BREMEN – Warsaw won just one event in Tuesday’s girls track and field regional at Bremen High School, but team depth allowed the Lady Tigers to finish fourth among the 31 teams that scored points. “We had girls in 12 (of the 16) events,” said Warsaw coach Scott Erba. “That gave us a lot opportunities to score points.” South Bend Adams scored 66 points and won its first regional championship since 2005, while St. Joe was second with 54 points, Penn was third with 51 points and Warsaw fourth with 49 points. “We had a lot of good and very good performances,” said Erba. “At a meet like this, when you’re trying to get to state, you need outstanding performances.” Culver Girls Academy, led by a pair of record-breaking performances from senior distance runner Waverly Neer, rounded out the top five by scoring 39 points. Among other local teams, Triton finished 16th by scoring 12 points, Tippecanoe Valley was 25th with five points and Wawasee finished 29th with four points. Manchester had competitors in the regional but did not score any points. The top three finishers, as well as those who met the state standard time, height or distance, from Tuesday’s regional advance to the state meet on June 4 at Robert C. Haugh Track and Field Complex at Indiana University in Bloomington. Area competitors won two events and advanced in a total of three events. Warsaw’s 3,200 relay team of Brooke Kline, Hannah Cutshall, Anna Bearss and Ashley Erba won the meet’s first race in a time of 9:34.40, finishing nearly four seconds ahead of the runner-up quartet from conference rival Northridge. The Lady Tigers were seeded No. 1 based on their sectional time, and backed that up by finishing nine seconds better than their sectional-championship time from last week. “We had the No. 1 seed in the 4x800, and we were confident they’d get out,” said Erba. “They ran a great race, finished better than their sectional time, and won a regional championship.” Warsaw will also be represented at the state meet in the discus and the 1,600. Lauren Burish, who won the sectional championship last week, finished second at the regional with a personal-best distance of 119-9. Triton’s Megan Howdeshell won the discus competition with a throw of 126-1. Erba, who anchored the 3,200 relay team and also finished fourth in the 3,200, advanced in the 1,600 with a third-place time of 5:12.82. The individual distance events belonged to Neer, who got a standing ovation after she shattered a second regional record by winning the 3,200 in a time of 10:24.66, nearly a minute ahead of runner-up Skylair Hilton of Northridge. The previous record of 10:44.05 was set by CGA’s Alex Banfich in 2008. Neer’s record-breaking time of 4:50.23 in the 1,600 broke the previous mark of 4:57.60 set in 1993 by Triton’s Justina Reichert. In all, there were four records set and another tied at Tuesday’s meet.
BREMEN GIRLS TRACK REGIONAL TEAM SCORES: 1. Adams 66, 2. St. Joseph ’s 54, 3. Penn 51, 4. Warsaw 49, 5. Culver Girls Academy 39, 6. Eastern of Greentown 37, 7. Goshen 34, 8. Mishawaka 30, 9. Bremen 28, 10. Northridge 27, 11. Fairfield 26, 12. Kokomo 25, 13. Elkhart Central 15, 14. Concord 14, 15. Elkhart Memorial 13; 16. Western 12, 16. Triton 12, 18. Jimtown 11, 18. LaVille 11, 20. NorthWood 10, 21. Plymouth 9, 22. Marian 8, 23. Cass 7, 24. Culver Community 6, 25. Tippecanoe Valley 5, 25. Northwestern 5, 25. Washington 5, 25. Oak Hill 5, 29. Maconaquah 4, 29. Wawasee 4, 31. Clay 2.
(TOP THREE INDIVIDUALS AND TOP THREE RELAY TEAMS ADVANCE TO STATE FINALS) 4x800 relay: 1. Warsaw (Brooke Kline, Hannah Cutsall, Anna Bearss, Ashley Erba) 9:34.40; 2. Northridge (Skylair Hilton, Jennifer Schrock, Marissa Holaway, Corinne Cominator) 9:38.27; 3. Mishawaka (Jessica Balko, Ashley Spence, Katelyn Husband, Allison Zylstra) 9:39.94; 4. St. Joseph ’s (Ali Connelly, Elisa Revak, Madeline Kearney, Michelle Potter) 9:42.34; 5. Penn (Allyssa Marlow, Jennifer Priebe, Sophie Glassford, Kristina Galat) 9:59.26; 6. Plymouth (Emmelyn Brandt, Emily Walden, Olivia Houin, Meagan Fisher) 10:17.23; 7. Fairfield (Kelsie Graber, Emily Meranda, Jenna Kieper, Emily Beasley) 10:21.57; 8. NorthWood (Lindsey Roe, Karlie Kratzchmar, Inger Yoder, Jennifer Hilty) 10:26.55. 100 hurdles: 1. Amani Morgan (Adams) 15.01; Liana Yoder (Goshen) 15.61; 3. Becca Kropf ( Fairfield ) 15.68; 4. J’Shante Gunn (Washington) 15.74; 5. Keeana Walton (Maconaquah) 16.11; 6. Amber Reese ( Elkhart Memorial) 16.88; 7. Amber Cowell ( Culver Girls Academy ) 16.94; 8. Allie Conway (Oak Hill) 17.24. 100: 1. Aaliyah McKinney (Adams) 12.45; 2. Rachel Staud (St. Joseph’s) 12.62; 3. Savannah Newsome (Adams) 12.78; 4. Ann Harvuot ( Warsaw ) 12.88; 5. Ashley Taylor (Culver Girls Academy) 12.95; 6. Abena Gyasiwa (Mishawaka) 12.98; 7. Kara Kershner (Northridge) 13.15; 8. Deasaray Greer (Jimtown) 13.18. 1,600: 1. Waverly Neer ( Culver Girls Academy ) 4:50.23 (RECORD; old 4:57.60 set in 1993 by Justina Reichert of Triton); 2. Hope Jordan (Bremen) 5:11.09; 3. Ashley Erba ( Warsaw ) 5:12.82; 4. Elaine Schmeltz (LaVille) 5:18.63; 5. Cynthia Medina (NorthWood) 5:20.10; 6. Leah Kissinger (Goshen) 5:22.0; 7. Sarah Wagner (Eastern of Greentown) 5:22.70; 8. Sara Slabaugh (Bremen) 5:32.14. 4x100 relay: 1. Penn (Hailey Lampos, Valerie Whitmer, Mackenzie Redman, Alyssa Hummel) 48.59 (TIES RECORD; 48.59 set by Clay team of Riley, Hall, Pancheri, Hamilton in 2000); 2. Adams (Amani Morgan, Savannah Newsome, Georgia Williams, Aaliyah McKinney) 48.69; 3. St. Joseph ’s (Rachel Staud, Katie Campbell, Mikaila Chamblee, Morgan Carroll) 49.05; 4. Mishawaka (Ashley Spence, Chelsey Wakes, Casidhe Vandall, Abena Gyasiwa) 50.19; 5. Goshen (Jessica Hernandez, Lauren Stutzman, Julie Jesse, Liana Yoder) 50.72; 6. Culver Girls Academy (Ashley Taylor, Emily Rich, Laura Ma, Anne Marie Dumas) 51.12; 7. Northridge (Morgan Lewallen, Kara Kershner, Katie Koak, Lauren Lambert); 8. Kokomo (Briana Lancaster, Brielle Bonnafon, Raven Pugh, Iesha Wallace) 51.26. 400: 1. Brittany Neeley (Eastern of Greentown) 58.28; 2. Maggie Hartnagel (Marian) 59.22; 3. Savannah Newsome (Adams) 1:00.18; 4. Georgia Williams (Adams) 1:00.25; 5. Courtney Gilman (Kokomo) 1:00.98; 6. Leah Moore (Warsaw) 1:01.02; 7. Mackenzie Gray (Northridge) 1:01.16; 8. Haley Smart (Plymouth) 1:01.25. 300 hurdles: 1. Becca Kropf (Fairfield) 44.44; 2. Mikaila Chamblee (St. Joseph ’s) 44.61; 3. Kaitlyn Redman (Penn) 46.21; 4. Jessica O’Connell (Concord) 46.34; 5. Natylee Nation (Western) 47.95; 6. Amani Morgan (Adams) 48.41; 7. Jackie Ferguson (Warsaw) 48.54; 8. Liana Yoder (Goshen) 48.64. 800: 1. Bethany Neeley (Eastern of Greentown) 2:13.18 (RECORD; old 2:14.72 set by Mary Catherine Quiett of Marian in 2007); 2. Katelyn Husband (Mishawaka) 2:18.48; 3. Sophie Glassford (Penn) 2:19.22; 4. Meagan Fisher (Plymouth) 2:20.39; 5. Mallory Rondeau (Wawasee) 2:22.19; 6. Hope Jordan (Bremen) 2:24.26; 7. Anna Bearss (Warsaw) 2:25.99; 8. Katie Martin (Penn) 2:26.12. 200: 1. Aaliyah McKinney (Adams) 25.23; 2. Morgan Carroll (St. Joseph’s) 25.63; 3. Alyssa Hummel (Penn) 25.77; 4. Lauren Stutzman (Goshen) 26.47; 5. Anne Marie Dumas (Culver Girls Academy) 26.57; 6. Angelica Ramon (NorthWood) 26.83; 7. Breanna Lemler (Triton) 27.77; 8. Maddie Eurit (Cass) 28.30. 3,200: 1. Waverly Neer (Culver Girls Academy) 10:24.66 (RECORD; old 10:44.05 set by Alexandra Banfich of Culver Girls Academy in 2008); 2. Skylair Hilton (Northridge) 11:19.75; 3. Elaine Schmeltz (LaVille) 11:27.69; 4. Ashley Erba (Warsaw) 11:32.80; 5. Jenna Norris (Oak Hill) 11:34.83; 6. Kristina Galat (Penn) 11:38.24; 7. Cynthia Medina (NorthWood) 11:45.88; 8. Jennifer Schrock (Northridge) 11:46.35. 4x400 relay: 1. Eastern of Greentown (Emily Wilcox, Bethany Neeley, Zoe Wolfe, Brittany Neeley) 3:59.32; 2. Adams (Jessica Nelson, Aaliyah McKinney, Georgia Williams, Savannah Newsome) 4:00.29; 3. St. Joseph ’s (Michelle Potter, Ellen McClain, Elisa Revak, Morgan Carroll) 4:01.56; 4. Mishawaka (Allison Zylstra, Abena Gyasiwa, Katelyn Husband, Ashley Spence) 4:02.69; 5. Northridge (Erin Jones, Morgan Lewallen, Lauren Lambert, Mackenzie Gray) 4:06.06; 6. Warsaw (Kristin Quick, Kelly Wildman, Madison Long, Leah Moore) 4:06.13; 7. Fairfield (Kelsie Graber, Emily Beasley, Alissa Faldoe, Becca Kropf) 4:11.43; 8. Concord (Jessica O’Connell, Shanice Matthews, Janell Smart, Cassidy Field) 4:12.14. Pole vault: 1. Mackenzie Redman (Penn) 12-1 (RECORD; old 11-6 set by Alicia Fritschi of Northridge in 2006); 2. Brittney Pittman (Bremen) 11-3; 3. Sophie Brown (Fairfield) 10-6; 4. Whitney Grace (Penn) 10-6; 5. Corinna Cottingham (Western) 10-0; 6. Hanna Kammerer (Warsaw) 9-6; 7. Anh Pham (Kokomo) 9-6; 8. Claire Hickerson (Warsaw) 9-0. High jump: 1. Kaylee Lapierre (Elkhart Central) 5-6; 2. Jenna Pfeiffer (Bremen) 5-5; 3. Kylie Ballard (Northwestern) 5-4.25; 3. Sarah Wagner (Eastern of Greentown) 5-4.25; 3. Tazmyn Mason (Elkhart Central) 5-4.25; 6. Emily Beckley (Cass) 5-4.25 (advances to state; met state standard); 7. Michelle Adeniyi (Clay) 5-3; 8. Sable Staller (Western) 5-2. Discus: 1. Megan Howdeshell (Triton) 126-1; 2. Lauren Burish (Warsaw) 119-9; 3. Leah Heckaman (Culver Girls Academy) 116-8; 4. Crystal Fuller (Tippecanoe Valley) 115-2; 5. Mallory Conrad (Elkhart Memorial) 114-0; 6. Karla Corral (Goshen) 113-0; 7. Melissa Macellari (St. Joseph’s) 112-9; 8. Jasmine Hughes (Kokomo) 109-9. Long jump: 1. Lauren Stutzman (Goshen) 17-0.25; 2. Melissa DuBois (Concord) 16-10.75; 3. Mikaila Chamblee (St. Joseph’s) 16-9.5; 4. Brielle Bonnafon (Kokomo) 16-7.5; 5. Stephanie Bettis (Elkhart Memorial) 16-6; 6. Mariah Swartz (Cass) 16-3.5; 7. Kayla Pawling (Elkhart Memorial) 16-2.75; 8. Natylee Nation (Western)15-10.25. Shot put: 1. Cinnamon Green (Jimtown) 40-9; 2. Summer Blackamore (Kokomo) 37-5.25; 3. Gwen Zehner (Culver Community) 37-4.5; 4. Melissa Macellari (St. Joseph’s) 36-1; 5. Jasmine Hughes (Kokomo) 35-11.25; 6. Maria Tomlinson (Mishawaka) 35-10.75; 7. Caily Tanner (Western) 35-10; 8. Emily Umbaugh (Warsaw) 35-4.75.
