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FC champs: Christine Talhelm, boys' relay
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Franklin Central athletes claimed a pair of first-place finishes in the annual Conference Indiana Track & Field Championships staged on Friday evening, April 25, at Bloomington.
Competing at the Robert C. Haugh Track & Field Complex on the Indiana University campus, the Flashes' 4 x 800-meter relay combine wasted no time in harvesting what would prove to be the FC boys' only event championship of the eight-school meet.
Franklin Central's baton unit – consisting of senior Michael Dunten, juniors Joe Talhelm and Scott Lasiter and senior D.J. Sloan – posted an 8:08.92 clocking to easily outdistance runner-up Bloomington North by more than six seconds in the 3,200-meter challenge. The Cougars' combine was timed in 8:15.18.
FC senior Christine Talhelm and Columbus North senior Betsy Kim – entering the 800-meter test with the top two seeding times – lived up to their advance billings. Talhelm claimed the top spot on the award podium by registering a 2:18.03 clocking to stride ahead of Kim at the finish line by 1.43 seconds. The veteran Bull Dogs' distance ace was timed in 2:19.46.
In the race for the Conference Indiana team titles, Franklin Central landed in the No. 5 position in both divisions.
- Unranked Columbus North pulled off a huge surprise in the girls' division by besting six statewide-ranked schools in one poll in winning the Bull Dogs' first-ever championship at the Robert C. Haugh facility. Columbus North totaled 120.5 points, followed by No. 18 Bloomington South at 107.75 points, No. 32 Perry Meridian with 101.5 and No. 13 Bloomington North at 92.75.
Defending champion Franklin Central, also unranked, closed with 63 markers, and was trailed by No. 11 Pike at 59, No. 26 Lawrence Central at 41.75 and unranked Southport with 36.75.
- Favored Pike defended its Conference Indiana boys' division crown by accumulating 147 points. The No. 4-ranked Red Devils were followed by No. 10 Bloomington South at 124 points, No. 20 Lawrence Central at 89 and No. 24 Columbus North with 66.
The No. 21 Flashes totaled 53.5 points, placing ahead of No. 15 Bloomington North with 50 points and two unranked schools – Perry Meridian at 48.5 and Southport at 45.
Three FC boys' runners – Dunten, Lasiter and junior Michael Johnson – each garnered points for the Flashes in a trio of events.
- In addition to providing the lead leg of the winning relay quartet, Dunten placed third in the 400-meter dash and contributed a segment to the Flashes' fifth-place 4 x 400-meter baton effort.
- * Lasiter placed second in the 1,600-meter run with a clocking of 4:28.97, just a few strides behind race winner Joe Holahan of Bloomington South (4:26:19) and well ahead of the third-place finisher, Southport sophomore Lance Nelson. Lasiter also placed seventh in the 800-meter run, in addition to helping the Flashes to their relay victory.
- Johnson placed seventh in the 100-meter sprint and handled legs on the fifth-place 4 x 400-meter and the sixth-place 4 x 100-meter relay chases.
Several members of the FC girls' contingent turned in stellar performances:
- In addition to winning the 800-meter run, Talhelm initiated the Flashes' 4 x 400-meter baton unit's runner-up finish behind Perry Meridian. She was joined by junior Brittany Aurelio, senior Jessie Staats and freshman Alex Green.
- Sophomore LaTeasha Hill proved Franklin Central with a pair of runner-up finishes in the discus and shot put competition.
- On top of helping FC's runner-up relay run, Aurelio also placed third in the 400-meter race, finishing just .04 of a second behind second-place Stephanie Lindsey of Perry Meridian. Aurelio and Lindsey ran in separate heats, with the top eight times contributing to the scoring.
- Senior Brittany Stafford placed in two events – fourth in the shot put and fifth in the discus throw.
The Conference Indiana Championships featured seven record performances, four in the boys' division and three in the girls' portion. The records are denoted below.
Conference Indiana Girls Championships results:
at Indiana University, Bloomington
Team scores: Columbus North 120.5, Bloomington South 107.5, Perry Meridian 101.5, Bloomington North 92.5, Franklin Central 63, Pike 59, Lawrence Central 41.5, Southport 36.5.
Event champions:
4 x 800-meter relay – Bloomington South (Maddie Lamb, Francesca Smith, K.C. Lucius, Brooke Bierhaus), 9:45.86.
100-meter hurdles – Courtney Larson, Columbus North, 16:08.
100-meter dash – Emaryne Watt, Perry Meridian, 12.67.
1,600-meter run – Molly Hirt, Bloomington North, 5:16.84.
4 x 100-meter relay – Pike (Terrice Hooks, Aneesah Richardson, Lauren Ford, Erica Campbell), 48.70.
400-meter dash – Ebony Woodard, Perry Meridian, 58.58 (meet record – former mark 58.68 by Lauren Ford, Pike, 2004).
300-meter hurdles – Mollie Stafford, Columbus North, 47.62.\
800-meter run – Christine Talhelm, Franklin Central, 2:18.03.
200-meter dash – Erica Campbell, Pike, 25.97.
3,200-meter run – Molly Hirt, Bloomington North, 11:34.32.
4 x 400-meter relay – Perry Meridian (Stephanie Lindsey, Sarah Riley, Lindsey Spears, Ebony Woodard), 4:05.53.
High jump – Elli Sparks, Bloomington South, 5-02.
Long jump – Rachel Robertson, Bloomington South, 16-10.\
Shot put – Rachel Deloney, Bloomington North, 47-03.5.
Discus – Rachel Deloney, Bloomington North, 154-03.5 (meet record – former mark 149-11 by Deloney, 2007).
Pole vault – Margo Tucker, Lawrence Central, 12-03 (meet record – former mark 11-09 by Tucker, 2007).
FC scoring:
4 x 800-meter relay – 6. FC (Lizzie Adams, Dani Sullivan, Sammie Walsh, Briana McKenney), 10:34.98.
100-meter hurdles – None.
100-meter dash – None.
1,600-meter run – 6. Dani Sullivan, 5:39.72.
4 x 100-meter relay – 8. FC (Dystany Riley, Brooke Lewis, Morgan Wright, Madison Sorley), 55.46.
400-meter dash – 3. Brittany Aurelio, 1:00.77.
300-meter hurdles – 6. Jourdin Heinrichs, 50.75.
800-meter run – 1. Christine Talhelm, 2:18.03; 6. Alex Green, 2:29.28.
200-meter dash – None.
3,200-meter run – 8. Lizzie Adams, 12:50.42.
4 x 400-meter relay – 2. FC (Christine Talhelm, Brittany Aurelio, Jessie Staats, Alex Green), 4:06.60.
High jump – None.
Long jump – None.
Shot put – 2. LaTeasha Hill, 35-05.75; 4. Brittany Stafford, 34-05.00.
Discus – 2. LaTeasha Hill, 120-08; 5. Brittany Stafford, 104-09.
Pole vault – None.
Conference Indiana Boys Championships results:
at Indiana University, Bloomington
Boys team scores: Pike 147, Bloomington South 124, Lawrence Central 89, Columbus North 66, Franklin Central 53.5, Bloomington North 50, Perry Meridian 48.5, Southport 45.
Boys event champions:
4 x 800-meter relay – Franklin Central (Michael Dunten, Joe Talhelm, Scott Lasiter, D.J. Sloan), 8:08.92.
110-meter hurdles – DeJuan Mitchell, Lawrence Central, 14.97.
100-meter dash – Darnell Harris, Pike, 11.24.
1,600-meter run – Joe Holahan, Bloomington South, 4:26.19.
4 x 100-meter relay – Pike (Steven Keglar, Keron Harding, Kentel Peoples, Darnell Harris), 41.95 (meet record – former mark 42.53 by Lawrence Central, 1998).
400-meter dash – Josh Lee, Pike, 48.34 (meet record – former mark 48.63 by Clayton Wilson, Southport, 2006).
300-meter hurdles – Larijames Smith, Pike, 40.00.
800-meter run – Joe Holahan, Bloomington South, 1:57.30.
200-meter dash – Keron Harding, Pike, 22.09.
3,200-meter run – Michael Hoffman, Bloomington North, 9:20.57.
4 x 400-meter relay – Pike (Chris Krupa, Kendale Abel, Larijames Smith, Josh Lee), 3:21.88 (meet record – former mark 3:22.87 by Pike, 2005).
High jump – Geoff Davis, Lawrence Central, 6-08.5 (meet record – former mark 6-8¼ by Jon Fancher, Martinsville, 1998).
Long jump – Keron Harding, Pike, 22-02.5.
Shot put – Ben Stancombe, Bloomington South, 56-01.5.
Discus – Michael Case, Southport, 164-03.
Pole vault – Drake Volz, Bloomington South, 14-06.
FC scoring:
4 x 800-meter relay – 1. FC (Michael Dunten, Joe Talhelm, Scott Lasiter, D.J. Sloan), 8:08.92.
110-meter hurdles – None.
100-meter dash – 2. DeVante' Mitchell, 11.50; 7. Michael Johnson, 11.73.
1,600-meter run – 2. Scott Lasiter, 4:28.97; 8. Joe Talhelm, 4:46.68.
4 x 100-meter relay – 6. FC (Manny Ashibuogwu, Michael Johnson, Jaron Kiki, DeVante' Mitchell), 45.30.
400-meter dash – 3. Michael Dunten, 50.51.2.
300-meter hurdles – None.
800-meter run – 7. Scott Lasiter, 2:02.36; 8. Michael Whyde, 2:03.23.
200-meter dash – None.
3,200-meter run – 8. Zach Jenkins, 10:14.01.
4 x 400-meter relay – 5. FC (Michael Dunten, Michael Johnson, Jaron Kiki, D.J. Sloan), 3:30.51.
High jump – Tie 7. Brian Higdon, 6-00.
Long jump – None.
Shot put – 5. Curtis Tackett, 48-10.5.
Discus – None.
Pole vault – 7. Matt Knox, 11-06.
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