By RICHIE HALL
FISHERS – The first IHSAA spring sports sectionals since 2019 took place Tuesday as girls track and field teams across Indiana began their post-season.
Hamilton Southeastern hosted Sectional 11, and there were some outstanding performances by all the schools that competed. The Royals defended their team championship, scoring 141 points to win their fifth title in a row and 14th overall.
Noblesville had a great meet, totaling 112 points to finish second. Carmel placed third with 110 points. All three schools won multiple events, as did Fishers and Hamilton Heights. Westfield got one event win, and all of the teams had multiple athletes qualify for next Tuesday’s regional at Lafayette Jefferson.
Southeastern had the most champions and qualifiers, winning four events and sending 13 on to the regional after they either finished in the top three or – in the case of the pole vault – matched the state standard.
Halle Hill led the way for the Royals, winning a photo finish with Hamilton Heights’ Maria Mitchell in the 1600 run. Hill finished in 5:00.79, Mitchell in 5:00.98. Hill would later cruise to a win in the 3200, finishing in 10:42.84, almost eight seconds ahead of second place.
“It’s kind of intimidating,” said Hill of running both long-distance event. “It’s a scary double, just because you don’t want to be super-tired for the two-mile or anything. But I think my training has really helped with preparing myself for that.”
Regan Wans won the 400 dash, and Southeastern also triumphed in the 4×400 relay to finish the meet. The Royals scored in every event.
“Our goal was to try to score two in every event,” said Royals coach Julie Alano. “We were close, we didn’t quite do that, but that’s what we try to strive for. Scoring in every event makes a difference. Across the board, good performances by everybody.”
Southeastern also qualified both of their relays on to the regional. Other qualifiers were Allyson Elsbury and Makenzie Loftin in the 100 hurdles, Loftin in the 300 hurdles, Allie Latta in the 800 run, Ella Wilhelm in the pole vault and Rosiebella Fiabema in the discus and shot put.
The Millers were led by junior Kiana Siefert, who picked up all three of Noblesville’s victories. Siefert easily won both the 100 and 300 hurdles races – the 300 hurdles in a new school record of 46.19 seconds – then made a jump of 18 feet, 1 inch in the long jump for first place in that event.
The Millers advanced both the 4×100 (school record time of 49.65) and 4×400 to the regional. Other qualifiers were Jenna Chatterton in the 200, Parker Davis in the pole vault, Hannah Alexander in the discus, and Malina Miller and Rylee Hassan in the high jump, both with a state standard of 5 feet, 4 inches.
“Oh man, we performed great,” said Noblesville coach Jim Pearce. “We’ve been keying in for this, and we just talked about having fun and everybody just coming out and doing really good things.”
Carmel began the meet with a win in the 4×800 relay. Then towards the finish, Tristan Barr won a highly entertaining pole vault competition, clearing 12 feet, 3 inches. That’s exactly one foot over the state standard of 11-3. Six athletes either matched or exceeded that mark, which means they all advance to the regional.
“The energy of all the girls, I know it pushed them,” said Barr. “It pushed me. I love that competitive energy. And plus, they’re all so motivating, too. It’s a really good environment for all of us.”
The Greyhounds’ Annie Christie qualified for the regional in both the 1600 and the 3200. Abbey Grogan and Cambell Wamsley both advanced in the 400 dash. Other qualifiers were Jasmine Klopstad in the 800, Cara Naas in the 3200, Taylor Reagor in the shot put and the Carmel 4×400 relay.
Fishers’ Ella Scally took care of business in her races, easily winning the 100 and 200 dashes. The Tigers also were second in the 4×800 relay, sending that team on to the regional. Fishers had two more qualifiers: Alison Casey in the pole vault and Scally in the long jump.
Westfield won the 4×100 relay and had four more qualifiers for the regional. Princess Campbell advanced in the 100 dash, along with Lucy Hauser in the 300 hurdles, Kierstyn Ballard in the pole vault and Sydney Black in the long jump.
Hamilton Heights had two event wins. Maria Mitchell was first in the 800 run, qualifying for the regional in that event and the 1600 as well. Kelsey Smith won the high jump, with a school record of 5 feet, 5 inches.
“I already got top three,” said Smith. “I was just focused on getting the record and going as far as I can at that point and just trying my hardest to finally get it at the end of the season.”
Guerin Catholic’s Alyssa Chang qualified for the regional in the pole vault, clearing 11-3. University’s Abby Hannon finished sixth in the shot put and seventh in the discus.
In addition to the top three and state-standard qualifiers, many athletes will receive callbacks to the regional. Those will be announced later in the week.
Team scores: Hamilton Southeastern 141, Noblesville 112, Carmel 110, Fishers 69, Westfield 65, Lebanon 46, Hamilton Heights 41, Guerin Catholic 28, Western Boone 7, University 5.
4×800 relay: 1. Carmel 9:28.80, 2. Fishers 9:32.27, 3. Southeastern 9:32.31, 4. Noblesville 9:39.82, 5. Westfield 9:42.98, 7. Guerin Catholic 10:00.94.
100 hurdles: 1. Kiana Siefert (N) 15.26, 2. Allyson Elsbury (HSE) 15.62, 3. Makenzie Loftin (HSE) 15.75, 4. Lucy Hauser (W) 16.07, 5. Molly Moskovitz (W) 16.21, 6. Sophia Sullivan (C) 16.61, 7. Ella Ewing (HH) 16.64, 8. Ava Sinex (C) 17.72. Prelims – 9. Anna Williams (F) 17.62, 10. Jayla Logan (HH) 17.63, 11. Lilly Chesney (Sheridan) 17.80, 13. Adelaide Allgeier (F) 18.04, 15. Madison Clary (U) 18.74, 17. A’Nyah Hizer (N) 19.01, 19. Lily Westerkamm (U) 21.15.
100 dash: 1. Ella Scally (F) 12.15, 2. Princess Campbell (W) 12.38, 4. Maddie Coates (N) 12.96, 5. D’Ahni Branch (C) 12.98, 6. Emersen Jennings (GC) 13.07, 7. Lydia Powers (HSE) 13.18, 8. Genesis Bowers (F) 13.20. Prelims – 9. Lydia Powers (HSE) 13.23, 10. Jadyn Durden (HSE) 13.25, 11. Emma Bock (GC) 13.34, 14. Ally Fish (W) 13.88, 16. Chesney (S) 14.12, 17. Lily Hovda (U) 14.55.
1600 run: 1. Halle Hill (HSE) 5:00.79, 2. Maria Mitchell (HH) 5:00.98, 3. Annie Christie (C) 5:04.75, 4. Bridget Gallagher (GC) 5:13.52, 5. Alivia Romaniuk (C) 5:13.73, 6. Sophie Porter (W) 5:15.99, 7. Grace Newton (HSE) 5:22.97, 8. Megan Mybeck (F) 5:32.75, 9. Robyn Schemel (W) 5:35.00, 10. Kennedy Applegate (N) 5:35.09, 11. Mya McGavic (N) 5:35.94, 12. Allison Wozniak (GC) 5:44.23, 13. Vera Schafer (F) 5:47.26, 15. Teegan Madara (HH) 6:02.94, 17. Charlotte Kumler (U) 6:27.67, 19. Sam Cooper (U) 8:02.39.
4×100 relay: 1. Westfield 49.32, 2. Noblesville 49.65, 3. Southeastern 49.94, 4. Guerin Catholic 50.48, 5. Fishers 50.70, 6. Carmel 51.21, 8. Heights 52.46.
400 dash: 1. Regan Wans (HSE) 58.88, 2. Abbey Grogan (C) 59.17, 3. Cambell Wamsley (C) 59.59, 4. Alyssa Barker (HSE) 59.78, 5. Delaney Boles (N) 1:00.83, 6. Joelle Klavon (GC) 1:02.35, 8. Evelyn Butler (F) 1:03.28, 9. Zoe Cheah (W) 1:04.50, 10. Chloe Schroeder (F) 1:04.66, 11. Melanie Obuch (N) 1:04.73, 12. Kinley Callahan (GC) 1:05.57, 13. Maya Francisco (W) 1:06.55.
300 hurdles: 1. Siefert (N) 46.19, 2. Hauser (W) 47.66, 3. Loftin (HSE) 47.79, 4. Reagan Wilson (N) 48.08, 6. Sinex (C) 48.55, 7. Reagan Vandermark (C) 48.78, 8. Williams (F) 49.65, 9. Moskovitz (W) 49.79, 10. Willo Sheikh (HSE) 50.66, 11. Aubrey Baldwin (F) 52.24, 12. Kyndall Osborne (GC) 52.58, 13. Madison Clary (U) 52.92, 14. Chesney (S) 53.25, 17. Westerkamm (U) 1:01.82.
800 run: 1. Mitchell (HH) 2:15.91, 2. Jasmine Klopstad (C) 2:18.77, 3. Allie Latta (HSE) 2:21.14, 4. Olivia Brown (HSE) 2:21.63, 5. Jamie Klavon (C) 2:21.63, 6. Summer Rempe (N) 2:24.61, 8. Mia Yates (F) 2:25.93, 9. Sophia Woods (GC) 2:27.56, 10. Kennedy Cobb (W) 2:27.65, 13. Sophia Brown (W) 2:31.06, 14. Megan Hoffman (N) 2:31.49, 15. Morgan Guthrie (HH) 2:35.08, 16. Rosie Barrett (GC) 2:35.88, 18. Zoe Napier (U) 3:06.00.
200 dash: 1. Scally (F) 24.94, 3. Jenna Chatterton (N) 26.13, 4. Jocelyn Davis (HSE) 26.67, 5. Ashlyn Guerrant (C) 26.97, 6. Jaydi Jones (N) 27.01, 7. Camryn McKinney (HSE) 27.34, 8. Wamsley (C) 27.37. Prelims – 9. Myah Donaldson (F) 28.22, 11. Corinne Watson (W) 28.64, 14. Hovda (U) 29.76, 15. Jillian Tomlinson (S) 30.77.
3200 run: 1. Hill (HSE) 10:42.84, 2. Christie (C) 10:50.80, 3. Cara Naas (C) 11:09.71, 4. Gallagher (GC) 11:27.09, 5. Powers (HSE) 11:29.01, 6. Elizabeth Barrett (F) 11:31.98, 7. Paige Hazelrigg (N) 11:39.68, 9. Nadia Perez (N) 11:42.89, 10. Liz Smith (W) 11:46.57, 11. Brynn Urban (F) 12:27.28, 12. Anna Hoshaw (GC) 12:38.14, 13. Mary Kate Sloan (W) 12:48.22, 15. Juliana Springman (HH) 13:13.17, 17. Leanne Alsatie (U) 14:11.08.
4×400 relay: 1. Southeastern 4:01.11, 2. Carmel 4:02.16, 3. Noblesville 4:05.09, 4. Heights 4:09.64, 5. Fishers 4:17.77, 7. Westfield 4:23.06, 9. Guerin Catholic 4:27.47.
Pole vault: 1. Tristan Barr (C) 12-3, T2. Parker Davis (N) 11-9; Alison Casey (F) 11-9, 4. Kierstyn Ballard (W) 11-9, 5. Ella Wilhelm (HSE) 11-6, 6. Alyssa Chang (GC) 11-3, 7. Jenna Springirth (C) 11-0, 8. Flora McKay (C) 11-0, 9. Lauren Sheppard (HSE) 10-0, 10. Taylor Standridge (HH) 10-0, 11. Linley Burman (N) 9-6, 12. Beth Whiteford (F) 8-0.
Discus: 2. Hannah Alexander (N) 127-8, 3. Rosiebella Fiabema (HSE) 120-7, 4. Alli McEvoy (W) 119-8, 5. Marina Alphin (HSE) 103-7, 6. Olivia Norris (F) 103-4, 7. Abby Hannon (U) 101-11, 8. Maris Bulger (GC) 100-9, 11. Taylor Reagor (C) 90-5, 12. Kayla Gregory (F) 88-9, 13. Jackie Lawrence (N) 87-10, 14. Grace Killion (S) 75-11, Alana Halsted (W) 75-10, 16. Emily Bonebrake (HH) 75-1, 17. Anna Jozsa (HH) 73-6, 18. Becky Williams (U) 73-0, 19. Kaitlyn McNamee (GC) 72-8, 21. Tomlinson (S) 68-9.
High jump: 1. Kelsey Smith (HH) 5-5, 2. Malina Miller (N) 5-4, 3. Rylee Hassan (N) 5-4, 4. Elsbury (HSE) 5-2, 5. Madisyn Etheredge (HSE) 5-1, 6. Camryn Runner (HH) 5-0, 7. Mallory Kixmiller (F) 5-0, 8. Amiyah Ballard (W) 4-8, T10. Haley Boehm (W) 4-6; Riley Aslin (C) 4-6, 12. Maggie Meyer (C) 4-6.
Long jump: 1. Siefert (N) 18-1, 2. Scally (F) 17-11.75, 3. Sydney Black (W) 17-6.25, 4. Jehnea Mirro (HSE) 17-2.5, 5. Hannah Debusk (HSE) 16-7.25, 6. Megan Feltner (N) 16-7, 7. Ewing (HH) 16-5, 8. Kennedy Eloms (GC) 16-4.5, 9. Bock (GC) 16-3.75, 10. Lauren Bailey (C) 15-9.75, 11. Jadeyn Hammes (W) 15-9, 12. Lyla McKay (C) 14-2.5, 14. Marina Agapios (F) 14-0.75.
Shot put: 2. Reagor (C) 39-1, 3. Fiabema (HSE) 38-3.75, 4. Grace Carroll (F) 37-6.75, 5. McEvoy (W) 36-3, 6. Hannon (U) 35-8.75, 7. Alexander (N) 35-7.25, 8. Joy Reks (N) 34-0.5, 12. Delaney Richards (HSE) 31-4.5, 13. Olivia Norris (F) 31-3.75, 14. Bulger (GC) 31-1.5, 15. McNamee (GC) 29-2.25, 16. Jada Henson (W) 28-10, 17. Williams (U) 26-5.5, 18. Killion (S) 26-3.5, 19. Allie Matthews (HH) 25-0, 20. Josza (HH) 20-1.