The REPORTER
The Noblesville girls and Fishers boys cross country teams both defended sectional championships last Saturday at the Millers’ Chanquapin Ridge Cross Country Course at White River Elementary School.
In the girls meet, Noblesville scored 53 points, comfortably ahead of runner-up Hamilton Southeastern’s 72. The Millers won for the fourth year in a row and seventh time in program history. Noblesville landed three runners in the top 10: Riley Flynn placed fifth, Ansley Applegate was sixth and Jayde Stamm placed ninth.
The Royals had two runners finish in the top 10. Elizabeth Butler took third in a time of 17 minutes, 50.4 seconds, while Catherine Campbell finished eighth.
Westfield took third as a team, scoring 76 points. Alivia Lozier had the best finish among the county girls, clocking in at 17:47.4 to place second. Pendleton Heights’ Ava Jarrell dominated the race, winning in a time of 17:21.9.
Westfield’s Alivia Lozier (1151) finished second in the girls race and was the top county runner at the sectional. Hamilton Southeastern’s Elizabeth Butler (976) placed third, while Noblesville’s Riley Flynn (1054) and Ansley Applegate (1049) took fifth and sixth respectively. (Mike Kepner)
The Arabians took fourth with 109 points, followed by Fishers in fifth place with 119 points. The Tigers were led by Bella Murch’s seventh-place finish.
The top five teams advance to Saturday’s Shelbyville regional at Blue River Park. In addition, the top 15 runners not on an advancing team move on to the regional. Hamilton Heights and Guerin Catholic will have several runners moving on.
The Huskies were led by Allie Bushey’s 10th place individual finish. She will be joined by teammates Anna Monnin, Amira Leer, Ayla Madara and Kendall Moe. Golden Eagles runners advancing are Taylor Tragesser, Keira Hines, Sophia Galvin, Ella Smith, Delaney Gould and Kara Van Woerkom.
In the boys meet, Fishers edged out Noblesville, with the Tigers totaling 52 points and the Millers racking up 57 points. Fishers won a sectional title for the sixth time in program history.
Tigers senior Sam Quagliaroli was the race winner, blasting his way through the course in a time of 14:46.3, over 43 seconds ahead of second place. Nate Thomas placed seventh for Fishers.
Noblesville had three runners in the top 10. John Libs placed second, Banner Barnes was fourth and senior Jack Strong took 10th place.
Hamilton Southeastern finished a strong third with 61 points. Liam Powers placed third individually while Nicolas Vega finished eighth.
Westfield totaled 89 points to place fourth as a team. Ty Conner took fifth place to lead the Shamrocks.
Guerin Catholic scored 168 points for the fifth-place spot, joining the other schools in advancing to the regional. Luke Moster placed 11th.
Hamilton Heights had five runners advance to regional as individuals: Rudy Bowman, Isaiah Heuer, Will Monnin, Aiden Clarke and Hudson Holt.
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Carmel swept the team trophies at the North Central sectional last Saturday.
The Greyhounds girls team scored 27 points, placing all seven of its runners in the top 16. Annabel Pollert led the way with a runner-up finish; she clocked in at 17:55.8.
Carmel’s boys were even more dominant, scoring 21 points and landing six runners in the top eight. Jonah Kaul was the race winner in 15:36.4, with Jack Capes placing second.
The Greyhounds advance to the Brownsburg regional on Saturday. The girls team won its first title since 2020 and 37th overall, while the boys won their fourth in a row and 49th overall.
In addition, four University boys will move on to regional as individuals: Finlay Reid, Mario Buoscio, Henry Wang and Walter Wilson. Two University girls also advance: Laurel Gough-McKeown and Kelley Trowbridge. University’s boys placed seventh with 188 points and the girls were ninth with 242 points.
RESULTS
At Noblesville
GIRLS MEET
Team scores: Noblesville 53, Hamilton Southeastern 72, Westfield 76, Pendleton Heights 109, Fishers 119, Hamilton Heights 139, Guerin Catholic 163, Lebanon 203, Shenandoah 269.
Race winner: Ava Jarrell (Pendleton Heights) 17:21.9.
Noblesville runners: 5. Riley Flynn 18:22.4, 6. Ansley Applegate 18:30.6, 9. Jayde Stamm 18:41.3, 12. Brinkley Cooper 18:50.8, 21. Kate Mumaw 19:40.4, 23. Ella Wirkner 19:45.5, 27. Lexi Miller 19:49.4.
Southeastern runners: 3. Elizabeth Butler 17:50.4, 8. Catherine Campbell 18:38.7, 15. Ava Powers 19:08.8, 22. Raegan Hissong 19:40.5, 24. Ciara Kepner 19:47.0, 25. Addison Smith 19:47.2, 29. Anaya Lammie 19:55.8.
Westfield runners: 2. Alivia Lozier 17:47.4, 17. Mackenna Condon 19:13.8, 18. Sam Foster 19:18.8, 19. Carly Davis 19:29.6, 20 Gianna Ferreri 19:31.7, 34. Maggie Naas 20:14.7, 36. Ella Bozarth 20:24.4.
Fishers runners: 7. Bella Murch 18:30.9, 11. Caitlin Hawkins 18:49.3, 31. Mia Quagliaroli 20:06.7, 33. Allie Belush 20:11.3, 37. Eve Ziino 20:40.1, 40. Melanie Perez 20:43.3, 48. Ashley Wright 21:29.1.
Heights runners: 10. Allie Bushey 18:46.5, 16. Anna Monnin 19:09.8, 30. Amira Leer 20:01.8, 38. Ayla Madara 20:40.8, 45. Kendall Moe 21:02.1, 55. Hattie Graham 22:10.3, 61. Selah Heuer 25:56.9.
Guerin Catholic runners: 14. Taylor Tragesser 18:55.8, 26. Keira Hines 19:48.7, 39. Sophia Galvin 20:43.3, 41. Ella Smith 20:44.2, 43. Delaney Gould 20:56.9, 47. Kara Van Woerkom 21:13.7, 50. Brinna Wolf 21:46.0.
BOYS MEET
Team scores: Fishers 52, Noblesville 57, Hamilton Southeastern 61, Westfield 89, Guerin Catholic 168, Pendleton Heights 177, Hamilton Heights 192, Lebanon 243, Tipton 256, Lapel 266, Tri-Central 351, Anderson 358, Anderson Prep 367, Shenandoah 407.
Race winner: Sam Quagliaroli (Fishers) 14:46.3.
Other Fishers runners: 7. Nate Thomas 15:43.4, 13. Parker Melling 15:57.0, 15. Dylan Wolf 15:59.8, 16. Grant Yount 16:05.2, 29. Bryson Slagle 16:46.2, 38. Cooper Mohr 17:08.4.
Noblesville runners: 2. John Libs 15:29.6, 4. Banner Barnes 15:36.0, 10. Jack Strong 15:50.3, 19. Cooper Click 16:09.9, 22. Noah Melton 16:18.4, 26. Jack Shinneman 16:32.0, 34. Jack Rush 16:50.6.
Southeastern runners: 3. Liam Powers 15:32.4, 8. Nicolas Vega 15:45.2, 12. Isaac Smith 15:55.4, 17. Zachary Swedarsky 16:07.1, 21. Riley Schamp 16:16.2, 23. Tate Watson 16:27.4, 24. Will Henning 16:27.4.
Westfield runners: 5. Ty Conner 15:39.7, 14. Will Snedeker 15:58.3, 18. Owen Mohler 16:08.6, 25. Luke Moulder 16:30.0, 27. Nathan McKeever 16:32.2, 28. Owen Dilley 16:40.7, 37. Caleb Haney 16:55.6.
Guerin Catholic runners: 11. Luke Moster 15:51.1, 35. Sean Laferriere 16:51.9, 39. Austin Rankin 17:10.3, 41. Luke Ross 17:18.6, 42. Hunter Kinzle-Gorman 17:22.1, 43. Cole Eckstein 17:24.5, 44. Ashton Sommer 17:26.0.
Heights runners: 20. Rudy Bowman 16:15.4, 31. Isaiah Heuer 16:47.4, 46. Will Monnin 17:46.6, 47. Aiden Clarke 17:48.0, 48. Hudson Holt 18:13.1, 53. Charles Wedmore 18:22.4, 68. Max Bowman 19:29.2.
At North Central
GIRLS MEET
Team scores: Carmel 27, Bishop Chatard 58, North Central 61, Zionsville 84, Herron 153, Park Tudor 188, Heritage Christian 194, Western Boone 236, University 242, Shortridge 289.
Race winner: Julia Score (Bishop Chatard) 17:29.1.
Carmel runners: 2. Annabel Pollert 17:55.8, 3. Sadie Foley 18:06.1, 4. Larkin Taylor 18:23.2, 7. Ella Gaddis 18:43.7, 11. Olivia Mundt 18:58.1, 14. Margo Halle 19:20.9, 16. Katy Dascoli 19:23.6.
University runners: 25. Laurel Gough McKeown 20:16.8, 42. Kelley Trowbridge 22:23.9, 55. Raya Stennis 24:51.1, 58. Polina Nix 25:16.3, 62. Irene Guijarro Romero 26:12.5.
BOYS MEET
Team scores: Carmel 21, Zionsville 53, North Central 84, Bishop Chatard 97, Heritage Christian 163, Herron 181, University 188, Western Boone 224, Park Tudor 234, Riverside 314.
Race winner: Jonah Kaul (Carmel) 15:36.4.
Other Carmel runners: 2. Jack Capes 15:38.9, 5. Carter Buhr 16:01.0, 6. Will Gilhooly 16:03.5, 7. Cohen Levy 16:04.1, 8. Deklin Bowser 16:04.6, 17. Kiefer Jay 16:56.2.
University runners: 21. Finlay Reid 17:02.6, 36. Mario Buoscio 17:54.3, 42. Henry Wang 18:08.0, 46. Walter Wilson 18:24.0, 49. Mikey Cardwell 18:44.8, 58. Rhys Litke 19:44.9, 60. Conor Bergerson Dana 20:12.4.