| 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 | ||||||