Local athletes qualify for track and field regional with record-breaking performances

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Five school records tumbled and seven athletes automatically qualified for the regional round of the Indiana High School Athletic Association track and field postseason.

At the Columbus North Sectional Thursday, Waldron junior Will Larrison finished fourth in the 800 meters in a new school record time of one minute, 57.15 seconds. The top three sectional finishers in each event qualified for the Greenfield-Central Regional on May 23. Larrison will have to wait to see if his time gets added to the field.

Waldron senior Braylon Williams (photo) does not have to wait. He threw a personal-best 146 feet, one inch to finish third in the discus throw behind Center Grove’s Levi Jones (154-8) and Columbus North’s Drew Schiefer (150-7).

Williams also finished seventh in the shot put with a best throw of 44-0.5.

Also scoring top-10 finishes at the Columbus North Sectional were Southwestern’s 400 relay team (eighth in 48.32), Waldron’s 1,600 relay team (seventh in 3:38.73), Southwestern’s 1,600 relay team (ninth in 3:52.96), Waldron’s Lucas Shaw (ninth in high jump at 5-8) and Southwestern’s Avery Dennison (tenth in high jump at 5-6).

Greenfield-Central Sectional

Timing issues occurred Thursday just after the start of the running events which postponed them to Friday. The field events were completed Thursday and Shelbyville senior Ethan Lambert advanced to the regional.

Lambert finished third in the discus at 155-2 behind Roncalli’s Seth Brosseau (173-10) and Indianapolis Lutheran’s Cameron McHaney (172-3). Lambert is the only Golden Bear to advance.

Four Triton Central athletes broke four track and field records Friday.

Sprinter Brayden Wilkins (photo) won the 100 meters in a school record 10.79. The senior also finished second in the 200 at 22.12 – also a school record.

Sophomore Zeke Robertson (photo) won the 300 hurdles in 40.36 to set a new school record. He also placed fourth in the 110 hurdles in 15.54.

Wilkins and Robertson will both participate in the Greenfield-Central Regional on May 23. The duo ran with Cash Compton (photos above, top) and Braden Brown (photos above, bottom) and finished fourth in the 400 relay in another school record time of 43.22. The quartet also will wait for a call back to the regional if a spot is available.

Also scoring top-10 finishes at the sectional were Shelbyville’s Ben Price (tenth in 400 at 53.19; tenth in long jump at 19-8.25), Elias Slaven (tenth in 800 in 2:11.85), Shia Veach (eighth in 3,200 in 10:35.06) and Jaylen Eads (seventh in pole vault at 11-6), Triton Central’s Ethan Cales (fifth in 110 hurdles in 15.69), Willy Baugh (ninth in shot put at 44-10) and Ben Wilkins (tenth in discus at 133-5), Shelbyville’s 400 relay team (sixth in 45.04), Morristown’s 400 relay team (tenth in 48.33), Shelbyville’s 1,600 relay team (sixth in 3:36.19), Triton Central’s 1,600 relay team (seventh in 3:43.90), Morristown’s 1,600 relay team (ninth in 3:57.43), Morristown’s 3,200 relay team (sixth in 9:09.75) and Shelbyville’s 3,200 relay team (seventh in 9:32.29).

Shelbyville Regional

Shelbyville freshman Sonora O’Connor and Morristown freshman Brooklyn Carlton will compete Tuesday in the Shelbyville Girls Track and Field Regional at McKeand Stadium.

O’Connor finished fourth at the Warren Central Sectional to miss the automatic qualifying berth by .4 seconds. She was added to the regional field and her sectional time of 48.36 has her eighth fastest in the field of 16.

Carlton placed eighth at the Warren Central Sectional but was one of five athletes to clear 4-10 at the meet. She is seeded 12th at the Shelbyville Sectional.

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