The Lafayette Jefferson boys track and field regional finally finished up on Saturday afternoon, after being pushed back from Thursday due to weather.
Hamilton County athletes were well-represented at the regional, with four schools finishing in the top seven in the team standings. Fishers was the highest-placing school, taking third with 70 points.
The Tigers were already winners going into Saturday, as Fishers won the 4×800 relay, one of only two events to be completed on Thursday. The 4×800 relay team of Matthew Kim, Colin Simons, Alec Foster and Keefer Sohengen won that race in 7 minutes, 48.70 seconds.
In Saturday’s races, the Tigers had four second-place finishes. Soehngen also placed second in the 400 dash, and joined Makell Wiggins, Tyler Tarter and Grant Shelton to earn the runner-up spot in the 4×400 relay. Tarter was the 300 hurdles runner-up and Josh Forbes took second in the pole vault.
Since all five of those Fishers events placed in the top three, they all qualified for the state meet, which takes place next Saturday at Indiana University in Bloomington. A couple of performances may also be fast enough to earn a callback, which means they will fill a field of 27 in that event.
Carmel placed a close fourth with 69 points. Junior Kole Mathison had a meet to remember, as he blasted to record-setting wins in two events.
Mathison first won the 1600 run in a blistering time of 4:04.82, shattering the 2016 record set by former Greyhound Ben Veatch by over four seconds. In the 3200 run, Mathison clocked in at 9:02.29, lowering Veatch’s time in that race by over a second. Mathison finished nearly 20 seconds ahead of second place.
Mathison’s long-distance wins were part of seven state-qualifying performances by Carmel. The ‘Hounds had already punched a state ticket in the 4×800, where their time of 7:53.50 placed them fifth, but was better than the state standard; any team that betters or equals the standard in an event automatically heads to state, regardless of place.
Aydrian Caldwell took second in the high jump to advance to state, while Nolan Ring qualified by taking third in the discus. Charlie Schuman joined Mathison as a state qualifier in the 3200, placing third. James Philpott placed fourth in the 100 dash, but did so under the standard, running in 10.97 seconds. Carmel’s 4×100 relay team of Cade Williams, Gregory Gottlieb, Jaylen Zachery and Philpott also qualified by standard, placing fourth but with a standard time of 42.66 seconds.
Hamilton Southeastern took fifth as a team and had six qualifiers for state. Lamine Sall led the way with a victory in the long jump; his best leap was 22 feet, 5.75 inches.
Nolan Satterfield advanced to state by taking second in the 800 (1:52.54), while Jaylon Cooper earned a spot in the 400 dash by placing third. Jack Greer’s third-place shot put finish also gave him a ticket to state. Two more Royals events qualified by standard: Southeastern’s 4×800 team of Satterfield, Ian Ross, Noah Anderson and Bennett DuBois took fourth, but in a time of 7:53.06, over five seconds under the standard. DuBois also got a standard in the 800 run, where he placed fourth (1:52.79).
Noblesville was seventh as a team and had three state qualifiers. Joel Mumaw was the runner-up in the 1600 run, while Asher Propst took second in the 3200. The Millers’ 4×800 relay team of Noah Bushong, Alec Moor, Luke Shinneman and Jack Strong finished third. A couple of other Noblesville results may receive callbacks as well.
Hamilton Heights had two state qualifiers. Colin Wilson won the shot put in record fashion, with a best throw of 64 feet, 3 inches. Wilson’s effort beat the old record, set in 2012 by Carmel’s Langston Newton, by over three feet. Wilson placed fourth in the discus but is likely to get a callback in that event.
Peyton McQuinn earned a spot in the pole vault, taking third.
Westfield had both of its 800 runners qualify for state. Kai Connor triumphed in that race by clocking in at 1:52.12, over a second better than his sectional time. Colin Lakomek finished fifth, but in a standard time of 1:52.93. The top five in the 800 were all in the 1:52s.
Brownsburg won the regional team championship, edging out Plainfield by one point, 77-76. It was the first regional win in school history for the Bulldogs.
Team scores: Brownsburg 77, Plainfield 76, Fishers 70, Carmel 69, Hamilton Southeastern 65, Zionsville 48, Noblesville 37, Avon 30, West Lafayette 22, Harrison 22, Hamilton Heights 21, Westfield 19, Mooresville 14, Lafayette Jefferson 12, Twin Lakes 11, Lebanon 10, Tri-West 5, Southmont 4, Danville 3, Cascade 2, Frankfort 2, Crawfordsville 2, North Vemrillion 1, Guerin Catholic 1.
4×800 relay: 1. Fishers (Matthew Kim, Colin Simons, Alec Foster, Keefer Soehngen) 7:48.70, 3. Noblesville (Noah Bushong, Alec Moor, Luke Shinneman, Jack Strong) 7:51.70, 4. Southeastern (Nolan Satterfield, Ian Ross, Noah Anderson, Bennett DuBois) 7:53.06, 5. Carmel (Charlie Leedke, Drew Grogan, Thomas Biltimier, Connor Heagy) 7:53.50, 9. Westfield (Josh Barnett, Sam Hinds, Owen Flynn, Charles Naas) 8:02.74.
110 hurdles finals: 4. Tyler Tarter (F) 14.94, 5. Will Gerig (HSE) 15.02, 7. Adom Quist (C) 15.42.
100 dash – Finals: 4. James Philpott (C) 10.97, 8. Mason Alexander (HSE) 11.23. Prelims: 12. Christ Degni (N) 11.58.
1600 run: 1. Kole Mathison (C) 4:04.82, new regional record, 2. Joel Mumaw (N) 4:17.66, 4. Shinneman (N) 4:20.88, 7. Andrew Knight (HSE) 4:24.58, 8. Jack Weber (GC) 4:24.98, 12. Austin Wilson (F) 4:36.61.
4×100 relay: 4. Carmel (Cade Williams, Gregory Gottlieb, Jaylen Zachery, Philpott) 42.52, 5. Southeastern (Kobe Dade, Christian Miller, Ethan Falconer, Alexander) 42.66, 6. Fishers (Joseph Syrus, Leo Morrow, Grant Shelton, Dawson Scally) 42.79, 7. Westfield (Dylan Walker, Dillon Thieneman, Cade Parker, Ryan Creager) 42.90, Noblesville DQ.
400 dash: 2. Soehngen (F) 49.04, 3. Jaylon Cooper (HSE) 49.05, 9. Makell Wiggins (F) 50.82, 11. Cole Taylor (C) 51.24, 12. Gabriel LaBoyteaux (C) 51.95.
300 hurdles: 2. Tarter (F) 39.05, 7. Ben Kern (N) 40.63, 8. Andrew Willman (C) 40.69, 9. Gerig (HSE) 40.93, 11. Michael Schnurr (F) 41.43, 13. Quist (C) 42.34.
800 run: 1. Kai Connor (W) 1:52.12, 2. Satterfield (HSE) 1:52.54, 4. DuBois (HSE) 1:52.79, 5. Colin Lakomek (W) 1:52.93, 6. Foster (F) 1:57.35, 7. Leedke (C) 1:57.96, 8. Bushong (N) 1:58.27.
200 dash – Finals: 6. Scally (F) 22.96. Prelims: 6. Philpott (C) 22.34, 10. Alexander (HSE) 22.88, 11. Walker (W) 22.95.
NOTE: Scally placed ninth in the prelims.
3200 run: 1. Mathison (C) 9:02.29, new regional record 2. Asher Propst (N) 9:22.10, 3. Charlie Schuman (C) 9:25.23, 4. Tate Meaux (F) 9:26.80, 5. Sam Quagliaroli (F) 9:40.69, 6. Caden Click (N) 9:40.73.
4×400 relay: 2. Fishers (Wiggins, Tarter, Shelton, Soehngen) 3:17.52, 6. Westfield (Barnett, Connor, Landon King, Lakomek) 3:24.14, 8. Southeastern (Cooper, Bryce Gray, John McCoy, Sebastian Oskins) 3:26.66, 13. Carmel (Taylor, Curran Eastes, Willman, LaBoyteaux) 3:33.30, 14. Guerin Catholic (Weber, Andrew Cowlin, Nick Bauman, Matt Dunlap) 3:34.25.
High jump: 2. Aydrian Caldwell (C) 6-3, 4. Paul Kelley (F) 6-3, 5. Alex Troutman (HSE) 6-2, 8. Manraj Grewal (HSE) 6-0.
Long jump: 1. Lamine Sall (HSE) 22-5.75, 4. Michael Griffith (HSE) 22-2.25, 8. Christian Peterson (C) 21-7.5, 11. JonAnthony Hall (F) 20-11, 13. Syrus (F) 20-7.
Discus: 3. Nolan Ring (C) 159-7, 4. Colin Wilson (HH) 158-0, 6. Jackson Constantine (HSE) 155-0, 14. Spencer Lotz (HSE) 137-11.
Shot put: 1. Wilson (HH) 64-3, new regional record, 3. Jack Greer (HSE) 53-9.5, 5. Evan Brehl (C) 52-8, 10. Drew Franklin (C) 48-11.
Pole vault: 2. Josh Forbes (F) 15-0, 3. Peyton McQuinn (HH) 14-0, 4. Seth Hargis (C) 13-6, 5. Will Johnston (N) 13-0, 10. Jack Gerstner (HSE) 12-0.