The Carmel boys track and field team is starting the 2022 season just like it finished the 2021 season: With a big trophy.
The Greyhounds won the boys large school division championship at the Hoosier State Relays, which took place Saturday at Indiana University’s Gladstein Fieldhouse, scoring 60 team points. It was the first time the Relays were contested since 2019; the meet had been canceled the past two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
For Carmel, it was a solid result for the early part of the season as the Greyhounds will try to defend their IHSAA state championship from last year. The ‘Hounds were led by their relay teams, starting with the 4×200 relay squad of Desmond Duffy, Greg Gottlieb, James Philpott and Jaylen Zachery. That group finished the race in 1 minute, 29.59 seconds.
Carmel also took second in the 4×400 relay (Gottlieb, Drew Willman, Kole Mathison and Eastes Curran) and placed third in the 4×800 relay. The team of Willman, Charlie Schuman, Charlie Leedke, Mathison clocked in at 7:52.79, under the old meet record.
Since relays earn double points at the HSR, the Greyhounds’ success in those three relays gave them 48 points. Carmel also placed seventh in the distance medley relay, while Philpott was third in the 60 hurdles and Duffy took seventh in the 60 dash.
Plainfield was the team runner-up with 48 points. Fishers placed a strong third by scoring 44 points. That included a win in the 4×400 relay, with Grant Shelton, Tyler Tarter, Makell Wiggins and Keefer Soehngen finishing that event in 3:24.28. The Tigers also placed third in the 4×200 relay (Tarter, Soehngen, Dawson Scally and Shelton) and fourth in the distance medley relay.
Hamilton Southeastern placed fifth with 31 points. The Royals also got a relay victory, as Garrett Hicks, Andrew Knight, Bennett Dubois and Nolan Satterfield cruised to victory in the distance medley relay, clocking in at 10:28.03. Southeastern had two top-eight field event finishes: Lamine Sall was fifth in the long jump and Manraj Grewal placed sixth in the high jump. A seventh-place result from the 4×200 relay rounded out the Royals’ point scorers.
Noblesville placed 12th with 18 points. Asher Propst took third in the 3200 run, then joined Joel Mumaw, Bode Barnes and Luke Shinneman in the third-place distance medley.
Westfield finished 13th as a team. The Shamrocks scored 16 points, all from their second-place 4×800 relay team. Josh Barnett, Kai Connor, Sam Hinds, Colin Lakomek finished that race in 7:48.79, under the old meet record.
LARGE SCHOOL BOYS RESULTS
Team scores (top 5 and all county): 1. Carmel 60, 2. Plainfield 48, 3. Fishers 44, 4. Brownsburg 36, 5. Hamilton Southeastern 31, 12. Noblesville 18, 13. Westfield 16.
60 hurdles – Finals: 3. James Philpott (C) 8.31. Prelims: 14. Adom Quist (C) 8.66, 24. Will Gerig (HSE) 8.97.
60 dash – Finals: 7. Desmond Duffy (C) 7.01. Prelims: 11. Bryce Williams (F) 7.11, 16. Tanner Gibson (N) 7.16.
3200 run: 3. Asher Propst (N) 9:17.09, 7. Tate Meaux (F) 9:30.77, 9. Will Marquardt (HSE) 9:32.28, 13. Sam Quagliaroli (F) 9:40.18, 18. Thomas Biltimeier (C) 9:50.60.
4×800 relay: 2. Westfield (Josh Barnett, Kai Connor, Sam Hinds, Colin Lakomek) 7:48.79, under old meet record, 3. Carmel (Drew Willman, Charlie Schuman, Charlie Leedke, Kole Mathison) 7:52.79, under old meet record, 20. Southeastern (Ian Ross, Matt Hemmerling, Adam Warski, Ash Caylor) 8:28.49.
4×200 relay: 1. Carmel (Duffy, Greg Gottlieb, Philpott, Jaylen Zachery) 1:29.59, 3. Fishers (Tyler Tarter, Keefer Soehngen, Dawson Scally, Grant Shelton) 1:30.91, 7. Southeastern (Christian Ortiz, Chandler Weston, Mason Alexander, Christian Miller) 1:32.06, 14. Westfield (Ryan Creager, Jacob Good, Patrick Schramm, Dillon Thieneman) 1:33.57, 15. Noblesville (Christ Degni, Gavin Vogelgesang, Derrell Coleman, Gibson) 1:33.83.
4×400 relay: 1. Fishers (Shelton, Tarter, Makell Wiggins, Soehngen) 3:24.28, 2. Carmel (Gottlieb, Willman, Mathison, Eastes Curran) 3:24.29, 16. Southeastern (Weston, Ortiz, Clayton Allen, Jaylon Cooper) 3:34.60, 22. Westfield (Brady Fischer, Owen Flynn, Good, Landon King) 3:37.78.
Distance medley relay: 1. Southeastern (Garrett Hicks, Andrew Knight, Bennett Dubois, Nolan Satterfield) 10:28.03, 3. Noblesville (Joel Mumaw, Propst, Bode Barnes, Luke Shinneman) 10:36.62, 4. Fishers (Alec Foster, Colin Simons, Soehngen, Jacob Maehler) 10:38.95, 7. Carmel (Connor Heagy, Charlie Schuman, Drew Grogan, Connor Mallon) 10:45.49, 18. Westfield (Josh Barnett, Connor, Lakomek, Charlie Naas) 11:06.52.
High jump: 6. Manraj Grewal (HSE) 6-3.
Long jump: 5. Lamine Sall (HSE) 21-3, 12. Silas Newton (HSE) 20-6.5.
Shot put: 14. Jack Greer (HSE) 48-9.5.
In the girls large school division, Carmel finished a close second to North Central. The Panthers edged out the Greyhounds by two points, 54 to 52.
Carmel scored all of its points in the relays, as all four of them placed in the top four. The 4×400 relay team led the way, with Cambell Wamsley, Emerson Carlisle, Kara Wenzler and Olivia Cebalo winning that event in a time of 4:02.67. The Greyhounds also took third in the distance medley relay (Jamie Klavon, Lani Samms, Jasmine Klopstad and Alivia Romaniuk), then collected fourth-place finishes in the 4×800 and 4×200 relays.
Noblesville placed fourth by scoring 42 points. The Millers also picked up a relay win, with Paige Hazelrigg, Riley Flynn, Brinkley Cooper and Summer Rempe pacing the 4×800 relay in 9:34.62.
Noblesville also had a very strong day in the field, scoring points in all four of those events. Malina Miller placed third in the high jump, while Kiana Siefert finished third in the long jump. Siefert also placed fifth in the 60 hurdles. Laina Lillge took fourth in the pole vault and Hannah Alexander placed eighth in the shot put.
Hamilton Southeastern finished ninth as a team, scoring 21 points and placing in five events. The Royals had two top-eight finishes in the 60 hurdles, with Ally Elsbury coming in sixth and Elia Blackmore placing in seventh. Southeastern’s relays also were solid, with the 4×800 and 4×400 relays each taking sixth and the 4×200 relay placing seventh.
Fishers tied for 28th place with five points, all courtesy Elizabeth Barrett. The senior finished fourth in the 3200 run.
LARGE SCHOOL GIRLS RESULTS
Team scores (top 5 and all county): 1. North Central 54, 2. Carmel 52, 3. Zionsville 46, 4. Noblesville 42, 5. Brownsburg 29, 9. Hamilton Southeastern 21, T28. Fishers 5.
60 hurdles – Finals: 5. Kiana Siefert (N) 9.07, 6. Ally Elsbury (HSE) 9.14, 7. Elia Blackmore (HSE) 9.38. Preliminaries: 10. Lucy Hauser (Westfield) 9.51, 11. Makenzie Loftin (HSE) 9.51, 16. Sophia Sullivan (C) 9.67.
60 dash – Prelims: 10. Ella Scally (F) 7.91, 14. Princess Campbell (W) 7.95, 15. Genesis Bowers (F) 7.98.
3200 run: 4. Elizabeth Barrett (F) 11:05.24, 9. Brooke Lahee (N) 11:13.52, 12. Liz Smith (W) 11:24.22, 14. Maggie Powers (HSE) 11:28.84, 20. Kennedy Applegate (N) 11:39.21.
4×800 relay: 1. Noblesville (Paige Hazelrigg, Riley Flynn, Brinkley Cooper, Summer Rempe) 9:34.62, 4. Carmel (Kara Wenzler, Olivia Mundt, Audrey Ricketts, Charlotte Konow) 9:43.84, 6. Southeastern (Powers, Addison Smith, Grace Newton, Allie Latta) 9:45.54, 9. Fishers (Vera Schafer, Megan Mybeck, Emma Schwertfeger, Aubrey Baldwin) 9:59.29, 18. Westfield (Nezira Djour, Lizzie Hirschfield, Kelly Pesyna, Robyn Schemel) 10:24.38.
4×200 relay: 4. Carmel (Cambell Wamsley, Ashlynn Guerrant, Emily Norris, Olivia Cebalo) 1:44.45, 7. Southeastern (Jocelyn Davis, Elsbury, Mia Kemp, Regan Wans) 1:46.84, 9. Fishers (Scally, Kya Hoskins, Jurnee Hall, Hannah Samson) 1:47.50, 14. Westfield (Campbell, Tobi Fapetu, Katelyn Malin, Hauser) 1:48.22, 19. Noblesville (Jaydi Jones, Mya Baker, Megan Feltner, Siefert) 1:51.41.
4×400 relay: 1. Carmel (Wamsley, Emerson Carlisle, Wenzler, Olivia Cebalo) 4:02.67, 6. Southeastern (Blackmore, Camryn McKinney, Ciara Kepner, Wans) 4:08.74, 11. Westfield (Hirschfield, Hauser, Brittany Brown, Katelyn Malin) 4:11.39, 21. Fishers (Barrett, Schafer, Hannah Samson, Anna Williams) 4:18.97.
Distance medley relay: 3. Carmel (Jamie Klavon, Lani Samms, Jasmine Klopstad, Alivia Romaniuk) 12:30.84, 11. Noblesville (Hazelrigg, Cooper, Nadia Perez, Rempe) 12:56.25, 20. Southeastern (Anaya Lammie, Alexa Wyrick, Elise Herman, Elizabeth Butler) 13:22.48.
Pole vault: 4. Laina Lillge (N) 11-3, T12. Ashlyn Bauer (W) 10-0.
High jump: 3. Malina Miller (N) 5-4.
Long jump: 3. Siefert (N) 18-0. 16. Lauren Bailey (C) 16-3.25.
Shot put: 8. Hannah Alexander (N) 39-7.5, 16. Taylor Reagor (C) 37-0.75.
In the small school division, Hamilton Heights’ girls team placed sixth with 31 points, while Guerin Catholic took seventh with 28 points.
The Huskies were led by Taylor Standridge, who finished second in the pole vault. Ella Ewing was fifth in the 60 hurdles and sixth in the long jump, and Heights had fifth-place finishes in the 4×200 and 4×400 relays.
The Golden Eagles won the 4×800 relay, with Rosie Barrett, Allison Wozniak, Camille Morrow and Bridget Gallagher clocking in at 10:03.57. Gallagher was also the 3200 runner-up.
Guerin Catholic’s boys placed ninth in the small school division by scoring 22 points. The relays led the way, with Ben Grissom, Christian Geary, Ethan Hines and Jack Weber taking second in the 4×800 relay. The Golden Eagles were also sixth in the distance medley.
Hamilton Heights scored 15 points to finish in 14th place. Colin Wilson took second in the shot put with a throw of 62 feet, 8.5 inches, under the old meet record. Peyton McQuinn tied for second in the pole vault.
SMALL SCHOOL GIRLS RESULTS
Team scores (top seven): Heritage Christian 59, Brebeuf Jesuit 50, Wheeler 39, West Lafayette 38, Concordia Lutheran 32, Hamilton Heights 31, Guerin Catholic 28.
60 hurdles – Finals: 5. Ella Ewing (HH) 9.51.
60 dash – Prelims: 11. Emersen Jennings (GC) 8.27, 14. Emma Bock (GC) 8.34.
3200 run: 2. Bridget Gallagher (GC) 10:58.34.
4×800 relay: 1. Guerin Catholic (Rosie Barrett, Allison Wozniak, Camille Morrow, Gallagher) 10:03.57.
4×200 relay: 5. Heights (Ewing, Camryn Runner, Victoria Lopez, Kelsey Smith) 1:51.92, 9. Guerin Catholic (Jennings, Bock, Emily Catalano, Cora McGee) 1:53.69.
4×400 relay: 5. Heights (Ewing, Lopez, Runner, Smith) 4:17.36, 12. Guerin Catholic (Kyndall Osborne, Emily Demmings, Madi Canavan, Barrett) 4:28.61.
Distance medley relay: 11. Guerin Catholic (Annabel Wright, Eva Parr, Claire Milam, Grace Boivin) 14:01.11.
Pole vault: 2. Taylor Standridge (HH) 10-6.
Long jump and shot put results were not available at press time.
SMALL SCHOOL BOYS RESULTS
Team scores (top 5 and all county): 1. Bishop Chatard 67, 2. Concordia Lutheran 50, 3. Brebeuf Jesuit 47, 4. West Lafayette 42, 5. Churubusco 41, 9. Guerin Catholic 22, 14. Hamilton Heights 15.
60 hurdles – Prelims: 14. Peter Rooney (GC) 9.22.
60 dash – Prelims: 10. Luke Moody (GC) 7.31.
3200 run: 17. Luke Moster (GC) 10:20.22, 20. Evan McNeany (GC) 10:31.55.
4×800 relay: 2. Guerin Catholic (Ben Grissom, Christian Geary, Ethan Hines, Jack Weber) 8:19.48, 17. Heights (Max Bowman, Rudy Bowman, Steven Case, Clay Forrer) 9:09.48.
4×200 relay: 9. Guerin Catholic (Moody, Andrew Cowlin, Cameron Parker, Robert Sorensen) 1:35.88, 11. Heights (Daniel Collier, Aiden Orton, Trey Ehman, Chandler Thomas) 1:36.24.
4×400 relay: 20. Guerin Catholic (Conner Lawrence, Rooney, Matt Dunlap, Nick Bauman) 3:48.10.
Distance medley relay: 6. Guerin Catholic (Jack Weber, Cowlin, James Crocket, Hines) 11:11.40, 18. Heights (M. Bowman, R. Bowman, Case, Orton) 11:58.91.
Pole vault: T2. Peyton McQuinn (HH) 13-6.
Shot put: 2. Colin Wilson (HH) 62-8.5, under old meet record.