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(St. Leon, Ind.) - East Central and Batesville captured conference championships in track and field this spring.
This week, both schools combined for 30 EIAC Track and Field All-Conference selections.
On the girls' side, East Central won the EIAC behind eight all-conference selections, narrowly defeating Batesville by a score of 166.5 to 161.5. Lawrenceburg's Alahna Beinkemper was named Most Valuable.
A list of conference championship event winners and this year's all-conference team are listed below.
Girls Individual Winners
- 100 Meter - Ava Merkel (LB), 12.64
- 200 Meter - Ava Merkel (LB), 26.74
- 400 Meter - Addison Luers (BV), 1:01.37
- 800 Meter - Callie Bentley (EC), 2:20.89
- 1600 Meter - Callie Bentley (EC), 5:18.26
- 3200 Meter - Adeline Brewer (EC), 12:17.03
- 100 Meter Hurdles - Mackenzie Brzezinski (FC), 15.47
- 300 Meter Hurdles - Riley Shumate (EC), 49.15
- 4x100 Relay - Franklin County, 51.25
- 4x400 Relay - East Central, 4:07.61
- 4x800 Relay - East Central, 9:48.14
- High Jump - Maycee Holtkamp (BV), 5-0
- Long Jump - Rylee Edwards (EC), 17-0.75
- Pole Vault - Heather Albrinck (EC), 10-6
- Discus - Olivia Grimes (GB), 138-0
- Shot Put - Ella King (BV), 41-10
2025 EIAC Girls Track and Field All-Conference Team
- East Central - Callie Bentley, Addie Brewer, Riley Shumate, Leah Toney, Gabrielle Karle, Natalie Stenger, Heather Albrink, Rylee Edwards
- Batesville - Addison Luers, Savannah Pohlman, Nora Wiedeman, Maggie Jelinek, Katherine Lipps, Maycee Holtkamp, Ella King
- Lawrenceburg - Ava Merkel, Alahna Beinkemper (MVP)
- Franklin County - Mackenzie Brzezinski, Esther George, Taylan Brewer, Ella Flannery
- Greensburg - Olivia Grimes
- Coach of the Year - Ashley Andres (East Central)
Batesville took home the EIAC championship on the boys' side, defeating second place East Central by a score of 162.5 to 145. The Bulldogs have 11 all-conference selections, including MVP Jake Chapman.
Boys Individual Champions
- 100 Meter - Wyatt Bowling (FC), 11.03
- 200 Meter - Trevor Perkins (EC), 23.08
- 400 Meter - Liam Cox (EC), 50.48
- 110 Meter Hurdles - Trevor Perkins (EC), 14.34
- 300 Meter Hurdles - Trevor Perkins (EC), 40.29
- 4x100 - Batesville, 43.67
- 4x400 - Batesville, 3:28.42
- 4x800 - Batesville, 8:32.38
- High Jump - Ayden Eckstein (BV), 6-2
- Long Jump - Crue Gilmour (LB), 21-9.25
- Pole Vault - Tyler Stenger (EC), 13-0
- Discus - Brock Mahon (BV), 166-3
- Shot Put - Will Kemper (EC), 54-9
2025 EIAC Boys Track and Field All-Conference Team
- Batesville - Jake Chapman (MVP), James Rowland, Brock Mahon, Noah Davis, Christian Stenger, Blake Hornberger, Cassius Myers, Isaac Trossman, Ethan Rahschulte, Griffin Koester, Ayden Eckstein
- East Central - Trevor Perkins, Liam Cox, Tyler Stenger, Will Kemper
- Lawrenceburg - Crue Gilmour
- Greensburg - Joe Hawkins
- Franklin County - Wyatt Bowling
- South Dearborn - Zachary Cassini
- Coach of the Year - Lisa Gausman (Batesville)