Tonight could be a big night for the girls track and field teams in Hamilton County.
The IHSAA girls track state finals takes place today, returning to Indiana University in Bloomington for the first time since 2019. Hamilton County will be well-represented, as usual, and a few teams may be in contention for the team championship. The top nine in each event score points, and win medals as well.
Noblesville has a pair of athletes who are seeded second in their respective events, based on their performances at the Lafayette Jefferson regional last Tuesday. Summer Rempe is the No. 2 seed in the 800 run, while Malina Miller is rated second in the high jump. Both easily won at the regional, with Rempe clocking in at 2 minutes, 13.34 seconds in the 800, while Miller cleared 5 feet, 7 inches in the high jump.
Valparaiso’s Kaylie Politza is the top seed in the 800 run, winning the Portage regional in 2:11.71. At that same regional, Kankakee Valley’s Emily Nannega was victorious in the high jump, clearing 5 feet, 9.25 inches.
Other highly-seeded athletes include Kiana Siefert, who is rated third in the 300 hurdles and fifth in the long jump. Hannah Alexander is rated sixth in the discus, while Brinkley Cooper is seeded eighth in the 800 run. Paige Hazelrigg is rated eighth in the 1600 run. Noblesville will have two relays competing at state: The 4×800 relay (seeded third) and the 4×400 relay (seeded seventh). The Millers also have some athletes with room to move up, such as 11th seed Rylee Hassan in the high jump and 13th seed Laina Lillge in the pole vault.
Carmel will be up there as well. The Greyhounds are the top seed in the 4×400 relay, winning the regional in that event in 3:54.24, and are seeded second in the 4×800 relay and sixth in the 4×100.
Carmel will also look to have a strong 400 dash, as freshman Olivia Cebalo is rated third and Cambell Wamsley is seeded sixth. Taylor Reagor has the fifth seed in the discus. Meanwhile, Olivia Mundt and Jamie Klavon are seeded 11th and 12th respectively in the 1600 run, while Alivia Romaniuk is rated 11th in the 3200 run; all three have the potential to move up.
Hamilton Southeastern is seeded to score points in eight events, with room to move up among those races as well. The Royals have the fifth (Elia Blackmore) and sixth (Ally Elsbury) seeds in the 300 hurdles, with Elsbury seeded fifth in the 100 hurdles as well.
All three of Southeastern’s relays are seeded in the top nine, with the 4×100 rated fifth and the 4×800 and 4×400 seeded sixth. In the field, the Royals have three ninth seeds: Elsbury in the long jump, Rosiebella Fiabema in the discus and Ella Wilhelm in the pole vault, and all three could easily move up.
Fishers’ Ella Scally has the potential to win three medals in three events. The senior is seeded third in the 200 dash, fourth in the long jump and ninth in the 100 dash. Vera Schafer holds the seventh seed in the 800 run.
Guerin Catholic’s Bridget Gallagher is seeded sixth in the 1600 run, and is in medal contention in the 3200 run, where she is seeded 10th. Hamilton Heights’ Kelsey Smith is rated seventh in the high jump with a good chance to medal. Westfield’s Princess Campbell is the 14th seed in the 100 dash and has the potential to move up to a medalist position as well.
Here is a complete list of Hamilton County girls qualifiers and their seeds.
GIRLS MEET
4×800 relay: 1. Columbus North 9:14.85, 2. Carmel 9:18.68, 3. Noblesville 9:23.01, 4. Fishers 9:23.46, 6. Hamilton Southeastern 9:24.97.
100 hurdles: 1. Morgan Patterson (Fort Wayne Northrop) 14.36, 5. Ally Elsbury (HSE) 14.61, 18. Kiana Siefert (N) 15.16.
100 dash: 1. Ramiah Elliott (North Central) 12.00, 9. Ella Scally (F) 12.37, 14. Princess Campbell (Westfield) 12.45.
1600 run: 1. Addison Wiley (Huntington North) 4:37.98, 6. Bridget Gallagher (Guerin Catholic) 5:02.96, 8. Paige Hazelrigg (N) 5:05.72, 11. Olivia Mundt (C) 5:08.26, 12. Jamie Klavon (C) 5:08.27, 18. Elizabeth Butler (HSE) 5:10.95.
4×100 relay: 1. Zionsville 47.68, 5. Southeastern 48.41, 6. Carmel 48.41.
400 dash: 1. Elliott (NC) 54.89, 3. Olivia Cebalo (C) 55.61, 6. Cambell Wamsley (C) 56.80, 14. Regan Wans (HSE) 58.31.
300 hurdles: 1. Reese Sanders (Cathedral) 43.53, 3. Siefert (N) 44.46, 5. Elia Blackmore (HSE) 44.72, 6. Elsbury (HSE) 44.85.
800 run: 1. Kaylie Politza (Valparaiso) 2:11.71, 2. Summer Rempe (N) 2:13.34, 7. Vera Schafer (F) 2:15.84, 8. Brinkley Cooper (N) 2:16.09, 15. Jasmine Klopstad (C) 2:17.96.
200 dash: 1. Elliott (NC) 24.68, 3. Scally (F) 24.93, 22. Jocelyn Davis (HSE) 25.80.
3200 run: 1. Nicki Southerland (Delta) 10:23.96, 10. Gallagher (GC) 11:04.48, 11. Alivia Romaniuk (C) 11:04.94, 14. Maggie Powers (HSE) 11:06.36, 17. Liz Smith (W) 11:09.27, 20. Brooke Lahee (N) 11:13.05.
4×400 relay: 1. Carmel 3:54.24, 6. Southeastern 3:58.46, 7. Noblesville 3:58.93.
High jump: 1. Emily Nannega (Kankakee Valley) 5-9.25 2. Malina Miller (N) 5-7, 7. Kelsey Smith (Hamilton Heights) 5-5, 11. Rylee Hassan (N) 5-4.
Long jump: 1. Michelle Nazarov (Zionsville) 18-9.25, 4. Scally (F) 18-5.25, 5. Siefert (N) 18-3.75, 9. Elsbury (HSE) 17-11.5.
Discus: 1. Hadley Lucas (Bloomington North) 161-9, 5. Taylor Reagor (C) 138-0, 6. Hannah Alexander (N) 136-9, 9. Rosiebella Fiabema (HSE) 132-7.
Shot put: 1. Lucas (BN) 46-11, 22. Alexander (N) 38-3.5.
Pole vault: 1. Kailee Swart (Cathedral) 12-6, 9. Ella Wilhelm (HSE) 11-3, 13. Laina Lillge (N) 11-0.
The IHSAA boys track and field state finals take place Saturday at IU-Bloomington.
Fishers is one of the contenders for a team state championship. The Tigers hold the top seed in the 4×800 run and are seeded second in the 4×400 relay. Tyler Tarter is rated third in the 300 hurdles, and while seeded 12th in the 110 hurdles, is only .02 seconds behind ninth place and a chance to score points.
Josh Forbes is the sixth seed in the pole vault, while Keefer Soehngen is rated seventh in the 400 dash. Tate Meaux, seeded 13th in the 3200, is in the medalist conversation as well.
Carmel will enter the meet as the defending state champion and will be in contention for the team title as well.
The Greyhounds’ Kole Mathison is the top seed in the two long-distance events, the 1600 run and the 3200 run. Carmel also has several events where it could easily improve its seed: The 4×800 relay is rated seventh and the 4×100 relay is seeded ninth. Charlie Schuman in the 3200 and Nolan Ring in the discus are 11th and 12th respectively. James Philpott is only a tenth of a second from ninth place in the 100 dash, while Aydrian Caldwell is but two inches away from ninth place in the high jump.
Westfield’s Kai Connor holds the top seed in the 800 run, while Hamilton Southeastern has two runners right behind him: Second-seed Nolan Satterfield and third-seed Bennett Dubois. The Shamrocks’ Colin Lakomek is rated fifth in the 800.
The Royals have several other seeds as well. Southeastern’s 4×800 team is rated sixth, with Lamine Sall seeded sixth in the long jump. Jaylon Cooper holds the eighth seed in the 400 dash. Michael Griffith is not far away from a medal in the long jump, where he is seeded 13th.
Noblesville is seed third in the 4×800, while Joel Mumaw has an excellent chance to medal in the 1600 run, where he is seeded fourth. Hamilton Heights’ Colin Wilson is seeded second in the shot put and 17th in the discus, but has the potential to move up in that event, as does Peyton McQuinn in the pole vault.
Here is a list of county boys state qualifiers and their seeds:
BOYS MEET
4×800 relay: 1. Fishers 7:48.70, 3. Noblesville 7:51.70, 6. Hamilton Southeastern 7:53.06, 7. Carmel 7:53.50.
110 hurdles: 1. John Colquitt (Brownsburg) 14.15, 12. Tyler Tarter (F) 14.94, 16. Will Gerig (HSE) 15.02.
100 dash: 1. Kameron Gethers (Lake Central) 10.71, 18. James Philpott (C) 10.97.
1600 run: 1. Kole Mathison (C) 4:04.82, 4. Joel Mumaw (N) 4:17.66, 15. Luke Shinneman (N) 4:20.88.
4×100 relay: 1. Brownsburg 41.15, 9. Carmel 42.52, 12. Southeastern 42.66, 15. Fishers 42.79.
400 dash: 1. Nickens Lemba (Southport) 47.79, 7. Keefer Soehngen (F) 49.04, 8. Jaylon Cooper (HSE) 49.05.
300 hurdles: 1. Colquitt (Brownsburg) 38.28, 3. Tarter (F) 39.05.
800 run: 1. Kai Connor (Westfield) 1:52.12, 2. Nolan Satterfield (HSE) 1:52.54, 4. Bennett Dubois (HSE) 1:52.79, 5. Colin Lakomek (W) 1:52.93.
200 dash: 1. Lance Pratt (Concordia Lutheran) 21.70.
3200 run: 1. Mathison (C) 9:02.29, 6. Asher Propst (N) 9:22.10, 11. Charlie Schuman (C) 9:25.23, 13. Tate Meaux (F) 9:26.80.
4×400 relay: 1. Plainfield 3:17.48, 2. Fishers 3:17.52, 14. Westfield 3:24.14.
High jump: 1. Brion Stephens (Warren Central) 6-11, 20. Aydrian Caldwell (C) 6-3.
Long jump: 1. Piere Hill (Portage) 23-10.25, 6. Lamine Sall (HSE) 22-5.75, 13. Michael Griffith (HSE) 22-2.25.
Discus: 1. Alex Evans (Franklin Central) 172-6, 12. Nolan Ring (C) 159-7, 17. Colin Wilson (Hamilton Heights) 158-0.
Shot put: 1. Tucker Smith (Columbus North) 67-11, 2. Wilson (HH) 64-3, 21. Jack Greer (HSE) 53-9.5.
Pole vault: 1. Cody Johnston (Hobart) 6-7, 6. Josh Forbes (F) 15-0, 12. Peyton McQuinn (HH) 14-0.