{"id":35389,"date":"2026-03-29T12:53:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T16:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=35389"},"modified":"2026-03-29T12:53:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T16:53:21","slug":"walter-leads-heritage-to-12th-place-team-finish-at-indoor-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/29\/walter-leads-heritage-to-12th-place-team-finish-at-indoor-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Walter leads Heritage to 12th-place team finish at Indoor State"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DANE FUELLING<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

INDIANAPOLIS – The Heritage Patriots took an entire team of athletes to Saturday’s Hoosier State Relays and finished in the top twelve of the small-school meet of the indoor state meet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alexa Walter took second place overall in the shot (see sequence above)<\/em>, leading a group of three Patriot throwers. Walter’s distance of 43-02 was her indoor season best, while freshman Lenai Riddle was fourth with her best toss of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lenai Riddle makes another long throw as her brother, Charlie, looks on. (Photo by Dane Fuelling)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Riley Roy also competed for the Patriots in the shot put under the watchful eye of throwing coach Jason Habisch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Coach Habisch takes some film for later in the afternoon for the Heritage Patriots at the Hoosier State Relays in Indianapolis. (Photo by Dane Fuelling)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

McKinsey Amstein also ran in the 60 hurdle finals, scoring eighth-place points. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Patriots also had two relay teams competing, while Olivia Lybarger had a top-16 finish in the long jump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Olivia Lybarger awaits her next chance at the long jump. Lybarger also competed later in the afternoon in the 4×400 relay for the Patriots. (Photo by Dane Fuelling)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The 4×400 team for Heritage of DiNestee Williams-White, Rosalinda Medina, Olivia Lybarger and Kierstyn Hess ran a season best, coming just 1.27 seconds short of last year’s team best at the ACAC meet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guerin Catholic junior Amelia Smith broke the meet record by over a foot to win the pole vault. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team Scores: 1st-Bishop Chatard 97; 2nd-Hamilton Heights 69; 3rd-Concordia Lutheran 54; 9th-Delta 18; 12th-Heritage 14<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Meet Results<\/p>\n\n\n\n

60 M Hurdles <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prelims<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8th-McKinsey Amstein-Heritage 9.48<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finals<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Isabella Sotelo-Eastern Hancock 8.67<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Jillian Barr-Delta 9.22<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. McKinsey Amstein-Heritage 9.62<\/p>\n\n\n\n

60 M <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prelims<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12. Mia Bollinger-Delta 8.13<\/p>\n\n\n\n

22. Jada Dale-Norwell 8.37<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finals<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Emma Walter-Fairfield 7.59<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3200 M<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Mallory Weller-Concordia Lutheran 9:55.66<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Libby Dowty-Indian Creek 10:34.90<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Leighton Archer-Concordia Lutheran 11:20.38<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12. Lilly Schlicker-Concordia Lutheran 11:29.91<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13. Luci Hogue-Concordia Lutheran 11:30.46<\/p>\n\n\n\n

18. Hannah Suvar-Blackhawk Christian 11:59.54<\/p>\n\n\n\n

19. Abigail Ramseyer-Bluffton 12:08.32<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4×800 Relay<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Concordia Lutheran 9:15.01<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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New storefront open in Decatur!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

4×200 Relay<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Bishop Chatard 1:42.95<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Delta 1:48.71<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11. Heritage 1:51.20<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Di’M Williams White-DiN Williams White-Hess-Lybarger<\/p>\n\n\n\n

22. Jay County 1:57.06<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carpenter-Beiswanger-Hemmelgarn-Kunkler<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4×400 Relay<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Bishop Chatard 3:57.58<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Concordia Lutheran 4:17.52<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13. Heritage 4:19.85<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Medina-Hess-DiN Williams White-Lybarger<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14. Norwell 4:21.34<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fausz-Tucker-Williamson-Dale<\/p>\n\n\n\n

19. Delta 4:27.21<\/p>\n\n\n\n

22. Canterbury 4:28.68<\/p>\n\n\n\n

23. Bluffton 4:36.91<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Raber-Sonnigsen-Lee-Kunkel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DMR<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Concordia Lutheran 12:02.56<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weller-Gentz-Crass-Weller<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15. Bluffton 13:40.88<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kunkel-Raber-Sonnigsen-Ramseyer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

20. Blackhawk Christian 13:48.91<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pole Vault<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Amelia Smith-Guerin Catholic 13-00.25<\/p>\n\n\n\n

High Jump<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Waverly Woolever-Hamilton Heights 5-06<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Long Jump<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Reese Backus-Delta 18-07.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

16. Olivia Lybarger-Heritage 15-09<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shot Put<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Ellyse Walden-Western 45-03.75<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Alexa Walter-Heritage 43-02<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Lenai Riddle-Heritage 41-09.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

18. Ruth Sherck-Delta 33-02.25<\/p>\n\n\n\n

19. Alexandria Koby-Bluffton 32-11.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

20. Riley Roy-Heritage 32-07.5<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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