Hamilton County cross country will once again be well-represented at the state meet.
Four county teams from both the boys and girls sides qualified for state after their performances during Saturday’s semi-state meets. First, at the Shelbyville semi-state, which took place at Blue River Park, the Carmel and Noblesville girls teams finished 1-2, with Westfield placing fourth. The top six teams from each semi-state advance to the state meet, scheduled for next Saturday at the LaVern Gibson Cross Country Course in Terre Haute.
Meanwhile, the Carmel and Noblesville boys teams also qualified out of Blue River Park, with the Greyhounds taking third and the Millers fifth. Up at Huntington University, Hamilton Southeastern’s boys team won the New Haven semi-state, with Fishers taking second. The Royals’ girls team placed third to advance to state as well.
EASY AS 1-2-3
Carmel’s girls were led by a solid performance from their top three runners: Jasmine Klopstad, Jamie Klavon and Alivia Romaniuk finished fourth, fifth and sixth respectively. But since the top three were individual runners, the three Greyhounds scored one, two and three team points, allowing Carmel to close the team scoring fairly quickly. The Greyhounds finished with 46 points.
It’s the 22nd semi-state championship for Carmel, by far a record.
The Millers totaled 78 points to earn second place, and had three runners in the top 20, with freshman Brinkley Cooper and sophomore Summer Rempe taking 13th and 14th places. The duo scored nine and 10 points for the team standings and broke 19 minutes. Nadia Perez finished 20th for Noblesville, .
The Shamrocks also had a solid 1-2 combination to help them clinch a place at state. Sophomore Elizabeth Smith led Westfield by taking 12th place, followed by senior Hannah Pensyl in 16th place. The ‘Rocks scored 144 points; Franklin Central was third with 133 points.
The girls race winner was Lily Cridge of Bishop Chatard, who ran the 5,000-meter course in a blistering 17 minutes, 4.6 seconds. Park Tudor’s Gretchen Frley and Sophia Kennedy placed second and third.
In the boys race, Carmel’s Kole Mathison cruised to victory in a time of 15:15.8. Three seconds behind him was Charlie Schuman, giving the Greyhounds a 1-2 finish both overall and in the team total.
Brebeuf Jesuit won the team semi-state championship with a score of 60 points. The Braves had five runners finish in the top 21, and all of them scored less than 20 points for the team standings. Center Grove was the runner-up with 77 points.
Noblesville’s fifth-place finish was led by two top 10 runners. Joel Mumaw took eighth place, while sophomore Caden Click had an oustanding meet by placing ninth. Asher Propst was 15th.
Westfield finished seventh as a team, just missing a spot at state. The Shamrocks will have an individual heading to Terre Haute: Senior Kai Connor finished third in a time of 15:29.5 Also advancing as an individual is Guerin Catholic’s Ethan hines, who placed 16th. The top 10 individuals not on an advancing team head to state.
CONSISTENT ROYALS AND TIGERS
Hamilton Southeastern’s boys team scored 62 points to defend its semi-state title, and win its third overall. Nolan Satterfield led the way for the Royals with a fourth-place finish, followed by Bennett Dubois in ninth and Garrett Hicks in 11th. Southeastern’s top five runners all reached the top 30.
Fishers took second place with 101 points, landing three runners in the top 20. Tate Meaux paced the Tigers by taking 14th, followed by Sam Quagliaroli in 18th and Colin Simons in 20th.
In the girls race, Southeastern took third with 105 points. Fort Wayne Carroll and Homestead both scored 95 points; Carroll won the championship on the sixth-woman score.
The Royals had two runners place in the top 10. Sophomore Maggie Powers finished in sixth, while senior Allie Latta took 10th place.
Fishers finished 10th as a team, but will have an individual at state. Senior Elizabeth Barrett finished in ninth place.
AT BLUE RIVER PARK
BOYS RACE
Team scores: Brebeuf Jesuit 60, Center Grove 77, Carmel 86, Zionsville 129, Noblesville 159, Franklin Central 184, Westfield 222, North Central 226, Mount Vernon 238, Brownsburg 268, Perry Meridian 322, Avon 346, Plainfield 374, Mooresville 386, Greenfield-Central 390, Batesville 420, Whiteland 428, Indian Creek 467, Northeastern 467, Rushville 537.
Race winner: Kole Mathison (Carmel) 15:15.8.
Other Carmel runners: 2. Charlie Schuman 15:18.8, 26. Thomas Biltimier 16:08.3, 28. Charlie Leedke 16:09.9, 39. Connor Heagy 16:22.8, 41. KJ Sweeney 16:26.2, 81. Connor Mallon 16:57.9.
Noblesville runners: 8. Joel Mumaw 15:52.0, 9. Caden Click 15:52.1, 15. Asher Propst 16:00.9, 61. Luke Shinneman 16:40.8, 93. Alec Moore 17:08.1, 100. Alexander Cole 17:12.0, 116. Jack Strong 17:30.0.
Westfield runners: 3. Kai Connor 15:29.5, 53. Sam Hinds 16:36.4, 68. Garrett Mowry 16:47.0, 73. Max Woehler 16:47.6, 75. Josh Barnett 16:51.5, 88. Jack Loiselle 17:02.6, 135. Owen Flynn 17:47.3.
Guerin Catholic runner: 16. Ethan Hines 16:01.7.
GIRLS RACE
Team scores: Carmel 46, Noblesville 78, Franklin Central 133, Westfield 144, North Central 148, Avon 172, Zionsville 175, Batesville 245, Brownsburg 300, Franklin Community 310, Brebeuf Jesuit 323, Plainfield 326, Whiteland 344, Center Grove 351, East Central 358, Southport 393, Roncalli 396, Mount Vernon 453, New Palestine 527, Warren Central 588.
Race winner: Lily Cridge (Bishop Chatard) 17:04.6.
Carmel runners: 4. Jasmine Klopstad 18:12.7, 5. Jamie Klavon 18:14.2, 6. Alivia Romaniuk 18:17.7, 17. Olivia Mundt 19:14.4, 33. Charlotte Konow 19:35.4, 47. Raya Chauhan 19:55.6, 66. Cara Naas 20:09.9.
Noblesville runners: 13. Brinkley Cooper 18:57.9, 14. Summer Rempe 18:59.5, 20. Nadia Perez 19:16.0, 25. Paige Hazelrigg 19:19.3, 31. Brooke Lahee 19:30.5, 41. Kennedy Applegate 19:51.6, 83. Ella Wirkner 20:26.7.
Westfield runners: 12. Elizabeth Smith 18:55.9, 16. Hannah Pensyl 19:05.9, 49. Kelly Pesyna 19:57.4, 51. Sydney Klinglesmith 19:58.7, 54. Alyssa Schleper 20:00.4, 62. Samantha Taylor 20:07.9, 74. Robyn Schemel 20:20.0.
AT HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY
BOYS RACE
Team scores: Hamilton Southeastern 62, Fishers 101, Northridge 124, Goshen 146, Fort Wayne Carroll 198, Penn 210, Concordia Lutheran 223, Homestead 233, Angola 292, NorthWood 296, Oak Hill 296, Monroe Central 312, Columbia City 349, Huntington North 353, Wapahani 355, Mishawka 371, Bellmont 385, Yorktown 440, Bishop Luers 493, Bluffton 527.
Race winner: Izaiah Steury 15:09.2.
Southeastern runners: 4. Nolan Satterfield 15:54.3, 9. Bennett Dubois 16:00.0, 11. Garrett Hicks 16:04.1, 15. Will Marquardt 16:14.1, 27. Caylor Ash 16:37.7, 32. Connor Sarkovics 16:45.0, 45. Ian Ross 17:02.5.
Fishers runners: 14. Tate Meaux 16:13.1, 18. Sam Quagliaroli 16:21.7, 20. Colin Simons 16:27.0, 29. Nick Pulos 16:39.5, 31. Caden Carpenter 16:42.8, 35. Austin Wilson 16:48.1, 41. Alec Foster 16:57.5.
GIRLS RACE
Team scores: Fort Wayne Carroll 95, Homestead 95, Hamilton Southeastern 105, Penn 116, East Noble 143, Northridge 146, Concordia Lutheran 167, Leo 203, Elkhart 300, Fishers 308, South Bend St. Joseph 316, Fort Wayne South Side 326, Pendleton Heights 338, Huntington North 341, Delta 392, NorthWood 404, Yorktown 462, Norwell 467, Oak Hill 475.
Race winner: Nicki Southerland (Delta) 17:55.1.
Southeastern runners: 6. Maggie Powers 19:07.8, 10. Allie Latta 19:16.1, 22. Addison Smith 19:42.9, 39. Grace Newton 20:24.5, 49. Ciara Kepner 20:41.8, 65. Elise Herman 21:02.1, 73. Elizabeth Butler 21:08.4.
Fishers runners: 9. Elizabeth Barrett 19:11.2, 62. Vera Schafer 20:55.9, 90. Megan Mybeck 21:31.2, 125. Nithya Murthy 22:17.2, 144. Emma Schwertfeger 22:48.6, 168. Aubrey Baldwin 24:27.2.