Parker Alford of Triton is one of over 850 track athletes who was selected as Academic All-State by the IATCCC. InkFreeNews file photo by Mike Deak

By Mike Deak
InkFreeNews

INDIANAPOLIS – Over 850 track athletes had their name called as part of the Indiana Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches (IATCCC) Academic All-State selections.

The IATCCC named 860 total boys and girls track athletes, 482 boys and 378 girls, in both First Team and Honorable Mention picks. The requirements for the IATCCC merits the athlete must be a junior or senior and be on the sectional roster. The student athlete must also carry a 3.5 GPA (or equivalent) and have at least a 1200 SAT or 26 ACT as a senior, or equal as a junior or 1140 PSAT score.

Boys Track

Locally, NorthWood, Triton and Warsaw had athletes on the First Team. The Panthers had Grady Stevenson and Titus Stutsman, the Trojans had Parker Alford and Brandon Kitch, and the Tigers had Jacob Kissling and Sam Lechlitner. Honorable Mentions for the Panthers included Brad Demitruk and Jordan Mitschelen, the Trojans had Hunter McIntyre and the Tigers had Jayden Asay, Noah Chew, Dane Koontz and Trace Stookey.

Earning Academic All-State in both First Team and Honorable Mentions are listed by school:

Columbia City – Jack Mills, Logan Trier, Ian Harrold, Quentin Harrold, Cameron Jagger, Seth Mills

East Noble – Kyler Corbin, Wesley Pitts, Brett Christian, Drew Sillaway

Goshen – Eli Hochstedler, Manith Kamalakanth, Matthew Snyder

Manchester – Gabe Case, Gavin Mize, Brayden Jones, Isaac Reichenbach

New Prairie – Tristan Balmer, Daniel O’Laughlin, Hunter Smith, Daniel Reshan

Peru – Kamon Blong, Sam Makowski

Plymouth – Brendan Balkama, Jon Hernandez

Rochester – Zach Pickens

St. Joe – Josh Frabrutt, Sean Gibson, Jon Liu, Zach Taylor, TJ Weber, Colten Brandt, Liam Fuller, Alex Garcia, Aaron Greve, Ollie Kaufhold, Liam Kempf, Nick Njuguna, Brendan Pruitt

Wabash – Jarrett Wilson

West Noble – Isaac Flora

Winamac – Brendan Day, Ayddan Hartle, Carson Bennett, Cristian Cardenas, Jason Tankersley

Girls Track

Locally, NorthWood and Warsaw had athletes on the two lists. NorthWood’s Kendal Miller along with Warsaw’s Wini Barnett and Abby Sanner were on the First Team, and Warsaw’s Brooklyn Fitzgerald and Hannah Shapiro were named Honorable Mention.

Earning Academic All-State in both First Team and Honorable Mentions are listed by school:

East Noble – Anna Becker, Lillian Dechert, Kylie Garton, Mariah Maley, Morgan Walz, Erin Weng

Fairfleld – Madelyn Yoder

Knox – Madison Moss, Nina Wilson

Manchester – Kambree Cashdollar, Ainsley West

Peru – Kyleigh Brown

Plymouth – Amber Schrameyer

Rochester – Elena Bode, Madilyn Calloway

St. Joe – Tessa Bercate, Mary Clare Elliot, Amelia Kempf, Bella Salatore, Tatum White, Alexis Kintzele, Grace Yuhas

Winamac – Kate Collins