JEFFERSONVILLE — The New Albany girls’ track team got solid production from its sprinters and distance runners to win the second annual Inferno Classic on Saturday at Jeffersonville High School’s Blair Field.

The Bulldogs registered 104 points, beating second-place Columbus East by nine. Floyd Central finished third with 81 points, followed by host Jeffersonville with 71. Henryville placed ninth with 35 points.

In the boys’ meet, Floyd Central was the highest-finishing area team as it was third with 78 points. The host Red Devils were a half-point behind the Highlanders in placing fourth with 77 1/2 points.

New Albany wound up sixth with 59 points and Henryville was 13th with eight points.

Evansville Harrison won the boys’ meet with 135 points, while Columbus East placed second with 81 1/2 points.

The Inferno was a two-day meet, which started on Friday with preliminaries, a handful of field events and four relay races. The rest of the events took place on Saturday.



GIRLS

Junior Phoebe Bauer led the Bulldogs to the meet title with a pair of individual victories on Saturday.

New Albany’s distance standout won the 1,600-meter run in a time of 5:29.06. Bauer then took first in the 3,200 in 11:59.38.

“That was two big wins for us. We got some solid points there,” Bulldogs’ girls’ head coach Casey Schneider said.

Bauer’s 3,200 triumph was critical for the Bulldogs in holding off Hoosier Hills Conference rival Columbus East. Entering the 3,200, New Albany trailed the Olympians, 87-86. But Bauer scored 10 points in her 3,200 victory, and teammate Bailey Knable added three points by finishing sixth in the race. East had no one score any points in the 3,200, giving the Bulldogs a 99-87 advantage with one event left.

Bauer and Knable were a part of New Albany’s distance medley relay team, which won its race on Friday in 13:30.23. Other team members were Temple Ricke and Rachel Bowden.

The Bulldogs also won the 400 relay in 51.75 seconds. Comprising the team were Jayla Bethel, Markayla Stubbins and sisters Lauren and Courtney Palmer. New Albany’s 3,200 relay team ended up second.

“We had a good balanced attack,” Schneider said. “We were consistent throughout the meet. Anytime you get a win, it’s good. Our sprint relay and distance relay gave us a good balance.”

Bethel finished third in the 100 and 200. Also placing third for New Albany were Roshawnda McDowell in the 300 hurdles and Courtney Palmer in the long jump. The Bulldogs’ 800 relay team also was third.

Floyd Central won three events, including two relay races. The 1,600 relay squad prevailed in 4:23.99 and the 3,200 relay team took first in 10:34.45. The Highlanders’ Rachael Kavgazoff won the pole vault with a height of 10 feet, 6 inches.

Earning second-place finishes for Floyd Central were Alyssa Moore in the 3,200, Tori Kingsley in the 300 hurdles, Schyler Cerqueria in the high jump and Leah Wolf in the discus. The Highlanders’ 800 relay team finished second.

Jeff’s lone victory was in Friday’s 800 relay in 1:51.01. Red Devil senior LaVada Roberson placed second in both the 100 and 200 dashes. Jeff junior Taylor Hines finished second in the 800. The Red Devils’ 400 relay team ended up third.

Henryville senior Hannah Gilstrap claimed first in the long jump with a leap of 16-10. The distance was 5 1/4 inches off the IHSAA state qualifying standard.

“I didn’t expect it,” Gilstrap said about her jump. “It was awesome. I came to compete today.”



BOYS

Floyd Central did not win any events, but it had two athletes collect runner-up finishes.

Highlander senior Quinton Miller ended up second in the 300 hurdles. Miller also finished third in the 110 hurdles.

Floyd Central junior Codie Hamsley wound up second in the discus. Placing third for the Highlanders were Austin Wirth in the 400, Grant Reynolds in the 1,600 and Jacob Marguet in the pole vault.

Tyrell Dowdell collected the lone victory for Jeff. The junior captured the blue ribbon in the 400 in 51.04.

Red Devils’ head boys’ coach Mark Felix plans on using Dowdell in several events this season.

“He’s our best middle-distance runner, our best long-distance runner and probably our best sprinter,” Felix said. “He’s the best athlete by far on this team.”

Jeff junior Chase Scott placed third in the long jump, while teammate T.J. Kimbrell was third in the 800. The Red Devils earned third-place finishes in four relay races — the 400, 800, 1,600 and 3,200.

“We performed well. We just have a lot of youth,” Felix said. “We’ll be a different team a month from now. We’ve got to get better in the field events.”

Jermaine Parrish paced New Albany with a pair of wins in the sprints. The junior finished first in the 100 in 11.08 and the 200 in 22.75.

The Bulldogs’ 3,200 and distance medley relay squads each placed second.

Senior Brad Everage posted Henryville’s best finish, placing fourth in the high jump.



INFERNO CLASSIC

at Blair Field

GIRLS

Team scores — New Albany 104, Columbus East 95, Floyd Central 81, Jeffersonville 71, South Dearborn 48, Bedford North Lawrence 44, Switzerland County 44, Jennings County 42, Henryville 35, Louisville Waggener 30, Scottsburg 24, North Harrison 20, Indianapolis Lutheran 5.

100 — 1. Martin (LW) 12.96, 2. Roberson (Jeff), 3. Bethel (NA).

200 — 1. Martin (LW) 26.32, 2. Roberson (Jeff), 3. Bethel (NA).

400 — 1. Martin (LW) 59.57, 2. Crane (BNL), 3. Zoller (SD).

800 — 1. Newell (CE) 2:28.3, 2. Hines (Jeff), 3. Elliott (Scott).

1,600 — 1. Bauer (NA) 5:29.06, 2. Wiczynski (CE), 3. Nichols (SD).

3,200 — 1. Bauer (NA) 11:59.38, 2. Moore (FC), 3. Taskey (Scott).

100 hurdles — 1. Ertel (JC) 15.97, 2. Gibson (CE), 3. Ricketts (Switz).

300 hurdles — 1. Ertel (JC) 48.75, 2. Kingsley (FC), 3. McDowell (NA).

400 relay — 1. New Albany (Bethel, L. Palmer, C. Palmer, Stubbins) 51.75, 2. Bedford North Lawrence, 3. Jeff.

800 relay — 1. Jeff 1:51.01, 2. Floyd Central, 3. New Albany.

1,600 relay — 1. Floyd Central 4:23.99, 2. Columbus East, 3. South Dearborn.

3,200 relay — 1. Floyd Central 10:34.45, 2. New Albany, 3. Columbus East.

Distance medley relay — 1. New Albany (Bauer, Ricke, Bowden, Knable) 13:30.23, 2. Columbus East, 3. Switzerland County.

High jump — 1. Mack (CE) 5-3, 2. Cerqueria (FC), 3. Marksberry (JC).

Pole vault — 1. Kavgazoff (FC) 10-6, 2. West (SD), 3. Martin (BNL).

Long jump — 1. Gilstrap (H) 16-10, 2. Giles (NH), 3. C. Palmer (NA).

Shot put — 1. Wheat (SD) 41-8, 2. Loesch (CE), 3. Galbreath (Switz).

Discus — 1. Wheat (SD) 114-4, 2. Wolf (FC), 3. Loesch (CE).



BOYS

Team scores — Evansville Harrison 135, Columbus East 81 1/2, Floyd Central 78, Jeffersonville 77 1/2, Pendleton Heights 76, New Albany 59, Bedford North Lawrence 33, Bullitt East (Ky.) 26, Scottsburg 26, North Harrison 22, Switzerland County 21, South Dearborn 10, Louisville Walden 8, Henryville 8, Louisville Waggener 1.

100 — 1. Parrish (NA) 11.08, 2. Owens (CE), 3. Hampton (CE).

200 — 1. Parrish (NA) 22.75, 2. Hampton (CE), 3. Rollins (EH).

400 — 1. Dowdell (Jeff) 51.04, 2. Stotts (Scott), 3. Wirth (FC).

800 — 1. Hall (SD) 1:58.65, 2. Reynolds (NH), 3. Kimbrell (Jeff).

1,600 — 1. Smith (PH) 4:38, 2. Dearing (Walden), 3. Reynolds (FC).

3,200 — 1. Guy (NH) 9:49.42, 2. Cross-Najafi (BNL), 3. Smith (PH).

110 hurdles — 1. Malvern (EH) 15.1, 2. Blackman (EH), 3. Miller (FC).

300 hurdles — 1. Malvern (EH) 40.13, 2. Miller (FC), 3. Macy (CE).

400 relay — 1. Evansville Harrison 43.63, 2. Columbus East, 3. Jeff.

800 relay — 1. Evansville Harrison 1:32.46, 2. Columbus East, 3. Jeff.

1,600 relay — 1. Bedford North Lawrence 3:26.98, 2. Evansville Harrison, 3. Jeff.

3,200 relay — 1. Pendleton Heights 8:15.41, 2. New Albany, 3. Jeff.

Distance medley relay — 1. Pendleton Heights 10:49.94, 2. New Albany, 3. Evansville Harrison.

High jump — 1. Blackman (EH) 6-4, 2. Curran (Switz), 3. Garrison (BNL).

Pole vault — 1. Woosley (EH) 14-0, 2. Hodges (EH), 3. Marguet (FC).

Long jump — 1. Brady (PH) 21-8 1/2, 2. Blackman (EH), 3. Scott (Jeff).

Shot put — 1. Troutman (BE) 49-6, 2. Woolbright (Scott), 3. Prol (PH).

Discus — 1. Troutman (BE) 185-0, 2. Hamsley (FC), 3. Okruch (BE).