1953 IHSAA BOYS STATE T&F MEET  
  Arsenal Technical HS, Indianapolis  
  May 23, 1953
  (only winning performances are known) * Meet Record
   
 
                 
  100 Yard  
1. John Allen 12 Whiting 10.2  
2. John Vernon 12 Logansport  
3. Robert Ewing 12 Ft. Wayne North Side  
4. Lawrence Jackson 11 Indpls. Attucks  
5. Bernard Haag 11 LaPorte  
                 
                 
  220 Yard (Straight)  
1. Robert Ewing 12 Ft. Wayne North Side 22.1  
2. John Allen 12 Whiting  
3. Lawrence Jackson 11 Indpls. Attucks  
4. Bill Mace 12 Indpls. Shortridge  
5. Donald Snow 12 Hammond  
                 
                 
  440 Yard (One Turn)  
1. Donald Ward 12 Marion 49.2 *  
2. Leroy Howard 12 Gary Froebel  
3. Melvin Larry 11 Gary Froebel  
4. Charles Libich 12 Gary Tolleston  
5. Floyd McGoffney 12 Terre Haute Gerstmeyer  
                 
                 
  880 Yard  
1. James DeGraff 12 Elkhart 2:00.2  
2. Ralph Hunter 12 Evansville Bosse  
3. Thomas Archey 12 Marion  
4. Bill Woods 11 Brazil  
5. Richard Bradley 12 Rushville  
                 
                 
  Mile  
1. Tom New 12 Muncie Central 4:26.3  
2. Albert Nunn 10 Terre Haute Wiley  
3. Tom Rusler 12 Indpls. Washington  
4. Max Truex 11 Warsaw  
5. Tom Linnemeier 11 Ft. Wayne Concordia  
                 
                 
  120 Yard Hurdles (39")  
1. Donald Kendt 12 Gary Tolleston 15.4  
2. Clifford Dunton 12 Ft. Wayne North Side  
3. Gary McAfee 12 Ft. Wayne North Side  
4. John Abell 11 South Bend Riley  
5. Gaylord Davis 12 LaPorte  
                 
                 
  180 Yard Hurdles (30", Straight)  
1. John Abell 11 South Bend Riley 20.4  
2. Robert Buck 10 Gary Froebel  
3. Clifford Dunton 12 Ft. Wayne North Side  
4. James Long 11 Ft. Wayne North Side  
5. Franklin Gentry 12 Gary Roosevelt  
                 
                 
  880 Yard Relay  
1. Hammond N/A +  
  Donald Snow 12, James Sane 12,  
  Wayne Freeman 12, Robert George 12  
2. Gary Froebel  
3. Ft. Wayne North Side  
4. Terre Haute Garfield  
5. Goshen  
  + Indpls. Broad Ripple won 1:31.1 but was disqualified; Hammond's time is unknown  
                 
                 
  Mile Relay  
1. Gary Froebel 3:24.7 *  
  Leroy Howard 12, John McCloud 11,  
  Serafin Nava 12, Melvin Larry 11  
2. Elkhart  
3. Indpls. Arsenal Technical  
4. Muncie Central  
5. Ft. Wayne North Side  
                 
                 
  High Jump  
1. James Tinzley 12 Gary Froebel 6' 00 1/8  
2. Richard Murray 11 Elkhart  
+3. Ronald Cordell 12 Martinsville  
+3. Robert Crawford 11 Muncie Central  
+3. Carl Miller 12 Muncie Central  
  + tie  
                 
                 
  Pole Vault  
1. James Johnston Sr. 11 Hobart 12' 02 1/2  
2. Dick Liechty 12 South Bend Riley  
+3. Leon Agullana 11 Muncie Central  
+3. Bill Black 12 Warren Central  
+3. Basil Kristoff 12 Hammond Clark  
+3. Jerry Lounsbury 12 Muncie Central  
+3. Donald Phend 11 Columbia City  
  + tie  
                 
                 
  Long Jump  
1. Louis Williams 10 East Chicago Roosevelt 22' 01 3/8  
2. James Leverette 10 Anderson  
3. Tommy Fletcher 11 Richmond  
4. Donald Bozeman 12 East Chicago Washington  
5. Donald Rondeau 12 Columbia City  
                 
                 
  Shot Put (12 lb)  
1. Richard Brown 12 Twelve Mile 55' 07 *  
2. Jerry Lane 12 Northwestern  
3. Allen Conner 12 Muncie Burris  
4. John McConnell 12 Gary Mann  
5. Joe Checkley 12 Elkhart  
                 
   
  Discus  
  Not Contested 1917-1972  
   
 
   
  Team Scores (5-4-3-2-1 for individual events, 10-8-6-4-2 for relays)  
1. Gary Froebel 34  
2. Ft. Wayne North Side 28  
3. Elkhart 18  
4. Muncie Central 15 2/5  
5. Hammond 11  
5. South Bend Riley 11  
7. Whiting 9  
8. Marion 8  
9. Gary Tolleston 7  
10. Indpls. Arsenal Technical 6  
11. East Chicago Roosevelt 5  
11. Hobart 5  
11. Indpls. Attucks 5  
11. Twelve Mile 5  
15. Anderson 4  
15. Evansville Bosse 4  
15. Logansport 4  
15. Northwestern 4  
15. Terre Haute Garfield 4  
15. Terre Haute Wiley 4  
21. Indpls. Washington 3  
21. Muncie Burris 3  
21. Richmond 3  
24. Columbia City 2 1/5  
25. Brazil 2  
25. East Chicago Washington 2  
25. Gary Mann 2  
25. Goshen 2  
25. Indpls. Shortridge 2  
25. LaPorte 2  
25. Martinsville 2  
25. Warsaw 2  
33. Hammond Clark 1 1/5  
33. Warren Central 1 1/5  
35. Ft. Wayne Concordia 1  
35. Gary Roosevelt 1  
35. Rushville 1  
35. Terre Haute Gerstmeyer 1