Lady Knights earn Regional Qualifiers
By Tonya Boone | May 14, 2024 10:07 PM
Girls Track & Field Sectional 16 Championship: Oak Hill 157.50 Eastbrook 108 Norwell 93.50 Marion 83.50 Bluffton 39 Wabash 39 Southwood 31 Mississinewa 19 Frankton 14 Blackford 12 Alexandria Monroe 11 Northfield 7.5 Elwood 5 Southern Wells 4 The Lady Knights competed in Track & Field Sectional Championship at Marion HS Tuesday night. In a no-class sport and a field of larger schools, the lady Knights drew the attention and respect of their competitors through several performances on the night. The 4x800m Relay Team of Hailey Collins, Jaiya Corn, Lola Winer, and Carrie Collins earned the title of Sectional Champions as they beat out their close competitors of Oak Hill, Eastbrook, and Norwell by running a 10:26.33. The relay team will advance to Regionals next week at Carroll High School. The 4x400m Relay Team of Grace Drake, Hailey Collins, Presley Kroft, and Lola Winer finished a close second to Oak Hill who beat them out for the championship run by 1 second. The Lady Knights set a new PR of 4:16.00 and will also advance to the Regional Championship next week. Grace Drake finished 4th overall in the High Jump, but had a performance good enough to get a call back invitation to also advance on to the Regional Championship. Other key performances on the night were: Carrie Collins = 7th Place in the 1600m Run in a time of 6:01.8 4x100m Relay team (Adi Deaton, Emmerson Chellis, Mylah Dillon, and Presley Kroft) = 8th Place 300m Hurdles = Alexis Lopez 8th Place Hailey Collins = 5th Place in the 800m Run setting a new PR of 2:33.43 Also competing for the Knights: Hannah Garrison = 800m Run 2:58.66 Adi Deaton = 100m Dash in 13.84 Jaiya Corn = PR in the 1600m Run of 6:26.6 Naomi Davis = Shot (20" 05) and Discus (61' 1)