County athletes succeed in WIC middle school meets

Monday, May 27, 2019
Ella Szczerbik

South Putnam’s girls’ 4x100 relay team won the Western Indiana Conference championship earlier this month to highlight Putnam County performances.

The Eagles’ team of Bailey Brickert, Audrey Richardson, Josie Teipen and Hanna Teipen captured first as the Eagles finished fourth as a team.

Greencastle finished third in the boys’ meet, led by second-place finishes from Charlie Menzel (1,600 and 2,400), Brighton Boggess in the discus, Stuart Nichols in the long jump and from its 4x400 relay team consisting of Nichols, Jake Miller, Trenton Campbell and Andrew Adams.

Girls

Team scores — Brown County 122, North Clay 121, Indian Creek 107, South Putnam 52, Edgewood 47.5, Greencastle 40.5, Cascade 30, Cloverdale 22, Sullivan 19, Owen Valley 13, North Putnam 10.

4x800 relay — 4. Greencastle 12:00.86, 8. North Putnam 12:40.46, 9. South Putnam 12:44.31, 11. Cloverdale 15:06.04.

100 hurdles — 3. Bailey Brickert (SP) 19.70, 4. Brooklyn Asher (NP) 20.09, 7. Kyra Bandy (G) 25.06, 9. Olivia Hemmerling (Cl) 20.64, 13. Caitlin Phillips ( SP) 22.20, 16. Gracie Camp (NP) 25.46.

100 — 2. Hanna Teipen (SP) 13.92, 11. Audrey Richardson (SP) 15.03, 12. Autumn Sawyer (G) 15.12, 15. Skyler Byrd (G) 15.58, 18. Brooklyn Payne (NP) 15.96, 20. Emma Wynia (Cl) 16.34, 21. Annamae Nicely (NP) 16.93.

1,600 — 4. Ella Szczerbik (Cl) 5:41.89, 8. Ali Dobbs (G) 6:23.07, 12. Kynndall Willhite (NP) 6:34.29, 15. Rose Haste (NP) 6:41.64, 16. Haley Timcheck (G) 6:49.15, 17. Kailey Barnard (SP) 7:04.36.

4x100 relay — 1. South Putnam (Bailey Brickert, Audrey Richardson, Josie Teipen, Hanna Teipen) 57.54, 7. Greencastle (Stella Knipp, Graci Hollis, Bella Parker, Skyler Byrd) 1:00.45, 10. Cloverdale (Izzy Bear, Dapanie Geiger, Emma Wynia, Makayla Bear) 1:04.55, 11. North Putnam 1:06.44.

400 — 8. Audrey Richardson (SP) 1:08.75, 98. Kyra Bandy (G) 1:11.02, 15. Hailey Romalia (SP) 1:18.59, 16. Amanda Hyde (NP) 1:18.72, 17. Emma Woodall (G) 1:19.80, 18. Emily Mann (Cl) 1:21.30, 20. Daphanie Geiger (Cl) 1:22.80, 21. Hayley Dorsett (NP) 1:26.05.

200 hurdles — 3. Bailey Brickert (SP) 33.86, 5. Kyra Bandy (G) 35.18, 6. Olivia Hemmerling (Cl) 35.47, 8. Liz Kavanaugh (G) 36.66.

800 — 6. Ella Szczerbik (Cl) 2:37.18, 10. Riley Hadfield (SP) 2:56.98, 11. Laurel Brown (G) 2:57.93, 12. Stephanie Morales (G) 3:02.30, 14. Cheyenne Tiedemann (Cl) 3:06.61, 15. Saylor Carrell (NP) 3:07.55, 16. Jade Speth (SP) 3:13.54, 18. Keaton Burress (NP) 3:14.40.

200 — 3. Hanna Teipen (SP) 30.29, 5. Bailey Brickert (SP) 30.42, 10. Annamae Nicely (NP) 31.16, 12. Makayla Bear (Cl) 31.57, 13. Autumn Sawyer (G) 31.75, 15. Graci Hollis (G) 31.84, 19. Brooklyn Payne (NP) 33.32, 20. Izzy Bear (Cl) 34.23.

2,400 — 4. Ella Szczerbik (Cl) 9:11.95, 6. Ali Dobbs (G) 9:53.79, 10. Riley Hadfield (SP) 10:06.18, 12. Kyla Curtis (G) 10:30.94, 15. Alaina Chew (NP) 11:40.23.

4x400 relay — 4. Greencastle (Kyra Bandy, Graci Hollis, Evelyn Briones, Autumn Sawyer) 5:00.36, 6. South Putnam (Josie Teipen, Ameliana Partin, Hailey Romalia, Audrey Richardson) 5:07.69, 8. Cloverdale (Emma Wynia, Emily Mann, Cheyenne Tiedemann, Olivia Hemmerling.

SP — 4. Hope Graham (G) 26-9.5, 8. Emily Mann (Cl) 23-6.5, 9. Lilly Barnhart (G) 23-6, 12. Kaitlen Kerr (Cl) 21-5, 16. Selena Khulman (SP) 19-7, 18. Keaton Burress (NP) 17-10.

D — 6. Hope Graham (G) 62-2.5, 7. Lilly Barnhart (G) 62-2, 12. Kaitlen Kerr (Cl) 47-3, 13. Hailey Romalia (SP) 46-5, 14. Keaton Burress (NP) 44-6, 16. Jessica Garrison (Cl) 44-4.

LJ — 2. Allie Stelzner (SP) 14-1.25, 6. Ella Szczerbik (Cl) 13-3, 10. Autumn Sawyer (G) 12-1, 12. Kyla Curtis (G) 11-8, 13. Saylor Carroll (NP) 11-8, 17. Rose Haste (NP) 10-0.75, 19. Izzy Bear (Cl) 9-5.

HJ — 4. Stephanie Morales (G) 4-2, 5. Saylor Carrell (NP) 4-2, 6. Skyler Byrd (G) 4-0, 8. Olivia Hemmerling (Cl) 4-0, 9. Josie Teipen (SP) 4-0, 13. Annamae Nicely (NP) 3-8, 13. Hanna Teipen (SP) 3-8, 16. Daphanie Geiger (Cl) 3-6.

Boys

Team scores — North Clay 136, Brown County 102, Greencastle 76, Owen Valley 67, Indian Creek 61, North Putnam 44, Cascade 33, Edgewood 31, Sullivan 27, South Putnam 7, Cloverdale 1.

4x800 relay — 6. Greencastle 10:27.21, 7. North Putnam 11:09.24.

110 hurdles — 5. Aaron Sparks (G) 19.57, 9. Trenton Farrow (NP) 20.89, 10. Hunter Miller (G) 21.48, 12. Billy Stevenson (NP) 21.68, 17. Aiden Beadles (SP) 22.59, 19. Liam Ramsey (Cl) 23.42.

100 — 3. Stuart Nichols (G) 12.53, 6. Gavin Folck (NP) 13.08, 9. Malachi Fish (NP) 13.29, 10. Drew Hill (SP) 13.47, 15. Andrew Adams (G) 13.81, 16. Logan Sillory (SP) 14.11, 20. Tre Henderson (Cl) 16.78, 21. Tyler Sandusky (Cl) 16.95.

1,600 — 2. Charlie Menzel (G) 5:15.77, 8. Corie Stancombe (NP) 5:31.51, 10. Arrick Kramer (NP) 5:44.05, 13. Daniel Dinn (G) 5:52.61, 14. Evan Hinkle (SP) 6:05.80, 16. Elijah Chandler (SP) 6:14.96.

4x100 relay — 3. North Putnam (names unavailable) 50.89, 8. Greencastle (Aaron Sparks, Jake Miller, Trenton Campbell, James Smith) 54.09, 10. South Putnam (Logan Sillory, Wyatt Kendall, Logan Starks, Drew Hill) 57.69, 11. Cloverdale (Nathan Mann, Kalen Chaplin, Hunter Gibson, Liam Ramsay) 1:07.26.

400 — 3. Stuart Nichols (G) 57.60, 8. Nolan Hackleman (NP) 1:00.75, 9. Andrew Adams (G) 1:02.23, 10. Logan Sillory (SP) 1:02.96, 14. Matthew Farrington (NP) 1:06.28, 16. Logan Starks (SP) 1:08.80, 20. Alen Zook (Cl) 1:30.42.

200 hurdles — 3. Malachi Fish (NP) 30.67, 7. Trenton Farrow (NP) 31.60, 8. Aaron Sparks (G) 32.26, 10. James Smith (G) 32.52, 16. Aiden Beadles (SP) 37.64, 17. Liam Ramsey (Cl) 40.26, 18. Nathan Mann (Cl) 42.78.

800 — 5. Treyton Clark (G) 2:28.82, 6. Hunter Miller (G) 2:29.0, 9. Keaton Chew (SP) 2:32.26, 12. A.J. Davidson (NP) 2:44.25, 14. Evan Hinkle (SP) 2:46.66, 15. Arrick Kramer (NP) 2:49.43, 18. Alen Zook (Cl) 3:25.34.

200 — 6. Gavin Folck (NP) 27.42, 7. Nolan Hackleman (NP) 28.57, 9. Andre Adams (G) 28.06, 14. Ty Ishakawa (G) 29.25, 17. Wyatt Kendall (SP) 31.63, 19. Harrison Tyler (Cl) 32.83, 20. Tre Henderson (Cl) 39.00.

2,400 — 2. Charlie Menzel (G) 8:17.44, 7. Corie Stancombe (NP) 8:47.36, 10. Matthew Rogers (SP) 9:10.29, 11. Tyler Sandusky (Cl) 9:13.06, 13. Taygan McRoberts (G) 9:50.92, 14. Elijah Lewis (NP) 9:54.28.

4x400 relay — 2. Greencastle (Stuart Nichols, Jake Miller, Trenton Campbell, Andrew Adams) 4;10.98, 6. South Putnam (Wyatt Kendall, Evan Hinkle, Logan Sillory, Drew Hill) 4:51.93, 8. Cloverdale (Alex Beason, Hunter Gibson, Tre Henderson, Tyler Sandusky) 6:20.42.

SP — 4. Brighton Boggess (G) 38-7.5, 16. Trevor Roseboom (NP) 29-8, 17. Coby Hiigel (G) 29-3.5, 18. Les Brown (SP) 27-1, 19. Dalton Arnold (NP) 26-0, 20. Aiden Beadles (SP) 24-5, 21. Dakota King (Cl) 22-8, 22. Tanner Trammell (Cl) 19-10.

D — 2. Brighton Boggess (G) 112-3, 9. Trevor Roseboom (NP) 98-9.5, 17. Coby Hiigel (G) 72-0.5, 18. Seth Fuhrman (NP) 70-1.5, 19. Les Brown (SP) 62-1, 20. Benjamin Teipen (SP) 58-4, 21. Mitchell Bell (Cl) 42-10.5, 22. Dakota King (Cl) 38-5.

LJ — 2. Stuart Nichols (G) 16-11.5, 3. Nolan Hackleman (NP) 16-0, 12. Matthew Farrington 14-5.5, 13. Abram Nichols (G) 14-4, 14. Logan Starks (SP) 14-2, 17. Wyatt Kendall (SP) 12-3, 19. Liam Ramsey (Cl) 11-8, 20. Harrison Tyler (Cl) 11-3.5.

HJ — 2. Billy Stevenson (NP) 5-1; 5. Drew Hill (SP) 4-6, 7. Jake Jarboe (NP) 4-4, 11. Justin Evans (G) 4-2.

Szczerbik shines in state meet

TERRE HAUTE — Ella Szczerbik from Cloverdale Middle School competed in the Indiana Middle School State track meet at South Vigo High School on May 18.

Szczerbik, an eighth-grader, ran both the 800 and 2400 races.

She broke the school record in the 800 with a time of 2:31, finishing eighth overall.

Competitors from all over the state were on hand for the event. Runners to defeat Szczerbik were from Seton Catholic, Central Catholic, Highland Hills, Westview, Grissom and two from North Clay.

In the 2400, Szczerbik ran a personal record of 9:11 and again placed eighth overall. Runners to defeat her were from Fairfield, Colonel Wheeler, South Knox, Batchelor, Woodside, Southmont and North Clay.

At the Western Indiana Conference meet on May 11, set a PR in the 1,600 and broke the CMS record, which she previously held, with a time of 5:41.89.