BT&F: Crawfordsville Leads Sagamore Schools In Sectional Action

Mike McGraw
Hoosier Authority

Crawfordsville led the way for Sagamore Conference schools
in a rain altered schedule of boys track sectionals Thursday evening. The Athenians
placed fourth in the Plainfield Sectional field that included five Sagamore
teams. Other conference finishes were Danville in sixth, Tri-West seventh,
Southmont eighth, and Western Boone 11^th.The Athenians qualified
five individuals and two relay teams for next week’s regional competition. That
represented a significant improvement over recent seasons.

Meanwhile, Lebanon
finished 110^th in the sledgehammer field at Carmel
while Frankfort and North Montgomery were
postponed by rain at Lafayette.
The Hot Dogs are expected to show well at that location.

Here is the rundown on Sagamore performances.

CRAWFORDSVILLE—Advanced five individuals and two relay
teams.

To say the
Athenians advanced five individuals is a little misleading. That is because
they were led by two athletes who qualified in more than one event. The star of
the day for Crawfordsville was Trace Cotton who won the 110 Meter Hurdles and came
back with a third place finish in the 300 Meter Hurdles. Jordan Boykin also
qualified in two events, ending fourth in the 100 Meters and third in the High
Jump. Others advancing included James Caraher with a second in the 800 Meters,
Cory Yund with a fourth in the 100 Meter Hurdles, and Craig Fairley with a
third in the 200 Meters. The Athenians advanced both sprint relays with a third
in the 4 X 100 and a fourth in the 4 X 400.

DANVILLE—Advanced
four individuals.

Again, one person
is counting for two. Karl Schoening placed fourth in the Shot Put for the
Warriors after winning the Discus. Danville
also advanced sprinter Luke Robinson and pole vaulter Trent Schaffer.

SOUTHMONT—Advanced two individuals through placement.

The Mounties were
led by Jonathon Christensen who continued his sparkling season by winning the
High Jump. Patrick Posthauer will also be in the regionals after finishing
second in the 110 Meter Hurdles.

TRI-WEST—Advanced two individuals and one relay team.

The Bruins’ Mathew
Moore ended second in the 300 meter Hurdles and mate Daniel Hoover was fourth
in the 1600 Meter Run. Tri-West also advanced their 4 X 800 Meter Relay Team
with a fourth place performance.