Outside The County-Oak Hill
Results from Oak Hill for Saturday, March 2nd
OHTF Golden Eagles Start 2024 Season Posting 7 Program Top 10’s at Indoor State Qualifier – Brower, Scott, and Distance Groups Shine
The OHTF Golden Eagle Men started off their 2024 season Saturday competing in the Hoosier State Relays Indoor Qualifier held at Indiana Wesleyan University. In all the Golden Eagles had 10 Top 20 finishes overall, 3 Division 1st, and 7 Program Indoor Top 10 All Time Marks.
The HSR Qualifing meets are scheduled through the 1st three week of March leading up to the Indoor State Championships Saturday March 23th. While the qualifying meets are a mixture of all classes the HSR Finals are broken up into two classes/divisions (1a-2a-3a “small school” & 4a-5a-6a “large school”) based on IHSAA Football Classification. The Top 24 ranked performers in each event in each class/division earn a spot in the HSR Finals held this year at the Fall Creek Pavillion located at the Indiana Fairgrounds.
The top individual performance by a Golden Eagle Saturday was Senior Nate Brower who cleared 13 feet in the Pole Vault taking 2nd overall and 1st for the “small school” division. Brower’s jump was an indoor personal best and ranks as the 2nd best clearance indoors ever by a Golden Eagle. The program record is just 3 inches higher at 13-3 held by both Gavin Holz and Caiden Lake who both set the mark in 2019. Brower’s younger brother Freshman Golden Eagle Kyle tied for 6th overall in the Pole Vault with a jump of 10-6 best for 3rd in the “small school” division. Kyle’s mark of 10-6 is a Top 10 All Time Program mark indoors as well.
The best Golden Eagle relay performances came from the same foursome twice. The 4×800 Meter Relay and Distance Medley Relay consisting of Golden Eagle Seniors Owen Jackson and Toby Sneed along with Junior Lance Wyrick and Sophomore Corban Tippey posted two Top 5 overall and 1st place “small school” division marks. In the 4×8 the Golden Eagle foursome posted a 8:32 good enough for 4th overall and 1st in our respective class. The time is the 2nd best indoor time ever in program history trailing only a 8:29 set in 2019. The 3 teams to beat the Golden Eagles in the 4×8 were Carmel, Avon, and Westfield. In the DMR, an event where a Golden Eagle runs a 400, 800, 1200, and 1600 the same group finished 5th overall and 1st in their class. The time of 11:18 was the 4th fastest indoor time in program history. The 4 teams to beat the Golden Eagles in this relay were Zionsville, Carmel, Columbia City, and Noblesville.
Another stellar individual performance came from Freshman Golden Eagle Jalen Scott who opened his career with a 7.26 in the 60 Meter Dash which ties him for 2nd in program history with Sammy Sommers and trailing only Tahj Johnson’s 7.14 both from 2019. Scott’s mark was good enough for 11th overall in the meet and 3rd in our “small school” division.
Scott anchored the 4×200 Meter Relay team to a 14th overall in 1:40 a time good enough for 4th in our division and ranked 9th all time in program history. He was joined on the relay by Senior AJ Austin along with Juniors Micah McKinney and Morshown Cotton. Austin, Cotton, and McKinney teamed up with Sophomore Marc Caritos to finish 11th overall in the 4×400 Meter Relay in 3:40 a time good enough for 4th in our division and 6th all time in program history.
Other Top 20 individual performaces were Senior Tai Johnson finishing 17th in the Shot Put along with Juniors Drew Elzinga and Cameron Jones finishing 18th in the 60 Meter Hurdles and the Long Jump. Elzinga was 3rd in the “small school” division while Johnson and Jones were both Top 10.
The Golden Eagles are back at it next Saturday March 9th at IWU competing in their 2nd HSR Qualifying Meet.
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OHTF Lady Eagles Start 2024 Season Posting 7 Program Top 10’s at Indoor State Qualifier – Campbell Sets Indoor Program Record in Long Jump
The OHTF Lady Eagles started off their 2024 season Saturday competing in the Hoosier State Relays Indoor Qualifier held at Indiana Wesleyan University. In all the Lady Eagles had 8 Top 20 finishes overall, 1 Division 1st, and 7 Program Indoor Top 10 All Time Marks.
The HSR Qualifing meets are scheduled through the 1st three week of March leading up to the Indoor State Championships Saturday March 23th. While the qualifying meets are a mixture of all classes the HSR Finals are broken up into two classes/divisions (1a-2a-3a “small school” & 4a-5a-6a “large school”) based on IHSAA Football Classification. The Top 24 ranked performers in each event in each class/division earn a spot in the HSR Finals held this year at the Fall Creek Pavillion located at the Indiana Fairgrounds.
The top individual performance by a Lady Eagle Saturday was Junior Ellie Campbell who landed a jump of 16-9.5 in the Long Jump good enough for 3rd overall and 1st in the “small school” division. Campbell was an Outdoor State Qualifier in the event last spring after setting a new overall program record of 17-5.75. More impressive is that Campbell’s previous best jump during any indoor season was 14-0. Her mark is a new Indoor Program Record surpassing the old record of 16-3.75 previously held by Christine Harper in 2013.
Campbell was also part of two Top 20 Lady Eagle finishing relays. The 4×200 Meter Relay of Campbell along with Senior Leah Highley, Junior Cail Bowlin, and Sophomore Audrey Rex took 9th overall but their time of 1:55 was 2nd best in the “small school” division and ranks 2nd all time in program history trailing only a time of 1:53.58 set in 2022. Campbell then joined Junior Audrey Woodard and Sophomores Biruk Travis and Lydia Trexler to a 13th overall in the Distance Medley Relay which was 6th in the our division and posted the 8th best time in program history.
Highley and Rex joined Sophomore Lexi Nuber and Freshman Kora Pond in posting a strong 7th place overal in the 4×400 Meter Relay. Their time of 4:25 was good for 3rd overall in the “small school” division and the the 3rd fastest time in program history.
The 4×800 Meter Relay of Travis along with Senior Evelin Perez, Sophomore Sophia Rowland, and Freshman Quinn Brunner were 13th overall but 6th in our division. Their time of 11:34 is just outside the Top 10 all time in program history.
Bowiln had a strong showing in the 60 Meter Dash as she posted a 8.58 to win her heat and place 32nd overall but her time ranks 2nd all time in program history trailing only Highley’s 8.55 from 2023. Sophomore Ava Miller and Junior Riley Alfandre both also posted Top 10 all time program marks.
Junior Jennessa Shields was a Top 10 overall finisher in the Shot Put with a new indoor personal best toss of 30-7.25. Her mark was good enough for 2nd overall in the “small school” divsion and was the 7th best throw in program history.
Miller took 13th overall in the Long Jump, 6th in the “small school” division while Junior Bella Taylor was 20th in the 60 Meter Hurdles in a tme of 11.09 good enough for 6th in our division.
The Lady Eagles are back at it next Saturday March 9th at IWU competing in their 2nd HSR Qualifying Meet.
