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Boys' track sectional: Top events, what you need to know for Bloomington area schools

jim gordillo, the herald-times
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Here's what you need to know and the top events to watch at Thursday's Bloomington North boys' track sectional:

The A-B-C's

Schedule: The sectional will begin at 5:30 p.m., with the field events, with the 3,200 relay at 5:45 and running trials for the 100, 200 and 100 hurdles at 6. Finals begin at 6:45.

Advancement: The top three in each event, and those who meet the state standards, automatically advance to regional. The regional field will be filled with the next four best times/distances from all of the four sectionals that feed into next week's Bloomington North Regional.

Participating teams: Bloomington North, Bloomington South, Edgewood, Eastern Greene, Lighthouse Christian, Bloomfield, Brown County, Linton, Martinsville, Owen Valley, Shakamak, White River Valley. North or South have claimed a sectional title every year since 1990 (Seymour).

Bloomington South's David Nussbaum launches the shot put during the Edgewood Invitational on Saturday, April 23, 2022.
Bloomington South's David Nussbaum launches the shot put during the Edgewood Invitational on Saturday, April 23, 2022.

Events to watch

Bloomington South’s D’Andre Black, left, and North’s Broc Murphy figure to battle it out for the top spot in the 110 and 300 hurdles at today’s North Sectional.
Bloomington South’s D’Andre Black, left, and North’s Broc Murphy figure to battle it out for the top spot in the 110 and 300 hurdles at today’s North Sectional.

110 and 300 hurdles

South sophomore D'Andre Black and North junior Broc Murphy have gone back-and-forth all year and they are two of the best in the state. Black is the top seed in both events (and close to both of his school records), but Murphy is less than .15 behind.

Shot put

Four throws come in at 50 feet or better and includes the North Wynalda brother combo of senior Marcus (54-1) and sophomore Max (51-1). Edgewood's Chris Davis (51-7) and Linton's Drew Smith, one of the top competitors in the discus, are in the mix as well.

More: Edgewood girls' sprinters and jumpers just getting started as sectionals arrive Tuesday

100/200 dashes

Edgewood's Zack Raake put down a 10.78 in the 100 finals at the Western Indiana Conference Meet that tied for the best ever by a county athlete. He'll have a battle on his hands in the 200 with North's Reece Lozano and he's a third seed in the 400.

800/1,600

North junior Kyle Clark has pulled off several impressive mid-distance doubles here in the last three weeks. He's running well with teammates Quincy Slaper (800) and Nolan Bailey (1,600), giving the Cougars two under two minutes in the 800 and 4:20 in the 1,600.

Bloomington South freshman Ryan Rheam races to a second place finish in the 3,200 meter run at the 2022 Bloomington North boys' track and field regional. He finished in 9:43.05 as less than a second separated second and fourth.
Bloomington South freshman Ryan Rheam races to a second place finish in the 3,200 meter run at the 2022 Bloomington North boys' track and field regional. He finished in 9:43.05 as less than a second separated second and fourth.

BLOOMINGTON NORTH BOYS' TRACK SECTIONAL TOP SEEDS

State standard in parenthesis

100 (11.03): 1. Zack Raake, Edg, 11.06; 2. Paden Schwartz, OV, 11.20; 3. James Lewis IV, EG, 11.30; 4. Gabe Eslinger, L, 11.39.

200 (22.22): 1. Reece Lozano, BN, 22.87; 2. Raake, Edg, 22.97; 3. Lewis IV, EG, 23.30; 4. Eslinger, L, 23.34.

400 (49.35): 1. Murry Ross-Harman, BS, 50.54; 2. Max Hostetter, WRV, 51.73; 3. Raake, Edg, 51.97; 3. Christopher Royal, Blmfld, 52.50.

800 (1:55.62): 1. Kyle Clark, BN, 1:56.88; 2. Quincy Slaper, BN, 1:59.26; 3. Martin Barco IV, M, 1:59.70; 4. Reid Hubbard, BS, 2:05.86.

1,600 (4:18.42): 1. Clark, BN, 4:16.17; 2. Nolan Bailey, BN, 4:18.79; 3. Barco, IV, M, 4:24.90; 4. Chase Austin, BC, 4:28.42.

3,200 (9:18.54): 1. Bailey, BN, 9:15.46; 2. Ryan Rheam, BS, 9:33.69; 3. Jack Nelson, BN, 9:49.88; 4. Jack Gildea, BS, 9:50.63.

110 hurdles (14.76): 1. D'Andre Black, BS, 14.78; 2. Broc Murphy, BN, 14.91; 3. Jallah Barbu, BN, 15.91; 4. Michael Miller, Shk, 16.08.

300 hurdles (39.31): 1. Black, BS, 39.23; 2, Murphy, BN, 39.37; 3. Barbu, BN, 42.19; 4. Ivin Tait, BS, 42.45.

High jump (6-5): 1. Joseph Hart, L, 6-1; 2. Riley Brock, OV, 6-0; T3. Josh Hanna, BN, 5-10; Amare Draughn, BN, 5-10; Braden Walters, L, 5-10.

Long jump (22-2¾): 1. Brock, OV, 21-7; 2. Barbu, BN, 21-3¾; 3. Isaiah Moore, WRV, 20-1½; 4. Nolan Hughes, Blmfld, 19-10.

Shot put (54-6½): 1. Marcus Wynalda, BN, 54-1; 2. Chris Davis, Edg, 51-7; Drew Smith, L, 51-2; Max Wynalda, BN, 51-1.

Discus (161-3): 1. Cody Mikulich, BN, 169-0; 2. Mar.Wynalda, BN, 163-3; 3. Smith, L, 162-9; 4. Ivan Lynch, BS, 144-11.

Pole vault (14-6): 1. Sawyer Bailey, BS, 13-6; 2. Matthew Hayden, L, 11-0; T3; Mason Marksberry, BN, 10-6; Garrett Braden, BC, 10-6; Will Valentine, EG, 10-6; Carson Bennett, M, 10-6.

400 relay (42.55): 1. Bloomington North, 43.50; 2. Bloomington South, 43.90; 3. Edgewood, 44.89; 4. Linton, 45.74.

1,600 relay (3:21.83): 1. Bloomington North, 3:29.58; 2. Bloomington South, 3:31.17; 3. Brown County, 3:35.01; 4. Eastern Greene, 3:40.00.

3,200 relay (7:58.67): 1. Bloomington North, 8:12.38; 2. Brown County, 8:23.63; 3. Bloomington South, 8:32.67; 4. Edgewood, 9:07.00.

Contact Jim Gordillo at jgordillo@heraldt.com and follow on Twitter @JimGordill

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