How SW Indiana athletes fared at IHSAA boys track and field state finals

Several athletes from Southwestern Indiana took their talents to Indianapolis to compete in the IHSAA boys track and field state finals on June 6.

>Reitz’s Carter Zieren has been among the best long-distance runners from the Evansville area and showed how that translates to state competition over the weekend. The junior finished third in the 1,600-meter and fourth in the 3,200-meter at North Central. With another season remaining of his high school career, expect to see more of Zieren on the leaderboards going forward.

>Zieren contributed to Reitz finishing 11th in team scoring, the highest mark of the Evansville schools participating in the event. Will Dierlam's performance was also notable, he finished fifth in the 3,200-meter for the Panthers.

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>June 6 marked the end of some high school careers. Darian Walker and De’Amontey Layne of North come to mind, two seniors that have led the way for Lonnie Wilson’s talented group. Micah Robling of Harrison as well, a long-distance standout for the Warriors and coach Adam Shoulders.

>While we are on the topic of Harrison, Tayten Wilson was a standout in the field events at North Central. Similar to Zieren, Wilson has made a name for himself with what he has accomplished beyond just this season. The junior finished 10th in the discus at the state finals.

>Final results from all Evansville-area athletes on June 6 are listed below.

IHSAA boys track and field finals400: Micah Robling (Harrison) 9th, 48.66; Dade Waters (North) 25th, 49.94

>800: Andrew Foster (Memorial) 17th, 1:56.22; Dane Kramer (Castle) 18th, 1:56.52

>1600: Carter Zieren (Reitz) 3rd, 4:06.86; Jack Wilbourne (Signature) 5th, 4:09.35

>3200: Carter Zieren (Reitz) 4th, 8:59.34; Will Dierlam (Reitz) 5th, 9:03.72

>110 hurdles: Darian Walker (North) 6th, 14.44

>300 hurdles: Jayden Jones (Bosse) 9th, 38.86; Aaden Smith (Castle) 27th, 42.80; Dedrick Hardin (Bosse) 28th, 42.91

>4x100: Kendrick Hart, Deandre Sanders, Daerail Jamerson and Richard Hilaire (Harrison) 10th, 41.57

>4x400: De’Amontey Layne, Cole McBride, Dade Waters and Darian Walker (North) 17th, 3:22.36; Cale Beloat, Max Moody, Peyton Wright and Eli Powers (Princeton) 23rd, 3:23.12; James Seger, Elijah Smith, Eastyn Recker and Lucas Jerger (Jasper) 24th, 3:24.59

>4x800: Ethan Morris, Nathan Whitacre, Austin Carlile and Dane Kramer (Castle) 18th, 8:00.34; Peyton Wright, Max Moody, Eli Powers and Marshall Watt (Princeton) 23rd, 8:05.90; Isaac Dooley, Nathan Dubon, Kyle Woehler and Trevan Vogler (Jasper) 27th, 8:10.66

>High Jump: Lucas Jerger (Jasper) 27th, 6-0

>Pole Vault: Cole Leinenbach (Jasper) 13th, 14-0; Linkin Delaney (Wood Memorial) 20th, 13-0; Eldrien Bon (Jasper) 22nd, 13-0

>Discus: Tayten Wilson (Harrison) 10th, 164-11

>Shot Put: Tayten Wilson (Harrison) 14th, 53-08.25; Peyton Martin (Heritage Hills) 16th, 53-06.50; Karson Stewart (Harrison) 27th, 47-09

>Markos Tsegaye is a sports reporter for the Courier & Press. He can be reached at mtsegaye@usatodayco.com. Follow him on X @10_Markos_

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