GT&F MIC Championship: #1 North Central ekes by #2 Warren for title

By Aaron Pittman
HoosierAuthority.com

INDIANAPOLIS – The individual story of the night April 25 at the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference Track & Field Championship was the speed of Warren Central junior star Candyce McGrone. But in the end, the bigger story was top-ranked North Central (Indianapolis) outlasting two-time defending state champion No. 2 Warren Central, 119.5 to 117, to claim the school’s first-ever MIC girls title.

North Central held a half-point lead heading into the final event, and the Panthers’ second-place finish in the 4×400 meter relay secured the victory over the Warriors. The Panthers’ tandem of senior Erica Blythe, senior Lateasa Cannon, junior Verena Vogel, and sophomore Jayla Lane logged a 4:01.49 in the 4×400 meter relay to finish a little more than two seconds behind winner Lawrence North.

But that effort was almost four seconds better than the fourth-place time of Warren Central, allowing the Panthers to escape with the team title.

No. 3 Lawrence North (102 points) finished third and No. 6 Carmel (87.5) fourth in the loaded event that featured six of the state’s 22 top-ranked teams.

In the sprinting events, Warren Central’s tandem of McGrone and classmate Ebony Wright took care of business by taking first and second, respectively, in the 100- and 200-meter dashes. The Warriors also won the 4×100 meter relay.

In the field events, Ben Davis and Lawrence North claimed big points in setting meet records in three events.

LN senior Felisha Johnson, the defending discus throw state champion, made her claim as a multiple frontrunner by unleashing a state-best 141’-04” in the discus and winning the shot put with a 47’-07.74”. Ben Davis junior Chanel Simmons, meanwhile, won the long jump with a new MIC record of 18’02.50”.

“It’s really good, but I’d like to do it at state,” Johnson said of her impressive double win. “This is a big meet, but state is even bigger. We will continue to improve.”

As time grows closer to the May 30 state finals in Bloomington, North Central – the state champ in 1984 and 1987 – is proving that the Panthers may be the ones to hoist the state championship trophy next month in Bloomington. But the Warriors from Warren Central will be waiting in the wings …

Team scores
1. #1 North Central (Indianapolis) 119.50
2. #2 Warren Central 117
3. #3 Lawrence North 102
4. #6 Carmel 87.50
5. #31 Ben Davis 74
6. Center Grove 63
7. #22 Terre Haute North 45
8. Terre Haute South 16

Your individual results (thank you, Dason and your Terre Haute North crew!):

Event 1 Girls 4×800 Meter Relay
9:29.73 STAT
Finals
1 North Central ‘A’ 9:50.47 10
1) Vogel, Verena 11 2) Mills, Catillyn 9
3) Wehlage, Molly 11 4) Sanner, Kate 10
2 Carmel ‘A’ 9:52.11 8
1) McCurdy, Kelly 2) Doron, Katie
3) Taff, Ellie 4) Charles, Caren
3 Warren Central ‘A’ 10:00.88 6
1) Turner, Breauna 9 2) Hodges, Kelly 9
3) Merriweather, Symona 11 4) Berry, Corteese 11
4 Ben Davis ‘A’ 10:15.22 5
1) Adams, Christina 9 2) Goss, Bria 9
3) Leoplod, Lydia 12 4) Rebollar, Margarita 11
5 Lawrence North ‘A’ 10:16.38 4
1) Brown, Sherissa 11 2) Bhullar, Kiren 12
3) Carney, McKenzie 10 4) Daugherty, Alex 11
6 Terre Haute North ‘A’ 10:27.53 3
1) Hamilton, Amy 12 2) Jones, Lindy 10
3) Cresgy, Jordan 10 4) Whitaker, Madeline 10
7 Center Grove ‘A’ 10:39.26 2
1) Burrows, Morgan 12 2) Kreuzman, Nicole 10
3) Lippold, Kelli 11 4) Marley, Kristen 12
8 Terre Haute South ‘A’ 11:52.84 1
1) Samson, Jen 2) Samson, Kate
3) Prickel, Lauren 4) Mullican, Katie

Event 3 Girls 100 Meter Dash
12.42 STAT
Preliminaries
1 McGrone, Candyce 11 Warren Central 11.47QSTAT 1
2 Wright, Ebony 11 Warren Central 11.94QSTAT 2
3 Tender, Khrystyn 11 Lawrence North 12.37QSTAT 1
4 Popp, Katie 12 North Central 12.41QSTAT 2
5 Record, Kristina 12 Ben Davis 12.47Q 2
6 Blythe, Erica 12 North Central 12.55Q 1
7 Burkins, Ashley 10 Terre Haute Nort 12.71q 1
8 Cook, Malika 11 Ben Davis 12.80q 1
9 Walker, Alyssa 9 Lawrence North 12.99q 2
10 Dorsett, Brittany 12 Terre Haute Nort 13.02 2
11 Laconi, Lexi Carmel 13.16 2
12 Cates, Taylor 12 Center Grove 13.17 2
13 Endicott, Jessica Carmel 13.20 1
14 Sporleder, Caitlin 11 Center Grove 13.44 1
15 Liffick, Kayla Terre Haute Sout 13.66 2
16 Scheid, Carly Terre Haute Sout 13.86 1

Finals
1 McGrone, Candyce 11 Warren Central 11.69 STAT 10
2 Wright, Ebony 11 Warren Central 12.06 STAT 8
3 Blythe, Erica 12 North Central 12.40 STAT 6
4 Tender, Khrystyn 11 Lawrence North 12.41 STAT 5
5 Popp, Katie 12 North Central 12.47 4
6 Record, Kristina 12 Ben Davis 12.55 3
7 Burkins, Ashley 10 Terre Haute Nort 12.94 2
8 Walker, Alyssa 9 Lawrence North 12.96 1
9 Cook, Malika 11 Ben Davis 13.08
Preliminaries
10 Dorsett, Brittany 12 Terre Haute Nort
11 Laconi, Lexi Carmel
12 Cates, Taylor 12 Center Grove
13 Endicott, Jessica Carmel
14 Sporleder, Caitlin 11 Center Grove
15 Liffick, Kayla Terre Haute Sout
16 Scheid, Carly Terre Haute Sout

Event 5 Girls 100 Meter Hurdles
15.05 STAT
Preliminaries
1 Edwards, Camille 11 North Central 14.66QSTAT 1
2 Douglas, Qaniah 11 Warren Central 15.51Q 2
3 Weatherford, Stacia 11 Lawrence North 15.28Q 1
4 Spencer, Ashley 9 Lawrence North 16.43Q 2
5 Moseby, Jordan 9 Ben Davis 16.15Q 1
6 Steppe, Brianne Terre Haute Sout 16.88Q 2
7 Reisinger, Jillian 10 Center Grove 16.19q 1
8 Kent, Alyssa Carmel 16.99q 2
9 Shipley, Emma Carmel 17.09q 1
10 Rogers, Laquiesha 11 Ben Davis 17.11 2
11 Wilkey, Megan 9 Terre Haute Nort 17.35 1
12 Combs, Allison 12 Center Grove 17.40 2
13 Valentine, Siera Warren Central 17.97 1
14 Maxwell, Erica 10 Terre Haute Nort 19.45 2
15 Na, Yoony Terre Haute Sout 21.59 1

Finals
1 Edwards, Camille 11 North Central 14.93 STAT 10
2 Douglas, Qaniah 11 Warren Central 15.45 8
3 Reisinger, Jillian 10 Center Grove 15.87 6
4 Spencer, Ashley 9 Lawrence North 16.36 5
5 Steppe, Brianne Terre Haute Sout 16.48 4
6 Moseby, Jordan 9 Ben Davis 16.49 3
7 Kent, Alyssa Carmel 16.54 2
8 Shipley, Emma Carmel 17.19 1
9 Weatherford, Staci 11 Lawrence North 19.38
Preliminaries
10 Rogers, Laquiesha 11 Ben Davis
11 Wilkey, Megan 9 Terre Haute Nort
12 Combs, Allison 12 Center Grove
13 Valentine, Siera Warren Central
14 Maxwell, Erica 10 Terre Haute Nort
15 Na, Yoony Terre Haute Sout

Event 7 Girls 200 Meter Dash
25.64 STAT
Preliminaries
1 McGrone, Candyce 11 Warren Central 23.65QSTAT 1
2 Wright, Ebony 11 Warren Central 24.94QSTAT 2
3 Tender, Khrystyn 11 Lawrence North 25.57QSTAT 2
4 Hill, Courtney 12 Lawrence North 25.98Q 1
5 Blythe, Erica 12 North Central 26.09Q 1
6 Record, Kristina 12 Ben Davis 26.11Q 2
7 Quarles, Ashley 11 North Central 26.46q 2
8 Burkins, Ashley 10 Terre Haute Nort 26.52q 1
9 Villanueva, Jordan Carmel 26.91q 2
10 Laconi, Lexi Carmel 27.22 1
11 Sporleder, Caitlin 11 Center Grove 27.24 1
12 Vaeth, Ally Terre Haute Sout 27.51 2
13 Dickson, Tajah 10 Terre Haute Nort 28.48 2
13 Hedeen, Chloe 9 Center Grove 28.48 2
15 Countinho, Larian Terre Haute Sout 29.18 1

Finals
1 McGrone, Candyce 11 Warren Central 25.74 10
2 Wright, Ebony 11 Warren Central 25.78 8
3 Tender, Khrystyn 11 Lawrence North 26.49 6
4 Blythe, Erica 12 North Central 26.51 5
5 Hill, Courtney 12 Lawrence North 26.91 4
6 Quarles, Ashley 11 North Central 27.24 3
7 Record, Kristina 12 Ben Davis 27.67 2
8 Villanueva, Jordan Carmel 28.26 1
9 Burkins, Ashley 10 Terre Haute Nort 28.31
Preliminaries
10 Laconi, Lexi Carmel
11 Sporleder, Caitlin 11 Center Grove
12 Vaeth, Ally Terre Haute Sout
13 Hedeen, Chloe 9 Center Grove
13 Dickson, Tajah 10 Terre Haute Nort
15 Countinho, Larian Terre Haute Sout

Event 9 Girls 1600 Meter Run
5:07.52 STAT
Finals
1 Burnett, Shelbi 11 Center Grove 5:15.73 10
2 McCurdy, Kelly Carmel 5:21.91 8
3 Skwarcan, Mackenzi Carmel 5:24.37 6
4 Higgens, Sarah 11 Center Grove 5:25.13 5
5 Mossler, Emily 11 North Central 5:26.03 4
6 Jones, Lindy 10 Terre Haute Nort 5:36.45 3
7 Fox, Sarah 11 North Central 5:37.78 2
8 Hodges, Kelly 9 Warren Central 5:43.07 1
9 Wilmes, Maddie 9 Lawrence North 5:46.10
10 Leoplod, Lydia 12 Ben Davis 5:48.41
11 Jones, Rebecca 9 Warren Central 5:52.53
12 Marietta, Liz 11 Terre Haute Nort 5:58.97
13 Long, Jenna 12 Ben Davis 6:03.34
14 Samson, Jen Terre Haute Sout 6:09.76
15 Marks-Pratt, Allie 11 Lawrence North 6:15.36
16 Prickel, Lauren Terre Haute Sout 6:39.29

Event 11 Girls 4×100 Meter Relay
48.86 STAT
Finals
1 Warren Central ‘A’ 47.92 STAT 10
1) Wright, Ebony 11 2) Malone, Kristen 10
3) Bruen, Keona 11 4) McGrone, Candyce 11
2 North Central ‘A’ 48.09 STAT 8
1) Blythe, Erica 12 2) Cannon, Lateasa 12
3) Quarles, Ashley 11 4) Popp, Katie 12
3 Lawrence North ‘A’ 49.62 6
1) Weathers, Ashley 12 2) Tender, Khrystyn 11
3) Spencer, Ashley 9 4) Weatherford, Stacia 11
4 Ben Davis ‘A’ 49.79 5
1) Simmons, Chanel 11 2) Cook, Malika 11
3) Record, Kristina 12 4) Nunley, Demetria 10
5 Carmel ‘A’ 51.19 4
1) Laconi, Lexi 2) Endicott, Jessica
3) Villanueva, Jordan 4) Moon, Amanda
6 Center Grove ‘A’ 52.70 3
1) Cates, Taylor 12 2) Hedeen, Chloe 9
3) Reisinger, Jillian 10 4) Sporleder, Caitlin 11
7 Terre Haute North ‘A’ 52.80 2
1) Wilkey, Megan 9 2) Wilcox, Amber 9
3) Dorsett, Brittany 12 4) Burkins, Ashley 10
8 Terre Haute South ‘A’ 54.38 1
1) Scheid, Carly 2) Liffick, Kayla
3) Nicholson, Anna 4) Countinho, Larian

Event 13 Girls 400 Meter Dash
58.06 STAT
Finals
1 Owens, Lexi Carmel 58.80 2 10
2 Spencer, Ahlivia 10 Lawrence North 59.34 2 8
3 Hill, Courtney 12 Lawrence North 1:00.61 2 6
4 Sirls, Devan Carmel 1:00.96 1 5
5 Rowe, Anna 10 Warren Central 1:01.14 2 4
6 Lane, Jayla 10 North Central 1:01.19 2 3
7 Goss, Bria 9 Ben Davis 1:02.43 2 2
8 Dooms, Sarah 10 Center Grove 1:03.00 1 1
9 Reed, Mallory 9 Terre Haute Nort 1:04.52 1
10 Hill, Bri 10 Terre Haute Nort 1:04.70 1
11 White, Hannah 9 Center Grove 1:04.93 1
12 Goins, Jordyn 11 Ben Davis 1:05.27 1
13 Fears, Caitlin Terre Haute Sout 1:08.16 1
14 McGrone, Candyce 11 Warren Central 1:14.79 2

Event 15 Girls 300 Meter Hurdles
45.50 STAT
Finals
1 Weatherford, Staci 11 Lawrence North 46.33 2 10
2 Douglas, Qaniah 11 Warren Central 48.29 2 8
3 Steppe, Brianne Terre Haute Sout 48.70 2 6
4 Brown, Anetra Lawrence North 49.01 1 5
5 Morrison, Taylor 10 Ben Davis 49.24 2 4
6 Standifer, Lauren Carmel 49.45 2 3
7 Withers, Janae 11 Ben Davis 50.59 1 2
8 Herron, Tiarriana 9 Warren Central 51.56 2 1
9 Reisinger, Jillian 10 Center Grove 52.10 1
10 Cai, Cynthia Carmel 52.25 1
11 Wilkey, Megan 9 Terre Haute Nort 53.42 1
12 Edwards, Camille 11 North Central 54.56 2
13 Liebler, Beth 12 Terre Haute Nort 55.47 1
14 Fergason, Emily 12 Center Grove 56.83 1
15 Tincher, Caitlin Terre Haute Sout 1:00.75 1

Event 17 Girls 800 Meter Run
2:16.80 STAT
Finals
1 Burnett, Shelbi 11 Center Grove 2:24.56 10
2 Vogel, Verena 11 North Central 2:25.27 8
3 Charles, Caren Carmel 2:25.82 6
4 Doron, Katie Carmel 2:27.02 5
5 Turner, Breauna 9 Warren Central 2:28.69 4
6 Berry, Corteese 11 Warren Central 2:30.14 3
7 Sanner, Kate 10 North Central 2:32.46 2
8 Rebollar, Margarit 11 Ben Davis 2:32.91 1
9 Bhullar, Kiren 12 Lawrence North 2:33.16
10 Lippold, Kelli 11 Center Grove 2:33.69
11 Twitchell, Kristy 12 Terre Haute Sout 2:35.94
12 Brown, Sherissa 11 Lawrence North 2:37.41
13 Long, Jenna 12 Ben Davis 2:38.51
14 Whitaker, Madeline 10 Terre Haute Nort 2:45.70
15 Hoff, Lindsey 9 Terre Haute Nort 2:46.37
16 Samson, Jen Terre Haute Sout 2:52.28

Event 19 Girls 3200 Meter Run
11:07.93 STAT
Finals
1 Hamilton, Amy 12 Terre Haute Nort 11:22.30 10
2 Higgens, Sarah 11 Center Grove 11:29.25 8
3 Mossler, Emily 11 North Central 11:46.72 6
4 McCurdy, Kayla Carmel 11:52.90 5
5 Kreuzman, Nicole 10 Center Grove 12:06.08 4
6 Jones, Lindy 10 Terre Haute Nort 12:10.91 3
7 Hartlep, Hollyn 11 Lawrence North 12:15.32 2
8 Logan, Ali 9 North Central 12:24.51 1
9 Schulz, Kristen Carmel 12:25.39
10 Howland, Jacklyn 9 Warren Central 12:38.40
11 Horn, Sarah 9 Warren Central 12:56.69
12 Samson, Kate Terre Haute Sout 12:57.34
13 Fields, Sarah Lawrence North 13:28.28
14 Adams, Christina 9 Ben Davis 13:28.67
15 Mullican, Katie Terre Haute Sout 14:25.67

Event 21 Girls 4×400 Meter Relay
3:59.51 STAT
Finals
1 Lawrence North ‘A’ 3:59.15 STAT 10
1) Spencer, Ahlivia 10 2) Hill, Courtney 12
3) Weatherford, Stacia 11 4) Spencer, Ashley 9
2 North Central ‘A’ 4:01.49 8
1) Blythe, Erica 12 2) Cannon, Lateasa 12
3) Vogel, Verena 11 4) Lane, Jayla 10
3 Carmel ‘A’ 4:02.02 6
1) Owens, Lexi 2) Standifer, Lauren
3) Gibson, Irene 4) Sirls, Devan
4 Warren Central ‘A’ 4:05.23 5
1) Berry, Corteese 11 2) Malone, Kristen 10
3) Wright, Ebony 11 4) Turner, Breauna 9
5 Ben Davis ‘A’ 4:07.03 4
1) Bentley, Alexandria 11 2) Record, Kristina 12
3) Goss, Bria 9 4) Goss, Deairra 11
6 Center Grove ‘A’ 4:18.02 3
1) Burnett, Shelbi 11 2) Burrows, Morgan 12
3) Dooms, Sarah 10 4) White, Hannah 9
7 Terre Haute South ‘A’ 4:18.06 2
1) Steppe, Brianne 2) Scheid, Carly
3) Twitchell, Kristy 12 4) Countinho, Larian
8 Terre Haute North ‘A’ 4:23.89 1
1) Nelson, Maddie 9 2) Reed, Mallory 9
3) Hill, Bri 10 4) Burkins, Ashley 10

Event 23 Girls High Jump
5-04.50 STAT
Finals
1 Goss, Deairra 11 Ben Davis 5-04.00 10
2 Lane, Jayla 10 North Central 5-03.00 8
3 Lucich, Liz Carmel 5-02.00 6
4 Carr, Kate Carmel J5-02.00 5
5 Edwards, Camille 11 North Central 5-00.00 3.5
5 Liebler, Beth 12 Terre Haute Nort 5-00.00 3.5
7 Bruen, Keona 11 Warren Central 4-10.00 2
8 Meyers, Jessica Terre Haute Sout 4-08.00 1
9 Tincher, Caitlin Terre Haute Sout J4-08.00
9 Shaffer, Devony 9 Terre Haute Nort J4-08.00
11 Durlacher, Stephan 9 Center Grove J4-08.00
— Shaw, Miranda 10 Lawrence North NH
— Spencer, Holli 12 Center Grove NH
— Taljonick, Addy 9 Warren Central NH
— Patterson, Destiny 9 Ben Davis NH

Event 25 Girls Long Jump
17-02.75 STAT
Finals
1 Simmons, Chanel 11 Ben Davis 18-02.50 STAT 10
2 Edwards, Camille 11 North Central 17-10.00 STAT 8
3 Tolliver, Leigha 11 North Central 17-04.00 STAT 6
4 Dorsett, Brittany 12 Terre Haute Nort 17-03.00 STAT 5
5 Douglas, Qaniah 11 Warren Central 17-02.50 4
6 Bruen, Keona 11 Warren Central 16-07.00 3
7 Shaw, Miranda 10 Lawrence North 16-05.00 2
8 Aucoin-Jackson, Al Carmel 16-03.50 1
9 Reisinger, Jillian 10 Center Grove 16-02.50
10 Goss, Deairra 11 Ben Davis 16-02.00
11 Dooms, Sarah 10 Center Grove 15-09.50
12 Countinho, Larian Terre Haute Sout 15-07.50
13 Pfenninger, Ali Carmel 14-10.50
14 Parks, Jessica 9 Lawrence North 14-06.50
15 Hasbrouck, Christi 9 Terre Haute Nort 14-00.00

Event 27 Girls Pole Vault
11-01.00 STAT
Finals
1 Phillips, Kelsey 11 Ben Davis 9-00.00 10
2 Wilcox, Amber 9 Terre Haute Nort J9-00.00 8
3 Moseby, Jordan 9 Ben Davis J9-00.00 6
4 Cochran, Kristin 12 Lawrence North J9-00.00 5
5 Carr, Kate Carmel 8-06.00 4
6 Dwenger, Erin 11 Lawrence North J8-06.00 3
7 Schinbeckler, Sara Carmel 7-00.00 1.5
7 Hasbrouck, Christi 9 Terre Haute Nort 7-00.00 1.5
9 Moses, Jasmin 9 North Central J7-00.00
10 Hobbs, Alex Terre Haute Sout 6-06.00
10 Korreck, Brittany 11 Center Grove 6-06.00
10 Buddenbaum, Kayley 9 North Central 6-06.00
— Berner, Alyssa Terre Haute Sout NH
— Cristofoli, Adrien 12 Center Grove NH

Event 29 Girls Shot Put
41-03.25 STAT
Finals
1 Johnson, Felisha 12 Lawrence North 47-07.75 STAT 10
2 Flowers, Monteka 12 Warren Central 42-04.50 STAT 8
3 Buckley, Kyls 11 North Central 42-02.50 STAT 6
4 Watson, Katy 11 Center Grove 40-04.25 5
5 Dardy, Carrie-Ann 12 North Central 34-06.50 4
6 Almond, Brittany 11 Warren Central 34-00.50 3
7 Rosselli, Paige 12 Terre Haute Nort 34-00.25 2
8 Bell, Arianne Terre Haute Sout 33-05.50 1
9 Roth, Jenna 12 Ben Davis 33-02.00
10 Winters, Sarah Carmel 31-05.50
11 Morris, Jasmine 11 Lawrence North 31-00.25
12 Jackson, Royce 9 Ben Davis 31-00.00
13 Lewis, Shayla Terre Haute Sout 30-09.50
14 Williams, Loren Carmel 29-05.25
15 Adams, Emily 11 Terre Haute Nort 29-03.00
16 Fergason, Emily 12 Center Grove 29-02.75

Event 31 Girls Discus Throw
127-09 STAT
Finals
1 Johnson, Felisha 12 Lawrence North 141-04.00 STAT 10
2 Flowers, Monteka 12 Warren Central 139-06.00 STAT 8
3 Watson, Katy 11 Center Grove 124-11.00 6
4 Bowman, Nicole 9 Ben Davis 100-03.00 5
5 Girtz, Jessica 12 North Central 96-11.00 4
6 Mitchell, Montenik 11 Warren Central 95-00.00 3
7 Roth, Jenna 12 Ben Davis 90-08.00 2
8 Rosselli, Paige 12 Terre Haute Nort 87-10.00 1
9 Adams, Emily 11 Terre Haute Nort 86-01.00
10 Johnson, Ali Carmel 84-09.00
11 May, Sophie Carmel 84-08.00
12 Fergason, Emily 12 Center Grove 84-02.00
13 Bell, Arianne Terre Haute Sout 83-11.00
14 Buckley, Kyls 11 North Central 82-05.00
15 Mitchell, Maya 11 Lawrence North 73-10.00
16 Lewis, Shayla Terre Haute Sout 70-00.00