Records
Boys HS Hammer - 12lb
Ben Stancombe, Bloomington, IN
Bloomington South High School
218'-04" | 2009
High School Career:
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Two-time Nike All-American, placing sixth in weight throw indoors and fourth in hammer throw outdoors.
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Placed second in shot put (58-0) and sixth in discus (165-8) at state meet senior year.
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Two-time conference shot put champion, earning all-state and all-conference honors twice.
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Team captain as a senior… set school record in shot put (60-4)… other best marks were 178-4 in discus, 218-4 in 12-pound hammer throw, 197-4 in 6-kilogram hammer throw and 67-10 in 25-pound weight throw.
College commitment: Iowa University (Hawkeyes)
South senior Ben Stancombe lets the hammer fly Tuesday during hammer throw practice with former North and IU standout Wil Fleming at the Indiana University hammer field. Photo credit: Chris Howell | Herald-Times 6/20/08
Girls HS Hammer - 4Kg
Hannah Alexander, Noblesville, IN
Noblesville High School
166'-10"' | 2024
High School Career:
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IHSAA State Champion in girls discus (2023) with a throw of 158-8 (48.36m); she placed 4th in discus as a senior in 2024.
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Multiple-time USATF Indiana Athlete of the Year (15-16 age group in 2022, and again as a senior).
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Earned three All-American titles at the USATF Junior Olympic National Championships in 2022 (Sacramento): National Champion in discus (15-16 age group), 2nd in shot put, 5th in hammer. She was the only Indiana athlete to win a national title and earn three All-American honors that year.
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In 2023 (Eugene, OR): Another three All-American honors — 2nd in discus, 4th in shot put, 6th in hammer.
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2023 at the Adidas Indoor Nationals, she earned bronze in the weight throw (48-9.5 / ~14.87m), but the 2024 meet was where she took the gold with a toss of 16.27 meters (53 feet, 4.5 inches) — this set a new meet record.
College Commitment: Indiana University (Hoosiers)
Hannah Alexander at the 2024 USATF Junior Olympic Regional Championships held in Terre Haute at Indiana State University. Photo credit: Audra Kalvar
Boys HS Weight - 25lb
Cory Martin, Bloomington, IN
Edgewood High School
73'-03.5"' | 2003
High School Career:
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IHSAA State Champion in discus throw in 2003 with a winning throw of 174'0".
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Runner-up at the 2003 IHSAA State Meet in shot put with 61'8".
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Represented the U.S. at the 2004 World Junior Championships in Grosseto, Italy (15th in qualifying with 66.41m in the 6 kg hammer).
College Commitment: Auburn University (Tigers)
Cory Martin of Auburn was second in the weight throw at 76-4 1/4 (23.27m) in the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Walker Pavilion at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark. on Friday, March 9, 2007. Photo credit: Kirby Lee via AP.
Girls HS Weight - 20lb
Hannah Alexander, Noblesville, IN
Noblesville High School
55'-11"' | 2024
High School Career:
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IHSAA State Champion in girls discus (2023) with a throw of 158-8 (48.36m); she placed 4th in discus as a senior in 2024.
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Multiple-time USATF Indiana Athlete of the Year (15-16 age group in 2022, and again as a senior).
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Earned three All-American titles at the USATF Junior Olympic National Championships in 2022 (Sacramento): National Champion in discus (15-16 age group), 2nd in shot put, 5th in hammer. She was the only Indiana athlete to win a national title and earn three All-American honors that year.
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In 2023 (Eugene, OR): Another three All-American honors — 2nd in discus, 4th in shot put, 6th in hammer.
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2023 at the Adidas Indoor Nationals, she earned bronze in the weight throw (48-9.5 / ~14.87m), but the 2024 meet was where she took the gold with a toss of 16.27 meters (53 feet, 4.5 inches) — this set a new meet record.
College Commitment: Indiana University (Hoosiers)
Hannah Alexander at the 2024 Southeast Showdown. Photo credit: Audra Kalvar