There was very little separation between the teams and the athletes who participated in the boys track and field regional at Lafayette Jefferson on Thursday.
Avon won the team title by scoring 90 points, holding off runner-up Carmel (84) and third-place Hamilton Southeastern (72.5). Both county schools advanced several athletes on to next Saturday’s (June 2) state meet at Indiana University. Fishers placed sixth with 53 points and had several state qualifiers, as did Westfield and Noblesville.
The top three finishers in each event qualify for state, along with any athlete or relay that betters the state standard in their event. That would come into play quite a few times at this regional.
The Greyhounds won three events, beginning the meet with a victory in the 4×800 relay. The team of Trey Harris, Eli Konow, Colin Murphy, Jimmy Snyder clocked in at 7:51.10. Spencer Gudgel cruised to victory in the 400 dash, then Harris picked up another blue ribbon by winning the open 800 run.
Ben Miller and Keelan Grant went 2-3 in the 3200 run, while Jakob Pearson took third in the 110 hurdles and Isiah Baxter finished third in the 200 dash. Carmel’s 4×400 relay team of Alex Brown-Baez, Eli Konow, Gudgel and Harris finished second. Shot putter Vance Roudebush and pole vaulter Alex Audia both finished sixth in their respective events, but beat the state standard and qualified for state.
The Royals picked up two event wins. Madison Norris was victorious in the 110 hurdles, while Gabe Fendel took the 1600 run. Noah Malone finished second in the 100 and 200 dashes. Nathan Smith was the runner-up in the 300 hurdles. Norris and Malone joined Jack Boyd and Chase Maxey to take third in the 4×100 relay.
The Tigers won the 4×400 relay in record time. The Fishers team of Nicholas Carrithers, Henry Lewis II, DiSean Graham and Benjamin Norton set a new mark of 3:17.13. Lewis and Norton also qualified for state in two more events, first in the 100 dash, with Lewis taking third and Norton placing fourth, but beating the state standard.
Lewis and Norton also were part of the Tigers’ second-place 4×100 team, with Jason Lassic and Trenton Mabry. Fishers also took second in the 4×800 relay; that team consisted of Dylan Arive, Samuel Kuhn, Ethan Meyer, Drew Smith. Meyer was second in the 1600 run as well.
Westfield qualified for state in two events. Peyton Haack placed second in the pole vault, while the 4×800 team of Nicholas Leahy, David Mannella, Jacob Beene and Charlie Miller finished fifth in that event, but beat the state standard.
Noblesville’s Drew Herman won the high jump, clearing 6 feet, 5 inches. He will be joined at state by the Millers’ 4×800 relay; the team of Zachary Freeman, Andrew Anderson, Jack Commeville and Bryce Gatewood placed fourth, but also beat the state standard.
Team scores: Avon 90, Carmel 84, Hamilton Southeastern 72.5, Zionsville 65, Brownsburg 54, Fishers 53, West Lafayette 34, Cascade 22, Westfield 22, McCutcheon 21, Harrison 17.5, Noblesville 15, Lebanon 13.5, Frankfort 10, Plainfield 10, Western Boone 8, Danville 6.5, North Montgomery 6, Benton Central 5, Tri-County 4, Lafayette Jefferson 4, Fountain Central 4, Mooresville 2, Faith Christian 1.
4×800 relay: 1. Carmel (Trey Harris, Eli Konow, Colin Murphy, Jimmy Snyder) 7:51.10, 2. Fishers (Dylan Arive, Samuel Kuhn, Ethan Meyer, Drew Smith) 7:52.05, 4. Noblesville (Zachary Freeman, Andrew Anderson, Jack Commeville, Bryce Gatewood) 7:52.93, 5. Westfield (Nicholas Leahy, David Mannella, Jacob Beene, Charlie Miller) 7:53.54, 11. Guerin Catholic (Andrew Hall, Matthew Fletcher, Joe Barrett, JP Spoonmore) 8:26.26, 13. Southeastern (Alexis Gien, Brandon Barrientos, Declan Golden, Jack Struss) 8:41.83.
100 dash: 2. Noah Malone (HSE) 10.70, 3. Henry Lewis II (F) 10.80, 4. Benjamin Norton (F) 10.91, 9. Donnovan Duffy (C) 11.35. Preliminaries – 11. Adam Saleh (C) 11.50.
110 hurdles: 1. Madison Norris (HSE) 14.51, 3. Jakob Pearson (C) 14.86, 7. Nathan Smith (HSE) 15.06, 9. Brandon Teater (C) 15.60. Preliminaries – 10. Cooper Boehm (W) 15.51.
200 dash: 2. Malone (HSE) 22.00, 3. Isiah Baxter (C) 22.02, 9. Gage Pratt (HSE) 23.11. Preliminaries – 10. Alex Kukura (W) 22.82.
1600 run: 1. Gabe Fendel (HSE) 4:20.89, 2. E. Meyer (F) 4:23.83, 5. Murphy (C) 4:28.00, 6. Eric Carothers (HSE) 4:29.44, 7. Will Clark (F) 4:29.80, 11. Noah Douthit (W) 4:37.42.
4×100 relay: 2. Fishers (Jason Lassic, Lewis, Trenton Mabry, Norton) 42.06, 3. Southeastern (Jack Boyd, Norris, Malone, Chase Maxey) 42.15, 5. Carmel (Baxter, Sam Rogers, Saleh, Duffy) 43.09, 7. Westfield (Boehm, Owen McGraw, Mason Piening, Kukura) 43.65, 11. Hamilton Heights (Bradley Albright, Tony Harden, Tad Defoe, Nate Josza) 44.66.
400 dash: 1. Spencer Gudgel (C) 48.53, 13. Miller (W) 53.10.
300 hurdles: 2. Smith (HSE) 39.03, 4. Pearson (C) 39.43, 8. Calvin Grenda (W) 40.51, 10. Colton Parker (41.21), 12. Jordan Chang (GC) 41.56, 13. Billy Freudenthal (GC) 41.86.
800 run: 1. Harris (C) 1:55.61, 5. Leahy (W) 1:57.03, 6. Fendel (HSE) 1:57.22, 11. Ryan Pfanstiel (HSE) 2:01.84, 12. Drew Smith (F) 2:02.29.
3200 run: 2. Ben Miller (C) 9:10.33, 3. Keelan Grant (C) 9:16.35, 6. Kuhn (F) 9:32.25, 8. Alexander Meyer (F) 9:40.12, 11. Brady Jarosinski (HSE) 9:56.71, 12. Grant Wilson (HSE) 10:01.10, 13. Quinn Gallagher (GC) 10:01.72.
4×400 relay: 1. Fishers (Nicholas Carrithers, Lewis, DiSean Graham, Norton) 3:17.13, 2. Carmel (Alex Brown-Baez, Konow, Gudgel, Harris) 3:19.75, 4. Southeastern (Chaz Birchfield, Nick Bostock, Nick Bowman, Jackson Sweeney) 3:21.34, 6. Westfield (Mahamat Djour, Leahy, Grenda, Miller) 3:23.56, 12. Noblesville (Mitchell Conard, DeVontez Cox, Shawn Kinslow, Gatewood) 3:29.99.
High jump: 1. Andrew Herman (N) 6-5, 8. Chris Grubbs (HSE) 6-0, 11. Nick Burnell (Sheridan) 6-0.
Long jump: 4. Boyd (HSE) 21-8.5, T6. Maxey (HSE) 21-0.75, 8. Atticus Clouse (C) 20-11, 11. Anthony Campbell (F) 20-5, 15. Shomari Rogers-Walton (N) 17-10.75.
Discus: 9. Graham Hatfield (C) 138-10, 10. Johnny May (HSE) 137-5, 12. Hayden Tobias (F) 132-2,
Shot put: 6. Vance Roudebush (C) 54-8.75, 7. Luke Martin (F) 50-5.25, 9. Colin Caldwell (W) 49-2.5, 12. Tobias (F) 47-3.
Pole vault: 2. Peyton Haack (W) 15-4, 6. Alex Audia (C) 14-4, 8. Leth Sundling (HSE) 14-0, 10. Logan Sandlin (C) 13-0, 12. Jackson Dunn (F) 12-6.
Hamilton Southeastern’s Gabe Fendel (194) won the 1600 run at Thursday’s boys track and field regional at Lafayette Jefferson. Fishers’ Ethan Meyer (149) was the runner-up. Also pictured are Fishers’ Will Clark (137), Westfield’s Noah Douthit (149) and Carmel’s Colin Murphy (73). (Kent Graham)
Noblesville’s Drew Herman won the high jump, clearing 6 feet, 5 inches. (Kent Graham)