Hamilton Southeastern High School

The Royals boys track team competed indoors on Saturday at Anderson University. The meet was hosted by HSE and served as a qualifier for the HSR Indoor State Finals on March 28. Hamilton Southeastern had a strong day across the board, highlighted by several event wins and top finishes. In the hurdles, Sam Long was victorious in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.27, while Sam Irish added a third-place finish in 8.69. The Royals also went 3-4-5 in the 60-meter dash with Shawn Campbell, Dryden Moore, and Josemar Nguti finishing in 7.24, 7.27, and 7.36, respectively. In the distance events, Charles Ritter placed second in the 3200 meters with a time of 9:54.84. HSE dominated the 4x800 relay, taking both first and second place. The Blue team of Liam McNiven, Drew Cole, Justin Bove, and Andrew Butler won in 8:29.47, while the White team of Drew McNiven, Trewman Francis, Monroe Cluff, and Noah Millis finished second in 8:57.42. The Royals also captured first place in the 4x200 relay as Nathan Zakrzewski, William Tschida, James Rudicel, and Shawn Campbell combined to run 1:36.35. In the distance medley relay, the Blue team of Isaac Smith, Will Henning, Omar Elsayed, and Liam Powers took first in 10:36.16, while the White team placed third in 11:13.55. Hamilton Southeastern continued its dominance in the 4x400 relay, finishing first and second. The White team of Charlie Blackburn, Dylan Foltice, Kerry Snow, and Liam Sayers won in 3:42.49, just ahead of the Blue team of Ryan Tholen, Connor Gorman, Nathan Zakrzewski, and Weston Kopeck, which ran 3:42.75. In the field events, KJ Mallett placed second in the shot put with a throw of 46' 1 1/2". In the long jump, Josemar Nguti was runner-up with a leap of 20' 1", while William Tschida finished third at 19' 10 1/2". Chris Beck won the high jump by clearing 6' 2". In the pole vault, Andrew Krohn claimed first place with a clearance of 12' 6", and Weston Kopeck followed in second at 12' 0". The Royals head to Brownsburg on Wednesday for the HCC Indoor Meet, which is another HSR qualifier. For the latest state rankings visit https://indiana.tfrrs.org/