{"id":16999,"date":"2024-06-01T13:07:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-01T17:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=16999"},"modified":"2024-06-01T13:07:03","modified_gmt":"2024-06-01T17:07:03","slug":"cole-finishes-7th-on-podium-heritage-throwers-have-outstanding-showing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/01\/cole-finishes-7th-on-podium-heritage-throwers-have-outstanding-showing\/","title":{"rendered":"Cole finishes 7th on podium; Heritage throwers have outstanding showing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

RANDY HISNER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WZBD.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bellmont\u2019s Hailey Cole capped off her brilliant high school athletic career with a seventh-place finish Friday at the IHSAA Girls\u2019 State Track and Field Meet at Indiana University. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a pretty safe bet that Cole was the only shot putter on the medal podium\u2014and likely the only thrower in the field\u2014in her first year of track and field competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The three-sport star enjoyed the experience. \u201cI am super grateful that I even had the chance to be able to participate today let alone place at the state meet in my first year of track,\u201d she said. \u201cWish I would have beat my PR, but I\u2019m very happy with my performance.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hailey Cole on the follow-through. (Photo by Randy Hisner)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Cole\u2019s toss of 43-5 was the second-best of her season and only two inches from her regional-winning effort last week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She delivered the big throw under a lot of pressure. In the trials, she fouled on her first attempt, and her second went 41-5.25, a good effort but not far enough to guarantee a spot in the finals. (Ten qualify for the finals, and ten in the field had thrown over 42 feet in the regional.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But on her third and final throw in the trials she came through with the 43-5, which turned out to be her best of the day and enough to earn her medal.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Madilyn Scheumann set a new PR and finished an excellent 12th place Friday. (Photo by Randy Hisner)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The two other Z-Landers in the shot put competition\u2014Heritage seniors Maya Gerber and Madilyn Scheumann\u2014did not reach the finals, but Scheumann, seeded 16th, came close, finishing 12th with a huge PR of 40-6.75. Her previous best was 39-6.25, set last week in the Carroll Regional.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n