The Noblesville girls cross country team made history on Saturday.
The Millers won their first-ever semi-state championship, winning the trophy at Shelbyville’s Blue River Park. Noblesville’s depth and consistency led to a team score of 68 points, and a place at next Saturday’s IHSAA state finals in Terre Haute.
Kennedy Applegate led the Millers by finishing 12th in a time of 18 minutes, 41.4 seconds, while Summer Rempe was not far behind in 14th. Noblesville closed its scoring soon after that when its next four runners took places 20 through 23. Riley Flynn finished in 40th place in a time of 19:30.0, making the Millers the only team to finish at or faster than that time.
Noblesville qualified for state for the 13th time in program history, and will compete at state for the seventh time in eight years. The top six teams at each semi-state advance to the state finals.
North Central placed second with 82 points, followed by Carmel in third place with 107 points. The Greyhounds continued their remarkable achievement of qualifying for every state finals since the tournament began in 1981; this will be Carmel’s 42nd appearance at state.
Jasmine Klopstad led the ‘Hounds by taking 13th place, clocking in at 18:43.5. All seven of Carmel’s runners finished in the top 44.
Noblesville’s Kennedy Applegate (right) finished 12th and led the Millers girls as they won their first-ever cross country semi-state championship on Saturday. At left is Carmel’s Jasmine Klopstad, who placed 13th individually
and helped the Greyhounds to a third-place team finish. Both teams advance to next Saturday’s IHSAA state finals. (Kent Graham)
Guerin Catholic placed fourth as a team with 192 points. The Golden Eagles thus advanced to state for the second time in school history; their first time at state was back in 2016.
Bridget Gallagher had another outstanding race for Guerin Catholic. She placed fourth in a time of 17:58.0, by far the best finish of all the Hamilton County runners.
Westfield had three individuals running at semi-state: Liz Smith placed 26th, Sydney Klinglesmith was 37th and Robyn Schemel took 45th.
In the boys race, Carmel took home the team championship, edging out Zionsville by seven points, 67-74. The Greyhounds won their 24th semi-state title, by far the most in IHSAA history, and advanced to state for the 49th time. Carmel has not missed the state meet since 1975.
Kole Mathison led the way for the Greyhounds, winning the individual race in a time of 14:56.1. Tony Provenzano was right there as well, taking third place. The Eagles had all five of their runners finish in positions 11 through 22, but the 1-3 punch from Carmel was too much to overcome. Charlie Leedke finished in 15th place, just ahead of Zionsville’s third runner, and that helped keep the Greyhounds in front.
Center Grove was third with 83 points, and Noblesville took fourth by scoring 129 points. The Millers made it to state for the 12th time in school history, and will be making their fourth consecutive trip to Terre Haute.
Asher Propst led Noblesville by finishing in sixth place. Caden Click was next by placing ninth.
Westfield finished in 10th place by scoring 304 points. Sam Hinds led the Shamrocks with a 33rd-place finish.
Two Guerin Catholic boys qualified as individuals; the top 10 runners not on an advancing team also head to state. Ethan Hines finished in 13th place, while Luke Moster was 31st.
Hamilton Heights’ Steven Case also raced at semi-state, clocking in at 17:53.3.
Guerin Catholic’s Ethan Hines placed 13th in the boys race and qualified as an individual, along with his Golden Eagles teammate Luke Moster. (Kent Graham)
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Girls race
Team scores (top six advance to state): Noblesville 68, North Central 82, Carmel 107, Guerin Catholic 192, Zionsville 205, East Central 220, Franklin Central 245, Avon 249, Bishop Chatard 277, Brownsburg 279, Indian Creek 286, Franklin Community 288, Batesville 305, Southport 310, Plainfield 383, Center Grove 395, Roncalli 443, Mount Vernon 477, Centerville 495, New Castle 589.
Race winner: Lily Cridge (Bishop Chatard) 16:58.6.
Noblesville runners: 12. Kennedy Applegate 18:41.4, 14. Summer Rempe 18:47.9, 20. Nadia Perez 18:59.9, 21. Paige Hazelrigg 19:04.2, 22. Ansley Applegate 19:05.1, 23. Brooke Lahee 19:06.0, 40. Riley Flynn 19:30.0.
Carmel runners: 13. Jasmine Klopstad 18:43.5, 28. Sadie Foley 19:12.2, 30. Audrey Ricketts 19:13.3, 32. Emersyn Weaver 19:21.0, 41. Charlotte Konow 19:30.8, 42. Olivia Mundt 19:31.6, 44. Kara Wenzler 19:34.0.
Guerin Catholic runners: 4. Bridget Gallagher 17:58.0, 43. Bailey Freese 19:32.9, 51. Katie Kolb 19:50.3, 66. Rosie Barrett 20:03.8, 79. Keira Hines 20:21.9, 90. Claire Milam 20:39.5, 100. Grace Boivin 20:50.4.
Westfield runners: 26. Liz Smith 19:09.9, 37. Sydney Klinglesmith 19:26.7, 45. Robyn Schemel 19:37.1.
Boys race
Team scores: Carmel 67, Zionsville 74, Center Grove 83, Noblesville 129, Brebeuf Jesuit 163, Franklin Central 201, Bishop Chatard 227, Brownsburg 242, Greenfield-Central 278, Westfield 304, Mount Vernon 307, Plainfield 309, Avon 334, Indian Creek 377, Mooresville 402, Perry Meridian 403, Franklin Community 439, Northeastern 452, Milan 452, Richmond 519.
Race winner: Kole Mathison (Carmel) 14:56.1.
Other Carmel runners: 3. Tony Provenzano 15:07.6, 15. Charlie Leedke 15:49.8, 24. Jack Capes 16:01.1, 30. Thomas Biltimier 16:07.4, 43. Connor Mallon 16:27.4, 82. KJ Sweeney 17:04.9.
Noblesville runners: 6. Asher Propst 15:31.2, 9. Caden Click 15:39.9, 29. Ronald Neal 16:06.4, 36. Jack Strong 16:15.4, 65. Alec Moor 16:52.4, 68. Samuel Rinker 16:53.9, 85. Ashton Burns 17:08.4.
Westfield runners: 33. Sam Hinds 16:11.8, 49. Jack Loiselle 16:34.5, 86. Owen Flynn 17:09.5, 98. William Cummings 17:22.6, 109. Drew Lovelace 17:35.4, 111. Owen Mohler 17:36.0, 122. Colin Lakomek 17:44.8.
Guerin Catholic runners: 13. Ethan Hines 15:46.9, 31. Luke Moster 16:09.2
Hamilton Heights runner: 128. Steven Case 17:53.3.
The Fishers boys team triumphed at the New Haven semi-state Saturday, which was run at Indiana Wesleyan University.
The Tigers also had a close finish, but beat out Northridge 79-84 for the semi-state trophy. It’s the third semi-state championship for the Tigers and their first since 2018, and they qualified for state for the 12th time in school history.
The difference in the meet was the No. 4 runner. Fishers senior Austin Wilson was that runner, and he took 20th place, well ahead of the Northridge No. 4, who placed 31st. The Tigers had all four of their runners place in the top 20, with sophomore Sam Quagliaroli placing seventh.
Hamilton Southeastern finished in third place with 120 points, and joins the other top six teams in advancing to state. Senior Ash Caylor finished ninth to lead the Royals to their 17th appearance at state.
In the girls meet, Southeastern placed third with 109 points, sending the Royals girls to state for the 11th time. Maggie Powers finished in fifth place to lead Southeastern.
Fishers placed ninth with 320 points. Freshman Abby Lotter led the Tigers by placing 43rd.
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Girls race
Team scores: Homestead 79, Penn 90, Hamilton Southeastern 109, East Noble 119, Fort Wayne Carroll 125, Concordia Lutheran 142, Northridge 149, Fort Wayne Northrop 176, Fishers 320, Pendleton Heights 327, NorthWood 350, Mishawaka 356, Adams Central 371, Norwell 407, Eastbrook 410, South Bend Adams 426, Huntington North 427, Monroe Central 427, Yorktown 437, Fort Wayne South Side 484.
Race winner: Nicki Southerland (Delta) 17:05.6.
Southeastern runners: 5. Margaret Powers 18:23.9, 21. Elizabeth Butler 19:19.9, 31. Catherine Campbell 19:33.7, 44. Anaya Lammie 19:50.6, 47. Addisy Smith 19:55.1, 72. Grace Newton 20:24.5, 77. Ava Powers 20:34.9.
Fishers runners: 43. Abby Lotter 19:49.4, 85. Emma Schwertfeger 20:44.8, 99. Addison Kane 20:54.1, 112. Nithya Murthy 21:10.2, 117. Mia Schiesser 21:16.2, 127. Isabella Murch 21:29.8, 130. Katelyn Thomas 21:36.0.
Boys race
Team scores: Fishers 79, Northridge 84, Hamilton Southeastern 120, Penn 161, Concordia Lutheran 176, Goshen 196, South Bend Adams 240, Wapahani 262, Wabash 273, Fort Wayne Carroll 286, Elkhart 295, Angola 306, Leo 314, West Noble 327, Oak Hill 330, Pendleton Heights 358, Bellmont 457, Norwell 462, Bluffton 467, Yorktown 483.
Race winner: Noah Bontrager (Westview) 15:20.8.
Fishers runners: Sam Quagliaroli 15:56.6, 16. Tate Meaux 16:13.1, 18. Matthew Kim 16:13.8, 20. Austin Wilson 16:18.6, 49. Ethan Nix 16:49.1, 62. Bryson Slagle 16:56.3, 106. Parker Melling 17:36.6.
Southeastern runners: 9. Ashenafi Caylor 16:00.0, 22. Liam Powers 16:21.7, 37. Andrew Smith 16:38.8, 41. Nicholas Vega 16:45.3, 54. Tate Watson 16:51.5, 61. Ian Ross 16:56.2, 141. Matthew Hemmerling 18:17.6.