Columbus North’s indoor track and field seasons got off to a flying start at last week’s Bloomington Invitational, with four athletes winning events at Indiana University.
Sophomore Tucker Smith threw 60 feet, 3 1/1 inches to win the boys shot put. That was farther than the school record he set last season, but only outdoor performances are counted toward school records.
Also for the boys, Ben Malone won the 60-meter hurdles in 8.79 seconds, and Collin Pruitt (4:34.42) and Carson Littrell (4:46.77) went 1-2 in the 1,600. David Sandusky finished third in the shot (51-1 1/2).
Clayton Guthrie, Mendez, Austin Pulkowski and Andy Stohr took second in the 4×800 relay (8:41.49). Matt Newell, Littrell, Pruitt and Kilbarger-Stumpff were second in the distance medley relay (10:49.14).
Adrienne Salemme cleared 10-6 to win the girls pole vault. Emily Herndon finished second in the shot (38-3), Sydney Wheeler took third in the pole vault (8-6) and Emma Long tied for third in the high jump (4-10).
Lily Baker, Jessica Meza, Julie Klaus and Mackenzie Barnett finished second in the 4×800 relay (9:54.30). Helena Ho, La’monica Smith, Erin Rawlins and Nya Davis took third in the 4×200 relay (1:52.80); and Madysin Perry, Meza, Ellen White and Megan Seager were third in the distance medley relay (14:21.01).
Bull Dogs make All-Conference
Two boys and three girls basketball players from Columbus North have been named first-team All-Conference Indiana.
Junior Blake Barker and senior Nick Schiavello made the boys first team, while junior Reese Harmon was an honorable mention selection. Junior Alexa McKinley, senior Sierra Norman and sophomore Kylah Lawson were named to the girls first team.
Also, North co-coach Sandy Freshour was selected as the conference gymnastics Coach of the Year.
North picks swim awards
Junior Christopher Lee and senior Olivia Morlok have been named MVPs of the Columbus North boys and girls swimming teams.
Cole Wheeler won the boys Bull Frog Award, and Carlos Fabian Aguilar was named Most Improved. Lee, Tristen Cook and Aidan McAlister were recognized as team captains.
Paige Sherlock won the girls Bull Frog Award, and Brooke Meek was named Most Improved. Betsy King, Karlie Brown and Adeline Rush were honored as captains.
Juniors selected East MVPs
Juniors Chad Kelly and Mason Curry shared the boys MVP award, and junior Marin Wieneke won the girls MVP award for Columbus East swimming.
For the boys, Dathan Wolf was named Most Improved, and Fabio Nihalani won the Mental Attitude Award. Colby Hertle was honored for being team captain.
For the girls, Claire Brooks was Most Improved, Michaela Greathouse won the Olympian Spirit Award, Cloie McDonald took the H2Olympian Heart Award and Jennifer Utterback won the Olympian Way Award. Greathouse and Utterback were honored as captains.
Seniors named North MVPs
Seniors Nick Holt and Keandre Watson have been selected as co-MVPs of the Columbus North wrestling team.
Adam Behling won the Bull Dog Award, and Junior Morales was named Most Improved. Hector De Dios won the Larry Perkinson Memorial Award, and Clayton Traylor took the Brandon Shehan Award as the team’s outstanding freshman who also displayed excellent sportsmanship and a strong work ethic.
Jerry Newland won the JV Most Improved Award.
Ted Schultz is sports editor for The Republic. He can be reached at [email protected] or 812-379-5628.
