Royals win sixth straight team title; Scally triumphs in three events, five new sectional records set in exceptional meet
By RICHIE HALL
FISHERS – The student-athletes that participated in the Hamilton Southeastern girls track and field sectional put together something special Tuesday night at TCU Field.
Those athletes set a new standard for quality, competitiveness and sportsmanship at the meet. It was a fun evening from beginning to end, with five new sectional records established, many performances at or above the state qualifying standards (this word will come up many times), and there was a close race as to who would win the team championship.
Once all the results were in, the host Royals would get the trophy. Southeastern won its sixth consecutive sectional title (and 15th overall), scoring 141 team points. The Royals held off runner-up Noblesville, which scored 131 points, and third-place Carmel, which totaled 128 points.
It’s the second big meet victory in eight days for Southeastern, which won the Hamilton County meet last Tuesday. Two weeks ago, the Royals finished second to the Millers at the Hoosier Crossroads Conference meet.
“After the conference meet, losing to Noblesville, we were down a little bit,” said HSE coach Julie Alano. The Royals tried a few different things at the county meet, and won that event by one point.
“And so I think we just really took that momentum into this meet,” said Alano. “We talked with the team about every person doing their part in every event, and we almost scored every person in every event.”
Southeastern had two individual champions and had 14 total qualifiers for next Tuesday’s regional meet at Lafayette Jefferson. Ally Elsbury got the running events started in a big way, as she won the 100 hurdles in a new meet record time of 14.27 seconds, blasting past the old record by 0.37 seconds.
The Royals’ other winner was Rosiebella Fiabema, who was first in the shot put by almost a foot and a half, with a best throw of 39 feet, 4.25 inches. Fiabema also placed third in the discus, so she advances to the regional in both events.
Southeastern also got several points in the long jump, as Jehnea Mirro placed second (18 feet, 10 inches) and Elsbury was third (18 feet, 8.5 inches). Amazingly, the top seven placers in the long jump will all move on to the regional, as all of them bested the state standard of 17 feet, 8.75 inches.
Other regional qualifiers for the Royals are: Makenzie Loftin in the 100 hurdles, Regan Wans in the 400 dash, Blackmore and Elsbury in the 300 hurdles, Jocelyn Davis in the 200 dash, Ella Wilhelm in the pole vault, and all three Southeastern relays.
FIELD DAY
Noblesville had the most individual victories at the meet, with five sectional champions. The Millers had their usual success in the field, qualifying for the regional in all five of the field events. That included two winners, starting with Hannah Alexander.
The sophomore triumphed in the discus with a throw of 141 feet, 6 inches, well ahead of the state standard. Alexander also placed second in the shot put, advancing her to the regional in both events.
Laina Lillge won the pole vault for Noblesville, clearing 11 feet, 6 inches, right at the standard. Lillge spoke of the people that supported her, who were thrilled to see her win the event – “my community, all my friends,” she said. And her teammates too, of course.
“We’re all so close as a team and they help us and we encourage each other,” said Lillge. “We have fun together, so it’s great.”
The Millers also had nice evening on the track, winning three events. Noblesville began with a win in the 4×800 relay, then later got a record-setting performance from Kiana Siefert, who set a new mark in the 300 hurdles of 44.82 seconds.
Right away, the Millers set another new record. Summer Rempe cruised to victory in the 800 run by clocking in at 2 minutes, 14.49 seconds, lowering Aubrey Smith’s old record of 2:04.82 – which was set in 2004. Noblesville made it a 1-2 sweep in the 800 run, as Brinkley Cooper placed second.
Other Millers regional qualifiers were Siefert in the 100 hurdles and long jump, Rylee Hassan and Malina Miller in the high jump, and Noblesville’s 4×400 relay.
NEW FACES
Several new faces contributed to Carmel’s strong showing, which included three victories and 13 total qualifiers to the regional. Among them were freshman Olivia Cebalo, who zoomed to victory in the 400 dash in a new record time of 56.69 seconds. She lowered the old record by nearly a half-second. Cebalo also ran on the Greyhounds’ winning 4×400 relay team and was part of their runner-up 4×800 relay squad.
“It was definitely nerve-wracking at the beginning, just because there’s a lot of older girls and I’m a freshman,” said Cebalo. “But then once I got in the race, it just felt like all the other races and I just pushed through at the end.”
Carmel also won the 4×100 relay, and Cambell Wamsley’s second-place finish in the open 400 gave the ‘Hounds a 1-2 sweep in that event. Jamie Klavon and Olivia Mundt went 2-3 in the 1600 run, while Emily Norris and Lauren Bailey both advanced to regional in the long jump by besting the state standard.
Other Carmel regional qualifiers are Norris in the 100 dash, Alivia Romaniuk in the 3200 run and Taylor Reagor in the discus and shot put.
THREE WINS FOR SCALLY
Fishers placed fourth as a team with 77 points. Ella Scally picked up all three of the Tigers’ victories.
Scally swept the 100 and 200 dashes, then had an outstanding day in the long jump, where she won with a new sectional record of 19 feet, 1 inch.
Fishers had two other qualifiers for the regional. Elizabeth Barrett took second in the 3200 run and Vera Schafer was third in the 800 run.
Westfield advanced four to the regional. Princess Campbell was second in the 100 dash, Tobi Fapetu finished second in the 200 dash, Ashlyn Bauer placed third in the pole vault, and the Shamrocks were third in the 4×100 relay.
Hamilton Heights’ Kelsey Smith defended her high jump championship. Smith cleared 5 feet, 5 inches.
“The season’s been a little rough, so I finally got to the point where I’m at my fullest right now, just at my best,” said Smith.
Ella Ewing also advanced to the regional, qualifying in the long jump.
Guerin Catholic’s Bridget Gallagher will represent the Golden Eagles at the regional. She was a double winner, finishing first in the 1600 run and the 3200 run, which is not an easy thing to do.
Gallgher said she wasn’t really concerned about time. “I just wanted to be smooth and see how I could do in a double,” she said.
In addition to the above-mentioned qualifiers, many other athletes are expected to get callbacks to the regional. The top three in each of the four feeder sectionals advance to the regional, with four spots open for at-large advancers.
Team scores: Hamilton Southeastern 141, Noblesville 131, Carmel 128, Fishers 77, Westfield 55, Hamilton Heights 34, Guerin Catholic 33, Western Boone 13, University 8, Lebanon 4.
4×800 relay: 1. Noblesville (Summer Rempe, Brinkley Cooper, Riley Flynn, Paige Hazelrigg) 9:23.39, 2. Carmel (Audrey Ricketts, Olivia Cebalo, Jasmine Klopstad, Kara Wenzler) 9:28.38, 3. Southeastern (Grace Newton, Allie Latta, Ciara Kepner, Maggie Powers) 9:34.01, 4. Fishers (Megan Mybeck, Vera Schafer, Aubrey Baldwin, Anna Runion) 9:41.85, 5. Westfield (Nezira Djour, Ava Britton-Heitz, Sydney Klinglesmith, Angelina Abriani) 10:13.61, 7. Guerin Catholic (Eva Parr, Rosie Barrett, Camille Morrow, Claire Milam) 10:29.37.
100 hurdles – Finals: 1. Ally Elsbury (HSE) 14.27, new sectional record, 2. Kiana Siefert (N) 14.49, under old sectional record, 3. Makenzie Loftin (HSE) 15.26, 4. Ella Ewing (HH) 15.47, 5. Sophia Sullivan (C) 15.99, 6. Madison Clary (W) 16.56, 7. Ava Sinex (C) 16.82, 8. Olivia Boe (N) 18.96. Prelims: 8. Lilly Chesney (Sheridan) 17.14, 10. Anna Williams (F) 17.60, 12. Adelaine Allgeier (F) 17.98, 14. Alexandra Hamilton (W) 18.74, 17. Lily Westerkamm (U) 21.63.
100 dash – Finals: 1. Ella Scally (F) 12.05, 2. Princess Campbell (W) 12.14, 3. Emily Norris (C) 12.42, 4. Genesis Bowers (F) 12.43, 5. Sanai Smith (HSE) 12.58, 6. Tobi Fapetu (W) 12.69, 7. D’ahni Branch (C) 12.92, 8. Daniela Rios-Rojas (HSE) 13.01. Prelims: 9. Emma Bock (GC) 13.11, 10. Mya Baker (N) 13.23, 11. Lily Hovda (U) 13.59, 13. Jaydi Jones (N) 13.72, 16. Savannah Deetz (HH) 13.92, 17. Harleigh Abbott (GC) 14.00, 19. Taylor Seay (U) 14.42.
1600 run: 1. Bridget Gallgher (GC) 5:06.27, 2. Jamie Klavon (C) 5:06.87, 3. Olivia Mundt (C) 5:08.77, 4. Paige Hazelrigg (N) 5:13.86, 5. Elizabeth Butler (HSE) 5:16.64, 6. Kelly Pesyna (W) 5:18.04, 7. Kennedy Applegate (N) 5:18.57, 8. Addison Smith (HSE) 5:21.42, 9. Runion (F) 5:26.61, 10. Mybeck (F) 5:40.24, 11. Emily Loiselle (W) 5:47.15, 12. Kelley Trowbridge (U) 5:49.89, 13. Annabel Wright (GC) 6:02.44, 18. Juliana Springman (HH) 6:38.22, 19. Ahli Buzan (HH) 6:42.59, 20. Polina Nix (U) 6:56.57.
4×100 relay: 1. Carmel (Lauren Bailey, Rebecca Belanger, Norris, Branch) 48.66, 2. Southeastern (Jocelyn Davis, Jehnea Mirro, Smith, Rios-Rojas) 48.68, 3. Westfield (Kate Malin, Lucy Hauser, Campbell, Fapetu) 50.05, 4. Heights (Victoria Lopez, Samera Henson, Lizzy Smith, Ewing) 51.97, 5. Noblesville (Kate Rollins, Keri Perkins, Boe, Baker) 52.05, 6. Guerin Catholic (Regan Hadley, Bock, Cora McGee, Mia Chang) 52.82, Fishers DQ.
400 dash: 1. Cebalo (C) 56.69, new sectional record, 2. Cambell Wamsley (C) 58.43, 3. Regan Wans (HSE) 59.22, 4. Kepner (HSE) 1:00.56, 5. Hovda (U) 1:03.20, 6. Maddie Coates (N) 1:03.39, 7. Clara Cameron (W) 1:03.59, 8. Kyndall Osborne (GC) 1:04.08, 9. Marina Agapios (F) 1:04.12, 10. Jones (N) 1:04.44, 11. Nova Cross (S) 1:04.73, 12. Hannah Samson (F) 1:04.78, 14. Maya Francisco (W) 1:07.18, 15. Emily Demmings (GC) 1:08.18.
300 hurdles: 1. K. Siefert (N) 44.82, new sectional record, 2. Elia Blackmore (HSE) 45.08, under old sectional record, 3. Elsbury (HSE) 45.49, 4. Hauser (W) 47.14, 5. Sinex (C) 47.15, 6. Williams (F) 48.58, 7. Clary (W) 49.00, 9. Mallory Kixmiller (F) 49.20, 10. Lani Samms (C) 49.51, 11. Lilly Chesney (S) 50.76, 13. Brielle Siefert (N) 56.32.
800 run: 1. Rempe (N) 2:14.49, new sectional record, 2. Cooper (N) 2:18.51, 3. Schafer (F) 2:19.40, 4. Latta (HSE) 2:21.33, 5. Klopstad (C) 2:22.52, 6. Ricketts (C) 2:23.23, 7. Baldwin (F) 2:24.80, 8. Barrett (GC) 2:26.40, 9. Newton (HSE) 2:27.22, 10. Klinglesmith (W) 2:28.86, 14. Morrow (GC) 2:36.01, 15. Abriani (W) 2:238.28, 16. Trowbridge (U) 2:43.93, 17. Allyson Dinwiddie (HH) 2:54.57, 19. Veronica Pruitt (HH) 2:59.28.
200 dash – Finals: 1. Scally (F) 25.26, 2. Fapetu (W) 26.04, 3. Davis (HSE) 26.17, 4. Kya Hoskins (F) 26.40, 5. Wamsley (C) 26.83, 6. Rollins (N) 26.90, 7. Coates (N) 26.94, 8. Mia Kemp (HSE) 43.41. Prelims – 9. Ashlynn Guerant (C) 27.28, 10. Hovda (U) 27.37, 11. Malin (W) 27.58, 12. Cross (S) 27.82, 13. Hadley (GC) 28.14, 17. McGee (GC) 29.07, 18. Seay (U) 30.37.
NOTE: Kemp ran a 27.24 in the prelims.
3200 run: 1. Gallagher (GC) 11:02.37, 2. Barrett (F) 11:03.91, 3. Alivia Romaniuk (C) 11:04.28, 4. Powers (HSE) 11:04.71, 5. Nadia Perez (N) 11:06.92, 6. Liz Smith (W) 11:07.57, 7. Brooke Lahee (N) 11:07.79, 9. Ella Gaddis (C) 11:58.87, 10. Elise Herman (HSE) 11:59.14, 11. Robyn Schemel (W) 12:03.32, 12. Addison Kane (F) 12:24.81, 13. Grace Boivin (GC) 12:42.74, 15. Trowbridge (U) 13:09.01, 17. Nix (U) 15:17.25.
4×400 relay: 1. Carmel (Emersen Carlisle, Wamsley, Cebalo, Samms) 3:55.30, 2. Noblesville (Cooper, Rollins, K. Siefert, Rempe) 3:57.10, 3. Southeastern (Mirro, Blackmore, Kepner, Wans) 3:57.56, 4. Heights (Lopez, Ewing, Kelsey Smith, Camryn Runner) 4:12.99, 5. Fishers (Brooke Butts, Madeline Meier, Agapios, Elle Powers) 4:17.44, 6. Guerin Catholic (Osborne, Barrett, McGee, Hadley) 4:22.08, 7. Westfield (Cameron, Francisco, Djour, Malin) 4:22.29.
Long jump: 1. Scally (F) 19-1, new sectional record, 2. Mirro (HSE) 18-10, under old sectional record, 3. Elsbury (HSE) 18-8.5, tied old sectional record, 4. K. Siefert (N) 18-5.25, 5. Norris (C) 18-2.25, 6. Ewing (HH) 17-9, 7. Bailey (C) 17-9, 8. Kemp (HSE) 17-5, 9. Megan Feltner (N) 16-11.25, 10. Jurnee Hall (F) 16-11.25, 11. Bock (GC) 16-10.5, 13. Chang (GC) 16-1, 14. Amiyah Ballard (W) 15-11.5, 15. L. Smith (HH) 14-11, 16. Patty Chikamba (U) 14-7.25, 19. E’layah Ballard (W) 13-6.5.
High jump: 1. K. Smith (HH) 5-5, 2. Rylee Hassan (N) 5-4, 3. Malina Miller (N) 5-2, 4. Makenzie Holcomb (C) 5-1, 5. Kemp (HSE) 5-0, 6. Kori Dues (GC) 5-0, 7. Kenley Johnson (HSE) 5-0, 8. Kixmiller (F) 5-0, 9. A. Ballard (W) 4-10, 10. Runner (HH) 4-8, 11. Hannah Samson (F) 4-8, 12. Jillian Moore (C) 4-8.
Pole vault: 1. Laina Lillge (N) 11-6, 2. Ella Wilhelm (HSE) 11-3, 3. Ashlyn Bauer (W) 10-6, 4. Taylor Standridge (HH) 10-0, 5. Delaney Teachnor (N) 10-0, 6. Carissa Fuller (C) 10-0, 7. Julia Dong (C) 9-6, 8. Olivia Maynard (HSE) 8-6, T9. Paige Lemieux (W) 8-0; Mady Hutcherson (HH) 8-0, T12. Savannah Strange (F) 7-6, 14. Beth Whiteford (F) 7-6.
Discus: 1. Hannah Alexander (N) 141-6, 2. Taylor Reagor (C) 132-11, 3. Rosiebella Fiabema (HSE) 125-1, 4. Marina Alphin (HSE) 117-3, 6. Audrey Dickson (C) 107-10, 7. Kayla Gregory (F) 105-3, 8. Anna Jozsa (HH) 99-0, 10. Macey Miller (F) 92-10, 11. Maris Bulger (GC) 92-8, 12. Thalia Siefert (N) 91-11, 13. Hadleigh Cherry (HH) 90-9, 14. Kendall Pagington (W) 89-10, 16. Alana Halsted (W) 83-9, 17. Sophia Moore (GC) 57-5.
Shot put: 1. Fiabema (HSE) 39-4.25, 2. Alexander (N) 37-9.25, 3. Reagor (C) 37-7, 4. Miller (F) 35-3.5, 5. Abby Hannon (U) 35-0.5, 7. Delaney Richards (HSE) 34-1, 8. Daley Rhodes (F) 33-7, 9. Bulger (GC) 33-4.5, 10. Taylor Bates (S) 30-11.5, 12. Cherry (HH) 29-11.5, 13. Dickson (C) 29-9.25, 14. Mya Bryson (HH) 29-8, 15. Alex Peltonen (W) 27-6.75, 16. Marielle Fitch (N) 26-6.25, 18. Moore (GC) 23-6.25, 20. Diana Luna Rodriguez (U) 17-10.75.