High school track regionals coming up: Here's what to know
Penn defeated Elkhart by three points for this year’s Northern Indiana Conference boys track championship.
It’s likely to be those two again when the IHSAA boys track regional plays out Thursday at Warsaw.
Throw in Northern Lakes Conference champion Warsaw and it should be a tight, three-way battle for the team championship. Elkhart and Penn are evenly matched on the track, while Warsaw expects to dominate in the field events.
At Valparaiso, meanwhile, it’s looking like a Duneland Conference free-for-all with Chesterton, Crown Point, Lake Central and La Porte all in the hunt for a team title.
Mueller a surprise as Penn runs away with boys track sectional title
IHSAA BOYS TRACK REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS
WHEN: Thursday
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 Friday, June 2. Also advancing will be any athlete who meets a tough state meet performance standard, even if he doesn’t finish among the top three.
At WARSAW
Start time: 6 p.m. (EDT)
TEAMS: Adams, Bethany Christian, Bremen, Caston, Clay, Columbia City, Concord, Culver Academies, Culver Community, Eastern (Greentown), Elkhart, Fairfield, Goshen, Jimtown, John Glenn, Kokomo, LaVille, Lewis Cass, Logansport, Maconaquah, Madison-Grant, Manchester, Mishawaka, North Miami, Northridge, Northwestern, NorthWood, Penn, Peru, Pioneer, Plymouth, Riley, Rochester, Saint Joseph, Tippecanoe Valley, Tipton, Tri-Central, Trinity (Greenlawn), Triton, Warsaw, Washington, Wawasee, Western, Whitko
Top-seeded athletes in each event
(Based on sectional performances):
4 x 800 relay: Northridge 7:59.39. 110 high hurdles: Luke Kaufhold (Saint Joseph) 14.84. 100: Jaron Thomas (Concord) 10.91. 1600: Max Malloy (Elkhart) 4:19.54. 4 x 100 relay: Penn 41.95. 400: AJ Kelly (Maconaquah) 49.92. 300 intermediate hurdles: Luke Kaufhold (Saint Joseph) 39.65. 800: Jaxon Miller (Northridge) 1:56.71. 200: Elijah Coker (Penn) 22.40. 3200: Brandon Mueller (Penn) 9:37.13. 4 x 400 relay: Penn 3:25.45. High jump: Jordan Randall (Warsaw) 6-7. Long jump: Elijah Coker (Penn) 22-3. Shot put: Rae’Kwon Lemons (Elkhart) 53-7. Discus: Trenton Bias (Elkhart) 153-11. Pole vault: Morgan Johnson (Warsaw) 14-4.
DEFENDING CHAMP: Penn
At VALPARAISO
Start time: 5:30 p.m. (CDT)
TEAMS: Andrean, Boone Grove, Bowman Academy, Chesterton, Covenant Christian (DeMotte), Crown Point, East Chicago Central, Gary West Side, Hammond Bishop Noll, Hammond Central, Hammond Morton, Hanover Central, Hebron, Highland, Hobart, Illiana Christian, Kankakee Valley, Kouts, Lake Central, Lake Station, La Porte, Lowell, Merrillville, Michigan City, Morgan Twp., Munster, New Prairie, North Judson, Portage, Rensselaer, River Forest, South Central (Union Mills), South Newton, Valparaiso, West Central, Westville, Wheeler, Winamac.
Top-seeded athletes in each event
(Based on sectional performances):
4 x 800 relay: Chesterton 7:59.03. 110 high hurdles: Kieran Barnewall (Chesterton) 14.61. 100: Jeremiah Clanton (Michigan City) 10.83. 1600: Ben Perschon (Lake Central) 4:18.59. 4 x 100 relay: La Porte 42.55. 400: Josh Berry (Lake Central) 49.16. 300 hurdles: James Finley (Andrean) 38.95. 800: Weston Hulen (Crown Pt.) 1:57.55. 200: Jeremiah Clanton (Michigan City) 21.91. 3200: Shane Conroy (Portage) 9:27.58. 4 x 400 relay: Lake Central 3:23.60. High jump: Javion Ballin (Westville) and Mike Drohosky (Crown Pt.) 6-4. Long jump: Justin Marshall (Merrillville) 23-7 ½. Shot put: Seamus Malaski (Crown Pt.) 60-7. Discus: Thomas Johnson (Lowell) 170-7. Pole vault: Cody Johnston (Hobart) 16-8.
DEFENDING CHAMP: La Porte
This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: IHSAA Boys Track and Field Regionals on tap for Thursday night
