05-04-2025
State records, personal bests, national stage: Vote for IHSAA track athlete of the week
IndyStar high school track and field top performers, presented by YMCA of Greater Indianapolis, will honor the best in Indiana track and field throughout the 2025 season.
This week's edition celebrates strong indoor performances from local meets to Nike Indoor Nationals.
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The poll will feature four girls nominees and four boys nominees each week. Nominations can be sent to cvarnes@
Winners of IndyStar athlete of week polls will be invited to and honored at the Indiana High School Sports Awards, presented by the Indiana Pacers/Fever, on April 27 at Butler's Clowes Hall.
The poll will be open until noon Friday. Cast your vote in poll at the bottom of the article or click here to vote.
Kya Crooke, Heritage Christian: Crooke won her second Nike Indoor Nationals high jump title on Friday in New York City as she jumped 1.82m (5ft, 11.50 in). The Arizona track commit and reigning IHSAA high jump champion is enjoying a strong indoor season, also setting a new school record, PR and U.S.-leading 6ft mark at a meet earlier this month.
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Larkin Taylor, Carmel: Taylor set a new indoor school record in the 3200 (10:37.92) at the IWU HSR Qualifier #3 meet on Saturday. The sophomore, who finished tenth at the IHSAA cross-country championship in the fall, was also part of Carmel's new indoor DMR school record earlier this month (12:02.24).
Ahniyah Bennett, Connersville: Bennett won the 60m at the Pike Individual Championships on Saturday in 7.65, also securing her spot at Hoosier Indoor State. The junior improved on her season-opening performance at the Blue and White Relays by .17 of a second.
Kelsey Rehmel, North Central: Rehmel set a new 2-mile school record at New Balance Nationals in Boston on Friday in 10:50.2 and now ranks 47th in the U.S. She also helped the Panthers' 4x800 relay to a season-best time of 9:37.9.
Rylan Hainje, Franklin Central: Hainje broke the Indiana indoor record in the 60m hurdles last week with a time of 7.78 at a meet at UIndy. The junior's time is among the top 10 in the U.S., and he looks poised for a breakout after not advancing past regionals last season.
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Bradley Streveler, Greenfield-Central: Streveler won the high jump with a mark of 6'5" at the Pike Individual Championships on Saturday, setting a new indoor and overall PR. He improved his jump by five inches from the Red Devil Classic in early March to last weekend's meet.
Ahmed Saleh, Mt. Vernon: Saleh set a new school indoor record in the 3200 when he won the event in 9:19.40 at the IWU HSR Qualifier #3 on Saturday. The senior IU commit has also set the school indoor record in the 1600 this spring (4:16.46).
Devaughn Slaughter, Cathedral: Slaughter won the 60m at the Whiteland HSR Qualifier #2 in 7.04 on Friday, along with helping Cathedral to a third-place finish in the 4x200 earlier last week. Slaughter's season-best of 6.95 is top five among Indiana large school athletes.
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This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Vote for Indiana high school track athlete of the week (March 10-15)
