Roundup: Harrison track earns three podiums, Lafayette Jeff unified track state runner-up
Connor Czajkwoski didn't get a chance to defend his state championship in the 200 meters, withdrawing from the finals in the event at last week's regional meet.
The Harrison senior, did however, return to the podium at Saturday's Indiana High School Athletic Association state finals.
Czajkowski anchored the Raiders' 400 relay team that placed fourth.
Gunnar Bundy, Finlay Huber, Hunter Newman and Czajkowski completed a lap around Indiana University's Haugh Complex track in 41.97 seconds, just a shade behind state champion Brownsburg's 41.60.
It was one of three podium finishes for Harrison's track and field program over the weekend.
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In Friday's girls state meet, seniors Jaylie Lohmeyer and Jada-Marie Davis both earned fifth-place finishes. Lohmeyer ran the 400 meters in 56.92 seconds and Davis crossed the finish line in the 300-meter hurdles in 44.83 seconds.
West Lafayette junior Wyatt Curl cleared 14 feet to finish ninth in the boys pole vault.
West Lafayette's Henny Schminke (800), Faith Christian's Alli Holder (high jump) and Benton Central's Tressa Senesac (100 hurdles and 300 hurdles) all earned 10th-place finishes, just missing the podium.
Unified track
► Lafayette Jeff fell just short of the program's second state championship Saturday at Indiana University's Robert C. Haugh Complex.
The Bronchos were edged in the team standings by Bedford North Lawrence 116-114, finishing as runner-up.
EJ Reese finished first in his heat of the 400-meter dash in 53.94 seconds, as did Davonte Stanton in 1:14.92 and Jalaun Spencer was first in the mixed long jump with a leap of 21-3 1/4, while Javan Buchanan was first in the mixed shot put with a toss of 52-7.
Also factoring into the Broncho scoring were Spencer, Jerry Donahue, Davonte Stanton and Nickolai Schultz in the 100 meters; Adrian Corro Garcia and Dylan Dutton in the 400; Jordan Kilmer, Devion Penny, Caleb Stevenson and Schultz in the boys 400 relay, Donahue, Malachi Hill and Dutton in long jump; and Katie Graves, Jordan Kilmer and Jordan Newman in shot put.
Baseball
► After giving up four runs each to Zionsville in the first and second innings, Harrison's baseball team attempted to crawl from an 8-0 hole at Loeb Stadium Saturday afternoon.
The Raiders scored five in the fifth inning, but gave up another five in the bottom of the sixth in a 13-5 loss to the Eagles, ending their season at 20-10. Jack Dowell was 2-for-4 with a run batted in for Harrison.
► Class 2A No. 1 Carroll saw a regional championship slip from its grasp thanks to a late offensive outburst from Wapahani.
The Cougars defeated Delphi 5-4 in the regional semifinal and led Wapahani 3-1 entering the sixth inning Saturday night. The Raiders scored twice in the sixth to tie it, then added eight more in the top of the seventh for an 11-3 victory.
Softball
► North Newton came up just short of its first state finals appearance in program history.
The Spartans advanced to the Class 2A North semistate title game after beating Whitko 12-2 in the semifinal, but dropped a 5-3 game to Eastside in the semistate championship.
Boys golf
► Twin Lakes repeated as sectional champion Friday, collecting a cumulative 309 at Dykeman Park.
Jamison Ousley's 74 and Hayden Hubbard's 77 led the Indians, who outscored runner-up Logansport by 11 strokes. Leo Dellinger and Nick Alexander both shot a 79 for Twin Lakes. Rensselaer shot a 330 to earn the third automatic qualifying spot as a team.
► Southmont won its first boys golf sectional in 21 years, edging Greencastle by a single stroke, 345-346 Friday at Harrison Hills. Crawfordsville was third with a 352.
Covington's Nolan Potter carded a 75 to earn medalist honors. The champion Mounties were led by Nolan Allen's 78.
Tennis
► Covington's No. 1 doubles team of Emma Taylor and Karsyn Engle are returning to the individual state finals.
For the second year in a row, the duo made it through the individual regional with an unblemished record.
After defeating Fort Wayne Dwenger's Jessica Brust and Kaylee Mulligan 6-2, 6-4 at the Kokomo Regional, the Trojan seniors are 24-0. They advance to the state tournament Friday at Park Tudor.
Sam King covers sports for the Journal & Courier. Email him at sking@jconline.com and follow him on Twitter and Instagram @samueltking.
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