The LaPorte Girls Track and Field varsity placed second a the 11th annual Dick Deardurff Invitational on April 25, 2026. The scores were as follows: 1- Crown Point (155.5) 2- LaPorte (147) 3- Rochester Community (112.5) 4- New Prairie (69) 5- Wheeler (44) 6- John Glenn (29) 7- Michigan City (24) 8- Lowell (20) Top 10 Finishers were as follows: 4x800m Relay- Madalyn Kreamer, Denisse Luna, Kate Howes, Madeline Johnson (11:31.59) 3rd Place 100m Hurdles- Lana Schable (18.60) 3rd Place, Si’Ana Lewis (20.25) 7th Place 100m Dash- Kyria Zapala (13.02) 1st Place, Taniya Campbell (13.25) 3rd Place 1600m Run- Caylin VanShoyck (5:36.43) 1st Place, Vivian Leniski (5:55.62) 6th Place 4x100m Relay- Olivia Yuhasz, Piper Cushway, Kyria Zapala, Taniya Campbell (51.87) 2nd Place 400m Dash- Samantha Best (1:06.66) 5th Place 300m Hurdles- Lana Schable (51.59) 2nd Place, Harlow Cushway (1:02.75) 9th Place 800m Run- Caylin VanShoyck (2:35.35) 1st Place, Madalyn Kreamer (2:38.30) 3rd Place 200m Dash- Kyria Zapala (26.92) 1st Place, Olivia Yuhasz (29.76) 9th Place 4x400m Relay- Madalyn Kreamer, Lana Schable, Piper Cushway, Olivia Yuhasz (4:29.08) 3rd Place High Jump- Claire Hardesty (4’6”) 5th Place Pole Vault- Anna Beck (7'6") 2nd Place, Josie Smith (7’6”) 4th Place Long Jump- Taniya Campbell (15’2.25) 5th Place Discus- Esme Harner (80-00) 5th Place, Rae Dawsey (78-02) 6th Place Shot Put- Rae Dawsey (32-01) 1st Place, Alyviah Mason (31-05) 3rd Place The LPGTF girls had a fantastic day of competition despite the wind and cold. We left the day with some hardware and personal records. We would like to thank all of our track athletes and the meet workers for allowing the day to go so smoothly… your continued support is what makes this team what it is! LPGTF will be back in action on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at the Slicer Track Complex for another DAC match up.