Roncalli’s Paige Saylor won the state title in the long jump with a leap of 19 feet, 1 inch. By Al Stilley
Senior staff writer
Roncalli senior Paige Saylor closed her high school athletic career by winning the state championship in long jump with a leap of 19 feet, 1 inch Saturday at Indiana University’s Robert C. Haugh Track & Field Complex in Bloomington.
Saylor’s leap broke her record of 18 feet, 10 inches set last year in winning the regional. Her effort Saturday was 1 1/2 inches longer than runner-up Kaitlyn Davis of Washington. Saylor becomes Roncalli’s second girls state champion, following 2004 shot put champion Anna Weber.
Roncalli’s Emily Sonderman was 16th with a leap of 17 feet, three-quarters of an inch.
Saylor, a 5-5 basketball standout, remains undecided on three colleges, including Evansville.
Top 10 finishes of area girls:
Center Grove – Kylie Falcone, third, pole vault, 11-9; Kiyah Yeast, eighth, 100-meter dash, 12.22 seconds; 4x100 relay, 10th, 48.72; Haley Goines, 10th, long jump, 17-6 3/4.
Franklin Central – 4x800 relay, Audrey Comastri, Kaylor Hoover, Jada Reedus, Shayla Traas, fourth, 9:19.01. Janea Bell, sixth (tie), high jump, 5-5.
Perry Meridian – Iyaniah Hunter, 10th, 400, 57.62.
Southport – Erin Sullivan, ninth, 800, 2:15.51.
Boys state finals
Center Grove sprinter Grant Mason stood on the top-eight podium twice Friday in the track and field championships at IU.
Mason was fourth in the 100-meter dash in 10.72 seconds and fourth in the 200 in 21.73, two-fifths of a second behind winner Noah McBride of Evansville Harrison.
Trevor Hohlt, fourth, 300 hurdles, 38.69; and Christian Goines, sixth, 110 hurdles, 14.42; were podium finishers for Center Grove.
The Trojans tied for 15th with Fort Wayne Northrop.
Senior staff writer
Roncalli senior Paige Saylor closed her high school athletic career by winning the state championship in long jump with a leap of 19 feet, 1 inch Saturday at Indiana University’s Robert C. Haugh Track & Field Complex in Bloomington.
Saylor’s leap broke her record of 18 feet, 10 inches set last year in winning the regional. Her effort Saturday was 1 1/2 inches longer than runner-up Kaitlyn Davis of Washington. Saylor becomes Roncalli’s second girls state champion, following 2004 shot put champion Anna Weber.
Roncalli’s Emily Sonderman was 16th with a leap of 17 feet, three-quarters of an inch.
Saylor, a 5-5 basketball standout, remains undecided on three colleges, including Evansville.
Top 10 finishes of area girls:
Center Grove – Kylie Falcone, third, pole vault, 11-9; Kiyah Yeast, eighth, 100-meter dash, 12.22 seconds; 4x100 relay, 10th, 48.72; Haley Goines, 10th, long jump, 17-6 3/4.
Franklin Central – 4x800 relay, Audrey Comastri, Kaylor Hoover, Jada Reedus, Shayla Traas, fourth, 9:19.01. Janea Bell, sixth (tie), high jump, 5-5.
Perry Meridian – Iyaniah Hunter, 10th, 400, 57.62.
Southport – Erin Sullivan, ninth, 800, 2:15.51.
Boys state finals
Center Grove sprinter Grant Mason stood on the top-eight podium twice Friday in the track and field championships at IU.
Mason was fourth in the 100-meter dash in 10.72 seconds and fourth in the 200 in 21.73, two-fifths of a second behind winner Noah McBride of Evansville Harrison.
Trevor Hohlt, fourth, 300 hurdles, 38.69; and Christian Goines, sixth, 110 hurdles, 14.42; were podium finishers for Center Grove.
The Trojans tied for 15th with Fort Wayne Northrop.
SUBMITTED PHOTO Paige Saylor is seen with track and field coach Royce Antolin (left) and long jump coach Kevin Banich.
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