Track and field: HSE girls dominate at Penn Invite

The Hamilton Southeastern girls track and field team dominated the Penn Lady Kingsmen Invitational on Saturday. The Royals finished with 166 points and scored in each event, winning six of them. (Photo provided)

The Hamilton Southeastern girls track and field track dominated the field at the Penn Lady Kingsmen Invitational on Saturday.
The Royals easily won the team trophy with 166 points, well ahead of runner-up Penn’s 98 points. Southeastern scored points in every event, winning six of them.
The Royals scored a distance sweep, with Halle Hill finishing first in the 800 run, Allie Latta pacing the 1600 run and Maggie Powers winning the 3200. Hill would later team with Alyssa Barker, Annice McFarland and Regan Wans to win the 4×400 relay.
In the field events, Ella Wilhelm cleared 11 feet to take first in the pole vault, while Jehnea Mirro won the long jump.
The Royals will host Lawrence North Tuesday in a dual meet.

Team scores: Hamilton Southeastern 166, Penn 98, Warsaw 87, Mishawaka 41, Northridge 32, Fort Wayne Wayne 27, Homestead 22, Bishop Dwenger 19, Kokomo 14, Concord 9.
100 dash: 3. Daniela Rios-Rojas 13.33, 5. Jadyn Durden 13.44.
200 dash: 4. Rios-Rojas 27.81. Prelims: 10. Camryn McKinney 28.20.
400 dash: 2. Alyssa Barker 1:00.65, 4. Regan Wans 1:01.05.
800 run: 1. Halle Hill 2:20.95, 5. Grace Newton 2:28.26.
1600 run: 1. Allie Latta 5:27.99, 3. Brooke Ratliff 5:31.45.
3200 run: 1. Maggie Powers 11:34.15, 4. Elise Herman 12:06.01.
100 hurdles: 2. Allyson Elsbury 16.16, 4. Makenzie Loftin 17.21.
300 hurdles: 5. Loftin 51.63, 7. Willo Sheikh 52.49.
4×100 relay: 2. Southeastern (Rios-Rojas, Barker, Loftin, Durden) 52.58.
4×400 relay: 1. Southeastern (Barker, Hill, Annice McFarland, Wans) 4:12.96.
4×800 relay: 2. Southeastern (Newton, Jehnea Mirro, Hill, Katherine Kesler) 9:59.93.
High jump: 4. Madisyn Etheredge 5-0, 7. Elsbury 4-8.
Pole vault: 1. Ella Wilhelm 11-0, 4. Lauren Sheppard 9-0.
Long jump: 1. Mirro 16-3.5, 7. Hannah Debusk 15-1.25.
Shot put: 4. Rosiebella Fiabema 34-2.5, 6. Delaney Richards 32-4.5.
Discus: 3. Marina Alphin 100-9.

Southeastern’s boys team also got a nice victory on Saturday, winning the Muncie Relays.
The Royals scored 146 points, exactly 50 points ahead of runner-up Delta’s 96. Individual winners for HSE were Gage Pratt in the 100 dash, Bennett Dubois in the 3200 run, Will Gerig in the 300 hurdles, Connor Sarkovics in the 1600 run, Raj Grewal in the high jump and Xan Cluff in the pole vault. The Royals also won the distance medley and 4×400 relays.
Southeastern will compete in the Noblesville Miller Invitational on Tuesday.