Athletic Banquet: Katie Mullock Surprise Point Leader for Tiger Track Girls

Katie Mullock was the surprise winner of the Bill Gladstone Jr. Memorial Traveling Trophy that is passed from one athlete to the next this year. She accepted the award from teammate Jessica Garrett, who had been in a neck and neck competition with Brooke Gilland last year for the award. Janet Gladstone, who presented the trophy in memory of her late husband, said that records were good, especially for track even when the record you set is only a personal best. Katie Mullock, while she did not place a lot of firsts, consistently placed in the 100, 200, Long Jump, and other events and moved up in the standings in the sprint events as the season progressed. She set a personal best in winning the Long Jump at Stanberry. Nobody has ever won the trophy four years in a row on the girls side, but Katie Mullock has made a start of it as a freshman. Eli Mullock was the winner on the boys side, consistently winning all year in the 100 and 200 in defending his state title.

The boys basketball team celebrated their 17-10 season as they finished third in the GRC behind Hamilton and South Harrison and battled every game and won their first tournament in 15 years. Provisional letter winners were Grant Parman, Dylan Kinsella, Lane Craven, Andrew Mullock, and Travis Troutwine. Brian Hall was a first-year letter winner while Alex Harmening, Wyatt McClain, Jordan Harding, Todd Harding, Eli Mullock, and Bryce Ross were returning letter winners. Recognized for unanimous all-conference honors was Bryce Ross as well as the all-district squad. Todd Harding was recognized for Honorable Mention All Conference. Named to the Academic All-Conference squad were Brian Hall, Alex Harmening, Jordan Harding, and Todd Harding. Alex Harmening finished his career second on the all time steals chart and also got the single season steals record.

Awarded the "Mr. Offense" awards were Todd Harding and Bryce Ross. Coach Chris Healy said that he could tell when Todd was not on the court because they would struggle on offense when he was off the court. He said that a common comment from other coaches was, "I don't know how he does it." Bryce Ross led the team in scoring and was third in the conference in scoring as well. He sported a deadly midrange jumper that was tough for other teams to stop.

Awarded the "Mr. Defense" awards were Alex Harmening, Jordan Harding, and Eli Mullock. Alex rewrote the steals record book for the Tigers while Jordan was one of the most versatile players on the team as he could guard a 6'4" post player one night and the other team's point guard the next night. Eli Mullock made himself into one of the toughest defenders on the team; for instance, he shut down Princeton's best player which led to Worth County's win over Princeton. Team captains were Alex Harmening, Todd Harding, and Wyatt McClain, who was usually the first man off the bench.

The girls were 3-20, but won their first two conference games in two years with wins over Albany and Gallatin. There were around 10 other games that they were close in as well. Brooke Gilland was recognized for leading the team in rebounding with 122; Kiley Reynolds won the Defensive Player of the Year award, while Liz Novak, who led the team in scoring, got Newcomer of the Year Award. Lauren Null was named the most efficient player; she was near the top in most of the stat categories; she was also named to the all-conference squad and was picked for the Lions All-Star games in June. Rebecca Moore received the "Tough Player" award while Brooke Gilland and Lauren Null were recognized for being team captains. The Tigers named several to the all academic squad of the GRC; named were Brooke Gilland, Carli Jackson, Jessica Garrett, Kacey Smyser, Lauren Null, and Rebecca Moore. Lettering were Brooke Gilland, Lauren Null, Jessica Garrett, Carli Jackson, Kacey Smyser, and Kiley Reynolds. First year letter winners were Liz Novak, Kristen Andrews, Katie Mullock, and Claire Andrews. Kaylee Sherer won a provisional letter.

Janice Borey went through some of the highlights of the girls track team. They normally finished between 2nd and 5th at most of their meets. Lettering were Brooke Gilland, Lauren Null, Kiley Reynolds, Rebecca Moore, and Jessica Garrett. First year letter winners were Claire Andrews, Kristen Andrews, Katie Mullock, Liz Novak, and Sheena Fletchall. Brooke Gilland and Lauren Null received medals for participating in track all four years. Named to the academic all-conference team were Lauren Null, Brooke Gilland, Jessica Garrett, and Rebecca Moore. Recognized for qualifying to sectionals were the 4x100 Relay Team, Katie Mullock in the 100 and Long Jump, Claire Andrews in the Pole Vault, and Jessica Garrett and Brooke Gilland in the 100 Hurdles.

Highlights of the boys track team were winning the Albany Double Quad, the Bulldog Relays, finishing second at Graceland, and 3rd at the GRC meet. Lane Craven was given a provisional letter while Shane Kollitz, Andrew Mullock, and Wyatt Rush received first year letters. Lettering were Mitch Andrews, Alex Harmening, Brian Hall, Jordan Harding, Levi Kalal, Eli Mullock, Dallas Greenland, Dylan Kinsella, Grant Parman, Bryce Ross, and Ryan Smith. Eli Mullock was recognized for having the most points with 257 while Brian Hall came in second with 151. Receiving metals for participating all four years were Brian Hall, Mitch Andrews, and Alex Harmening. Given the Most Improved award was Dallas Greenland, who shot up the charts in the discus this year. Recognized for qualifying in districts were Eli in the 100 and 200, Mitch Andrews in the 800, the 4x400 and the 4x800 Relay Teams, Brian Hall and Dallas Greenland in the discus, and Ryan Smith in the 400. Named to the all-academic team were Brian Hall, Jordan Harding, Alex Harmening, and Grant Parman.

Todd Simmons recognized the golf team, who set a school record by qualifying four in districts. They won their first four meets and had balanced scoring through most of the year. First-year letter winners were Will Buffington, Bryson Scott, and Alex Harmening. Letter winners were Todd Harding, Cody Green, Wyatt McClain, and Adam Summers. Wyatt McClain, who seemed to thrive in 40 degree weather with 30 mph winds and who got rid of his baseball swing, got the most improved award. Cody Green, who always seemed to keep the team in their meets, was MVP.