Purdue nabbed one of the top distance runners in the state of Indiana when Jonnie Guy committed to the Boilermakers. Guy finished third at Brown County Semi-State before finishing 14th at the Indiana State Cross Country Meet. He finished his cross country campaign with a 28th place showing at the Foot Locker Midwest Regional in a time of 15:43.00.  

In its 27th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with ESPNHS, today announced Futsum Zeinasellassie of North Central HS as its 2011-12 Gatorade Indiana Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year.  Zeinasellassie is the first Gatorade Indiana Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year to be chosen from North Central HS.  

Warren Central senior Terry Batemon is one of the top pole vaulters in Indiana and throughout the nation. Batemon placed seventh at last year's New Balance Indoor Nationals with a personal best vault of 15'9. This year he believes he can not only go above 16 feet, but possibly 17. See how he got started in the sport, what else he is looking forward to this season, and more.

Franklin Central senior Jason Crist has made his college decision and will stay in state for the next four years. Crist chose Indiana University over offers from Butler, NC, State and Purdue. He says in the end it was a special feeling that separated the Hoosiers from the rest.

A trio of Sunshine State track stars returned home to train for 2012 season and gear up for the Olympics in London. Bershawn "Batman" Jackson, Jamaal Torrance, and Moses Washington spent a couple of days at the National Training Center in Clermont working on their speed and strength. 

 In its 27th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with ESPN HS, today announced Ashley Erba of Warsaw Community High School as its 2011-12 Gatorade Indiana Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year.  Erba is the first Gatorade Indiana Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year to be chosen from Warsaw Community High School.  

Purdue running back Akeem Hunt crouches down into his stance, ready to explode with a burst of speed and leave the competition behind him. But this time of year, it's in Lambert Fieldhouse rather than Ross-Ade Stadium. Hunt, along with five other football players, will be competing for the Purdue track and field team this spring. (via Purdue Exponent)

The first meet of the new year for the men’s and women’s track and field teams will be the Indiana Open on Saturday, which takes place at Harry Gladstein Fieldhouse on the Bloomington campus. (via Indiana Daily Student)

Indiana Tech track and field is proud to announce the signing of Quinton Jones (Ft. Wayne, IN/Leo HS). Quinton is a multiple-time state qualifier formally at Harding High School. (via WANE TV)