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Michael
Chastain Culver Academies
Coach
Chastain coached Alex Banfich and Waverly Neer to outstanding high school careers. Banfich won 8
IHSAA state championships after running in 12 championship races never
placing less than 4th. Neer won 3 state championships her senior year after a
runner-up, 5th, and 7th place finishes her junior year
in the 1600, 3200, and CC respectively.
She set new state records in the 1600 and 3200 her senior year as
well. Many of his teams have qualified
for the state CC meet on the girls and boys sides with the girls finishing 11th
in '04.
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Steve
Kearney - Chesterton
Steve
Kearney has coached 45 years total at Chesterton and he is the head of the
Cal Striders youth program in Northwest Indiana. In boys CC: 1 Regional title, 1 Semi State
title, 2 team state finalist, 2 all state runners. In girls CC: State Runner-up, 6 State team finalists, 7
All state runners. Also in 5 years as
head CC coach, 7 teams in top ten '87 & '98-'01. In Girls Track: 10 sectional titles, 3
Regional titles, top 10 in the state 5 years in a row 02-06, 6 time nominee
for coach of the year, 17 all state runners.
4 x 800: 9 state qualifiers, 5 top 9 finishes, 3 state championships,
3 state records, 1 state runner up
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Steve
Lewark West Lafayette
Coach
Lewark runs an outstanding CC and distance program
at 3A West Lafayette High School.
Girls CC (15 years) 12x Nominee, 6x Recipient IATCCC Coach of the
Year, Team: 11 state qualifying, 6
top 5 finishes (including 2012 runner-up), Individuals: 16 All-State, 10 Podium, 1 State Champ, 3
qualifiers; Boys CC (19 years) 10x Nominee, 4x Recipient IATCCC Coach of
the Year, Team: 6 state qualifying,
best finish 8th, Individuals: 4 All-State, 6 qualifiers; Girls Track (17
years distance asst.) 3200m Relay
14 State qualifying, 10x Podium, 1 State Champ, #4 all-time (13), 3200m 11 qualifiers, 5 podium, 1
State Champ 1600m 3 qualifiers, 2
podium; 800m 5 qualifiers, 1
podium; Boys Track (19 years distance asst.) 3200m Relay 5 State
qualifying, 4 podium; 3200m 2
qualifiers; 1600m 7 qualifiers, 3
podium; 800m 4 qualifiers, 2
podium
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Alexandra
Banfich Culver Academy
8-Time
state champion (5 in track, 3 in CC).
She competed in 12 IHSAA championship races (XC, 1600, 3200) and never
finished lower than 4th place.
She advanced to Footlocker national championships 3 years. NCAA Division 1 All-American at Princeton
in cross country 2 times with a best of 5th in '11, and All-American
in outdoor track '10.
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Lakeesha Burnett Fort Wayne
Northrop
14-Time All-State in Track, only 2 short
of the most possible. 2-Time Relay
State Champ, 9-Time State Runner-Up (Many times to her teammate), 10 regional
championships, 11 sectional championships.
State Finals performances '02 - 100 4th, 4x1 2nd,
4x4 1st; '03 - 100 2nd, 400 2nd, 4x4 1st;
'04 - 100 3rd, 200 4th, 400 2nd, 4x4 2nd;
'05 - 100 2nd, 200 2nd, 4x1 2nd, 4x4 2nd
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Shauntel Elcock Fort
Wayne Northrop
5-Time State Champ '02 400 (54.83), '03
400 (53.57) and 200 (24.22), '04 400 (53.94) and 200 (24.76), 2-Time Relay
State Champ, 5-Time State Runner-Up, All-State total of 13 times, 11 regional
championships, and 13 Sectional Championships. State Finals performances '02 - 400 1st,
200 2nd, 4x4 1st; '03 - 200 1st, 400 1st,
4x4 1st; '04 -200 1st, 4x1 2nd, 400 1st,
4x4 2nd; '05 - 400 5th, 4x1 2nd, 4x4 2nd
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Robert Gardner Gary Lew Wallace
2-time 400 meter state
champ ('07, '08) with the 2nd fastest winning time in the
state (47.18 seconds) in '07. Anchored
state champ 4 x 400 meter relay in '08. Great Lakes Valley conferences
(GLVC) Male Track Athlete of the year after guiding UIndy
to its 4th straight title. Named a 2013 NCAA athlete of the year
nominee.
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Roland Parrish - Hammond
'71 State Champ in 880 at 1:53.10 (second
fastest of all time at the time) also 5th in '70
Purdue 1972-1975 all-time record in 1000
2:21.29, 3rd all-time 800 1:48.37,
In 1973 qualified for NCAA in 3 events
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Rolando Scott Concordia Lutheran
12-time All-State including state champ in
the 100 in '99. Also 2-time 4x1 relay
state champ in '97 with 41.73 and '99 with 41.39. All-state 4x in 200 4th, 3rd,
5th, and 6th; 4x in 4x1 1st, 3rd,
1st, 3rd; and 3x in 100 4th, 5th,
and 1st. 3x qualifier in
the long jump placing 5th in '99, and had the best long jump in
the country in '99 (24-10.5)
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De'Sean Turner Warren Central
2-Time State Champ. In CC placed 3rd
in '04, 2nd in '05, and State Champ in '06. Runner-up in the 1600
and 4x800 in '06, runner-up 800 and state champ 1600 in '07. At IU 6-time All-American, Big Ten
Steeplechase Champ, 2012 Olympic Trials Finalist, and 2013 IAAF World
Championships steeplechase semi-finalist.
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Andy
Weatherford Greencastle
2-Time state champ 1600, only lost 3 times
in the 1600 during HS, 2006 1600 was fastest in state history at the
time. At Indiana University NCAA All-American
in the steeplechase, Academic All Big 10 4 times
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Scott Wims
Fort Wayne Northrop
4-Time State Champ 2 times 200 meters, 1
time 100 meters, and 1 time 4x400 relay.
2-Time NCAA DI All-American in 200 and 400, Pan Am Jr
Champ 200 and 4x100 relay. USA Jr Champ 200 meters, USA World Jr
Team, and 5-Time USATF All-American
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