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Girls track: What you need to know about Bloomington North Sectional Tuesday

jim gordillo, the herald-times
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The postseason run to Indiana University's Bill Hayes Track and the IHSAA state finals for girls' track starts Tuesday at Bloomington North. Here's what to look for at the sectional meet:

The basics

On the clock: The meet will begin with field events at 5:30 p.m. and the 3,200 relay at 5:45. Running trials will start at 6 (top eight make the finals) and the running finals get underway at 6:45.

Tickets: $7, children 5 and under free. Complete/live results: Available at bloomingtonnorthathletics.com.

Participating teams: Bloomington North, Bloomington South, Edgewood, Eastern Greene, Lighthouse Christian, Bloomfield, Brown County, Linton, Martinsville, Owen Valley, Shakamak, White River Valley.

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Advancement: Top three finishers in each event and those who meet the state standard automatically advance to the Bloomington North Regional. Field will be filled out with the next four best results from the Bloomington, Terre Haute, Seymour and Madison sectionals. Athletes from the Bloomington sectional have historically grabbed a majority of the slots.

Events to watch

The 800 has been on the list all season as North's Nola Somers Glenn, owner of the school record and a medalist last year at state, leads the way. But instead of doing battle with South's Ellie Barada again, it's going to be Panther standout Lily Myers, who is foregoing the 3,200 to run the 1,600, where she's the school record holder and top seed.

Myers will also be a factor for the South 3,200 relay that crushed its school record to take the top spot in a state-best time of 9:15.58.

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The 3,200 is now led by a pair of sisters, Edgewood's Clara and Hannah and South's Martolgio twins, Aurelia and Jasmine. Clara's best time is well out in front, while the next three are separated by just two seconds. Barada, with a 57.43, is the No. 1 seed in the 400 while Edgewood's Emma Edwards, the No. 2 seed, had a 58.61 at her conference meet. Clara Crain is No. 2 in the 1,600.

There are just three over 17-feet this season in the long jump, while six went over 9-0 in pole vault including two at 10-0, Edgewood's Ashley Abram and North's Hope Taylor. Head-to-head, North and South both posted 4:01+ times this season in the 1,600 relay.

In total there are a dozen marks listed in the top 10 statewide coming in, with at least one in every event but the 100, 200, high jump and pole vault.

Double trouble

North's Sarah Elliott, a native of Australia, is the top seed for the 100 and 200 in her one and only state series appearance as an exchange student. She's also on the Cougars' top-seeded 400 and 1,600 relays.

In the throws, North's Hadley Lucas is a heavy favorite in both as the defending state champ and school record holder in each. She has the top throws in the state (167-2 in discus, by 9-8) and 50-11 in shot put, by 3-5).

North's DeDe Eberle is the only athlete in the top three of three events, No. 1 in the 300 hurdles, No. 2 in the 100 hurdles and No. 2 in long jump, a half-inch behind Edgewood's Ella Hayden (17-9). Impressively, Eberle won all three events at the Conference Indiana Meet.

Others with a pair of top-three seeds are North's Cora Deemer (100-200), South's Helena Cutshall (100-long jump) and Edgewood's Edwards (400-high jump) and Sara Polito (both hurdles).

Teams to watch

Like usual, it should come down to a battle between No. 7 South and No. 8 North. Edgewood will also be a strong presence after winning the WIC title.

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The Cougars will have nine No. 1 seeds and 16 total top-three seeds. South has four No. 1s and also a dozen more second and third seeds. Edgewood has three No. 1s and eight more in the top three, including all three relays.

Just a handful of athletes outside Monroe County are seeded in the top three: Linton's Audrianna Hale (No. 1 in the 100 hurdles, tied for second in high jump and fourth in long jump) and Becca Robbins, (No. 2 in both throws) and Martinsville's Laura Barco (1,600).

Lighthouse's top seed is Madeline Esslinger in the 200 (sixth). Eastern's Lilyanna Blais is also a name to watch in the 1,600 after lowering her school record to 5:19.66. Owen Valley's best bets are Kearstin Ceresi, fourth seed in shot put, and Lily Smith, fifth seed in the 400. Martinsville top qualifiers are Laura Barco (1,600-3,200) and Maddie Moscrip (300 hurdles) while the 400 relay is a strong fourth seed.

BLOOMINGTON NORTH SECTIONAL TOP SEEDS

State standard for each event in parenthesis

100 (12.27): 1. Sarah Elliott, BN, 12.50; 2. Helena Cutshall, BS, 12.89; 3. Cora Deemer, BN, 13.03; 4. McKenzie Allen, L, 13.04; 5. Violet Hall, BS, 13.12; 6. Ashley Abram, Edg, 13.24.

200 (25.26): 1. Elliott, BN, 26.05; 2. Deemer, BN, 26.29; 3. Eden Bailey, BS, 26.51; 4. Ella Hayden, Edg, 26.65; 5. Allen, L, 27.30; 6. Madeline Esslinger, LCA, 27.53.

400 (58.04): 1. Ellie Barada, BS, 57.43; 2. Emma Edwards, Edg, 1:00.58; 3. Kiera Feagans, BN, 1:03.54; 4. Katie Kent, BN, 1:04.84; 5. Lily Smith, OV, 1:04.88; 6. Avery Rayl, Edg, 1:04.96; Kinley Carmichael, L, 1:04.96.

800 (2:15.55): 1. Nola Somers Glenn, BN, 2:14.28; 2. Lily Myers, BS, 2:15.43; 3. Millie Williams, BS, 2:25.34; 4. Elayni Stone, Sh, 2:26.94; 5. Ellie Patrick, BN, 2:30.65; 6. Lilyanna Blais, EG, 2:30.67.

1,600 (5:00.75): 1. Myers, BS, 4:55.19; 2. Clara Crain, Edg, 5:07.86; 3. Laura Barco, M, 5:19.49; 4. Peyton Smith, L, 5:21.14; 5. Hannah Crain, Edg, 5:24.10; 6. Kate Barada, BS, 5:25.45.

3,200 (10:51.97): 1. C.Crain, Edg, 10:37.25; 2. H.Crain, Edg, 11:09.37; 3. Aurelia Martoglio, BS, 11:11.23; 4. Jasmine Martoglio, BS, 11:11.52; 5. Barco, M, 11:24.76; 6. Smith, L, 11:25.25.

100 hurdles (14.96): 1. Audrianna Hale, L, 14.76; 2. Dede Eberle, BN, 14.87; 3. Adriene Shaevitz, BS, 15.92; 4. Sara Polito, Edg, 15.92; 5. Zoie Ault, EG, 16.34; 6. Hailey Grover, WRV, 17.27.

300 hurdles (45.56): 1. Eberle, BN, 46.32; 2. Polito, Edg, 47.07; 3. Annalise Coyne, BS, 50.15; 4. Maddie Moscrip, M, 50.56; 5. Addison Georges, Edg, 51.35; 6. Izzy Sweet, BS, 52.03.

High jump (5-4): 1. Hall, BS, 5-2; T2. Edwards, Edg, 5-0; Hale, L, 5-0; Kenli Sullivan, BN, 5-0; T5. Mia Robbennolt, BN, 4-10; Kena Maddox, EG, 4-10; Goerges, Edg, 4-10; Sydney Jerrells, L, 4-10; Teagan West, BS, 4-10.

Long jump (17-11¼): 1. Hayden, Edg, 17-9; 2. Eberle, BN, 17-8½; 3. Cutshall, BS, 17-0¼; 4. Hale, L, 16-8; 5. Shaevitz, BS, 16-6½; 6. Emily Fluke, M, 15-6.

Shot put (40-10½): 1. Hadley Lucas, BN, 50-11; 2. Becca Robbins, L, 40-9½; 3. Molli Lucas, BS, 37-0¼; 4. Kearstin Ceresi, OV, 36-6½; 5. Shayli Walker, Edg, 35-3¾; 6. Anna Barnes, BS, 34-9.

Discus (126-2): 1. Lucas, BN, 167-2; 2. Robbins, L, 135-9; 3. Barnes, BS, 121-0; 4. Cara Sanders, BN, 119-2; 5. Liberty Clarner, Edg, 97-7; 6. Delaney Richardson, Blmf, 94-7.

Pole vault (11-6): T1. Abram, Edg, 10-0; Hope Taylor, BN, 10-0; T3. Harlie Robbins, Edg, 9-6; Janel Solie, BN, 9-6; T5. Claire Lutz, BS, 9-0; Kolette Slough, Sh, 9-0.

400 relay (48.50): 1. Bloomington North, 49.12; 2. Bloomington South, 50.35; 3. Edgewood, 51.38; 4. Martinsville, 52.02; 5. Eastern Greene, 53.89; 6. Owen Valley, 54.21.

1,600 relay (3:59.12): 1. Bloomington North, 4:01.18; 2. Bloomington South, 4:01.95; 3. Edgewood, 4:09.76; 4. Linton, 4:25.26; 5. Martinsville, 4:31.29; 6. Owen Valley, 4:32.34.

3,200 relay (9:27.75): 1. Bloomington South, 9:15.58; 2. Bloomington North, 9:41.98; 3. Edgewood, 10:24.87; 4. Eastern Greene 10:52.10; 5. Owen Valley, 10:55.44; 6. Martinsville, 10:56.76.

This article originally appeared on The Herald-Times: Girls track: What to watch at Bloomington North Sectional