The weather was perfect at the Chinquapin Ridge Cross Country Course Saturday for the Noblesville Hokum Karem.
The Fishers boys team enjoyed the race the most, as the Tigers won the Boys AA Division. Fishers scored 13 points, ahead of North Central’s 19. Noblesville placed third with 30 and Westfield was fourth with 35.
The Tigers claimed the race winners, with the duo of Sam Kuhn and Ethan Meyer finishing the relay-formatted race in 28:51.8. Brandon Reyes and Alex Meyer placed seventh, with Nick Simopoulos and Will Clark taking ninth.
The other two county teams had one duo each in the top 10. Zachary Freeman and Justin Amburgy led the Millers with a sixth-place finish, with Nick Leahy and Tyler Smith taking eighth for the Shamrocks.
In the girls race, Brownsburg won the AA Division with 10 points. Noblesville was second with 14 and Westfield placed third with 22.
The Millers landed three duos in the top 10: Sophie Reichard and Taylor Gregory took fourth, Aubrey Swart and Aubrie Deal finished sixth and Bella Sharples-Gordon and Sophie Stahl placed seventh.
Gabby Dilick and Sarah Coates led the ‘Rocks with a fifth-place finish.
NOBLESVILLE HOKUM KAREM
BOYS AA DIVISION
Team scores: Fishers 13, North Central 19, Noblesville 30, Westfield 35, Avon 36, Brownsburg 50, Huntington North 63, Greenfield-Central 66, Warren Central 66.
Race winners: Sam Kuhn/Ethan Meyer (F) 28:51.8.
Other Fishers runners: 7. Brandon Reyes/Alex Meyer 29:59.1, 9. Nick Simopoulos/Will Clark 30:00.8, 16. Matt Brown/Thomas Brelage 30:22.5, 23. Dylan Arive/Quintin Goldman 30:34.5.
Noblesville runners: 6. Zachary Freeman/Justin Amburgy 29:58.2, 17. Blake Hipkiss/Adam Anderson 30:24.5, 21. Jaden Wills/Seth Koszyk 30:33.4, 30. Travis Hickner/Bill Gregory 30:56.9, 35. Nicholas Dombroski/Cole Kimmel 31:03.6.
Westfield runners: 8. Nick Leahy/Tyler Smith 30:00.3, 13. Max Gutwein/Sam Novak 30:15.0, 27. Luke Tragesser/Noah Douthit 30:45.1, 42. Gavin Clinkenbeard/Duncan McGraw 31:52.2, 46. Kyler Koning/Robby Bogdajewicz 32:29.5.
GIRLS AA DIVISION
Team scores: Brownsburg 10, Noblesville 14, Westfield 22, North Central 38, Avon 40, Warren Central 49, Greenfield-Central.
Noblesville runners: 4. Sophie Reichard/Taylor Gregory 35:17.4, 6. Aubrey Swart/Aubrie Deal 35:41.3, 7. Bella Sharples-Gordon/Sophie Stahl 35:59.8, 16. Madison King/Grace Judy 36:43.6, 31. Grace Brisco/Katherine Sandys 38:43.8.
Westfield runners: 5. Gabby Dilick/Sarah Coates 35:20.8, 12. Ashley Baldwin/Ava Zellers 36:34.1, 14. Julia Clark/Morgen Houck 36:40.1, 17. Kyla Curtis/Carly Bogdajewicz 37:00.7, 21. Madison Smith/S. Porter 37:39.4.
Maria Mitchell had a great race in Rushville Saturday, and helped the Hamilton Heights girls to a fourth place result in the Division 2 of the Rushville Invitational.
The Huskies scored 103 points. Mitchell was the individual runner-up, clocking in with a time of 19:37.28.
Hamilton Heights’ boys placed 10th as a team; Price Knowles led the Huskies by taking 33rd.
RUSHVILLE INVITATIONAL
GIRLS DIVISION 2
Team scores: Greensburg 66, Batesville 88, Rushville 91, Hamilton Heights 103, Cardinal Ritter 127, Union County 151, Brownstown Central 191, Centerville 199, Madison 216, Delta 256, Franklin County 263, Tri-West 278, Eastern Hancock 332, Scecina 352.
Race winner: Mary Anna Wehrle (Cardinal Ritter) 19:22.11.
Heights runners: 2. Maria Mitchell 19:37.28, 14. Abby Christiansen 21:10.86, 29. Morgan Guthrie 22:13.01, 30. Abby Roth 22:13.57, 32. Alex Lopez 22:25.95, 42. Madison Doltich 23:02.68, 63. Ellie Hunter 24:03.37.
BOYS DIVISION 2
Team scores: Batesville 61, Cardinal Ritter 104, Scecina 140, Delta 146, Rushville 177, Eastern Hancock 199, Centerville 202, Brownstown Central 215, Greensburg 232, Hamilton Heights 251, Winchester 269, Union County 274, Franklin County 276, Tri-West 330, Northeastern 381, Madison 387, Shenandoah 430, Triton Central 458.
Heights runners: 33. Price Knowles 19:00.73, 43. Elijah Wallace 19:32.26, 49. Tony Harden 19:49.91, 58. Dawson Phifer 20:06.82, 68. Cory Vonfeldt 20:32.69, 109. Miles Goss 23:47.69.
The Carmel girls team finished second at the Taylor University Invitational on Saturday.
The Greyhounds finished with 73 points, second only to Pike’s 67. Elle Nichol led Carmel by placing 11th, followed by Madalyn Sailors in 13th, Halle Welch in 15th, Emma Wright 16th and Martha Hunter 18th. Olivia Shafer, Eva Brungard, Anna Nelsen, Adell Urtel and Corinne Miller rounded out the Greyhounds’ top 10.
We have the Hamilton County Meet on Tuesday this next week so we did hold out several girls so they would be fresh,” said Carmel coach Andy Dalton. “Regardless, we put together a solid team of good runners today and they came to compete. As a coaching staff, we were pleased to see our athletes put themselves in good positions throughout the race, but in particular as they moved up as a pack for the final 3K of the race. Madison Lindfelt was the JV winner and she handled her first high school 5K like a pro.”
Team scores: Pike 67, Carmel 73, Twin Lakes 95, Yorktown 110, Norwell 133, Maconaquah 143, Crestview 187, Heritage Christian 210, Frankton 252, Eastbrook 279, Mississinewa 295, Tipton 322, Wabash 351.
Taylor Gregory (45) starts her leg as Sophie Reichard checks her time in the girls race at the Noblesville Hokum Karem Saturday. Reichard and Gregory finished fourth. (Kent Graham)
Westfield’s Nick Leahy teamed up with Tyler Smith for an eighth-place finish. (Kent Graham)