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PIKE WINS FIRST GIRLS TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP

Arlaina Davis of Lawrence Central swept the sprints and Lutisha Shittu of Gary Wallace won both hurdles and anchored the winning 400 meter relay team to highlight the 24th Annual IHSAA Girls Track & Field State Finals June 7 at North Central High School in Indianapolis.

Competing in cloudy and cool conditions with a mist at times, Pike edged Gary Wallace for its first team state championship. Four points down to Gary Wallace going into the final event, Pike needed a finish of fifth or better in the 1600 meter relay to better the Hornets who were not entered in the event. Pike delivered with a fifth-place finish that was good for five points and the team title by a 47-46 margin.

Carmel finished third in the team competition with 34 points, followed by Lawrence Central with 33 and Michigan City with 31.

Individually, the night belonged to Davis and Shittu. Davis opened the evening with a 12.17 clocking in the 100 meters, followed by a 55.42 in the 400 meters and closed with a 24.95 in the 200 meters. She also ran a leg on Lawrence Central's 1600 relay unit that finished seventh.

A senior, Davis is the first athlete to sweep the 100, 200 and 400 titles since Maicel Malone of North Central (Indianapolis) in 1987. Davis finished her career with five individual IHSAA state titles. She won 400 meter titles in 1995 and 1996 to go with tonight's victories. She also was the state runner-up in the 100 meters and 200 meters in 1996.

Shittu closed her high school career with double victories in the hurdles. She turned in a 14.21 in the 100 hurdles to win comfortably over Monica Davis of North Central (Indianapolis), and was clocked in 43.90 to win the 300 hurdles over junior Sylvia Thomas of Michigan City. Shittu also ran the anchor leg in the 400 relay as Gary Wallace nipped rival Gary West Side by .16 with a winning time of 48.32.

Shittu won both hurdles events in 1995, and finished as the state runner-up in both last year.

Three sophomores won the other running events: Amanda Bell of Clarksville in the 1600 meters in 4:58.57, Molly Widman of Fort Wayne Snider in the 800 meters in 2:15.35, and Nicole Williams of Westview in the 3200 meters in 10:53.42.

Leading the list of field event champions was Denise McDonald of Pike in the shot put. The senior won the title in dramatic fashion with a 130-9 effort on her final throw to give the Red Devils their only individual title. Other field event champions were senior Kymberly Brooks of Benton Central in the discus with a 130-9, sophomore Danielle Kerr of Pioneer in the high jump at 5-7 and freshman Jan Eichenauer of Wabash in the long jump at 18-61/2.

DAVIS HONORED WITH MENTAL ATTITUDE AWARD -- Arlaina Davis of Lawrence Central, who won three individual state titles tonight and five for her career, was selected by the IHSAA Executive Committee as the 1997 recipient of the Mental Attitude Award in Girls Track. Davis ranks in the top 25 percent of his senior class, served a president of the school's Key Club and has been an active community volunteer. She plans to attend Arizona State and major in sports medicine. Farm Bureau Insurance, corporate partner of the IHSAA, will present a $1,000 scholarship in the name of Davis to Lawrence Central High School.

ANOTHER SHURR TITLE -- Amy Shurr, a senior at Valparaiso, ran the third leg on the Vikings' winning 3200 relay team. Shurr also is a two-time IHSAA girls diving state champion and was a junior guard on Valparaiso's 1996 IHSAA state runner-up girls basketball team.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Pike 47
2. Gary Wallace 46
3. Carmel 34
4. Lawrence Central 33
5. Michigan City 31
6. Gary West Side 23
North Central (Indpls.) 23
8. Evansville Bosse 19
9. Bellmont 17
Benton Central 17
Franklin 17
Wabash 17
13. Lake Central 16.5
14. Fort Wayne Snider 14
Oldenburg Academy 14

EVENT LEADERS

Top nine finishers in each event score team points.

100 METERS

1. Arlaina Davis, Lawrence Central, 12.17; 2. Erica Long, Franklin, 12.27; 3. Latoya Jagoe, Evansville Bosse, 12.51; 4. Tambra Stewart, Anderson Highland, 12.52; 5. Tiffany Turner, Pike, 12.53; 6. Myiesha Spates, East Chicago Central, 2.55; 7. Lakisha Goins, Anderson, 12.74; 8. Crystal Weemes, Fort Wayne Elmhurst, 12.75; 9. Crystal Cohen, Elkhart Central, 12.78.

200 METERS

1. Arlaina Davis, Lawrence Central, 24.95; 2. Erica Long, Franklin, 25.38; 3. Jan Eichenauer, Wabash, 25.48; 4. Tiffany Turner, Pike, 25.51; 5. Tiffany Gaddy, Gary Wallace, 25.68; 6. Lakisha Goins, Anderson, 25.71; 7. Myiesha Spates, East Chicago Central, 25.81; 8. Domoni Graham, Gary Mann, 25.94; 9. Latoya Jagoe, Evansville Bosse, 26.14.

400 METERS

1. Arlaina Davis, Lawrence Central, 55.42; 2. Megan Pierce, Fort Wayne Concordia, 56.25; 3. Domoni Graham, Gary Mann, 56.55; 4. Tiffany Turner, Pike, 57.75; 5. Heather Johnson, Gary West Side, 57.85; 6. Amber Schipp, Forest Park, 58.15; 7. Kiley McQuinn, Tipton, 58.22; 8. Jennifer Steinkraus, Lake Central, 58.45, 9. Kelly Dillon, Lakeland, 58.55.

800 METERS

1. Molly Widmann, Fort Wayne Snider, 2:15.35; 2. Rholanda Ash, Harding, 2:15.95; 3. Courtney Bell, Oldenburg Academy, 2:15.98; 4. Amy Marshall, Carmel, 2:16.82; 5. Cody Sohn, Carmel, 2:17.56; 6. Kelly VanAbeele, Center Grove, 2:18.49; 7. Lindsey Jones, South Bend Adams, 2:18.92; 8. Catherine Brege, Bellmont, 2:19.13; 9. Maria Harriman, West Noble, 2:19.32.

1600 METERS

1. Amanda Bell, Clarksville, 4:58.57; 2. Maria Harriman, West Noble, 4:59.37; 3. Courtney Bell, Oldenburg Academy, 5:00.11; 4. Jessica Chaplin, Maconaquah, 5:00.28; 6. Lauren Price, Pike, 5:05.75; 7. Kelly O'Brien, Crown Point, 5:09.72; 8. Jennifer Wheeler, Southport, 5:11.26; 9. Kelli Lipps, Elkhart Central, 5:12.76.

3200 METERS 1. Nicole Williams, Westview, 10:53.42; 2. Kelly Keene, North Central (Indpls.), 11:02.96; 3. Aimee Fleenor, Silver Creek, 11:04.79; 4. Allyson Hammond, Bellmont, 11:06.16; 5. Heather Hartshorne, Princeton, 11:09.70; 6. Molly Dattilo, Madison, 11:10.10; 7. Amber Macy, Columbus East, 11:12.63; 8. Erin Womble, Chesterton, 11:17.31; 9. Julie Ham, Carmel, 11:19.71.; 12. Teresa Kamleiter, Waldron, 11:29.68.

100 METER LOW HURDLES

1. Lutisha Shittu, Gary Wallace, 14.21; 2. Monica Davis, North Central (Indianapolis), 14.75; 3. Mary Steffel, Carmel, 14.77; 4. Sylvia Thomas, Michigan City, 14.81; 5. Deatris Cheaney, Evansville Bosse, 14.97; 6. Kristy Lyons, New Haven, 15.14; 7. Jasmine Whitlock, Evansville Harrison, 15.22; 8. Alysha Aalbregtse, Wawasee, 15.25; 9. Sarah Harkema, Mooresville, 15.87.

300 METER LOW HURDLES

1. Lutisha Shittu, Gary Wallace, 43.90; 2. Sylvia Thomas, Michigan City, 44.69; 3. Brooke Beckort, South Central (Elizabeth), 45.27; 4. Kimberly Parman, Leo, 45.72; 5. Alysha Aalbregtse, Wawasee, 45.96; 6. Mary Steffel, Carmel, 46.13; 7. Amy Garner, Bellmont, 46.39; 8. Sarah Harkema, Mooresville, 46.43; 9. Monica Davis, North Central (Indpls.), 46.46.

400 METER RELAY

1. Gary Wallace (Johnett Roby, Tiffany Gaddy, Taneka Brown, Lutisha Shittu); 2. Gary West Side, 48.48; 3. Indianapolis Arlington, 48.85; 4. Evansville Bosse, 49.16; 5. Elkhart Central, 49.25; 6. Fort Wayne North Side, 49.36; 7. Pike 49.66; 8. Michigan City, 49.71; 9. Franklin, 49.82.

1600 METER RELAY

1. Gary West Side (Likisha Lonzo, Devin Smith, Latasha Overshawn, Heather Johnson), 3:56.19; 2. Michigan City, 3:58.16; 3. Lake Central, 3:58.99; 4. Carmel, 3:59.23; 5. Pike, 3:59.86; 6. Fort Wayne Snider, 4:02.06; 7. Lawrence Central, 4:03.41; 8. Lawrence North, 4:03.76; 9. Elkhart Central, 4:04.91.

3200 METERS RELAY

1. Valparaiso (Stefanie McClain, Marah Stith, Amy Shurr, Marybeth Key), 9:31.06; 2. Chesterton, 9:34.83; 3. Lake Central, 9:34.86; 4. Bellmont, 9:37.99; 5. North Central (Indianapolis), 9:41.94; 6. Lawrence North, 9:42.17; 7. Columbus North, 9:43.37; 8. Fort Wayne Concordia, 9:45.88; 9. Anderson Highland, 9:48.41.

HIGH JUMP

1. Danielle Kerr, Pioneer, 5-7; 2. Melissa Hughes, Southport, 5-4; 3. Stacy Hansen, Hobart, 5-4; 4. Heather Eicher, Madison, 5-3; 5. Andrea Dillman, Center Grove, 5-2; 6. Megan Clunie, North Harrison, 5-2, and Emily Pilgrim, Northfield, 5-2; 8. Yarnell Strader, Lawrence North, 5-2; 9. Kelly Rupert, DeKalb, 5-2, and Jill Huetten, Lake Central, 5-2.

LONG JUMP

1. Jan Eichenauer, Wabash, 18-6.5; 2. Tina Johnson, South Bend Riley, 18-5.75; 3. Lakisha Thomas, Michigan City, 17-10.75; 4. Tandra Foster, Lafayette Jefferson, 17-7.25; 5. Erica Thurman, Pike, 17-2.75; 6. Kiley McQuinn, Tipton, 17-2.5; 7. Jennifer Dennie, Hammond Noll, 17-2.25; 8. Kelli Bultemeier, Heritage, 17-0.5; 9. Eryonda Williams, North Central (Indpls.), 16-11.5.

DISCUS

1. Kymberly Brooks, Benton Central, 130-9; 2. Melissa Zent, New Haven, 130-2; 3. Ryan Lamp, Corydon Central, 129-1; 4. LaIngrid Nickson, Gary Wallace, 126-11; 5. Amy Rogers, Northridge, 124-11; 6. Kathy Ostrander, Portage, 124-11; 7. Tia Joseph, Pike, 122-1; 8. Heather Harshman, Garrett, 120-10; 9. Sara Fields, Bloomington North, 120-10.

SHOT PUT

1. Denise McDonald, Pike, 44-2; 2. Kerri McClung, Jay County, 43-3.5; 3. Kymberly Brooks, Benton Central, 41-3.5; 4. Megan Hefner, Morgan Township, 41-3.5; 5. Montia Gardner, Gary Wallace, 40-7.25; 6. Amanda Cope, Angola, 40-7; 7. Amanda Bright, Marion, 40-5; 8. Amanda Horvath, Bloomington South, 39-4.75; 9. Mary Jo Noon, Jeffersonville, 39-4.75. -->

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