Vote now: Who are the J&C Athletes of the Week for May 13-18?

Records were made to be broken. And there were plenty of new times captured during the IHSAA track and field sectional meets.

On the golf course, a college-bound golfer splashed the green and holed key putts and a tennis duo continued its undefeated streak during an action-packed week of sports in the Lafayette area.

Now, it's time to vote for who should be the J&C Athletes of the Week. There are five male and five female nominees based on their performances between May 13-18. Voting ends Thursday at noon.

Andres Negron-Carrero, Harrison, senior, track

Negron-Carrero's status as a walk-on for Purdue track could change after another impressive run. The senior ran the 400 in 48.82 seconds and broke a 30-year-old sectional record in West Lafayette last Thursday. Negron-Carrero also helped Harrison break the 4x400-meter relay record in 3:22.20.

Sam Peter, Faith Christian, senior, golf

Peter shot a 70 (-2) under at the West Lafayette Invite last Saturday at Ackerman-Allen Course on the campus of Purdue University. Peter, who will play at Indiana Wesleyan University next spring, leads a program at Faith Christian ranked No. 16 in Indiana.

Nikolaus Papadogiannis, Harrison, freshman, track

Winning and specializing in one throwing event wasn't good enough for freshman Nickolaus Papadogiannis. He was in a class of his own, winning both the discus and shotput events at the IHSAA track sectional in West Lafayette last Thursday. He threw the discus 147 feet, 5 inches, which was 4 feet, 1 inch further than the second-place regional qualifier. His shot put was 46 feet, 7 inches — nine inches farther than the runner-up.

Angelo Hausmanis, Lafayette Jeff, senior, track

The Lafayette Jeff senior won the high jump with a leap of 6 feet, 1 inch at the West Lafayette sectional meet. Hausmanis outperformed seniors Cayden Davis of Clinton Prairie and Harrison senior Kasen Newton, who each jumped six feet.

Noah Wykoff, McCutcheon, senior, track

Noah Wykoff outlasted challenges from Frankfort brothers Owen and Ethan Hudspith and Lafayette Jeff senior Mason Killebrew in pole vault last Thursday. Wykoff lunged and lifted himself 13 feet over the vaulting bar to capture first place at the sectional track meet in West Lafayette. The Hudspiths and Killebrew each finished second with vaults of 12 feet, 6 inches.

Henny Schminke, West Lafayette, senior, track

The Cornell signee Schminke has used her athleticism gained as a squash and lacrosse player and employed them to become one of the area's strongest multi-event track athletes in 2024. Schminke won three events, including the 800, 1,600 and 4x400 relay at the Harrison sectional. Schminke helped her team break its previous sectional record in the 4x400 relay with a time of 4:00.90 while capturing the 800 in 2:16.62 and 1,600 in 5:11.96.

Eva Stokes, Harrison, freshman, track

Harrison is seemingly creating a new chain of dominance in track with the emergence of another freshman in Stokes, who overcame the slick cemented circle during a wet day in West Lafayette to win the sectional title in discus last Tuesday. Stokes won with a throw of 113 feet, 6 inches.

Ella Henry and Bliss Ulery, Central Catholic, tennis

Henry and Ulery paved their way to another impressive string of victories during its successive run through the Indiana tennis team on Friday. The duo captured the IHSAA title in Frankfort and is 19-0 for the Knights in 2024.

Taylor Hornbeck, Clinton Prairie, track, junior

The junior pole vaulter pulled herself up and over the bar with a winning height of 10 feet, 6 inches to claim the sectional championship last Tuesday at Harrison. Horneck finished above sophomore Amy Schminke, who was second at 10 feet, 3 inches.

Na'arah Baird, Crawfordsville, track, junior

Baird earned Crawfordsville's lone first-place finish at the sectional track meet by winning the long jump last Tuesday. Baird leaped 17 feet, 10.5 inches, which was five inches further than the runner-up.

Ethan Hanson is the sports reporter for the Journal & Courier in Lafayette. He can be reached at ehanson@gannett.com , on Twitter at EthanAHanson and Instagram at ethan_a_hanson .

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