H.S. girls track regionals: What to know
Distance runners will probably decide the outcome as Penn battles Warsaw for a girls track regional championship Tuesday night at Goshen.
The two teams are evenly matched, but it is the distance races where both draw their greatest strength.
Here's how Julia Economou's scorching race pushed Penn to a girls sectional track title
Penn won last week’s Mishawaka sectional, while Warsaw won a sectional on its home track.
At Portage, meanwhile, defending champ Valparaiso is the favorite.
IHSAA GIRLS TRACK
REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS
WHEN: Tuesday
ADMISSION: $10 per person. Children age 5 and younger admitted free.
ADVANCEMENT: Top three finishers in each event advance to IHSAA state finals at the Indiana University track in Bloomington on Saturday, June 3. Also advancing will be any athlete who meets a tough state meet performance standard, even if she doesn’t finish among the top three.
At GOSHEN
Start time: 6 p.m. (EDT)
TEAMS: Adams, Bethany Christian, Bremen, Columbia City, Concord, Culver Academies, Culver Community, Eastern (Greentown), Elkhart, Elkhart Christian, Goshen, Jimtown, John Glenn, Kokomo, LaVille, Lewis Cass, Logansport, Maconaquah, Madison-Grant, Manchester, Marian, Mishawaka, North Miami, Northwestern, Northridge, NorthWood, Penn, Pioneer, Plymouth, Riley, Rochester, Saint Joseph, Tippecanoe Valley, Tipton, Tri-Central, Triton, Warsaw, Washington, Wawasee, Western, Whitko.
Top-seeded athletes in each event
(Based on sectional performances):
4 x 800 relay: Northridge 9:37.90. 100 hurdles: Adriana Swanson (Washington) 14.48. 100: Angel Thomas (Adams) 11.99. 1600: Josefina Rastrelli (Warsaw) 4:58.47. 4 x 100 relay: Concord 50.24. 400: Kristina Petkova (Goshen) 58.81. 300 hurdles: Adriana Swanson (Washington) 45.86. 800: Julia Economou (Penn) 2:15.40. 200: Angel Thomas (Adams) 25.79. 3200: Mary Eubank (Penn) 11:05.63. 4 x 400 relay: Warsaw 4:05.14. High jump: Lexi hale (Northwestern) and Lena Spiller (Culver Academies) 5-4. Long jump: Ivory Kendall (Washington) 17-2. Shot put: Gwen Howard (Whitko) 43-3 ¾. Discus: Emma Yoder (Wawasee) 143-3. Pole vault: Ana DeVries (Mishawaka) 11-0.
DEFENDING CHAMP: Culver Academies
At PORTAGE
Start time: 5:30 p.m. (CDT)
TEAMS: Andrean, Bowman Academy, Chesterton, Covenant Christian (DeMotte), Crown Point, East Chicago Central, Gary West Side, Griffith, Hammond Bishop Noll, Hammond Morton, Hanover Central, Hebron, Highland, Hobart, Illiana Christian, Kankakee Valley, Knox, Kouts, Lake Central, La Porte, Lowell, Merrillville, Michigan City, Morgan Twp., Munster, New Prairie, North Newton, Portage, Rensselaer, South Newton, Westville, Wheeler, Winamac, Valparaiso.
Top-seeded athletes in each event
(Based on sectional performances):
4 x 800 relay: Valparaiso 9:45.40. 100 hurdles: Anastasia Thompson (Lake Central) 14.91. 100: Kylee Marshall (Munster) 12.32. 1600: Elizabeth Ehrhardt (Valparaiso) 5:07.00. 4 x 100 relay: Lake Central 49.08. 400: Kylie Byrd (Portage) 57.61. 300 hurdles: Alana Indiero (Crown Pt.) 45.34. 800: Ani Gilliana (Valparaiso) 2:18.97. 200: Kylee Marshall (Munster) 25.58. 3200: Lillian Zelasko (New Prairie) 11:17.89. 4 x 400 relay: Lake Central 4:01.48. High jump: Saylor Gapinski (Valparaiso) 5-5. Long jump: Kylee Marshall (Munster) 18-7. Shot put: Akaomachukwu Odeluga (Munster) 43-8. Discus: Tyra Wheaton (Munster) 129-9. Pole vault: Gabbi Zeilenga (Covenant Christian) 11-6.
DEFENDING CHAMP: Valparaiso
This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: IHSAA girls track regionals at Goshen and Portage High Schools
