State meet results

BLOOMINGTON -- While Lawrence North and Fort Wayne Northrop were tying for first place at Saturday's girls state track and field meet at Indiana University in Bloomington, the area also had other competitors.

Warsaw's 3200 relay of junior Brooke Kline, junior Hannah Cutshall, freshman Anna Bearss and sophomore Ashley Erba finished 15th in a time of 9:37.75, while Erba also went on to finish 20th in the 1600 (5:24.76). Warsaw's final competitor, junior Lauren Burish, finished 18th in the discus with distance of 118.04.

Triton also had a participant at the state meet, as senior Megan Howdeshell placed 12th in the discus with a distance of 124-08.

In all, the state meet saw six new records set, led by Culver Girls Academy senior Waverly Neer.

Neer set the new mark for the 1600 by winning in 4:43.46, while also breaking the 15-year old 3200 time of 10:24.29 set by East Noble's Amy Yoder, by winning that event in 10:20.66.

Other records set during the meet were Park Tudor's Abby Farley winning the 800 in 2:08.91, Lawrence North's 1600 relay of Majaica Brooks, Antonia Franklin, Ashley Spencer and Chelsey Miller winning in 3:47.37 and Portage's Tori Bliss set the new mark in the shot put with a winning distance of 50-9.

Westview's Skyler Carpenter also set a record in the 300 hurdles, winning in 42.03 seconds, but that's wasn't her only achievement. The junior also won the 100 hurdles in 14.36 seconds and won the long jump with a distance of 18 feet, 3.5 inches.

TOP 10 - 1. (tie) LAWRENCE NORTH, FW NORTHROP 42, 3. WESTVIEW 38, 4. LAWRENCE CENTRAL 32, 5. FW WAYNE 31, 6. (tie) NORTH CENTRAL, FW SNIDER 29, 8. BEN DAVIS 25, 9. CARMEL 23, 10. BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 21.5

(Winners, Local Results)

100 - 1. Katie Wise (Indian Creek) 11.91; 200 - 1. Morgan Yeadon (Pike) 24.10; 400 - 1. MonTayla (Lawrence Central) 55.27; 800 - 1. Abby Farley (Park Tudor) 2:08.91*; 1600 - 1. Waverly Neer (CGA) 4:43.46*, 20. Ashley Erba (Warsaw) 5:24.76; 3200 - 1. Waverly Neer (CGA) 10:20.66*; 100 Hurdles - 1. Skyler Carpenter (Westview) 14.36; 300 Hurdles - 1. Skyler Carpenter (Westview) 42.03*; 400 Relay - 1. Lawrence North (Majaica Brooks, Christa Hammond, Alyssa Walker, Ashley Spencer) 47.02; 1600 Relay - 1. Lawrence North (Majaica Brooks, Antonia Franklin, Ashley Spencer, Chelsey Miller) 3:47.37*; 3200 Relay - 1. Carmel (Sarah Bennett, Alex Chitwood, Irene Gibson, Lauren Kahre) 9:13.01, 15. Warsaw (Brooke Kline, Hannah Cutshall, Anna Bearss, Ashley Erba) 9:37.75; High Jump - 1. Shanelle DeJournett (FW Snider) 5-8; Pole Vault - 1. Nina Gutermuth (Leo) 12-9; Long Jump - 1. Skyler Carpenter (Westview) 18-3.5; Shot Put - 1. Tori Bliss (Portage) 50-9*; Discus - 1. Cassie Wertman (Southridge) 143-04, 12. Megan Howdeshell (Triton) 124-8, 18. Lauren Burish (Warsaw) 118-4

* - Meet Record