The Batesville High School Track and Field teams had an overall successful performance at the 16-team indoor state qualifier meet at UIndy on Saturday night.
The Bulldogs had first place finishes from the girls 4 x 800 meter relay team of Jayla Bedel, Maycee Holtkamp, Caitlin Raver and Kaylynn Bedel, and the boys 4 x 400 meter relay team comprised of James Rowland, Talan Rowlett, Blake Hornberger and Jake Chapman.
Both of those teams are now ranked second in the state.
BHS also had several top eight finishes.
According to coach Lisa Gausman, they were:
• Ella King – third place in shot put and seeded sixh in the state.
• The girls distance medley relay team of Jayla Bedel, Abby Miller, Caitlin Raver and Kaylynn Bedel – fourth place and seeded eighth in the state.
• The boys 4 x 200m relay team of James Rowland, Noah Davis, Brock Mahon and Chris Stenger – fourth place and now ranked sixth in the state.
• The boys 4 x 800 meter relay team and boys distance medley team — both composed of Isaac Trossman, Ethan Lacey, Cash Myers and Jake Chapman – fifth place finishes; also seeded eighth in the state.
• The girls 4 x 200m relay team consisting of Maggie Jelinek, Jersey Trenkamp, Nora Weideman and Savannah Pohlman – placed 8th and are ranked 16th in the state.
• The girls 4 x 400m relay team of Maycee Holtkamp, Abby Miller, Paige Allgeier and Kaylynn Bedel – placed ninth and are seeded 14th in the state.
• James Rowland and Savannah Pohlman qualified for the finals in the 60m dash, and both placed eighth. Rowland’s time ranks him at 13th in the state and Pohlman is at #27.
• Maggie Jelinek placed 12th in the 60m hurdles, which puts her in the 19th spot in the state.
“These indoor meets are an opportunity for individuals and relays to qualify for the Hoosier State Relays Indoor State Meet on Saturday March 29 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Indoor State is divided into 2 divisions: small schools (1A-3A) and big schools (4A-6A),” Gausman said. “To qualify, times and distances have to be in the top 24 in all the state once qualifying meets are completed. There is one more week of qualifying, but last (Saturday) night was our last one and we performed very well, placing many individuals and relays in great spots to qualify.”