THE REPORTER
The Lafayette Jefferson boys track and field regional, which took place Saturday at the Bronchos’ Scheumann Stadium, was arguably the toughest of the eight regionals across the state.
The top four teams all had representatives there, including No. 2-ranked Carmel and No. 4-ranked Fishers. Those two teams more than held their own, with the Greyhounds placing second by scoring 80 points. Top-ranked Brownsburg won the meet, totaling 126 points.
Carmel won four events, and more importantly qualified nine to next weekend’s IHSAA state finals, which take place June 2 at Indiana University. Meanwhile, the Tigers placed fifth as a team with 54 points, winning one event and qualifying seven to the state meet.
The ‘Hounds were led by the 1-2 distance punch of Kole Mathison and Tony Provenzano in the 3200 run. Mathison won the race in 8 minutes, 59.81 seconds, just a few tenths of a second shy of the regional record he set last year. Provenzano placed second in 9:05.35.
Mathison also triumphed in the 1600 run, clocking in that race at 4:12.99. Adom Quist won the 110 hurdles, holding off Fishers’ Tyler Tarter by 0.04 seconds. Quist’s winning time was 14.43 seconds. Drew Franklin got a victory in the discus, emerging from a crowded field to win with a top throw of 170 feet, 8 inches.
Carmel had five other top-three finishes, which guarantees a ticket to state. Quist placed second in the 300 hurdles, while Charlie Leedke took third in the 800 run. The Greyhounds had two relays finish third: The 4×800 crew of Thomas Biltimier, Mathison, Drew Grogan and Provenzano, and the 4×400 team of Cole Taylor, Camren Avant, Everett Carlisle and Gabriel LaBoyteaux.
Making the standard
Fishers was led by Tyler Tarter, who won the 300 hurdles in a time of 37.49 seconds in addition to his runner-up in the 110 hurdles. The Tigers had three other second-place results, starting with the 4×800 team of Makell Wiggins, Tommy Clark, Sam Quagliaroli and Matthew Kim, who also took second in the 800 run. JonAnthony Hall was the long jump runner-up, and Quagliaroli placed third in the 3200 run.
Fishers’ 4×400 squad of Tarter, Cavitt Fowler III, Leo Morrow and Wiggins placed fourth, but qualified for state due to their time. The Tigers team finished the race in 3:21.41, nearly a second faster than the state standard. Any performance that equals or betters the standard automatically qualifies for state.
Hamilton Southeastern placed sixth with 39 points. The Royals got an event win from Michael Griffith, who took the long jump with a top jump of 22 feet, 10.25 inches. Mason Alexander placed third in the 100 dash and Rowan Hall was third in the high jump, both advancing to state. Southeastern also had two qualifiers by standard: Josiah Bird in the discus and Connor Langsford in the pole vault.
Noblesville scored 28 team points and had two qualifiers by the state standard. The Millers’ 4×800 relay team of Luke Mumaw, Alec Moor, Caden Click and Jack Strong were well ahead of the standard, finishing in 7:56.14. Asher Propst qualified by standard time in the 3200 run. Noblesville finished fourth in both events.
Westfield had three state qualifiers. Tom Ewing won the shot put with a best throw of 60 feet, 2.5 inches; he was the only athlete to break 60 feet. Ewing also placed seventh in the discus, but his top throw of 164 feet, 7 inches was nearly five feet ahead of the standard.
If you think that’s impressive, look at the 4×800 relay. The Shamrocks team of Caleb Haney, Landon Jones, Sam Hinds and Owen Flynn placed eighth, but the team’s time of 7:59.13 was almost half a second ahead of the standard. That’s right: The top EIGHT 4×800 relay teams qualified out of Lafayette Jeff to the state meet.
Guerin Catholic had two state qualifiers. Jack Weber placed third in the 1600 run, and he joined Ethan Hines, Luke Moster and Ben Grissom to take sixth in the 4×800 relay, part of that remarkable group of relay teams that are all headed to IU next weekend.
Hamilton Heights also had two qualify for state. Colin Wilson placed second in the shot put, while Peyton McQuinn was fourth in the pole vault, but his top vault was right at the state standard of 14 feet, 4 inches.
University’s Steven Scott placed fifth in the long jump, but there is a chance he (and others) could receive a callback to state. Those will be determined today.
Team scores: Brownsburg 126, Carmel 80, Plainfield 65, Zionsville 56, Fishers 54, Hamilton Southeastern 39, Harrison 31, Noblesville 28, West Lafayette 23, Mooresville 17, Hamilton Heights 17, Guerin Catholic 14, Westfield 14, Avon 13, Lebanon 11, Danville 10, Lafayette Jefferson 6, Frankfort 6, University 4, Benton Central 4, McCutcheon 4, Tri-West 1, Twin Lakes 1.
4×800 relay: 2. Fishers (Makell Wiggins, Tommy Clark, Sam Quagliaroli, Matthew Kim) 7:46.88, 3. Carmel (Thomas Biltimier, Kole Mathison, Drew Grogan, Tony Provenzano) 7:50.66, 4. Noblesville (Luke Mumaw, Alec Moor, Caden Click, Jack Strong) 7:56.14, 6. Guerin Catholic (Ethan Hines, Jack Weber, Luke Moster, Ben Grissom) 7:57.09, 8. Westfield (Caleb Haney, Landon Jones, Sam Hinds, Owen Flynn) 7:59.13.
110 hurdles: 1. Adom Quist (C) 14.43, 2. Tyler Tarter (F) 14.47, 8. Clayton Allen (HSE) 15.09.
100 dash: 3. Mason Alexander (HSE) 10.71, 7. Christ Degni (N) 11.02.
1600 run: 1. Mathison (C) 4:12.99, 3. Weber (GC) 4:16.31, 4. Click (N) 4:19.90, 8. Kiefer Jay (C) 4:25.67, 9. Tate Meaux (F) 4:30.49, 10. Ethan Nix (F) 4:33.68, 13. Strong (N) 4:47.37.
4×100 relay: 6. Noblesville (Derrell Coleman, Degni, Sidney Weaver, Cameron Wilson) 42.78, 8. Fishers (Joe Syrus, Cavitt Fowler III, Josh Payton, Tristan Capps) 43.40, 9. Southeastern (Silas Newton, Xavier Dokes, Ethan Falconer, Alexander) 43.47, 10. Westfield (Cade Parker, Jacob Good, Gabe Aramboles, Mikeah Webster) 43.62, 11. Guerin Catholic (Luke Moody, Hayden Cler, Nick Bauman, Alex Gibbs) 43.68.
400 dash: 9. Dylan Walker (W) 51.05, 10. Sevin Barringer (N) 51.36.
300 hurdles: 1. Tarter (F) 37.49, 2. Quist (C) 39.34, 4. Drew Willman (C) 39.95, 5. Ben Kern (N) 39.97, 9. Jack Huisden (W) 40.87.
800 run: 2. Kim (F) 1:54.06, 3. Charlie Leedke (C) 1:54.27, 5. Steven Case (HH) 1:55.42, 8. Moor (N) 1:58.21, 9. Ian Ross (HSE) 2:01.74, 11. Sam Hinds (W) 2:03.88, 12. Colin Lakomek (W) 2:04.56.
200 dash – Finals: 7. Degni (N) 22.37. Prelims: 10. Falconer (HSE) 22.46, 11. Wilson (N) 22.70.
3200 run: 1. Mathison (C) 8:59.81, 2. Provenzano (C) 9:05.35, 3. Quagliaroli (F) 9:07.83, 4. Asher Propst (N) 9:11.74, 8. Ronnie Neal (N) 9:32.13, 9. Liam Powers (HSE) 9:35.09.
4×400 relay: 3. Carmel (Cole Taylor, Camren Avant, Everett Carlisle, Gabriel LaBoyteaux) 3:20.77, 4. Fishers (Tarter, Fowler III, Leo Morrow, Wiggins) 3:21.41, 7. Guerin Catholic (Matt Dunlap, Alex Gibbs, Luke Moody, Weber) 3:23.74, 9. Westfield (Flynn, Landon King, Dylan Walker, Lakomek) 3:25.67, 11. Noblesville (Calvin Lighty, Coleman, Click, Barringer) 3:26.82, 14. Southeastern (John McCoy, Noah Link, Blake Braden, Michael Griffith) 3:33.21.
Discus: 1. Drew Franklin (C) 170-8, 5. Josiah Bird (HSE) 167-1, 7. Tom Ewing (W) 164-7.
Shot put: 1. Ewing (W) 60-2.5, 2. Colin Wilson (HH) 59-10.5, 6. Alexander Boothby (HSE) 54-2, 10. Franklin (C) 51-11, 11. Joel Gates (F) 50-10.5.
Long jump: 1. Griffith (HSE) 22-10.25, 2. JonAnthony Hall (F) 22-7.75, 4. Lamine Sall (HSE) 21-8, 5. Steven Scott (U) 21-6.5, 8. Aramboles (W) 21-0.25, 9. Robert Campbell (W) 20-6.5, 10. Coleman (N) 20-4.5.
High jump: 3. Rowan Hall (HSE) 6-4, 6. Daniel Ernst (GC) 6-2.
Pole vault: 4. Peyton McQuinn (HH) 14-4, 5. Connor Langsford (HSE) 14-4, 12. Will Johnston (N) 13-0, 13. Alex Wilson (W) 12-6.