Merrillville Boys Track & Field Top Qualifiers & Rankings

Note: This is an official list of top in-season performances as recognized by the IHSAA.

60 Meters

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Athlete
Year
Time
Meet
Meet Date
Curtis Walker
SO
6.95
2026 Indian Open
Mar 7, 2026
Demarco Easter
SR
7.08
Portage Last Chance Qualifier
Mar 21, 2026
Cameron Jordan
JR
7.23
Portage Last Chance Qualifier
Mar 21, 2026
Rae'sean Shelley
JR
7.23
Portage Last Chance Qualifier
Mar 21, 2026

60 Hurdles

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Athlete
Year
Time
Meet
Meet Date
Keon Strong
SR
8.32
Portage Last Chance Qualifier
Mar 21, 2026
Juelz Richardson
FR
9.08
Portage Last Chance Qualifier
Mar 21, 2026
Noah Jones
FR
9.08
Portage Last Chance Qualifier
Mar 21, 2026

3200 Meters

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Athlete
Year
Time
Meet
Meet Date
Aiden Chavez
SR
10:17.18
2026 HSR West Lafayette Qualifier
Mar 12, 2026
Eric Dotson
JR
10:30.58
2026 HSR West Lafayette Qualifier
Mar 12, 2026

High Jump

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Athlete
Year
Mark
Conv
Meet
Meet Date
Gregory Hughes
SR
5' 10"
1.77m
Portage Last Chance Qualifier
Mar 21, 2026
Josiah Jones
SR
5' 10"
1.77m
Portage Last Chance Qualifier
Mar 21, 2026
Keon Strong
SR
5' 6"
1.67m
2026 HSR West Lafayette Qualifier
Mar 12, 2026
Antonio Knott
JR
5' 4"
1.62m
2026 Indian Open
Mar 7, 2026

Pole Vault

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Athlete
Year
Mark
Conv
Meet
Meet Date
Demarco Easter
SR
16' 4.75"
4.99m
Hoosier State Relays Finals (Large Schools)
Mar 28, 2026
Jovon Anderson
SR
14' 3"
4.34m
Hoosier State Relays Finals (Large Schools)
Mar 28, 2026
Sean Novak
SO
11' 6"
3.50m
Portage Last Chance Qualifier
Mar 21, 2026
Joshua Cole
SO
9' 0"
2.74m
2026 Indian Open
Mar 7, 2026

Long Jump

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Athlete
Year
Mark
Conv
Meet
Meet Date
Wind
David Deadwiler
SO
21' 8.75"
6.62m
Hoosier State Relays Finals (Large Schools)
Mar 28, 2026
NWI
Curtis Walker
SO
21' 0"
6.40m
2026 NWI Championships
Mar 14, 2026
NWI
Erick Cummings
SR
20' 0.25"
6.10m
2026 HSR West Lafayette Qualifier
Mar 12, 2026
NWI
Josiah Becton
SR
19' 5.25"
5.92m
Portage Last Chance Qualifier
Mar 21, 2026
NWI
James Edwards
JR
19' 5"
5.91m
2026 HSR West Lafayette Qualifier
Mar 12, 2026
NWI

Shot Put

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Athlete
Year
Mark
Conv
Meet
Meet Date
Tremaine Hemingway
JR
50' 5.25"
15.37m
Portage Last Chance Qualifier
Mar 21, 2026
Damion Jones
SR
50' 0"
15.24m
Portage Last Chance Qualifier
Mar 21, 2026
Donovan Simpson
SR
42' 5.75"
12.94m
2026 Indian Open
Mar 7, 2026
Jamaal Cherry
SR
41' 10"
12.75m
2026 Indian Open
Mar 7, 2026

4 x 200 Relay

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Time
Athletes
Meet
Meet Date
1:29.82
Jordan, Strong, Holt, Brown
2026 HSR West Lafayette Qualifier
Mar 12, 2026

4 x 400 Relay

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Time
Athletes
Meet
Meet Date
3:22.49 #
Holt, Strong, Brown, Smoot
2026 Indian Open
Mar 7, 2026

4 x 800 Relay

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Time
Athletes
Meet
Meet Date
8:41.69
Chavez, Dotson, Williams, Bush
Portage Last Chance Qualifier
Mar 21, 2026

Distance Medley Relay

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Time
Athletes
Meet
Meet Date
11:33.89
Dotson, Brown, Williams, Chavez
Portage Last Chance Qualifier
Mar 21, 2026