Warsaw Track Team Wins First Regional Title In 27 Years
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KOKOMO — It took two days, but when it was all said and done, the Warsaw boys track and field team had won its third ever regional title and first since 1984. Because of weather Thursday, official results from the Kokomo Regional couldn’t be released until the pole vault competition was completed Friday. Once the competition was completed, Warsaw edged out the home team with 58 points, while Kokomo scored 57. In the team victory, Warsaw advanced to the state finals in four events. To qualify for state, a competitor must finish in the top three at the regional level. For Warsaw, competitors at Friday’s state meet at Indiana University will be the 3200 relay (Scott Smyth, Trevor Callahan, Jacob Poyner, Spencer Rheinhardt), Spencer Rheinhardt (800), Stephen Kolbe (high jump) and the 1600 relay (Chad Goon, Ryan Goon, Wyatt Jones, Spencer Rheinhardt). Of those finishers, the 3200 relay finished first, while Kolbe finished second to Wawasee’s Ben Klaybor in the high jump. Klaybor and Kolbe each cleared 6-4 at the meet, but Klaybor had less misses. Other local competitors to advance out of the regional were Wawasee’s Nathan Cook (110 hurdles) and Manchester’s Kegan McNeeley (100). At the Fort Wayne Wayne Regional, Whitko’s 3200 relay (Jude Stieglitz, Brody Wilson, Brian Menzie, Trapper mize)) also advanced to the state meet with a team of 8:09.60.
TOP 10 — WARSAW 58, KOKOMO 57, CONCORD 46, MISHAWAKA 40, FAIRFIELD 40, PENN 38.5, GOSHEN 33, SB RILEY 30, NORTHRIDGE 28, WESTERN 21.5 (Top 3 and Local Results)
100 — 1. Daimon Leader (Elkhart Central) 11.09, 2. Kegan McNeeley (Manchester) 11.24, 3. John Alsup (Kokomo) 11.27; 200 — 1. JJ Frey (Northridge), 2. Urston Smith (Elkhart Memorial) 22.92, 3. Brett Baumgartner (Fairfield) 23.12; 400 — 1. JJ Frey (Northridge) 50.51, 2. Thomas Capers (SB Riley) 51.02, 3. Matt Riley (Western) 51.22, 4. Wyatt Jones (Warsaw) 51.58, 14. Nolan Sponseller (Tippy Valley) 53.85; 800 — 1. Dillon Hinen (Fairfield) 1:56.76, 2. Steven Dennig (SB Clay) 1:57.09, 3. Spencer Rheinhardt (Warsaw) 1:58.25; 1600 — 1. Tyler Wynn (Goshen) 4:21.50, 2. Joey Zielinski (SB St. Joe’s) 4:21.76, 3. Adrian Glover (Kokomo) 4:21.82, 5. Jacob Poyner (Warsaw) 4:25.96, 9. Trevor Callahan (Warsaw) 4:40.94, 14. Trent Stackhouse (Triton) 5:00.07; 3200 — 1. Kyle Overway (Logansport) 9:32.52, 2. Miguel Lozano (Mishawaka) 9:33.99, 3. AJ Walker (Mishawaka) 9:34.06, 6. Ellis Coon (Warsaw) 9:55.76, 11. Jordan Scroggs (Warsaw) 10:15.02; 110 Hurdles — 1. Taylor Killings (Kokomo) 14.68, 2. Robert Lancaster (Kokomo) 15.00, 3. Nathan Cook (Wawasee) 15.19, 5. James Gregory (Tippy Valley) 15.36; 300 Hurdles — 1. Grant Bass (Concord) 40.36, 2. Brenner Stage (Maconaquah) 40.43, 3. Joshua Brenneman (Bremen) 40.43, 6. James Gregory (Tippy Valley) 41.60, 8. Cameron Huffer (Warsaw) 42.32, 9. Trae Bruce (Manchester) 42.88 400 Relay — 1. Kokomo (Harvey Lenoir, Michael Clifton, Armon Bridgeforth, John Alsup) 43.97, 2. Concord (Grant Bass, William Mulroy, Dominique Holt, Steven Mulroy) 44.10, 3. Fairfield (PJ Neff, Tanner Foust, Tregg Fisher, Brett Baumgartner) 44.17, 4. Warsaw (Zack Rooney, Tristan McClone, Chad Goon, Robert Strahan) 44.47, 12. Tippy Valley (Sixto Hernandez, Josh Doody, James Gregory, Justin Gunter) 46.28; 1600 Relay — 1. Concord (William Mulroy, Clinton McCray, Eric McCray, Steven Mulroy) 3:25.18, 2. Warsaw (Chad Goon, Ryan Goon, Wyatt Jones, Spencer Rheinhardt) 3:26.30, 3. SB Riley (Thomas Capers, Karl Colombus, Taylor Dietl, Carlton Moody) 3:27.10, 15. Tippy Valley (James Gregory, David Green, Josh Doody, Nolan Sponseller) 3:43.37; 3200 Relay — 1. Warsaw (Scott Smyth, Trevor Callahan, Jacob Poyner, Spencer Rheinhardt) 8:00.01, 2. Concord (Steven Mulroy, Clinton McCray, Daniel Zelaya, Eric McCray) 8:00.18, 3. Northridge (Lucas Miller, Trevor Moore, Mitchell Eby, Marshall Hawn) 8:09.75, 14. Manchester (Andrew Bolinger, Skyler Honeycutt, David Francis, Jared Monce) 9:09.36; High Jump — 1. Ben Klaybor (Wawasee) 6-4, 2. Stephen Kolbe (Warsaw) 6-4, 3. (tie) Desean Prentice (Penn), Corey Aughinbaugh (Oak Hill) 6-2; Pole Vault — 1. Kyle Johnston (Penn) 15-0, 2. Derrick Lee (Plymouth) 14-3, 3. Umron Alkotob (Mishawaka) 14-3; Long Jump — 1. John Alsup (Kokomo) 23-2.25, 2. Nathan Grigsby (Pioneer) 21-3, 3. Joshua Brenneman (Bremen) 20-8.25, 6. Zack Rooney (Warsaw) 20-5; Shot Put — 1. Jake Walter (Fairfield) 53-11.25, 2. Brandon Daniels (Goshen) 53-4.25, 3. Thomas Davis (SB St. Joe’s) 53-3, 8. Cameron Fritzel (Warsaw) 48-6; Discus — 1. Elias Micozzi (SB Riley) 170-11, 2. Blake Donson (Eastern) 168-1, 3. Jake Rouch (Cass) 156-1, 5. Zac Erba (Warsaw) 148-2, 9. Jake Tutorow (Triton) 143-0, 16. Aric Howard (Manchester) 121-9
