Chesterton's Dominic Raffin clears the bar in the pole vault event Thursday night at the Valparaiso Regional.

Wheeler was at Munster's Ed Woodrick Invitational on May 2 when sophomore Jake Wasz approached Bearcats coach Luis Guillen about trying the long jump.

HAMMOND | Zach Schreiber feels a little bit like David on an ancient battlefield.

Advancement: Top three finishers in each event and any additional finishers who make the qualifying standard in the event advance to the June 7 state finals in Bloomington.

CHESTERTON | In an individual high school sport like track and field, is there really value in winning a postseason team title besides adding to the trophy case?

LaPorte's Elena Lancioni, Hobart's Celena Guerrero and Portage's Kyra Bell congratulate each other at the end of the 1,600-meter run at the Chesterton Regional on Tuesday.