Walden is co-Athlete of the Week

state meet

Kokomo Tribune - Saturday, June 8, 2026

By Tribune sports staff
 
  • NAME: Ellyse Walden
  • SPORT: Girls track and field
  • SCHOOL: Western
  • GRADE: Senior
  • ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Walden capped her high school career in style by winning the shot put title at the IHSAA State Finals. The Ball-State bound thrower had a winning mark of 47 feet, 8.5 inches, which dusted the competition. She had a winning margin of nearly 3 feet. Walden won a second medal by taking sixth place in the discus with a heave of 138-9. She closes her Panther career as a four-time medalist at state.

Western’s Ellyse Walden is shown at the IHSAA Girls Track and Field State Finals on Friday, June 5, 2026. She is this year’s state champion in shot put. Photo Provided