BT&F Conference Indiana: #1 Lawrence Central nearly laps field

Lawrence Central and Bloomington South each won four of 16 events, but in the end the depth of top-ranked LC was far too much for that of No. 3 Bloomington South at the Conference Indiana Championships held April 30 at Indiana University.

The Bears totaled 147 points to blast past South (91) for the title at the eight-team event featuring five of the state’s Top 25 boys track & field programs. Unranked Pike (84.5) edged out No. 12 Columbus North (83) for third place, with No. 10 Bloomington North (77) finishing fifth and No. 25 Franklin Central (68) sixth.

Lawrence Central earned victories in a pair of relays: the 4×100-meter relay in :41.63 and the 4×800 with an 8:07.89. The Bears also got wins from Jeron Brown (a :50.10 in leading teammate Michael Steele to a 1-2 finish in the 400) and Connor Claflin (1:56.00) in the 800. 

Bloomington South took the 3,200 meters (Carl Smith in 9:36.38), as well as three field events – Gabe Hull with a double win in the shot put (60-7) and the discus throw (181-0), and the pole vault where Drew Volz went 15-0.

Pike had a pair of victors in Darnell Harris (a :11.13 in the 100) and the 4×400 relay (3:22.47). Columbus North earned one win when Thomas Brueggemann went :21.97 in the 200. 

Bloomington North’s Max Tuttle was the meet’s other double winner in taking the 110 hurdles in :14.76 and the 300 hurdles (:38.22), while Dylan Anderson’s 22-8.5 won the long jump.

1. #1 Lawrence Central 147

2. #3 Bloomington South 91

3. Pike 84.5

4. #12 Columbus North 83

5. #10 Bloomington North 77

6. #25 Franklin Central 68

6. Southport 42

8. Perry Meridian 27.5

The individual results, courtesy of indianarunner.com:

1. Darnell Harris, Pike, 11.13

2. Thomas Brueggemann, CN, 11.14; 3. Anthony Shelman, LC, 11.14; 4. Quinntyn Qualls, Pike, 11.16; 5. Manny Ashibuogwu, FC, 11.30; 6. Paul Person, PM, 11.47; 7. Deontre Gray, LC, 11.49; 8. D’ Angelo Roberts, BN, 11.62

1. Thomas Brueggemann, CN, 21.97

2. Tyrenzzie Burgess, LC, 22.10; 3. Darnell Harris, Pike, 22.60; 4. Quinntyn Qualls, Pike, 22.63; 5. Marcellian Gardner, LC, 22.72; 6. Cameron Turner, Sprt, 22.80; 7. Paul Person, PM, 22.82; 8. Trace Fetterer, CN, 23.44

1. Jeron Brown, LC, 50.10

2. Michael Steele, LC, 50.49; 3. G Benjamin, Pike, 50.76; 4. Anthony Jones, Pike, 52.08; 5. John Howard, FC, 52.37; 6. Trace Fetterer, CN, 52.52; 7. John Goodlow, FC, 52.71; 8. Lalo Viduarri, BS, 52.78

1. Connor Claflin, LC, 1:56.00

2. Jason Waterman, BN, 1:56.25; 3. Jordan Gornall, BS, 1:57.33; 4. Jason Crist, FC, 1:59.41; 5. Gabe Ocasio, CN, 1:59.62; 6. Davon Wilson, Pike, 1:59.78; 7. Mark Chandler, BS, 2:01.10; 8. Daniel Swem, PM, 2:03.16

1. Jason Crist, FC, 4:22.55

2. Andrew Diehn, CN, 4:22.75; 3. Gabe Ocasio, CN, 4:25.85; 4. Connor Claflin, LC, 4:27.82; 5. Matt Dorsey, LC, 4:31.37; 6. Jack Thompson, Sprt, 4:31.56; 7. Michael Whyde, FC, 4:35.58; 8. Ryan Spears, PM, 4:42.14

1. Carl Smith, BS, 9:36.38

2. Michael Sublette, CN, 9:41.88; 3. Nick Dhadwal, FC, 9:45.40; 4. Justin Chen, BS, 9:55.41; 5. Chandler Ball, LC, 9:59.69; 6. Matt Shaw, FC, 10:01.32; 7. Nathan Hetrick, LC, 10:11.27; 8. Christopher Kelsey, CN, 10:12.55

1. Max Tuttle, BN, 14.76

2. Glenn Powell, LC, 14.78; 3. Caleb Galoozis, BS, 15.24; 4. DaQuan Brown, LC, 15.84; 5. Devon Sullivan, Pike, 16.38; 6. Rob Tuzzio, FC, 16.39; 7. Sasha Mukusha, PM, 16.39; 8. Keegan Jiles, CN, 16.56

1. Max Tuttle, BN, 38.22

2. Caleb Galoozis, BS, 39.99; 3. Kenyun Byrd, BN, 40.82; 4. Wesley Roberts, LC, 41.64; 5. DaQuan Brown, LC, 41.70; 6. Sasha Mukusha, PM, 41.96; 7. Rob Tuzzio, FC, 42.37; 8. Marquis Kingery, FC, 42.38

1. Lawrence Central, 41.63

2. Pike, 41.89; 3. Franklin Central, 42.72; 4. Columbus North, 43.03; 5. Southport, 43.45; 6. North (D’ Angelo Roberts, Max Tuttle, Tyler Grimes, Dylan Anderson), 43.73; 7. South (Caleb Galoozis, Idris Harris, Tyler Hogue, Anthony Webb), 45.08

1. Pike, 3:22.47

2. Lawrence Central, 3:22.80; 3. North (Dylan Anderson, Dan Varns, Jason Waterman, Max Tuttle), 3:24.07; 4. Franklin Central, 3:26.87; 5. South (Lalo Viduarri, Richard Reschke, Caleb Galoozis, Jordan Gornall), 3:29.82; 6. Columbus North, 3:29.84. 7, Perry Meridian, 3:34.54; 8. Southport, 3:42.65

1. Lawrence Central, 8:07.89

2. South (Mark Chandler, Justin Chen, Carl Smith, Jordan Gornall), 8:09.12; 3. Franklin Central, 8:14.73; 4. Columbus North, 8:16.02; 5. Pike, 8:33.33; 6. North, 8:41.27

1. Gabe Hull, BS, 60-7

2. Wesley Rogers, LC, 53-1 1/2; 3. Reilly Flynn, BS, 51-1 1/4 ; 4. Paul Sommers, Sprt, 50-10 1/2; 5. Onyi Afoaku, BN, 50-10; 6. TJ Lovejoy, PM, 49-4 1/4 ; 7. Eric Dean, Sprt, 49-0; 8. Jared Lantz, FC, 48-8

1. Gabe Hull, BS, 181-0

2. Eric Dean, Sprt, 161-0; 3. Onyi Afoaku, BN, 150-4; 4. John Cary, Sprt, 149-0; 5. Mitchell Newman, LC, 145-6; 6. Jake Reed, CN, 144-5; 7. Steven George, Pike, 134-1; 8. Austin Netherton, FC, 131-11

1. Dylan Anderson, BN, 22-8 ½

2. Jeron Brown, LC, 22-0; 3. Ray Beverly, Pike, J22-0; 4. Siafa Massaley, FC, 21-5 1/2; 5. Chris Shillings, CN, 21-0Ø; 6. Steven Rutherford, Pike, 21-0; 7. Jason Riley, FC, 20-7 1/2; 8. Idris Harris, BS, 20-4 1/2

1. Amir Blackshear, PM, 6-2

2. Paul Salee, CN, 6-0; 3. Carl Sonnefeld, BN, 5-10; 4. C.J. Smith, LC, J5-10; 5. Matt Prather, Sprt, J5-10; 6. Josh Long, Pike, 5-8; 6. Will Newson, BS, 5-8; 6. James Allen, Pike, 5-8; 9. Richard Freeman, LC, 5-8

1. Drew Volz, BS, 15-0

2. Blake Boyd, LC, 14-6; 2. Trevor Young, Sprt, 14-6; 4. Jase Harmon, CN, 13-0; 5. Dylan Anderson, BN, J13-0; 6. Manuel Jones, Pike, 12-6; 7. Jack Leibovitz, LC, J12-6; 8. Anthony Votaw, Pike, 11-6; 8. Jordan Cheek, PM, 11-6