Hagerstown welcomed 14 teams to its 43rd annual Tiger Booster track meet on Friday, May 8, for one of the oldest meets in Indiana. Both meets were close.
Despite competing in a cold rain most of the evening, the teams still performed at a high level. Hagerstown won the girls event. Northeastern won the boys event, breaking Hagerstown’s 11-year stranglehold.
The Hagerstown girls won for the first time since 2023 and the Tigers won the combined team trophy for the 15th time in the last 16 years.
Hagerstown head coach Kent Gray said after the meet that his team performed as well as they possibly could.
“Our girls are peaking at the right time. We had an exceptional performance tonight,” Gray said. “I have been happy with their work ethic and attitude and they outdid themselves this evening. I also could not be happier with the boys, I would never have dreamed that we would win the combined score trophy. I am tickled by that.”
Northeastern had already loaded its bus and left before WWN could seek comment.
Wayne County event winners
Legend: Centerville (CV), Hagerstown (HHS), Lincoln (CCL) and Northeastern (NE). Nine places were scored.
100 meter boys: Quantell Denton (NE) 11.431, Trent Deloney (NE) second 11.438, Evan Bain (CV) seventh, Christopher Baker (HHS) ninth.
100 meter girls: Addyson Russell (Hauser) 13.27, Savannah Smith (HHS) third, Brylee Marshall (CV), Claire Mainous (NE) ninth.
110-meter hurdles boys: Brayden Swoveland (Blue River) 15.25, Robert Sullivan (HHS) fifth.
100-meter hurdles girls: Sawyer Rogers (Morristown) 16.54, Claire Bowen (HHS) fifth, Chloe Tressler (CV) sixth, Alyssa Boggs (NE) seventh.
200-meter boys: Jayden Painter (Shenandoah) 23.65, Luke Brock (NE) third, David Reneau (NE) sixth.
200-meter girls: Addyson Russell (Hauser) 27.14, Brylee Marshall (CV) second, Claire Mainous (NE) fourth, Reilynn Ferguson (CCL) fifth, Savannah Smith (HHS) sixth, Makena Lanum (HHS) eighth, La’Daisha Byrd (NE) ninth.
300-meter hurdles boys: Trent Deloney (NE) 40.32, Liam McDougle (HHS) sixth, Sheldon Smith (CV) seventh.
300-meter hurdles girls: Brooklyn Carlton (Morristown) 50.41, Claire Bowen (HHS) third, Alyssa Boggs (NE) fourth, Chloe Tressler (CV) eighth.
400 meter boys: Quanell Denton (NE) 53.82, Mason Chaney (CV) fourth, Robert Sullivan (HHS) sixth, Gavin Platt (NE) eighth.
400 meter girls: Amiyah Davis (NE) 1:03.66, Makena Lanum (HHS) second, Reilynn Ferguson (CCL) third, Sara Martin (CV) fifth, Fiona Brietenbach (NE) seventh.
800 meter boys: Tanner Paddock (Union County) 2:07.47, Ben Hokey (HHS), third, Lucas Chamness (NE) fifth, Grayson Hawkins (CV) seventh, Mason Flynn (CV) ninth.
800 meter girls: Jillian Chew (Tri) 2.31.62, Emsley Holcomb (HHS) fifth, Avery Blunk (HHS) sixth, Paige Dixon (CV) ninth.
1600 meter boys: Tanner Paddock (Union County) 4:37.76, Dash Thacker (NE), sixth, Jonah Cornett (CV) seventh, Lucas Chamness (NE) eighth, Mac Gerkin (HHS) ninth.
1600 meter girls: Jillian Chew (Tri) 5:35,01, Anna Nevels (CV) second, Sophie Garvin (HHS) fourth, Abigail Smith (HHS) seventh, Brielle Moody (NE) ninth.
3200 meter for boys: Nolan Dailey (Hauser) 9:41.95, Dash Thacker (NE) third, Ben Smith (HHS) seventh.
3200 meter for girls: Jillian Chew (Tri) 12:42.61, Anna Nevel (CV) second, Sophia Garvin (HHS) sixth, Abigail Smith (HHS) eighth, Paige Dixon (CV) ninth.
4 x 100-meter relay boys: Quanell Denton, David Reneau, Luke Brock and Trent Deloney (NE) 45.20, Mason Chaney, Evan Bain, Jack Duke and Bryson Brown (CV) fourth, Christopher Baker, Arlin Berger, Emmett Lewis, James Thompson (HHS) sixth.
4 x 100-meter relay girls: Felicity Brelage, Belle Young, Rachel Suttsman and Maggie Tekulve (Oldenburg) 54.51, Kennedy Romack, Zayle Payne, Claire Bowen and Savanna Smith (HHS) third, Addie Butler, Brylee Marshall, Chloe Tressler and Sara Martin (CV) fourth.
4 x 200-meter relay boys: Holden Schuyler, Jackson Ryder, Cash Cowley and David Teder (Shenandoah) 1:37.65, Christopher Baker, Arlin Berger, Emmett Lewis and James Thompson (HHS) third, Ian Gross, Easton Koch, Manny Behagg and Olympus Yancy (NE) eighth.
4 x 200-meter relay girls: Makena Lanum, Zaylee Payne, Claire Bowen and Savannah Smith (HHS) 1:56.54, Addie Butler, Taylor Anderson, Ian McKinney and Sara Martin (CV) third.
4 x 400-meter relay boys: Lucas Chamness, Marshall Phillips, Gavin Platt and Quanell Denton (NE) 3:44.50, Emmitt Lewis, Ben Hokey, Arlin Berger and Robert Sullivan (HHS) fifth.
4 x 400-meter relay girls: Alyssa Boggs, Aubrey Neagle, Fiona Brietenbach and Amiyah Davis (NE) 4:28.53, Addie Butler, Ilan McKinney, Chloe Tresser and Sara Martin (CV) fourth, Maycee Favorite, Emsley Holcomb, Savannah Munchel and Makena Lanum fifth.
4 x 800-meter relay boys: Max Moore, Jace Wright, Koleson Gementz and Nolan Dailey (Hauser) 8:40.67, Hayden Pruitt, Emmitt Lewis, Ben Smith and Ben Hokey (HHS) third, Tate Chasteen, Clay Johnson, Grayson Hawkins and Jonah Cornett (CV) fourth, Lucas Chamness, Easton Koch, Zach Wright and Dash Thacker (NE) seventh.
4 x 800-meter relay girls: Aubrey Neagle, Brielle Moody, Amiyah Davis and Hayden Neagle (NE) 10:43.32, Avery Blunk, Sophie Garvin, Maycee Favorite and Emsley Holcomb (HHS) second, Anna Nevels, Olivia Hawkins, Paige Dixon and Phoebe Bushey (CHS) fourth.
Discus boys: Will Davis (Knightstown) 130’2, Logan Gambill (CCL) fifth, Grady DeGuira (HHS) seventh, Corvin Kearney (CV) ninth.
Discus girls: Rachel Suttmann (Oldenburg) 123-10, Mckenzie Waggener (HHS) fourth, Macie Abshire (HHS) sixth, Rylee Chamness (NE) seventh, Karley Pitstick (CV) ninth.
High jump boys: Colston Allford (Morristown) 6’0, Evan Bane (CV) third, Caden Alvarez (CCL) tie for fifth, Conner DeBruler (HHS) tie for fifth, Caden Ripberger (CCL) tie for seventh, Franklin Gerkin (HHS) ninth.
High jump girls: Gwen Beavers (Blue River) 4’8, Zaylee Payne (HHS) fifth, Ilan McKInney (CV) sixth, Rayne Morris (CCL) eighth.
Long jump boys: Brayden Swoveland (Blue River) 20’7, Marshall Phillips (NE) sixth, Luke Wiley (NE) seventh.
Long jump girls: Brylee Marshall (CV) 14’10, Zaylee Payne (HHS) third, Amiyah Davis (NE) sixth.
Shot put boys: Bo Tidrow (Union County) 44’2, Logan Newman (NE) third, Cooper Cline (NE) fourth, Braylin Tinkle (HHS) sixth, Leyton Berger (HHS) eighth.
Shot put girls: Olivia Parham (Tri) 33’1, Macie Abshire (HHS) fifth, Mackenzie Waggener (HHS) sixth.
Girls final team standings: **Hagerstown 118, **Oldenburg Academy 91, Centerville 83, Morristown 71.5, Shenandoah 69.50, Tri 61.75, Northeastern 59.50, Hauser 53, Union County 53, Blue River 33, Union City 15, Lincoln 12.75, Herron-Riverside 4
Boys final team standings: Northeastern 114, Shenandoah 107, Union County 86, Hauser 86, **Hagerstown 62.50, **Oldenburg Academy 58, Blue River 53, Knightstown 49.50, Centerville 39, Morristown 34, Lincoln 12, Tri 12, Union City 6, Herron-Riverside 6
The most valuable performers were both from Blue River. Brayden Swoveland was selected MVP for the boys and Gwen Beavers was the MVP for the girls.
A version of this article appeared in the May 13 2026 print edition of the Western Wayne News.