The Hoosier State Relays has become the Indiana high school track and field’s de facto indoor state championship.
It is certainly made for the elite. In order to qualify for the meet, a runner must be ranked in the top 24 in any of the running events, long jump and shot put, and the top 18 in the high jump and pole vault. This year’s Relays take place on Saturday, March 24 at the Gladstein Fieldhouse in Indiana University.
There are two separate competitions for small schools, those who have IHSAA football teams in Classes 1A, 2A and 3A, and large schools, for those with football teams in 4A, 5A and 6A. The small schools will start their meet at 8 a.m., with the large schools beginning at 2 p.m.
Hamilton County already has quite a few athletes in the mix. That includes several on the top of the list for their respective events. Two are from Hamilton Southeastern: Madison Norris leads the boys 60 hurdles list with a time of 8.18, while Camille Christopher is on top of the 60 dash roster, with a time of 7.72.
Westfield’s boys 4×200 relay is in front in that event, while Carmel’s boys 4×800 leads that list. The Greyhounds’ Kara Deady is first in the pole vault (11-9), while Noblesville’s Maria Anderson is on top of the long jump (17-8). Carmel also has the current top times in the 4×800 and distance medleys, while HSE is pacing the 4×200 relay.
In the small schools, the current highest qualifier is the Hamilton Heights’ girls 4×400 relay, in third place. The Huskies boys are led by Isiah Kunzer, who is fourth on the boys pole vault list. Guerin Catholic’s Quinn Gallagher is sixth in the 3200, while the Golden Eagles’ boys 4×200 is also sixth. Sheridan’s Heather Barker is tied for 10th in the girls high jump.
More meets are scheduled for this weekend, including the Hoosier Crossroads Conference meet, which is today at Wabash College.
Meanwhile, here is a list of the top 50 times and distances in each division.
BOYS LARGE SCHOOL TOP 50
60 dash: T32. H.L. Lewis (Fishers) 7.24, T43. Donnovan Duffy (Carmel) 7.27, T45. Chase Maxey (Hamilton Southeastern) 7.28.
3200 run: 9. Calvin Bates (C) 9:43.01, 12. Alex Meyer (F) 9:50.83, 14. Will Clark (F) 9:52.52, 20. Cam Harless (C) 9:57.19, 21. Pat Campbell (C) 9:57.42, 23. Grant Moon (C) 9:59.49, 31. Thomas Gastineau (C) 10:06.54, 32. Travis Hickner (Noblesville) 10:06.66, 34. Thomas Brelage (F) 10:07.95, 35. Brady Jarosinski (HSE) 10:08.40, 50. James McClure (Westfield) 10:17.98.
60 hurdles: 1. Madison Norris (HSE) 8.18, 2. Peyton Haack (W) 8.20, T8. Dainon Wray (W) 8.39, 12. Jakob Pearson (C) 8.41, T22. Cooper Boehm (W) 8.65, T43. Brandon Teater (C) 8.88
4×200 relay: 1. Westfield 1:31.39, 10. Fishers 1:33.52, 11. Southeastern 1:33.61, 31. Noblesville 1:36.00, 44. Carmel 1:36.88.
4×400 relay: 2. Carmel 3:25.38, 14. Fishers 3:35.19, 17. Southeastern 3:37.05, 19. Westfield 3:37.86, 23. Noblesville 3:39.28.
4×800 relay: 1. Carmel 8:09.32, 3. Westfield 8:15.00, 14. Fishers 8:31.82, 30. Noblesville 8:49.95, 39. Southeastern 8:57.72.
Distance medley (4,000 meters): 7. Westfield 10:50.58, 11. Carmel 10:53.88, 13. Noblesville 10:58.60, 14. Fishers 11:02.67, 23. Southeastern 11:21.89.
High jump: T8. Andrew Herman (N) 6-2, T22. Jackson Dunn (F) 6-0; Peyton Forbes (F) 6-0.
Pole vault: T12. Mitchell Conard (N) 12-6, T25. Jackson Dunn (F) 11-6, T37. Logan Sandlin (C) 11-0.
Long jump: 2. Chase Maxey (HSE) 22-5, 22. Shomari Rogers-Walton (N) 20-3.75, 33. Jack Boyd (HSE) 20-0, T49. Atticus Clouse (C) 19-6.
Shot put: 7. Vance Roudebush (C) 52-11.5, 12. Caleb Shaffer (C) 50-1.5, 30. Dalton Davis (N) 46-8, 36. Colin Caldwell (W) 45-11, 37. Hatfield Graham (C) 45-8.25, 43. Jacob Netral (W) 45-0.
GIRLS LARGE SCHOOL TOP 50
60 dash: 1. Camille Christopher (HSE) 7.72, T4. Tamia Perryman (F) 7.85, T27. Olivia Burgess (HSE) 8.08.
3200 run: 3. Miya Wai (F) 11:27.65, 6. Sophie Reichard (N) 11:34.01, 7. Debbie Shera (F) 11:34.18, 15. Lily McAndrews (C) 11:42.69, 16. Halle Welch (C) 11:44.16, 19. Corinne O’Leary (F) 11:45.33, 23. Johanna Strueder (F) 11:53.08, 27. Lindsey Roper (C) 11:56.80, 28. Aubrey Swart (N) 11:58.47, 30. Brynna Eaton (N) 12:00.99, 13. Lillian Cummins (HSE) 12:01.10, 32. Abby Carter (F) 12:01.24, 33. Abby Parker (C) 12:02.60, 43. Ellie Johnson (HSE) 12:20.04, 50. Ava Zellers (W) 12:30.82.
60 hurdles: 6. Mia Mackenzie (HSE) 9.38, 14. Tayah Irvin (HSE) 8.60, 26. Ava Henson (W) 9.94, T33. Jaanvi Bisaryia (C) 10.11.
4×200 relay: 1. Southeastern 1:43.59, 8. Fishers 1:48.60, 19. Noblesville 1:50.55, 21. Westfield 1:51.51, 22. Carmel 1:51.59.
4×400 relay: 6. Southeastern 4:10.72, 14. Carmel 4:13.90, 16. Noblesville 4:15.53, 18. Fishers 4:18.81.
4×800 relay: 1. Carmel 9:27.81, 2. Noblesville 9:39.83, 6. Fishers 9:50.94, 10. Westfield 9:59.37, 16. Southeastern 10:18.38.
Distance medley (4,000 meters): 1. Carmel 12:25.10, 3. Westfield 12:47.27, 5. Noblesville 12:51.99, 7. Fishers 12:57.30, 10. Southeastern 13:05.31.
High jump: 2. Amiyah James (C) 5-6, T10. Tayah Irvin (HSE) 5-2, T20. Alex Miller (F) 5-1, T27. Mya Hammons (HSE) 5-0, T36. Noelle Dennis (N) 4-10.
Pole vault: 1. Kara Deady (C) 11-9, 2. Kennedy Drish (HSE) 11-7, T4. Jessica Bray (HSE) 10-6; Erika Knieper (N) 10-6, T13. Claire Fletchall (F) 9-6, T22. Kendall Viele (HSE) 9-0; Jillian Zalewski (C) 9-0, T30. Allison Casey (F) 8-6.
Long jump: 1. Maria Anderson (N) 17-8, 3. Sydney Spears (W) 17-3.5, 10. Tierra Sydnor (HSE) 16-9, 15. Katie Folta (F) 16-6, T36. Madeline Ferreri (W) 15-8.25, T46. Mya Hammons (HSE) 15-4; Gabby Lewis (F) 15-4.
Shot put: 24. Anna Kmec (C) 35-1.25, 30. Marie Kress (C) 34-6.5, 34. Erikka Ededuwa (HSE) 34-3.5, 46. Valerie Obear (HSE) 33-3.
BOYS SMALL SCHOOL TOP 50
60 dash: T44. Dylan Crossen (Guerin Catholic) 7.54.
3200 run: 6. Quinn Gallagher (GC) 9:41.38.
60 hurdles: T22. Christian Broshears (Hamilton Heights) 9.16, 29. Sam Grocki (GC) 9.50.
4×200 relay: 6. Guerin Catholic 1:37.96, 17. Heights 1:40.26.
4×400 relay: 22. Guerin Catholic 3:54.19, 24. Heights 3:54.71.
4×800 relay: 14. Heights 9:12.06, 26. Guerin Catholic 9:33.90.
Distance medley (4,000 meters): 15. Guerin Catholic 11:40.32, 21. Heights 12:07.65.
High jump: 4. Isiah Kunzer (HH) 12-9.
Long jump: 40. Ethan Rodriguez (HH) 18-0.5.
Shot put: 39. Alex Naylor (HH) 40-10.
GIRLS SMALL SCHOOL TOP 50
60 dash: 16. Markaela Pugh (HH) 8.31, 46. Anna Hallett (GC) 8.62.
3200 run: 27. Maria Mitchell (HH) 12:37.00, 43. Alexis Weiss (Sheridan) 13:17.30.
60 hurdles: T18. Bailey Haworth (HH) 10:50 (converted time from 55 hurdles), 43. Rose McIntyre (GC) 11.18.
4×200 relay: 8. Guerin Catholic 1:53.87, 11. Heights 1:56.29.
4×400 relay: 3. Heights 4:15.43, 12. Guerin Catholic 4:34.84.
4×800 relay: 8. Heights 10:26.82, 12. Guerin Catholic 10:47.49, 48. Sheridan 12:22.19.
Distance medley (4,000 meters): 7. Heights 13:51.19, 14. Guerin Catholic 14:21.38.
High jump: T10. Heather Barker (S) 5-0, T44. Rachel Fredericks (GC) 4-6.
Pole vault: T7. Reagan Ney (GC) 9-0.
Long jump: T15. Anna Hallett (GC) 15-5.
Shot put: T17. Lauryn Wiley (HH) 32-10, 27. Rebecca Merritt (S) 31-7.5, T38. Taylor Mason (HH) 30-10, T41. Kami Speicher (HH) 30-7.
Noblesville’s Bella Sharples-Gordon is part of the Millers’ 4×400 relay, which currently sits in 16th place in the Hoosier State Relays qualifying list. The top 24 qualifiers in track events qualify for the Relays, which take place March 24 at Indiana University’s Gladstein Fieldhouse. (Kent Graham)
Hamilton Heights’ Isiah Kunzer is currently fourth in the Small School boys vault standings. Kunzer’s best leap of the indoor season is 12 feet, 9 inches. (Kent Graham)