It was a rainy cross country semi-state at Shelbyville on Saturday, but the Carmel and Noblesville teams made it through the rain – and to the state meet.
The Greyhounds and the Millers had both their boys and the girls teams finish in the top six, which qualified them for next Saturday’s state meet at the LaVern Gibson Cross Country Course in Terre Haute. In addition, one Hamilton County individual qualified for state in both the boys and girls meet.
Carmel’s boys didn’t just qualify, they won. The Greyhounds scored 89 points to take the semi-state trophy, led by freshman Kole Mathison’s sixth-place finish. Grant Moon took eighth.
Noblesville was fifth by scoring 169 points. The Millers had the highest-finishing county runner in the boys race, with Travis Hickner taking fifth. Cole Kimmel placed 12th.
Westfield’s Kai Connor finished 13th in the boys race, and qualified for state as an individual. The top 10 runners on a non-advancing team qualify for the big meet in Terre Haute.
In the girls meet, Carmel finished a close second to Zionsville; the Eagles scored 86 points and the Greyhounds scored 95. Brooklynn Edwards led Carmel by placing 16th.
The Miller girls took fifth place, totaling 154 points. Freshman Brooke Lahee led Noblesville with a 19th-place finish.
Hamilton Heights’ Maria Mitchell continued her outstanding post-season run as well. Mitchell was the highest county finisher, placing fifth and earning a spot at state.
At Shelbyville
BOYS MEET
Team scores: Carmel 89, Center Grove 110, Brebeuf Jesuit 119, Brownsburg 120, Noblesville 169, Zionsville 177, Cathedral 198, Avon 204, North Central 213, Franklin Central 239, Franklin Community 274, Batesville 281, Ben Davis 283, Plainfield 315, Warren Central 369, Mount Vernon 460, Whiteland 463, Roncalli 466, Greenwood 571, Cambridge City Lincoln 590 .
Race winner: Dalton Kane (Plainfield) 15:29.3.
Carmel runners: 6. Kole Mathison 15:50.1, 8. Grant Moon 15:52.3, 28. Ben Myers 16:23.2, 33. Austin Throckmorton 16:28.3, 36. Hudson Alden 16:30.2, 47.Will Murphy 16:38.5, 64. Charlie Schuman 16:49.3.
Noblesville runners: 5. Travis Hickner 15:46.2, 12. Cole Kimmel 15:58.3, 60. Evan Campbell 16:47.4, 66. Jack Taylor 16:52.1, 70. Asher Propst 16:54.1, 81.Luke Shinneman 17:03.1.
Westfield runners: 13. Kai Connor 15:58.8, 54. Mahamat Djour 16:43.4.
Guerin Catholic runners: 37. Austin Callahan 16:30.6, 45. Thomas King 16:37.6.
GIRLS MEET
Team scores: Zionsville 86, Carmel 95, Brebeuf Jesuit 135, Bishop Chatard 149, Noblesville 154, Cardinal Ritter 169, Cathedral 179, Brownsburg 206, New Palestine 227, Plainfield 246, Batesville 288, Avon 307, Center Grove 323, Franklin Central 331, Franklin Community 373, Greensburg 395, Whiteland 417, Roncalli 523, Warren Central 541, Mount Vernon 551.
Race winner: Madeline Keller (Brebeuf Jesuit) 18:22.6.
Carmel runners: 16. Brooklynn Edwards 19:06.1, 20. Jamie Klavon 19:12.9, 22. Phoebe Bates 19:13.1, 27. Brooke Waldal 19:22.2, 28. Alivia Romaniuk 19:23.8, 52. Roni Ledzema 20:03.7, 54. Lily Rose 20:09.2.
Noblesville runners: 19. Brooke Lahee 19:12.9, 36. Sophie Reichard 19:39.9, 42. Paige Hazelrigg 19:49.6, 49. Bella Sharples-Gordon 19:59.8, 51. Madison King 20:03.7, 82. Anna Hazelrigg 20:45.5, 83. Sophie Stahl 20:46.8.
Westfield runners: 35. Sophia Brown 19:39.2, 37. Kyla Curtis 19:40.6.
Hamilton Heights runner: 5. Maria Mitchell 18:36.6.
Guerin Catholic runner: 29. Bridget Gallagher 19:23.9.
Up at New Haven, both Fishers and Hamilton Southeastern teams qualified for the state meet with top six finishes at that semi-state.
In the boys race, the Tigers finished third and the Royals were sixth. Fishers scored 99 points and were led by an 11th-12th-13th finish from Drew Smith, Will Clark and Jaylen Castillo. Southeastern scored 179 points; Eric Swinson placed 18th for the Royals.
In the girls race, Fishers finished second with 139 points; Fort Wayne Carroll scored a dominant win with 50 points. The Tigers had three finish in a row as well: Hannah Sale was 24th, Abigail Carter finished 25th and Vera Schafer took 26th.
Southeastern finished fourth as a team with 168 points. The Royals had the highest-placing county runner, with Halle Hill taking seventh.
At New Haven
BOYS RACE
Team scores: Concordia Lutheran 49, Homestead 98, Fishers 99, West Noble 163, Columbia City 173, Hamilton Southeastern 179, Goshen 187, Penn 215, Westview 218, Wabash 259, Bellmont 270,Oak Hill 283, New Haven 302, Northridge 352, Mishawaka 382, Huntington North 449, NorthWood 471, Pendleton Heights 486, Wapahani 556, Frankton 559.
Race winner: Reece Gibson (Concordia Lutheran) 15:34.3.
Fishers runners: 11. Drew Smith 15:58.4, 12. Will Clark 15:58.6, 13. Jaylen Castillo 15:59.1, 41. Max McCollum 16:37.9, 52. Matthew Leppert 16:51.4, 62. Alec Foster 16:59.0, 83. Tate Meaux 17:12.2.
Southeastern runners: 18. Eric Swinson 16:06.1, 35. Will Marquardt 16:30.4, 38. Nolan Satterfield 16:31.0, 64.AJ Brisben 17:00.1, 73. Jack Struss 17:07.4, 98. Jack Patrick 17:19.2, 101. Elliott Robinson 17:21.2.
GIRLS RACE
Team scores: Fort Wayne Carroll 50, Fishers 139, Homestead 145, Hamilton Southeastern 168, Northridge 169, Concordia Lutheran 189.
Race winner: Erin Strzelecki (Bishop Dwenger) 17:29.4.
Fishers runners: 24. Hannah Sale 19:15.1, 25. Abigail Carter 19:22.6, 26. Vera Schafer 19:25.3, 38. Elizabeth Barrett 19:42.7, 40. Corinne Yorkman 19:43.4, 54. Emma Gillespie 19:59.1, 91. Laura Masoni 20:35.0.
Southeastern runners: 7. Halle Hill 18:31.5, 35. Lilly Patrick 19:36.7, 39. Grace Newton 19:43.0, 52. Ellie Pedersen 19:58.9, 56. Ellie Johnson 19:59.8, 60. Jenna McLean 20:02.8, 94. Brooke Ratliff 20:39.3.
The Carmel boys cross country team won the Shelbyville semi-state on Saturday. The Greyhounds scored 89 points and had two runners finish in the top 10. (Kent Graham)