The IHSAA will host the state track and field meet this weekend at the Robert C. Haugh Track and Field Complex at Indiana University in Bloomington.
The boys state meet takes place today, with the girls meet on Saturday. Both begin at 3 p.m. Also, the Unified Track meet is set for 11:30 a.m. Saturday, prior to the girls meet.
Tickets are $10 per day for person, with children ages 2 and younger admitted free. Gates open at 2 p.m. on Friday and 11 a.m. on Saturday. The IHSAA encourages spectators to park in the lots to the west of Fee Lane next to the IU Tennis Center, with a shuttle available to transport fans to the main entrance.
Field events begin at 3 p.m. both days, with the 4×800 relay races starting at 4:15 p.m. Running trials are set for 5 p.m., with the opening ceremonies at 6:10 p.m., followed by the running finals.
Here is a list of Hamilton County athletes competing in the boys state meet, listed by their seeds and their regional performances:
Long jump: 7. Shomari Rogers Walton (Noblesville) 22-11.75.
Pole vault: 9. Logan Sandlin (Carmel) 14-4, 26. Xan Cluff (Hamilton Southeastern) 13-4.
Discus: 11. Wyatt Puff (Fishers) 157-6, 16. Hayden Tobias (F) 154-3, 18. Nolan Ring (C) 151-6.
Shot put: 4. Tobias (F) 57-0.5, 14. Puff (F) 53-4.25, 19. Caleb Shaffer (C) 52-7.75.
4×800 relay: 6. Fishers 7:56.22, 7. Carmel 7:56.63, 8. Westfield 7:58.63.
100 dash: 1. Noah Malone (HSE) 10.61.
110 hurdles: 10. Jakob Pearson (C) 14.71, 16. Cooper Boehm (W) 14.82.
200 dash: 1. Malone (HSE) 21.48, 14. Gage Pratt (HSE) 22.23, 16. H.L. Lewis (F) 22.38.
1600 run: 4. Ethan Meyer (F) 4:17.52, 15. Eric Carothers (HSE) 4:21.07.
4×100 relay: 11. Hamilton Southeastern 42.71, 13. Westfield 42.77.
400 dash: 21. Keefer Soehngen (F) 49.95, 27. Chris Stein (HSE) 51.24.
300 hurdles: 8. Sandlin (C) 39.17, 12. Calvin Grenda (W) 39.45, 13. Colton Parker (C) 39.62, 14. Billy Freudenthal (Guerin Catholic) 39.68.
800 run: 9. Andrew Anderson (N) 1:55.52, 13. Jaylen Castillo (F) 1:56.51.
3200 run: 5. Jacob Wiggers (HSE) 9:19.13, 6. Pat Campbell (C) 9:21.68, 11. Quinn Gallagher (GC) 9:28.28.
4×400 relay: 1. Fishers 3:19.91, 5. Noblesville 3:20.24, 9. Carmel 3:21.23.
Hamilton Southeastern will enter the girls state competition as the defending champion. There are three Hamilton County individuals who won events last year, including two who are going for their third straight title in their respective event: Noblesville’s Shelby Tyler in the high jump and Southeastern’s Kennedy Drish in the pole vault. Carmel’s Phoebe Bates will be looking to repeat as state champion in the 1600 run.
Here are the county qualifiers on the girls side, along with seeds and regional performances.
Long jump: 9. Kiana Siefert (Noblesville) 17-6, 10. Ella Scally (Fishers) 17-5.5, 19. Tierra Sydnor (Hamilton Southeastern) 17-0.5.
Discus: 4. Rebecca Merritt (Sheridan) 133-7, 13. Zoe Pentecost (Westfield) 127-1.
Pole vault: 1. Kennedy Drish (HSE) 12-6, 6. Ella Wilhelm (HSE) 11-2, 7. Shelby Tyler (N) 11-2, 12. Alison Casey (F) 11-2.
High jump: 1. Tyler (N) 5-9.
Shot put: 16. Merritt (S) 40-0.
4×800 relay: 2. Hamilton Southeastern 9:24.54, 3. Noblesville 9:26.85, 4. Fishers 9:27.23, 7. Carmel 9:34.69.
100 dash: 18. Scally (F) 12.64.
200 dash: 10. Scally (F) 25.42, 14. Alyssa Barker (HSE) 25.72.
1600 run: 4. Phoebe Bates (C) 4:59.35, 8. Maria Mitchell (Hamilton Heights) 5:02.10, 13. Halle Hill (HSE) 5:08.28.
4×100 relay: 3. Hamilton Southeastern 48.31, 4. Fishers 48.61.
400 dash: 4. Regan Wans (HSE) 56.78, 8. Maria Anderson (N) 57.65.
300 hurdles: 2. Sydnor (HSE) 44.42.
800 run: 5. Ellie Schroeder (Guerin Catholic) 2:16.36, 8. Maddie Mirro (HSE) 2:17.86, 13. Mitchell (HH) 2:19.03, 17. Vera Schafer (F) 2:19.65.
3200 run: 1. Lulu Black (HSE) 10:46.48, 6. Bates (C) 10:58.94.
4×400 relay: 2. Hamilton Southeastern 3:55.91, 14. Noblesville 4:04.84.
Hamilton Southeastern’s Lulu Black (left) is the top seed in the 3200 run at the IHSAA girls state track and field finals, which takes place Saturday at Indiana University. Also pictured is Carmel’s Phoebe Bates, who is the defending state champion in the 1600 run. (Kent Graham/File photo)