The Warriors held a slim four point lead over Lawrence North leading into the final event, but without a team competing in the 1600 meter relay, Warren Central left the door wide open. The Wildcats, needing to finish the evening’s final event with a sixth place finish or better, won the relay and sealed the first state championship by a girls team in school history. Lawrence North senior Stacia Weatherford anchored the 1600 relay team of sophomore Antonia Franklin, sophomore Ashley Spencer, and junior Ahlivia Spencer with a winning time of 3:51.39. Weatherford also defended her state championship title earning her second straight crown in the 300 meter low hurdles with a time of 43.55, and took second in the 100 meter high hurdles.

Warren Central senior Ebony Wright and sophomore Logan Hayes combined to lead the Warriors with individual state titles and a relay victory. Wright earned her first championship crown in the 200 meter dash with a winning time of 25.16, narrowly defeating Pike senior Erica Campbell by 1/100^th of second (25.17). Both Wright and Hayes helped pace Warren Central’s 400 meter relay team with the help of sophomores Brianna Aikens and Brionna Harrison to a state title (46.94). Hayes also fended off Park Tudor’s defending three time state champion Hannah Farley to claim her first state title in the 400 meter dash with a winning time of 54.53.

Pendleton Heights junior Ellie McCardwell set a new state meet record in the pole vault by soaring to 13-6.25, eclipsing the previous state mark of 13-6 set by Katie Veith from Homestead in 2006. McCardwell posted one of the nation’s top vaults of the year, 13-5, towards the end of the regular season.

Junior Ellie Tidman of Batesville cleared 5-8 in the high jump to claim her third straight state title. Tidman becomes just the second girls high jumper to win the event three times.

Hamilton Southeastern senior Paige Smith heaved the discus 146-0 to earn her first state title, a first in the event for the Royals. Senior teammate Portia Bailey also took home her first state title in the 100 meter high hurdles, just edging Lawrence North’s Stacia Weatherford, with a time of 14.65.

In the 100 meter dash, Jeffersonville junior Shanice Gholson edged Warren Central’s Ebony Wright for her first title with a time of 12.14.

Merrillville senior Rebecca Neville leaped 19-1.75 in the long jump to out distance three time defending champion Erynn Young of Muncie Central. It was Neville’s first state title and a first for Merrillville in the event.

In the 800 meter run, Park Tudor sophomore Abby Farley blazed past the competition to finish first with a time of 2:12.42.

Kate DeSimone of Fort Wayne Canterbury took the state title in the 1600 meter run coming in at 4:56.98.

Valparaiso senior Megan Ranegar claimed her first state title in the 3200 meter run with a winning time of 10:43.45.