By Mike McGraw
HA.com Executive Director
Anyone preparing to compete against the Warren Central girls track & field team this spring had better pay special attention to the field part. The seventh-ranked Warriors took first place in four of the five field events and rode that dominance to victory April 16 in the Royal Relays at Hamilton Southeastern.
No. 12 Lawrence North finished second, while 15th-ranked Indianapolis Chatard used an extremely balanced effort to finish third in the eight-team field.
With seven of the eight schools ranked in the Indiana Association of Track and Cross Country Coachesâ?? top 15 statewide, this meet was billed as a clash among Indianaâ??s best. It did not disappoint.
Meet records were broken in six different events, and often the previous records were eclipsed by athletes who didnâ??t even win the event this year.
Warren Central, for its part, set new marks in the long jump (Courtney Wareâ??s 17-05.75) and the shot put (Kimmy Reedâ??s 44-09.50).
Westfield showed why itâ??s considered to have one of the best stables of distance runners in the state. Kristina Krasichâ??s 5.12.36 in the 1600 meter run bested the old meet standard by more than nine seconds. In the distance medley relay, the Shamrock foursome of Maggie Bingham, Kristin Simpson, Breanne Ehrman, and Krasich shattered the old record by 17 seconds.
Not to be outdone, Chatardâ??s Brittany Bill ran an 11.31.15 in the 3200, bettering the old record by 18 seconds in leading a group of five runners who broke the meet standard.
Hereâ??s are the final team standings:
1. No. 7 Warren Central, 98 points
2. No. 12 Lawrence North, 89
3. No. 15 Indianapolis Chatard, 86
4. No. 5 North Central (Indianapolis), 85
5. No. 9 Hamilton Southeastern, 82
6. No. 10 Westfield, 80
7. No. 13 Pike, 62
8. Lafayette Jefferson, 41
The state rankings are bound to see some juggling as a result of this meet. Chatard finished ahead of five teams ranked above them in the polls. No. 13 Pike, on the other hand, finished fourth in the meet but showed some lack of balance, doing almost all of their damage in the sprints.
For a full listing of results, click on â??Girls track & field: Royal Relays results.â?
A special HA.com thank you goes to Julie Alano, Hamilton Southeastern assistant girls track coach, for providing meet results.
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