When: Saturday, 2 p.m. (field events), 3:45 (3,200 relay), 4 (trials), 5:15 (finals)
Where: Robert C. Haugh Track and Field Complex, Indiana University, Bloomington.
Admission: $8.
Favorite: Lawrence Central
Darkhorse: Hamilton Southeastern
(Top seeds and local competitors)
3,200 RELAY -- Lawrence Central (7:50.64), Crown Point (7:57.01), Andrean (7:57.11), Chesterton (7:57.94).
100 -- Cornelius Strickland (Bowman Academy) 10.43, Dylon Collins (Merrillville) 10.62, Jacques Hall (EC Central) 10.63, Jeron Blake (Portage) 10.73, Scott Schreiber (LaPorte) 10.87, Malik Myles (Hammond) 11.03.
110 HURDLES -- Deante Mahome (West Side) 14.34, Austin Jamerson (Merrillville) 14.49, Marsalis Gibson (Bowman Academy) 14.74, Greg McCloud (Hammond) 14.82, Richie Ruff (Chesterton) 14.92.
200 -- Cornelius Strickland (Bowman Academy) 21.27, Jacques Hall (EC Central) 21.8, Isiah Duggan (Lake Central) 21.84, Jeron Blake (Portage) 21.87, Payton McCoy (LaPorte) 22.09.
1,600 -- Samuel Berger (Zionsville) 4:15.95, Mitch Hubner (LaPorte) 4:26.69, Ahmad Aljobeh (Valparaiso) 4:29.14, Tommy Bolanowski (Munster) 4:29.94.
400 RELAY -- Lawrence Central (41.89), Crown Point (42.85), Lake Central (43.1), EC Central (43.23).
400 -- Tony Moses (Kokomo) 48.7, Alvin Best (Portage) 49.46, Joe Troop (Chesterton) 49.53, Darius Mahome (Lew Wallace) 50.58.
300 HURDLES -- Da Quan Brown (Lawrence Central) 38.03, Marsillis Gibson (Bowman Academy) 39.92, Randy Trembacki (Lake Central) 40.12, Josh Marciniak (Valparaiso) 40.13.
800 -- Gary Austin (Indpls. Pike) 1:53.29, Mitch Hubner (LaPorte) 1:55.71, Tony Rigoni (Munster) 1:56.18, Kyle Nurse (Wheeler) 1:56.88.
3,200 -- Christopher Kelsey (Columbus North) 9:14.14, Alec Kostelnik (Morgan Township) 9:40.42, Tom Cierniak (Crown Point) 9:42.4, Kyle Eller (Lowell) 9:44.05.
1,600 RELAY -- Fort Wayne North (3:17.7), Portage (3:22.65), Chesterton 3:23.44, Lake Central (3:24.37), Lowell (3:25.66).
DISCUS -- Onyi Afoaku (Bloomington North) 190-5, Gelen Robinson (Lake Central) 179-7, Dean Kokot (Lake Central) 153-0, Josh Haynes (Merrillville) 150-11.
SHOT PUT -- Langston Newton (Carmel) 61-0 1/2, Joey Little (Portage) 57-5 1/2, Gelen Robinson (Lake Central) 56-7 1/2, Anthony Palm (Merrillville) 54-2 3/4, Tyler Kral (Crown Point) 54-2 1/2, Julian Beeks (Andrean) 54-0.
LONG JUMP -- Tony Shead (South Bend Clay) 23-1 1/4, Lonnie Johnson (West Side) 23-0, Nick Jones (Highland) 22-4 1/4, Scott Schreiber (LaPorte) 22-4, Jaime Cervantes (River Forest) 21-10 3/4, Austin Jamerson (Merrillville) 22-0 1/4.
HIGH JUMP -- Chrisjaan Smith (Lawrence Central) and Mitch Metzger (Indpls. North Central) 6-7 1/2, Kenneth Lloyd (EC Central) 6-7, Stephen Keller (Kouts) 6-5 1/2, Matthew Stewart (Hobart) 6-5 1/2, Austin Jamerson (Merrillville) 6-5 1/2, Thamarr McGee (Washington Township) 6-4.
POLE VAULT -- Kyle Johnston (Penn) 15-9, Justin Zosso (Chesterton) 15-0, Mitchell Rodriguez (Portage) 13-9, Drew Vos (Lake Central) 13-9, Jordan Kelly (Crown Point) 13-9.
Fast facts: Strickland was second in the 100 and third in the 200 last year. Futsum Zeinasellassie (North Central, 3,200) is the only returning individual champion. Center Grove is defending champion.
Penn's Kyle Johnston, the top seed in the pole vault, is the son of former Hobart pole vaulter Rob Johnston, the grandson of former Hobart coach Jim Johnston, and nephew of former Hobart pole vaulter and Merrillville coach Jim Johnston, Jr.
Note: The entire meet will be webcast on www.indianarunner.com, beginning at 1:50 p.m.
~! Jim Peters
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