Brian Lewis’ first sports season as Columbus North athletics director couldn’t have gone much better.
The Bull Dogs won Conference Indiana titles in seven of the eight fall sports and hold commanding leads in both the boys and girls All-Sports races heading into the winter season.
“Not just for me, but if you talk to any AD, you always want to have success in your athletic program,” Lewis said. “This isn’t about me. I can’t take credit for anything because I’m not out there on the field or coaching our kids.”
The Bull Dog boys, thanks to conference championships in football, soccer, cross-country and tennis, have the maximum 32 points through the fall sports season. Bloomington North is a distant second with 17, followed by Bloomington South (15), Terre Haute South (11.5), Southport (11) and Terre Haute North (9.5).
On the girls side, Columbus North has 26.5 points thanks to titles in soccer, cross-country and golf and a tie for fourth in volleyball. Bloomington South is second with 20 points, followed by Terre Haute South (16), Bloomington North (15), Terre Haute North (11.5) and Southport (7).
“Winning seven out of eight conference (titles) is amazing, no matter how long you’ve been there,” Lewis said. “It shows that our kids are working hard, and our coaches are pushing them to the best of their ability. It’s been pretty cool watching our kids have success this year.”
O’s make Academic All-State
Four Columbus East seniors have been named to the Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association Academic All-State team.
Alana Dwenger, Hannah Hemmerlein, Abby Miller and Catherine Wolf are on the first team. Chloe Miller was an honorable mention selection.
Bull Dogs named All-District
Six members of the state-qualifying Columbus North boys tennis team have been selected to the All-District 8 team, and Kendal Hammel is the District 8 Coach of the Year.
Juniors Nathan Lin and Matthew Liu made All-District singles. Freshmen Anvay Atram and Amrit Kar and junior Eric Stavnheim and senior Luke Enneking made All-District doubles.
North also was named an Academic All-State Team.
Locals selected All-District
Four members of the regional champion Columbus North girls soccer team have been named to this year’s All-District 4 squad, and North’s David Young is the Large School Coach of the Year and Overall Coach of the Year for District 4.
North senior Lauryn Whitley, juniors Nitya Chenanda and Jenna Lang and sophomore Mallory Gilley made the first team, along with Columbus East senior Alana Dwenger. North sophomore Lauren Barker and East senior Abby Miller are second-team selections.
Meanwhile, East junior Chris Quisenberry was named to the boys All-District first team. East junior Korbin Hatcher made the second team.
Ted Schultz is sports editor for The Republic. He can be reached at [email protected] or 812-379-5628.
