GREENFIELD – Rylan Hainje was not having a great day on Thursday.
“I didn’t have a good breakfast and barely ate lunch,” the Franklin Central track star said. “I came here thinking, ‘Let me get this over with.’”
“This” meaning the high school track and field regional at Greenfield-Central. And Hainje did get it over with rather quickly. In fact, in his signature event, he finished more quickly than all but one high school athlete in history.
Hainje ran the 110-meter hurdles in 13.05 seconds, which betters the national record of 13.08 seconds set by Wayne Davis of Southeast Raleigh (N.C.) in 2009. The only faster time by a high school athlete was a wind-aided 12.97 by Andrew Jones of Spring, Texas, on April 3. There was not a wind gauge at Thursday’s meet, however, and the mark will likely not be recognized as a national record by Track & Field News and other national statisticians.
On a relatively windless night, Hainje’s time – which came in the preliminaries – should at least stand as the state record. He set the state record last year with a 13.28 at the state meet, but continues to push the boundaries of what seems possible.
“Ever since last year, I felt like it was possible,” Hainje said.
Hainje was also part of Franklin Central’s 4×400 relay team breaking the state record previously held by Gary West Side in 1980. Franklin Central’s 3:13.54 broke the 46-year-old record by .12 seconds. Franklin Central’s team of Hainje, Kervenson Clerger, Braden Carman and Hudson Moritz had to hold off Bishop Chatard, which posted a 3:15.09 in the final event of the night.
Franklin Central did come up just a bit short in the team results. Lawrence North finished with 82 points to runner-up Franklin Central’s 74. Greenfield-Central was third with 67.5 points.
Lawrence North’s ability to put together enough points here and there was exemplified by senior Breck Mallory, who was second in the long jump (22-6), second in the discus (164-4), sixth in the shot put (48-1.25) and sixth in the 300 hurdles (41.19). That effort by Mallory resulted in 22 points.
“I just like to compete and work hard and win,” said Mallory, a Western Michigan football recruit. “It’s not like I don’t care about track, but it’s not really my main sport. My mind is mainly on football. But when I come out here, I want to win. That’s all I’m trying to do.”
Lawrence North’s football and track and field teams have a uniquely close relationship in large part due to Mallory’s father, Pat Mallory, coaching both teams. Lawrence North won the boys’ track state championship last year.
“We’re working year-round and not sitting around,” Breck Mallory said of the football and track combination. “I feel like LN is the only school that makes their kids do track, pretty much, and just keep working so we can better in football. But running and staying in shape and being ready to go into football season is big. Other people are probably sitting at home and lounging around.”
Other highlights from Thursday’s regional meet:
>>>Hainje also won the 300 hurdles with a time of 38.06 to hold off East Central’s Trevor Perkins (39.26) and Everett Bishop of Greenfield-Central (39.27). Hainje helped the Flashes to the 4×100 relay title with a time of 41.37 seconds. Hainje, Dylan Keck, Moritz and Jett Snell are the Flashes’ foursome. Cathedral took second and set a school record at 41.57.
>>>Von Quigley of Greenfield-Central won the discus at 178-7, the second-best mark in the state this spring.
>>>Cathedral freshman Cameron Berry won the 100 meters with a time of 10.70, just ahead of Brebeuf Jesuit senior Edwin Watson (10.76).
Team results
Lawrence North 82; Franklin Central 74; Greenfield-Central 67.5; Warren Central 47; Bishop Chatard 41.5; Mt. Vernon 37; East Central 33; North Central 29; Anderson 26; Lawrence Central 23.5; Cathedral 19; Roncalli 18; Brebeuf Jesuit 17.5; New Palestine 16; Richmond 15; Pendleton Heights 13; New Castle 10; Blue River Valley 10; Beech Grove 8; Heritage Christian 7; Morristown 6; Northeastern 6; Union County 5; Centerville 3; Franklin County 3; Rushville 3; Batesville 3.
4×800 relay
Mt. Vernon 7:50.69; Franklin Central 7:53.34; North Central 7:55.01
110 hurdles
Rylan Hainje, Franklin Central, 13.24; Trevor Perkins, East Central, 14.20; Evan Williams, Lawrence Central, 14.25
100
Cameron Berry, Cathedral, 10.70; Edwin Watson, Brebeuf Jesuit, 10.76; Zarion McMillian, Anderson, 10.88
1600
Conrad Schumacher, Lawrence North, 4.18.00; Braylon Mumaugh, Greenfield-Central, 4:19.69; Mike Bauer, New Palestine, 4:21.85
4×100
Franklin Central 41.37; Cathedral 41.57; Warren Central 41.68
400
Phoenix Boyer, Bishop Chatard, 47.37; Braylon Payne, Beech Grove, 48.41; Kervenson Clerger, Franklin Central, 49.03
300 hurdles
Rylan Hainje, Franklin Central, 38.06; Trevor Perkins, East Central, 39.26; Everett Bishop, Greenfield-Central, 39.27
800
Caden Cassada, Mt. Vernon, 1:52.04; Zach Gantz, Bishop Chatard, 1:52.29; Ryder Engelhardt, Pendleton Heights, 1:56.00
200
Zarion McMillian, Anderson, 21.95; Alex Beard, Roncalli, 21.97; Dylan Keck, Franklin Central, 22.09
3200
Bryce Cotterman, Greenfield-Central, 9:21.19; Conrad Schumacher, Lawrence North, 9:25.13; Mike Bauer, New Palestine, 9:27.34
4×400
Franklin Central 3:13.54; Bishop Chatard 3:15.09; Mt. Vernon 3:19.18
High jump
Lucas Eaton, New Castle, 6-8; Blake Smith, Lawrence North, 6-4; Colston Allford, Morristown, 6-3
Pole vault
Liam Taylor, Greenfield-Central, 13-6; Liam Cox, East Central, 13-0; Tate Chesebrough, Bishop Chatard, 12-6; Jack Duffer, Brebeuf Jesuit, 12-6; Randall Glenn, Lawrence North, 12-6; Will Parker, Greenfield-Central, 12-6; Cohen Betz, Bishop Chatard, 12-6
Long jump
Brayden Jake, Warren Central, 22-7; Breck Mallory, Lawrence North, 22-6; Errol Kerns, Lawrence Central, 22-5.25
Discus
Von Quigley, Greenfield-Central, 178-7; Breck Mallory, Lawrence North, 164-4; Mark Gates, 156-7, Heritage Christian, 156-7
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