January, Kaeff shine as County athletes advance to Regional

Friday, May 22, 2015
Greencastle's Joe January unleashes a throw of 134-feet, eight inches to win the discus at the boys' track and field sectional at Terre Haute North. (Banner Graphic/CAREY FOX)

TERRE HAUTE -- A Greencastle thrower claimed victory by more than a foot, while a Cloverdale hurdler advanced to regional competition in a pair of events.

But Joe January and Tyler Kaeff were far from the only Putnam County athletes who had good nights Thursday, as local young men will move on in eight different events.

The Tiger Cubs placed fifth in the team competition, with Cloverdale in seventh, South Putnam eighth and North Putnam 10th.

Cloverdale's Tyler Kaeff (right) clears a hurdle on his way to a second-place finish and a regional berth in the 110 meter hurdles on Thursday. Kaeff also placed second in the 300 meter hurdles for the Clovers. (Banner Graphic/CAREY FOX)

January led the charge for GHS with a discus throw of 134 feet, 8 inches, besting Austin Eup of South Vermillion by 16 inches.

He will be joined at the Bloomington North Regional by fellow Tiger Cub thrower Austin Mitchell, who placed third with a shot put of 46-feet, 6.5 inches.

The Tiger Cubs' best finishes all came in the field, as high jumper J.T. Matthews also moves on with a leap of 6-feet.

Cloverdale's Chris Moghadam soars over the bar while clearing 11-feet, 10 inches to place fifth in Thursday's boys' sectional at Terre Haute North. (Banner Graphic/CAREY FOX)

The Clovers' Kaeff is the only county runner to make it out in two events. He came heartbreakingly close to the title in the 110 hurdles, missing out by three thousandths of a second in a time of 16.488.

With run of 42.69 seconds in the 300 hurdles was also good for the second spot.

Evan Monnett joins Kaeff in regional competition after his second-place run of 2:02.07 in the 800 meters.

North Putnam's Jensen Conlin placed third in the discus at the Terre Haute North Sectional to qualify for the Bloomington North Regional next week. (Banner Graphic/CAREY FOX)

The Cloverdale 4X400 relay team of Kaeff, R.T. Mann, Monnett and Nick Blundell is also moving on with a time of 3:39.60.

The Eagles and Cougars will also each send one person on to Bloomington.

Berndt Freeman is South Putnam's only survivor, placing third in the 1,600 with a time of 4:34.99.

For the Cougars, Jensen Conlin placed third in the discus with a throw of 132 feet, 9.5 inches.

Competition in the Bloomington North Regional begins at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 28.

At Terre Haute North

Boys' Track Sectional

Terre Haute South 149.5, Terre Haute North 95, Northview 70.5, West Vigo 65.5, Greencastle 45 , North Central 40, Cloverdale 39, South Putnam 26, Sullivan 25.5, North Putnam 18 , South Vermillion 17, Clay City 16, Rockville 11, Riverton Parke 5

Individual top-four

- Top-three individuals and relays automatically qualify for regional

100: 1. A.J. Smith (THN) 11.24, 2. Michael Watt (THS) 11.35, 3. Kegan Hunt (NC) 11.41, 4. Daniel Noorlag (RP) 11.53.

200: 1. Chris Howard (THS) 23.10, 2. Michael Watt (THS) 23.35, 3. Kegan Hunt (NC) 23.51, 4. David Voils (WV) 24.01.

400: Austin Romannelly (WV) 51.52, 2. Dylan Price (THS) 52.31, 3. Isaac Rutledge (THN) 52.53, 4. Dillian Howard (NC) 52.58.

800: 1. Peter Davis (THN) 2:00.36, 2. Dean Monnett (CL) 2:02.07, 3. Nana Dadzie (THN) 2:02.84, 4. Nick Blundell (CL) 2:03.78.

1,600: 1. Spencer Danielson (THS) 4:17.24, 2. Peter Davis (THN) 4:24.35, 3. Berndt Freeman (SP) 4:34.99, 4. Ryan Hannaford (THS) 4:36.47.

3,200: 1. Spencer Danielson (THS) 9:34.35, 2. Cam Trout (Nv) 9:41.84, 3. Griffin Barger (THS) 10:00.20, 4. Kieffer Vittetow (SP) 10:11.85.

110 Hurdles: 1. Levi Brown (Nv) 16.485, 2. Tyler Kaeff (CL) 16.488, 3. Douglas Wilkins (WV) 16.97, 4. Gaidj Evans (Nv) 17.15.

300 Hurdles: 1. Jacob Weir (WV) 42.04, 2. Tyler Kaeff (CL) 42.69, 3. RJ Wood (THN) 44.14, 4. Levi Brown (Nv) 44.26.

4x100 Relay: 1. Terre Haute South, 43.33, 2. Terre Haute North, 44.49, 3. Northview 44.79, 4. North Putnam, 45.68. 7.

4x400 Relay: 1. Terre Haute South, 3:31.94, 2. Sullivan, 3:39.04, 3. Cloverdale, 3:39.60, 4. Northview, 3:43.25.

4x800 Relay: 1. Northview 8:28.35, 2. Terre Haute South, 8:30.45, 3. West Vigo, 8:34.88, 4. Greencastle, 8:41.23.

High Jump: 1. Neal Greene (NC) 6'3, 2. Barry Minnett (THS) 6'0, 3. J.T. Matthews (GC) 6'0, 4. Trevor Singer (CC) 5'10.

Long Jump: 1. Dominick Farr (THN) 20'3, 2. Trevor Singer (CC) 19'11 3/4, 3. Chris Howard (THS) 19'11 1/4, 4. Levi Melchert (NC) 19'9 1/2.

Pole Vault: 1. Lance Rector (Nv) 12'4, 2. Tyler Nemeth (THN) 12'4, 3. Marvin Malone (THS) 12'4, 4. Carson Willis (SL) 12'4.

Discus: 1. Joe January (GC) 134'8, 2. Austin Eup (SV) 133'4, 3. Jensen Conlin (NP) 132'9 1/2, 4. Mikey Hettinger (THN) 132'4 1/2.

Shot Put: 1. Jordan Montgomery (THS) 55'7 1/2, 2. Mikey Hettinger (THN) 48'2, 3. Austin Mitchell (GC) 46'6 1/2, 4. Drake Latta (THS) 45'8.

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