Staff report
They say records are made to be broken, but some just take a little longer than others.
In track and field meets over the weekend, Greenfield-Central and Mt. Vernon boys track and field standouts brushed the dust off lists and added their names to their respective schools’ files of top performances.
Greenfield-Central recorded three new records, two coming in the Bob Potter Field Events Classic Friday and another at the Franklin Central Flashes Showcase.
Mt. Vernon had a new mark set at the Marion Relays.
All four records broken were at least 37-years old.
At the Flashes Showcase, Greenfield-Central distance runner Griffen Wheeler ran 4:18.78 for a full mile and was 4:17.26 in the 1600-meter run breaking a 37-year old school record by two seconds. The former mark for the 1600 was 4:19, recorded in 1986 by Ryan Morris.
Wheeler was second in his heat and 14th overall.
Greenfield-Central junior Kirk Knecht jumped over 22-feet on all four of his long jump attempts at the Potter Classic, including one of 22-feet, 10.5 inches, breaking a 41-year old mark of 22-8.5 set in 1982 by Brian Raney.
G-C junior high jumper Elliot Ryba cleared 6-feet, 9-inches at the event, beating the mark set in 1983 by Chris McKee, who made 6-8.
Both Knecht and Ryba won their events. Ryba’s jump of 6-9 is currently tops in the state.
For Mt. Vernon, George Burhenn broke a 39-year old school record to help lead Mt. Vernon to a victory in Saturday’s Marion Relays.
In the 110-meter high hurdles, Burhenn ran the second fastest time in the state, 14.66 seconds to win the event.
He broke a 39-year old school record that was set in 1984 by Matt Dickerson, who had a time of 14.7 seconds.
Mt. Vernon won the relays with a team score of 132.5 points. Yorktown and South Bend Adams tied for second with 83 points.
Marauder senior distance runner Tristan Trevino was selected MVP of the meet.
Trevino won the 1600-meter run in 4:27.23 and was part of victories in the 1600 and 3200 relays.
Burhenn, Wilbert Jones, Trevino and Andres Langston won the 1600 relay in 3:29.81. Ahmed Saleh, Daylon King, Isaiah Njau and Trevino won the 3200 relay in 8:21.54.
The Marauders won the 400 relay, too, with the team of Ren Davis, Derrick Marble, DJ Johnson and Cameron Parsley, in 44.19 seconds.
Parsley was victorious in the long jump with a distance of 20-feet, 11-inches.
In both the 110 high hurdles and 1600 run, Mt. Vernon had 1-2 finishes. Following Burhenn in the hurdles, Langston was second in 15.07 seconds. In the 1600, Saleh was runner-up in 4:30.39.
Colin Strachman added a second-place finish in the 3200 (10:18.05).
Mt. Vernon’s dual meet with Fishers, scheduled for Monday, was cancelled.
The Marauders are back in action Friday at the Bishop Chatard Invitational.
For Greenfield-Central, the Cougars will be competing in Friday’s Carmel Showcase.
Girls tennis
Marauders, Royals win home tennis invitationals
Mt. Vernon and Eastern Hancock won their respective home girls tennis invitationals Saturday.
For the Marauders, Kylie Brandes, at No. 1 singles, Maria Downs, at No. 3 singles, and Addy Lockwood and Sophie Maxwell at No. 2 doubles all won their flights.
Team-wise, Mt. Vernon scored 44 points. Northeastern finished second with 31, one point ahead of South Knox.
Rounding out team scores were, Centerville 26, Marion 25, Danville 15, and Silver Creek 10.
For the Royals, Tori Parker, at No. 2 singles, Lexi Swauger at No. 3 singles and MiKayla Hardy and Savanah Hardin at No. 2 doubles all won titles.
Eastern Hancock scored 25 points. Blue River Valley had 18 and Jay County scored 17. Seton Catholic did not score.
Eastern Hancock is scheduled to play host to Triton Central today. Mt. Vernon is in action Wednesday, at home, against Delta.
Softball
Stephens no-hits Tri
Eastern Hancock’s Madison Stephens threw a no-hitter and struck out 11 in a five-inning 10-0 victory over Tri (3-4) Saturday.
At the plate, Eastern Hancock (8-2) had 11 hits from eight different players. Eight different players scored runs.
Lilli Ringer went 3-for-3 with an RBI. Sammie Bolding was 2-for-2 and scored three runs. Grace Stapleton went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs. Emma Bolding had a hit and two RBIs. Brooklyn Willis had a triple.
Eastern Hancock’s game with Hauser, scheduled to be played Monday, and Mid-Eastern Conference matchup with Blue River Valley, slated for today, have been postponed.
The next scheduled game is Thursday at Wapahani.
Marauders go 1-1 against Columbus East
Mt. Vernon split a doubleheader with Columbus East Saturday, winning the opener 7-1 and dropping game 2, 10-5.
In the victory, Easton Wampler had a pair of home runs and three RBIs. Shelby Rakosky went 2-for-4 with a triple. Emma Jenkins had two hits, including a double.
Tori Jenson was the winning pitcher. She gave up just three hits, no earned runs and had six strikeouts.
In the second game, Wampler went 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Drew Fithian scored two runs.
The Marauders are 4-5 overall. Columbus East is 8-2.
Mt. Vernon’s (4-5, 0-1) Hoosier Heritage Conference game at New Castle (2-6, 1-1) Monday was postponed due to inclement weather and rescheduled for Wednesday.
Boys golf
Marauders fifth, Dragons 15th at Trojan Invite
Mt. Vernon shot 313 and placed fifth in the Center Grove Trojan Invitational at Hickory Stick Golf Course Saturday.
Silver Creek won the event with a score of 293. Mt. Vernon finished just six strokes behind Center Grove, and three strokes ahead of Hoosier Heritage Conference foe Yorktown.
Nils Erkmanis led Mt. Vernon with a 72. Aaron Arkenau shot a 74 and Asher Cotton finished with a 76. All were among the Top 20 golfers in the tournament.
New Palestine placed 15th in the 18-team field with a score of 357.
Landon Beaty had the low round for the Dragons with an 86. Luke Cofer shot 87 and Nick Barada finished with an 88.
The Dragons match Monday with Triton Central at Hawk’s Tail Golf Course was postponed. They are schedule to compete at Franklin Central today.
Mt. Vernon is slated to host both Yorktown and Lapel today at Ironwood Golf Course.
Royals place third at Muncie
Eastern Hancock finished third out of seven teams at Saturday’s Muncie Burris Invitational.
The Royals shot 377, led by Corey Leece with an 88. Parker Atkins followed with a 95. Jacob Jackson shot 96 and Ronnie Johnson added a 97. Zach Stephens rounded out the scoring with a 104.
Eastern Hancock is scheduled to host Triton Central at Royal Hylands today.
G-C fourth at Danville
Greenfield-Central’s boys golf team finished fourth at Saturday’s Danville Invitational Tournament.
In a 23-team field, G-C finished with a 330. Sophomore Avery Young led G-C with a 77.
Seniors Bryce Hasty and Josh Alley scored 83 and 84, respectively. Junior Tyler Young followed with an 86 and sophomore Jon Smith had a 93.
The Cougars match with Anderson Monday was postponed. They are slated to play at Pendleton Heights Thursday.
