The Hamilton Southeastern girls track and field team is ranked No. 1 in the state, and on Saturday, the Royals lived up to that ranking.
Southeastern won the Large School division of the Hoosier State Relays, which took place at Indiana University. The Royals ran away with the meet by scoring 72 points, well ahead of runner-up Warren Central’s 44 points.
Southeastern won two events. Camille Christopher zoomed to a new school record of 7.56 seconds while winning the 60 dash. Christopher later joined Tierra Sydnor, Mia Mackenzie and Olivia Burgess to place first in the 4×200 relay, in a time of 1:43.29.
The Royals picked up 14 points in the pole vault, with Kennedy Drish and Jessica Bray taking second and third respectively. Burgess and Sydnor also ran on HSE’s third-place 4×400 relay, joining Madisyn Etherege and Mya Hammons.
Carmel took third as a team with 43 points. Kara Deady soared to a win in the pole vault, with a leap of 12 feet, 6 inches. The Greyhounds also got a second-place finish out of their distance medley team of Maddie Dalton, Sydney Haines, Izza Khurram and Phoebe Bates, while Dalton, Haines and Bates joined Anna Morozov to take third in the 4×800.
Noblesville placed ninth with 28 points. The Millers’ relay team of Aubrie Deal, Abi Little, Maria Anderson and Bella Sharples-Gordon took second in the 4×800, then later finished third in the distance medley.
Westfield scored eight points to tie for 18th place as a team. Gabby Dilick placed third in the 3200 run.
In the large school boys meet, Westfield finished second as a team. The Shamrocks scored 49 points, behind only Avon’s 66 points.
The ‘Rocks were led by Peyton Haack, who won two events. Haack took the 60 dash in a time of 8.00 seconds, which ties a meet record. He then joined Dainon Wray, Alex Kukura and Charlie Miller to win the 4×200 relay in 1:30.01. Haack placed second in the pole vault as well.
Carmel won two events on its way to a third-place finish of 47 points. The Greyhounds team of Jimmy Snyder, Spencer Gudgel, Trey Harris and Eli Konow won the 4×800 relay in 7:56.45. Gudgel, Harris and Konow then joined Alex Brown-Baez to take the 4×400 relay, clocking in at 3:23.37.
Hamilton Southeastern tied for 10th place with 20 points. The Royals had two runner-up finishes: Madison Norris was second in the 60 hurdles and Chase Maxey took the silver in the long jump.
Noblesville scored 8.5 points to finish in 21st place. The Millers’ distance medley team of Zach Freeman, Bryce Gatewood, Andrew Anderson and Blake Hipkiss placed sixth in that event, while Andrew Herman tied for sixth in the long jump.
Hamilton Heights and Guerin Catholic participated in the Small School meet. The Huskies’ best finish was in the girls 4×800 relay, with the team of Maria Mitchell, Abigail Roth, Morgan Guthrie and Abby Christiansen placing fourth. Quinn Gallagher took fourth in the boys 3200 run for the Golden Eagles’ best finish.
LARGE SCHOOL RESULTS
GIRLS MEET
Team scores (top five and all county): 1. Hamilton Southeastern 72, 2. Warren Central 44, 3. Carmel 43, 4. Brownsburg 40, 5. North Central 38, 9. Noblesville 28, T18. Westfield 8.
60 hurdles – Finals: 4. Mia Mackenzie (HSE) 9.11. Preliminaries: 16. Ava Henson (W) 9.72.
60 dash – Finals: 1. Camille Christopher (HSE) 7.56.
3200 run: 3. Gabby Dilick (W) 10:52.73, 5. Lulu Black (HSE) 11:04.28, 15. Lily McAndrews (C) 11:34.78, 16. Sophie Reichard (N) 11:37.93.
4×800 relay: 2. Noblesville (Aubrie Deal, Abi Little, Maria Anderson, Bella Sharples-Gordon) 9:26.66, 3. Carmel (Maddie Dalton, Sydney Haines, Anna Morozov, Phoebe Bates) 9:32.82, 7. Southeastern (Ellie Pedersen, Jenna McLean, Madealine Mirro, Brooke Ratliff) 9:51.54, 18. Westfield (Ashley Baldwin, Sophia Brown, Julia Clark, Sarah Coates) 10:10.74.
4×200 relay: 1. Southeastern (Tierra Sydnor, Mia Mackenzie, Olivia Burgess, Camille Christopher) 1:43.29, 14. Carmel (Michael Anderson, Riley Pennington, Carly Markley, Reagan Hune) 1:48.31
4×400 relay: 3. Southeastern (Olivia Burgess, Madisyn Etherege, Mya Hammons, Tierra Sydnor) 4:01.42, 10. Carmel (Beverley Thompson, Emily Hand, Mahalet Zeruesenay, Alexis Waples) 4:08.98, 18. Noblesville (Grace Brisco, Delaney Boles, Kailyn Ely, Parker Davis) 4:21.33.
Distance medley: 2. Carmel (Maddie Dalton, Sydney Haines, Izza Khurram, Phoebe Bates) 12:14.73, 3. Noblesville (Aubrie Deal, Maria Anderson, Bella Sharples-Gordon, Abi Little) 12:22.83, 8. Westfield (Carly Bogdajewicz, Alison Bullock, Julia Clark, Sarah Coates) 12:49.41, 13. Southeastern (Ellie Pedersen, Emonie Miles, Annice McFarland, Lillian Cummins) 13:00.58.
Pole vault: 1. Kara Deady (C) 12-6, 2. Kennedy Drish (HSE) 12-0, 3. Jessica Bray (HSE) 11-6, T9. Erika Knieper (N) 10-0.
High jump: 4. Amiyah James (C) 5-4.
Long jump: 6. Tierra Sydnor (HSE) 17-1.75, 11. Mia Mackenzie (HSE) 16-10, 19. Sydney Spears (W) 16-6.5, 20. Maria Anderson (N) 16-5.25.
BOYS MEET
Team scores (top five and all county): 1. Avon 66, 2. Westfield 49, 3. Carmel 47, 4. North Central 35, 5. Merrillville 34, T10. Hamilton Southeastern 20, 21. Noblesville 8.5.
60 hurdles – Finals: 1. Peyton Haack (W) 8.00, ties meet record, 2. Madison Norris (HSE) 8.09, 4. Dainon Wray (W) 8.12, 8. Jakob Pearson (C) 8.40. Preliminaries: 15. Cooper Boehm (W) 8.50.
60 dash – Prelininaries: Noah Malone 9. (HSE) 6.95.
3200 run: 5. Ben Miller (C) 9:21.35, 11. Gabe Fendel (HSE) 9:28.82, 12. Keelan Grant (C) 9:28.88, 13. Colin Murphy (C) 9:35.89, 16. Pat Campbell (C) 9:41.26, 19. Cam Harless (C) 9:56.59, 20. Thomas Gastineau (C) 9:57.38, 22. Calvin Bates (C) 10:03.69.
4×800 relay: 1. Carmel (Jimmy Snyder, Spencer Gudgel, Trey Harris, Eli Konow) 7:56.45, 6. Westfield (Charlie Miller, Jacob Mears, Max Gutwein, Nick Leahy) 8:07.46, 13. Noblesville (Jack Commeville, Justin Amburgy, Nick Dombroski, Conner Sullivan) 8:22.54, 14. Southeastern (Grant Wilson, Eric Carothers, Brandon Barrientos, Ryan Pfanstiel) 8:23.47.
4×200 relay: 1. Westfield (Peyton Haack, Dainon Wray, Alex Kukura, Charlie Miller) 1:30.01, 7. Southeastern (Chase Maxey, Jack Boys, Isaiah Phillips, Madison Norris) 1:32.05.
4×400 relay: 1. Carmel (Alex Brown-Baez, Trey Harris, Eli Konow, Spencer Gudgel) 3:23.37.
Distance medley: 6. Noblesville (Zach Freeman, Bryce Gatewood, Andrew Anderson, Blake Hipkiss) 10:37.73, 11. Westfield (Noah Douthit, Charlie Miller, Max Gutwein, Nick Leahy) 10:50.02, 16. Carmel (Hudson Alden, Ian Salmon, Owen Schafer, Austin Throckmorton) 11:07.78.
Pole vault: 2. Peyton Haack (W) 15-0.
High jump: T6. Andrew Herman (N) 6-2
Long jump: 2. Chase Maxey (HSE) 22-4.5.
Shot put: 7. Vance Roudebush (C) 52-10, 16. Colin Caldwell (W) 46-7.
SMALL SCHOOL RESULTS
GIRLS MEET
Team scores (top five and all county): 1. Brebeuf Jesuit 104, 2. West Lafayette 89, 3. Concordia Lutheran 40, 4. Bishop Chatard 38, 5. Thea Bowman Academy 32, 12. Hamilton Heights 12, T14. Guerin Catholic 10.
60 dash – Preliminaries: 18. Markaela Pugh (HH) 8.43.
60 hurdles – Preliminaries: 16. Bailey Haworth (HH) 10.35
4×200 relay: 8. Guerin Catholic (Anna Jacoby, Grace Gjerde, Claire Sherfick, Emily Zlatniski) 1:52.17.
4×400 relay: 7. Guerin Catholic (Claire Sherfick, Grace Gjerde, Emily Zlatniski, Ellie Schroeder) 4:15.07, 8. Heights (Markaela Pugh, Tiffany Williams, Abigail Roth, Abby Christiansen) 4:18.29.
4×800 relay: 4. Heights (Maria Mitchell, Abigail Roth, Morgan Guthrie, Abby Christiansen) 10:08.45, 9. Guerin Catholic (Raegan Bohbrink, Amanda Schafer, Delaney Klee, Sophia Woods) 10:45.43.
Distance medley: 11. Heights (Maria Mitchell, Abigail Roth, Morgan Guthrie, Abby Christiansen) 13:21.96, 16. Guerin Catholic (Raegan Bohbrink, Anna Jacoby, Delaney Klee, Ellie Schroeder) 13:48.32.
Pole vault: 6. Reagan Nay (GC) 9-6.
Long jump: 8. Anna Hallett GC) 16-2.
Shot put: 22. Lauryn Wiley (HH) 31-2.
BOYS MEET
Team scores (top five and all county): 1. Concordia Lutheran 76, 2. Westview 55, 3. Cascade 44, 4. Andrean 38, 5. Brebeuf Jesuit 28, T24. Guerin Catholic 7, T40. Hamilton Heights 2.
3200 run: 4. Quinn Gallagher (GC) 9:22.73.
4×200 relay: 8. Guerin Catholic (Jordan Chang, Dylan Crossen, Max Horrigan, Cameron Murray) 1:35.75.
4×800 relay: 19. Heights (Isaiah Campbell, Mitchell Walbolt, Drew Tomaszewski, Luke Vanderwall) 9:05.75.
Distance medley: 11. Guerin Catholic (Joe Barrett, Jordan Chang, Andrew Hall, Quinn Gallagher) 11:11.56.
Pole vault: 7. Brandon McQuinn (HH) 12-6, 9. Isaiah Kunzer (HH) 12-6. NOTE: McQuinn got the higher place on misses.
The Hamilton Southeastern girls track and field team won the Hoosier State Relays’ Large School meet Saturday at Indiana University. The No. 1-ranked Royals scored 72 team points and won two events. (Photo provided)