Bulldogs sweep county track titles

They were the favorite and they won decisively. Batesville track and field had no issues on Thursday night, sweeping the Ripley County Track and Field Championships at home.

Batesville won 26 total events between the boys and girls portions of the championships. It was a repeat championship performance for the two teams.

Boys action saw the Bulldogs win with 105 points while Milan was runner-up with 57 points and South Ripley placed third after scoring 41 points. Jac-Cen-Del sat fourth with 21 points.

The Lady Bulldogs were a winner after putting together an overwhelming 138 points and South Ripley scored 53 points for second place. Milan and Jac-Cen-Del rounded out the standings with 30 points and seven points respectively.

Boys first place finishers at the county championship included the following: Brock Mahon, Batesville, 100 dash, 11.21 seconds; Gabe Riehle, Milan, 200 dash, 23.08 seconds; Riehle, Milan, 400 dash, 50.82 seconds; Griffin Koester, Batesville, 800 run, 2:03.40; Jake Chapman, Batesville, 1600 run, 4:19.45 (meet record); Lucas Cooney, Milan, 3200 run, 11:13.23; Carter Yelton, South Ripley, 110 hurdles, 18.59; Tyler Myers Milan, 300 hurdles, 46.60 seconds; James Rowland, Mahon, Ayden Meyer and Christian Stenger, Batesville, 400 relay, 44.77 seconds.

Ethan Lacey, Talan Rowlette, Rowland and Blake Hornberger, Batesville, 1600 relay, 3:34.40; Cash Myers, Ethan Rahschulte, Lacey and Koester, Batesville, 3200 relay, 8:57.03; Ayden Eckstein, Batesville, high jump, 6’4; Winston Garrett, Batesville, pole vault, 10’6; Eckstein, Batesville, long jump, 20’8.25 (meet record); Mahon, Batesville, shot put, 48’7 (meet record); Mahon, Batesville, discus, 151’8 (meet record).

Boys second place finishers were: Stenger, Batesville, 100 dash, 11.39 seconds; Quinten Fischer, Milan, 200 dash, 24.13; Hornberger, Batesville, 400 dash, 52.02; Cooney, Milan, 800 run, 2:11.42; Isaac Trossman, Batesville, 1600 run, 4:49.68; Rahschulte, Batesville, 3200 run, 11:25.68; Yelton, South Ripley, 300 hurdles, 47.51 seconds; Dylan Pindell, Kayden McClellan, Gavin Trenkamp and Fischer, Milan, 400 relay, 48.40 seconds.

Brady Begley, Drew Volz, Jordan Davis and Blaine Ward, South Ripley, 1600 relay, 3:47.04; Luke Bradley, Ward, Davis and Saxton Hite, South Ripley, 3200 relay, 10:13.75; Chapman, Batesville, high jump, 5’8; Wyatt Weiler, Batesville, pole vault, 8’0; Lacey, Batesville, long jump, 20’0.75; Berkley Williams, Jac-Cen-Del, shot put, 37’11; Sam Simon, Jac-Cen-Del, discus, 115’11.

Third place fifinishers in the boys meet included the following: Fischer, Milan, 100 dash, 11.73 seconds; Begley, South Ripley, 200 dash, 25.08 seconds; Rowlette, Batesville, 400 dash, 53.26 seconds; Luke Bradley, South Ripley, 800 run, 2:14.85; Cooney, Milan, 1600 run, 4:52.71; Broderick Gibson, Batesville, 3200 run, 12:28.27; Levi Essick, Batesville, 300 hurdles, 48.82 seconds; Connor Patrick, James Pardhanani, Connor Yeggy and Williams, Jac-Cen-Del, 400 relay, 52.80 seconds.

Pindell, McClellan, Myers and Riehle, Milan, 1600 relay, 3:54.19; Ayden Lewis, Jac-Cen-Del, high jump, 5’6; Riehle, Milan, long jump, 19’3; Simon, Jac-Cen-Del, shot put, 36’9.5; Volz, South Ripley, discus, 112’5.

The girls meet saw the following crowned as county champions: Katie Lipps, Batesville, 100 dash, 12.97 seconds; Addison Luers, Batesville, 200 dash, 26.83 seconds; Luers, Batesville, 400 dash, 1:02.21; Maycee Holtkamp, Batesville, 800 run, 2:38.86; Jayla Bedel, Batesville, 1600 run, 5:38.03; Caitlin Raver, Batesville, 3200 run, 12:59.68; Alexa Yeomans, South Ripley, 100 hurdles, 14.88 seconds (meet record); Maggie Jelinke, Batesville, 300 hurdles, 51.45 seconds; Savannah Pohlman, Nora Wiedeman, Jersey Trenkamp and Lipps, Batesville, 400 relay, 52.58 seconds.

Bayleigh Demaree, Holtkamp, Abby Miller and Addison Luers, Batesville, 1600 relay, 4:27.21; Demaree, J.Bedel, Addyson Weiler and Kaylynn Bedel, Batesville, 3200 relay, 10:48.85; Holtkamp, Batesville, high jump, 5’1; Isabel Meyer, Batesville, pole vault, 7’0; Wiedeman, Batesville, long jump, 15’4.5; Ella King, Batesville, shot put, 39’10.5 (meet record); Sarah Bedel, Batesville, discus, 95’10.

Second place finishers were: Yeomans, South Ripley, 100 dash, 13.24 seconds; Pohlman, Batesville, 200 dash, 27.48 seconds; Miller, Batesville, 400 dash, 1:03.68; Hannah Cooney, Milan, 800 run, 2:55.05; K.Bedel, Batesville, 1600 run, 5:43.64; Lexiyne Harris, Batesville, 3200 run, 13:27.65; Jelinek, Batesville, 100 hurdles, 17.68 seconds; Paige Allgeier, Batesville, 300 hurdles, 53.22 seconds; Adysen Armand, Yeomans, Hailey Ortiz and Emily McKittrick, South Ripley, 400 relay, 55.76 seconds.

Emily Parks, Oritz, Jocelyn Goddard and Kaylie Effing, South Ripley, 1600 relay, 5:22.50; Parks, Goddard, Avery Andrews and Jennifer McIntosh, South Ripley, 3200 relay, 13:22.86; Yeomans, South Ripley, high jump, 5’0; Wiedeman, Batesville, pole vault, 7’0; Pohlman, Batesville, long jump, 15’0.5; Sophia Volz, Jac-Cen-Del, 27’5; Volz, Jac-Cen-Del, shot put, 27’5; Ella King, Batesville, discus, 90’2.

Third place finishers in the girls meet included: Aryanna Poulard, Milan, 100 dash, 13.82 seconds; Poulard, Milan, 200 dash, 28.06 seconds; Kayla Roell, Milan, 400 dash, 1:06.31; Cristina Martinez, Milan, 800 run, 2:59.98; Cooney, Milan, 1600 run, 6:27.87; Elly Potts, Milan, 3200 run, 14:52.96; Jade Martin, Batesville, 100 hurdles, 19.45 seconds; Effing, South Ripley, 300 hurdles, 56.65 seconds; Roell, Kyleigh Dehamer, Brooke Schekler and Poulard, Milan, 400 relay, 57.50 seconds.

P.Allgeier, Batesville, high jump, 4’8; Ortiz, South Ripley, long jump, 13’9.75; Eva Struewing, Batesville, shot put, 27’2; Volz, Jac-Cen-Del, discus, 90’0.

Batesville’s Brock Mahon and South Ripley’s Alexa Yeomans were named Most Valuable Performers at the meet on Thursday night.

Tonight sees Milan, Jac-Cen-Del and South Ripley compete in the Ohio River Valley Conference Championships at Switzerland County while Batesville competes in the Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference Championships.