The Fishers cross country teams swept the Terre Haute Savings Bank State Preview Meet, which took place Saturday at the LaVern Gibson Course in Terre Haute, the annual site of the IHSAA state finals.
In the girls race, the Tigers dominated by scoring 62 points, well ahead of runner-up Cathedral’s 126. Six Fishers runners placed in the top 20, led by freshman Vera Schafer, who took 10th. Emma Gillespie was right behind with an 11th-place finish. Also landing in the top 20 were Elizabeth Barrett (13th), Tessa Kraft (15th), Abby Carter (18th) and Miya Wai (19th).
“It was another hot day of racing, but the heat didn’t stop the Tigers from coming home with a victory,” said Fishers coach Beth Jahns. “The girls took advantage of their depth and ran in a pack to dominate the field of runners.”
Westfield placed third, just edged out by the Irish by one point (127). Sarah Coates led the Shamrocks by taking 20th place individually.
Guerin Catholic finished sixth by scoring 159 points and also had the highest-placing Hamilton County runner: Ellie Schroeder took ninth. Paige Schemanske finished in 17th place.
In the boys race, Fishers won by scoring 99 points, comfortably ahead of runner-up Homestead’s 122 points. The Tigers got a top 10 finish from Ethan Meyer, who placed 10th, while Will Clark finished in 13th. Dylan Arive was 23rd and Quintin Goldman took 25th.
Westfield scored 208 points and finished seventh as a team. Max Gutwein’s 34th place finish led the Shamrocks. Guerin Catholic took 12th as a team with 333 points, but had the county’s highest-placing individual: Quinn Gallagher took sixth.
AT TERRE HAUTE
GIRLS RACE
Team scores: Fishers 62, Cathedral 126, Westfield 127, Avon 149, Crown Point 155, Guerin Catholic 159, Evansville Memorial 177, Center Grove 188, Terre Haute South 236, Plainfield 238, Northview 367, Terre Haute North 374, Seeger 404, Christian Academy 410, Perry Meridian 431, Mooresville 463, Danville 464, Greencastle 471, Loogootee 513, Decatur Central 549.
Race winner: Emma Wilson (Greencastle) 18:27.
Fishers runners: 10. Vera Schafer 20:22.3, 11. Emma Gillespie 20:32.0, 13. Elizabeth Barrett 20:38.3, 15. Tessa Kraft 20:39.3, 18. Abby Carter 20:45.1, 19. Miya Wai 20:46.0, 21. Brynn Urban 20:41.7, 23. Corinne Yorkman 20:52.6, 36. Natalie Segura 21:37.7, 37. Lilia Bodnar 21:42.3, 69. Ellie Gaffin 22:27.9, 91. Mia Yates 23:25.4.
Westfield runners: 20. Sarah Coates 20:46.8, 24. Julia Clark 21:00.4, 27. ChristyAnn Delahunty 21:15.8, 31. Kyla Curtis 21:25.6, 39. Ava Zellers 21:47.0, 40. Sophie Porter 21:47.8, 48. Jasmie Herrell 22:03.5, 50. Morgen Houck 22:05.2, 51. Sophia Brown 22:05.4, 64. Alyssa Schleper 22:24.9, 65. Ellie Ketcham 22:26.0, 67. Ashley Baldwin 22:26.7.
Guerin Catholic runners: 9. Ellie Schroeder 20:21.4, 17. Paige Schemanske 20:41.1, 30. Izzy Museck 21:21.2, 56. Raegan Bohbrink 22:13.5, 73. Emma Hubbard 22:37.0, 79. Bea Perez 22:54.7, 111. Delaney Klee 24:09.7, 116. Joelle Klavon 24:22.2.
BOYS RACE
Team scores: Fishers 99, Homestead 122, Valparaiso 123, Westview 138, Avon 176, Zionsville 199, Westfield 208, Crown Point 218, Cathedral 262, Tell City 267, Center Grove 312, Guerin Catholic 333, Northview 395, Plainfield 417, Christian Academy 446, Terre Haute North 498, Terre Haute South 505, Evansville Reitz 546, Castle 547, Danville 551, Mooresville 563, Evansville Memorial 602, Speedway 606, Seeger 616, Decatur Central 683, Clay City 763, Washington 779, Greencastle 902, Loogootee 930.
Race winner: Cole Hocker (Cathedral) 15:35.9.
Fishers runners: 10. Ethan Meyer 16:35.1, 13. Will Clark 16:40.2, 23. Dylan Arive 16:57.0, 25. Quintin Goldman 16:58.0, 32. Drew Smith 17:14.3, 42. Alex Meyer 17:28.2, 45. Thomas Brelange 17:30.5, 57. Max McCollum 17:40.2, 67. Jake Brattain 17:51.8, 72. Jared Halamka 17:54.9, 90. Hunter Christy 18:17.5, 163. Kaleb Gucinski 19:15.0.
Westfield runners: 34. Max Gutwein 17:17.9, 37. Noah Douthit 17:21.8, 49. Tyler Smith 17:34.9, 52. Mahamet Djour 17:38.0, 54. Joe Joe Barnett 17:39.0, 58. Kai Connor 17:40.8, 74. Nik Pensyl 17:54.9, 80. Kyler Koning 18:07.6, 81. Luke Tragesser 18:08.5, 84. Jacob Beene 18:11.5, 98. Max Woehler 18:21.1, 111. Emerson Bostic 18:31.7.
Guerin Catholic runners: 6. Quinn Gallagher 16:28.8, 56. Joseph Barrett 17:39.8, 112. Austin Callahan 18:32.3, 114. Matthew Fletcher 18:33.1, 117. JP Spoonmore 18:33.9, 125. Holden King 18:42.3, Wes Gingerich 19:06.7, 157. Gavin Morrow 19:12.0, 158. Dominic Stein 19:12.6, 197. Landon Swift 19:59.0.
The Carmel and Noblesville girls teams competed in the Marion Invitational on Saturday.
The Greyhounds finished second with 77 points; Fort Wayne Carroll won the race by scoring 49 points. Carmel’s Phoebe Bates was the individual winner, cruising home in a time of 17:39.3. Lindsey Roper placed 11th and freshman Jamie Klavon finished 13th.
The Greyhounds also won both junior varsity races, scoring a perfect 15 points in the freshman/sophomore and junior/senior races. Tori Manlick and Lily Rose led the way in the freshman/sophomore race, with Elle Nichol and Emily Hand pacing the junior/senior race.
“Our goal was to see how we would match up in a very fast and competitive meet,” said Carmel coach Andy Dalton. “Many of the top runners and the teams in the state this year were present. We aren’t necessarily pleased with our results as a team, but we still accomplished what we needed to and realized that we have plenty of work to do before the IHSAA tournament starts in October. It was terrific to see our young athletes continue to improve and compete. The JV races highlighted the great depth that our team has this year.”
Noblesville scored 99 points to take third place as a team. Taylor Gregory, Bella Sharples-Gordon and Sophie Reichard finished 17th, 18th and 19th respectively, then Madison King and Aubrey Swart took 22nd and 23rd to finish the Millers’ scoring.
“Another solid performance from your Miller Cross Country team,” said Noblesville coach Dennis Scheele. “The Millers’ top five were separated by 12 seconds.”
Team scores: Fort Wayne Carroll 49, Carmel 77, Noblesville 99, Penn 157, Homestead 171, Bishop Dwenger 195, Chesterton 229, Norwell 238, North Central 245, Cardinal Ritter 247, Oak Hill 312, Warsaw 325, New Palestine 332, Huntington North 349, Bishop Luers 349, Concord 402, Coldwater 450, Yorktown 519.
Race winner: Phoebe Bates (Carmel) 17:39.3.
Other Carmel runners: 11. Lindsay Roper 19:19.6, 16. Jamie Klavon 19:37.1, 24. Alivia Romaniuk 19:49.7, 25. Abby Parker 19:50.0, 26. Brooke Waldal 19:53.8, 34. Sydney Haines 20:05.3, 37. Roni Ledzema 20:08.0, 42. Annie Christie 20:22.8, 44. Halle Welch 20:25.9, 51. Lily McAndrews 20:38.0, 61. Madison Lindfelt 20:52.8.
Noblesville runners: 17. Taylor Gregory 19:37.7, 18. Bella Sharples-Gordon 19:40.7, 19. Sophie Reichard 19:44.2, 22. Madison King 19:48.7, 23. Aubrey Swart 19:49.2, 47. Aubrie Deal 20:29.5, 59. Sophie Stahl 20:48.4, 72. Anna Hazelrigg 21:00.5, 95. Katherine Sandys 21:44.3.
Noblesville’s boys competed in the Columbus North Invite on Saturday, finishing fourth.
Travis Hickner led the Millers by taking seventh, clocking in at 16:23. Blake Hipkiss was 13th, finishing in 16:42. Other Noblesville runners were: Justin Amburgy (23rd, 17:00), Jack Taylor (26th, 17:03), Nick Dombroski (29th, 17:07), Seth Koszyk (31st, 17:10), Luke Shinneman (36th, 17:14), Ian Montarsi (52nd, 17:45), Billy Gregory (65th, 18:05).
Team scores: Bloomington North 68, Columbus North 73, Jennings County 91, Noblesville 98, Floyd Central 133, Southport 179, Greenfield-Central 197, Whiteland 233, New Albany 238, Silver Creek 263, Evansville North 264, Bedford North Lawrence 346, Shelbyville 389, Columbus East 411, Martinsville 412, Greenwood 413, Madison 570.
The Fishers girls cross country team won at the Terre Haute Savings Bank State Preview meet Saturday at the LaVern Gibson Course. The Tigers boys team also won, giving Fishers a sweep. (Photo provided)
The Noblesville boys cross country team placed fourth at the Columbus North Invite on Saturday.
Pictured for the Millers: Justin Amburgy (1683), Travis Hickner (1705), Nick Dombroski (169), Blake Hipkiss (1707). (Kent Graham)