The REPORTER
The Carmel girls cross country team dominated the Brownsburg Invitational last Saturday, scoring 20 points to win the team championship.
The Greyhounds’ top five runners all finished in the top six, with Sadie Foley placing second. The race winner was Indian Creek’s Libby Dowty, who blasted through the course in a time of 16 minutes, 49.48 seconds. Foley’s runner-up time was 18:21.88.
Guerin Catholic scored 145 points. Freshman Taylor Tragesser led the Golden Eagles by placing 11th, breaking 19 minutes by finishing in 18:59.25.
In the boys race, Carmel placed second with 70 points. Host Brownsburg ran away with the team trophy, totaling 36 points.
Kiefer Jay led the Hounds with a 10th-place finish. Guerin Catholic took 10th place as a team; Luke Moster paced the Golden Eagles by taking 11th.
Girls race winner: Libby Dowty (Indian Creek) 16:49.48.
Carmel girls runners: 2. Sadie Foley 18:21.88, 3. Annabel Pollert 18:22.80, 4. Larkin Taylor 18:24.02, 5. Margo Halle 18:37.68, 6. Olivia Mundt 18:38.03, 15. Ella Gaddis 19:09.23, 16. Katy Dascoli 19:09.53, 20. Kaitlyn Oshimura 19:25.43, 23. Charlotte Konow 19:36.46, 26. Lilliana Cate 19:40.73, 29. Kalinda Lee 19:52.20, 23. Noelle Avila 19:55.16.
Guerin Catholic girls runners: 11. Taylor Tragesser 18:59.25, 21. Katherine Kolb 19:35.56, 31. Keira Hines 19:59.50, 39. Brinna Wolf 20:15.68, 43. Claire Flannagan 20:30.26, 53. Kara Van Woerkom 20:44.99. 58. Sophia Galvin 20:54.04, 73. Isabella Galvin 21:07.35, 77. Delaney Gould 21:15.80, 78. Elly Rodgerson 21:17.23, 79. Lucy Esposito 21:23.00, 86. Ella Smith 21:39.15.
Boys race winner: Brandon Haas (Brownsburg) 15:17.22.
Carmel boys runners: 10. Kiefer Jay 15:41.33, 12. Jonah Kaul 15:47.01, 14. Jack Capes 15:56.22, 16. Carter Buhr 15:59.71, 18. William Gilhooly IV 16:03.78, 19. Deklin Bowser 16:08.36, 26. Zach Flint 16:15.39, 32. Cohen Levy 16:19.96, 41. Ben Meisner 16:27.75, 55. Isaac Perrin 16:42.34, 66. Cooper Szotek 16:52.11, 76. Lucas Mallon 17:03.05.
Guerin Catholic boys runners: 11. Luke Moster 15:45.41, 71. Hunter Kinzle Gorman 16:58.20, 68. Sean Laferriere 17:10.27, 70. Cole Eckstein 17:11.69, 73. Ashton Sommer 17:15.01, 76. Austin Rankin 17:19.60, 80. William Gebhardt 17:26.53, 95. Luke Ross 17:29.52.
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The Fishers boys team took care of business at the Terre Haute North State Preview meet, which took place last Saturday at the LaVern Gibson Cross Country Course, the home of the state finals.
The Tigers won with a score of 43 points, landing all of their top seven runners in the top 20. Senior Sam Quagliaroli finished first in the individual race, clocking in at 15:19.8, exactly 10 seconds ahead of second place. Bryson Slagle took eighth and Nate Thomas was ninth.
In the girls race, Fishers finished a close second to Penn, with the Tigers scoring 40 points to the Kingsmen’s 26 points. Fishers also had the girls winner: freshman Caitlin Hawkins ran the course in 19:11.4. Abby Lotter (fifth) and Isabella Murch (eighth) also reached the top 10.
Boys race winner: Sam Quagliaroli (Fishers) 15:19.8.
Other Fishers boys runners: 8. Bryson Slagle 16:18.5, 9. Nate Thomas 16:24.8, 12. Reece Torres 16:31.4, 15. Parker Melling 16:38.7, 16. Henry Wood 16:42.6, 19. Dylan Wolf 16:45.1, 21. Cooper Mohr 16:47.7, 24. Declan Mohr 16:54.6, 32. Grant Yount 17:03.8, 44. Jonathan Albright 17:20.9, 62. Braylen Floyd 17:59.9.
Girls race winner: Caitlin Hawkins (Fishers) 19:11.4.
Other Fishers girls runners: 5. Abby Lotter 19:28.2, 8. Isabella Murch 19:42.8, 13. Ashley Wright 20:33.0, 19. Melanie Perez 21:04.1, 20. Fedora Hagenaars 21:04.7, 21. Allie Belush 21:10.8, 22. Lorelai Polk 21:14.9, 23. Mia Quagliaroli 21:17.3, 28. Corinne McClanahan 21:33.2, 30. Grier Swaim 21:40.6, 45. Aaliyah Hayes 22:42.9.
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Noblesville’s boys team also picked up a team victory at the Columbus North Rick Weinheimer Invitational last Saturday.
The Millers totaled 46 points, just ahead of the host Bull Dogs’ 63 points. Three Noblesville runners made the top 10, led by junior John Libs in third place. Banner Barnes finished sixth and Ronnie Neal was 10th.
In the girls race, the Millers placed second with 63 points; Columbus North scored 51 for the team trophy. Three Noblesville girls reached the top 10: Riley Flynn (third), Ansley Applegate (seventh) and Brinkley Cooper (10th).
Boys race winner: Jackson Nolan (Evansville Reitz) 15:02.0.
Noblesville boys runners: 3. John Libs 15:08.0, 6. Banner Barnes 15:21.4, 10. Ronnie Neal 15:33.1, 11. Isaiah Vohs 15:34.2, 16. Jack Strong 15:44.4, 30. Jack Rush 16:09.4, 37. Jack Shinneman 16:17.7, 48. Jude Naville 16:32.7, 52. Cooper Click 16:41.4, 60. Matthew Huseman 16:47.2.
Girls race winner: Carys Glyn Jones (Columbus North) 17:57.6.
Noblesville girls runners: 3. Riley Flynn 18:12.2, 7. Ansley Applegate 18:26.2, 10. Brinkley Cooper 18:45.7, 19. Jayde Stamm 19:19.9, 24. Lexi Miller 19:39.8, 28. Ella Wirkner 19:46.2, 44. Gretchen Graham 20:12.9, 50. Kate Mumaw 20:29.3, 63. Norah Mathes 21:01.9, 67. Addi Scott 21:07.3.
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Westfield’s girls placed fourth at the Marion Invitational at Indiana Wesleyan University.
The Shamrocks scored 116 points. Alivia Lozier led the team by placing fifth.
Race winner: Ava Jarrell (Pendleton Heights) 17:16.5.
Westfield runners: 5. Alivia Lozier 18:08.30, 28. Mackenna Condon 19:37.5, 29. Gianna Ferreri 19:42.4, 32. Ella Bozarth 19:44.2, 34. Sam Foster 19:47.2, 37. Jordyn Landrum 20:04.3, 44, Maggie Naas 20:13.6, 45. Carly Davis 20:15.6, 49. Ena Durbin 20:20.9, 50. Emily Loiselle 20:21.0, 52. Angelina Abriani 20:23.5, 94. Izzy McCullock 21:40.6.