-Grant, North Miami, Northwest­ern, Peru, Pioneer, Taylor, Western.

20.  Lafayette Jefferson (12): Carroll (Flora), Clinton Central, Clinton Prairie, Delphi, Frankfort, Harrison (West Lafayette), Lafayette Central Catholic, Lafayette Jefferson, McCutcheon, North Montgomery, Rossville, West Lafayette.

21.  Lowell (12): Andrean, Crown Point, Gary Mann, Gary Roosevelt, Gary Wallace, Gary West Side, Gary Wirt, Hanover Central, Hobart, Lowell, Merrillville, River Forest.

22.  Mt. Vernon (Fortville) (12): Alexandria, And­erson, Anderson Highland, Daleville, Elwood, Frankton, Lapel, Mt. Vernon (Fortville), Pendleton Heights, Shenan­doah, Wes-Del, Yorktown.

23.  Muncie Central (12): Cowan, Delta, Jay County, Monroe Central, Muncie Burris, Muncie Central, Muncie Southside, Randolph Southern, Union (Modoc), Union City, Wapahani, Winchester.

24.  North Central (Indianapolis) (12): Brebeuf Jesuit, Heritage Christian, Indiana School for Deaf, Indianapolis Arlington, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, Indianapolis Broad Ripple, Indianapolis Cathedral, Lawrence Central, Lawrence North, North Central (Indianapolis), Park Tudor, Pike.

25.  Oak Hill (12): Blackford, Churubusco, Columbia City, Eastbrook, Huntington North, Marion, Marion Lakeview Christian, Mississinewa, Oak Hill, Southwood, Wabash, White’s.

26.  Penn (12): Bremen, Glenn, LaVille, Mishawaka, Mishawaka Marian, Penn, South Bend Adams, South Bend Clay, South Bend LaSalle, South Bend Riley, South Bend St. Joseph’s, South Bend Washington.

27.  Plainfield (11): Cascade, Crawfordsville, Danville, Greencastle, North Putnam, Plainfield, Rockville, South­mont, South Putnam, Tri-West Hendricks, Western Boone.

28.  Plymouth (11): Caston, Culver Academy, Culver Community, Manchester, Northfield, Oregon-Davis, Plymouth, Rochester, Tippecanoe Valley, Triton, Whitko.

29.  Portage (11): Chesterton, Lake Station Edison, LaPorte, Michigan City, Michigan City Marquette, New Prairie, Portage, South Central (Union Mills), Washington Township, Westville, Wheeler.

30.  Princeton (11): Gibson Southern, North Daviess, North Knox, Oakland City Wood, Pike Central, Princeton, South Knox, Tecumseh, Vincennes Lincoln, Vincennes Rivet, Washington.

31.  Rensselaer Central (12): Boone Grove, Hebron, Kankakee Valley, Knox, Kouts, LaCrosse, Morgan Township, North Judson, Rensselaer Central, Valparaiso, West Central, Winamac.

32.  Terre Haute North (12): Clay City, Linton-Stockton, North Central (Farmersburg), Northview, Riverton Parke, Sha­kamak, South Vermillion, Sullivan, Terre Haute North, Terre Haute South, Union (Dugger), West Vigo.

 

Regionals

May 29, 2003

1.   Bloomington North: Bedford North Lawrence, Bloomington North, Corydon Central, Jeffersonville.

2.   Connersville: Columbus North, Conners­ville, East Central, Franklin Central.

3.   Evansville Central: Evansville Central, Jasper, Prince­ton, Terre Haute North.

4.   Fort Wayne Wayne: East Noble, Fort Wayne North Side, Fort Wayne Wayne, Goshen.

5.   Kokomo: Kokomo, Oak Hill, Penn, Plymouth.

6.   Lafayette Jefferson: Benton Central, Carmel, Lafayette Jefferson, Plainfield.

7.   North Central (Indpls.): Decatur Central, Muncie Central, Mt. Vernon (Fortville), North Central (Indianapolis).

8.   Valparaiso: Highland, Lowell, Portage, Rensselaer Central.

 

State Finals

Michael Carroll Track & Field Stadium, Indianapolis.

June 6, 2003

Team Standings | Results

 

 

2002-03 Boys Track & Field Financial Report

 

Sectionals

 

 

 

 

 

 

Center School

Attend.

Receipts

Expend.

Schools

Centers

Prof./Def.

Bedford North Lawrence

283

$1,132.00

$952.10

$0.00

$150.00

$29.90

Benton Central

222

888.00

1,514.00

.00

150.00

776.00-

Bloomington North

391

1,564.00

1,328.23

.00

150.00

85.77

Carmel

551

2,204.00

1,127.10

.00

150.00

926.90

Columbus North

470

1,880.00

1,275.90

.00

150.00

454.10

Connersville

323

1,292.00

1,293.58

.00

150.00

151.58-

Corydon Central

374

1,496.00

841.00

.00

150.00

505.00

Decatur Central

254

1,016.00

1,580.20

.00

150.00

714.20-

East Central

322

1,288.00

1,365.88

.00

150.00

227.88-

East Noble

477

1,908.00

1,059.60

.00

150.00

698.40

Evansville Central

732

2,928.00

1,546.35

.00

150.00

1,231.65

Fort Wayne North Side

614

2,456.00

1,799.00

.00

150.00

507.00

Fort Wayne Wayne

405

1,620.00

1,748.28

.00

150.00

278.28-

Franklin Central

417

1,668.00

2,001.54

.00

150.00

483.54-

Goshen

627

2,508.00

1,854.27

.00

150.00

503.73

Highland

263

1,052.00

1,127.00

.00

150.00

225.00-

Jasper

329

1,316.00

1,270.48

.00

150.00

45.52

Jeffersonville

250

1,000.00

1,139.20

.00

150.00

289.20-

Kokomo

560

2,240.00

3,068.83

.00

150.00

978.83-

Lafayette Jefferson

621

2,484.00

2,057.00

.00

150.00

277.00

Lowell

346

1,384.00

942.02

.00

150.00

291.98

Mt. Vernon (Fortville)

341

1,364.00

932.75

.00

150.00

281.25

Muncie Central

435

1,740.00

1,666.59

.00

150.00

76.59-

North Central (Indpls.)

526

2,104.00

1,410.80

.00

150.00

543.20

Oak Hill

370

1,480.00

1,327.40

.00

150.00

2.60

Penn

201

804.00

1,081.60

.00

150.00

427.60-

Plainfield

326

1,304.00

1,234.00

.00

150.00

80.00-

Plymouth

342

1,368.00

1,603.70

.00

150.00

385.70-

Portage

287

1,148.00

707.60

.00

150.00

290.40

Princeton

350

1,400.00

1,076.00

.00

150.00

174.00

Rensselaer Central

209

837.00

1,543.80

.00

150.00

856.80-

Terre Haute North

364

1,456.00

683.00

.00

150.00

623.00

Paid By IHSAA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ribbons

 

.00

1,452.00

.00

.00

1,452.00-

Trophies

 

.00

1,249.84

.00

.00

1,249.84-

Totals

12,582

50,329.00

46,860.64

.00

4,650.00

1,181.64-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regionals

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bloomington North

810

4,050.00

1,527.43

.00

250.00

2,272.57

Connersville

763

3,815.00

1,601.50

.00

250.00

1,963.50

Evansville Central

1,319

6,595.00

1,707.82

.00

250.00

4,637.18

Fort Wayne Wayne

1,414

7,070.00

1,857.80

.00

250.00

4,962.20

Kokomo

950

4,750.00

2,695.02

.00

250.00

1,804.98

Lafayette Jefferson

924

4,620.00

2,173.00

.00

250.00

2,197.00

North Central (Indpls.)

772

3,862.00

1,843.00

.00

250.00

1,769.00

Valparaiso

1,074

5,370.00

1,841.50

.00

250.00

3,278.50

Paid By IHSAA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ribbons

 

.00

338.00

.00

.00

338.00-

Plates

 

.00

99.20

.00

.00

99.20-

Totals

8,026

40,132.00

15,684.27

.00

2,000.00

22,447.73

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ticket Sales

5,353

37,471.00

.00

.00

.00

37,471.00

Program Sales

 

1,862.00

.00

.00

.00

1,862.00

Paid By IHSAA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

IUPUI Rental

 

.00

2,960.63

.00

.00

2,960.63-

IUPUI Help

 

.00

860.00

.00

.00

860.00-

IUPUI Miscellaneous

 

.00

1,750.75

.00

.00

1,750.75-

Programs

 

.00

2,710.00

.00

.00

2,710.00-

Officials

 

.00

599.40

.00

.00

599.40-

Participating Schools

 

.00

.00

20,780.92

.00

20,780.92-

IHSAA Help

 

.00

2,465.00

.00

.00

2,465.00-

Medals

 

.00

1,161.44

.00

.00

1,161.44-

Trophies

 

.00

520.40

.00

.00

520.40-

Tents

 

.00

105.30

.00

.00

105.30-

Security

 

.00

790.00

.00

.00

790.00-

Numbers

 

.00

227.50

.00

.00

227.50-

Shirts

 

.00

92.50

.00

.00

92.50-

Hats

 

.00

270.00

.00

.00

270.00-

Miscellaneous

 

.00

697.92

.00

.00

697.92

Phone

 

.00

315.00

.00

.00

315.00-

Totals

5,353

39,333.00

15,525.84

20,780.92

0.00

3,026.24

 

Summary

Sectionals........................     $1,181.64-

Regionals.........................     22,447.73

State...............................      3,026.24

Series ............................   $24,292.33