In the first meets of the season, the Warsaw Tigers came out ready to compete. These meets were the first of the season to give our athletes a chance to race and compete against other schools with the goal of improving our performances while trying to qualify for the HSR (Hoosier State Relays) Finals. The Hoosier State Relays series is a month-long series of qualifying meets to allow the top individuals and relays to qualify to compete at HSR finals at the new Indiana Farm Bureau Fall Creek Pavilion on March 28. Only the top 24 relays and individuals (18 for high jump and 12 for pole vault) in the State are invited to compete. Regular updates to the rankings can be found at indiana.tfrrs.org (HSR Large School) The Tigers started off 2026 strong with multiple individuals and relays showcasing their dedicated hard work in the pre-season with incredible results that established in Personal Bests and Season Bests. Their results also put us in a great position to qualify many relays and individuals to the HSR Finals. Stand out Individual performances: Jordan Randall- High Jump (IWU #2): Cleared 7’ 0” and is ranked #1 in Indiana Jackson Gackenheimer- 3200m (IWU #1): Ran 9:21.04 and is ranked #2 in Indiana Tucker Reed- Pole Vault (IWU #1): 14’0” and is ranked #5 in Indiana Cooper Hummitch- Pole Vault (IWU #1): 13’ 6” ranked #6 in Indiana Relay Performances: All Tiger relays performed well with mixed up line ups (illness and absences) but many ran faster than we did one year ago! Relay line ups will continue to be altered this week as we put our fastest runners together to qualify for HSr Finals. Additional standout performances and Personal Bests: Zander Bail ran a new 60H PB and is just .01 off the school record. Parker Sweet ran a PB in the 60H, and almost breaking the 9 second barrier for the first time. Andrew Robertson ran a PB in the 60H dropping over a second from his times in 2025. Jordan Randall split a 23.3 in his 200m leg of the 4x200m at IWU #2. Ethan Sinclair jumped set a new indoor Personal Best of 19’ 8.25” Colton Beard jumped set a new indoor Personal Best of 19’ 7.75” Layton Williams broke his previous [PB] by over 2 feet at PFW. Hudsen Dirck and Ted Grandon cleared 5’10” for the first time in HJ and both nearly got 6’ 0” Ethan Rivich overcame day 1 issues and threw a massive [PB] over over 2’ in throwing 47’0” in Shot Put on Saturday. Hunter Dillon, Logan Arnett, Shane Fitzgerald, and Perker Sweet all run new 60m PBs. This was a great start to the season and shows the dedicated work and attention to detail these young men have demonstrated over the past few months. Full results can be seen here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oc4s6R0de_BkB3MH5qpwREG9XDgvujlc-9WbrpG9Rak/edit?usp=sharing Next meets: Monday, March 9 vs Churubusco at home (outdoors) with a 5:30p Field Event start and 6:00p Running Event start. All athletes need to be in the locker room by 4:15p to get uniforms and meet instructions. Meet line ups will be posted on SY and PS by Sunday evening. Saturday, March 14 at IWU #3 (10a start) and the Bulldog Invite at Indiana Tech (9a start). We will send two squads to different locations on Saturday to give more athletes a chance to compete, establish new personal bests, and qualify for HSR. Line ups will be presented by Tuesday’s practice.