The Noblesville girls and the Carmel boys were the team champions last Saturday at the Noblesville cross country sectional, which took place at the Chinquapin Ridge Course at White River Elementary School.
In the girls race, the Millers had three of the top eight runners, and that helped them to a first-place finish, with a score of 50 points. Brinkley Cooper placed fourth for Noblesville, followed by Riley Flynn in sixth place and Kennedy Applegate in eighth place.
The Greyhounds totaled 57 points and had two top-10 runners. Olivia Mundt led the way by taking fifth place, followed by Emersyn Weaver in 10th.
Westfield was a close third place as a team, scoring 60 points. Liz Smith and Sydney Klinglesmith finished second and third respectively for the Shamrocks.
Guerin Catholic placed fourth in the team standings and had the individual winner: Bridget Gallagher breezed to victory in 17 minutes, 48.9 seconds, nearly 45 seconds ahead of second place. Bailey Freese was seventh.
Guerin Catholic’s Bridget Gallagher ran away with the girls individual
championship, finishing nearly 45 seconds ahead of second place. (Kent Graham)
The top five teams advance to next week’s regional, also hosted by Noblesville. Lebanon took the fifth spot as a team.
The top 10 individuals not on advancing teams also qualify for the regional. Hamilton Heights’ Abby Monnin, Mary Ella Bichey and Kendall Moe qualified, as did University’s Emily Comparini.
In the boys race, Carmel cruised to the team championship by scoring 25 points. The Greyhounds placed six runners in the top 10, led by winner Charlie Leedke, who finished in 15:24.6.
Carmel’s Kyle Grove and Max Mesiner placed third and fourth respectively. The Greyhounds’ other top-10 finishers were Will Gilhooly (eighth), Liam Oman (ninth) and KJ Sweeney (10th).
Westfield finished second as a team, with Sam Hinds taking fifth and Jack Loiselle placing sixth. The Shamrocks scored 61 points.
Noblesville was third, scoring 65 points. Caden Click was the individual runner-up.
Noblesville’s Caden Click was the individual runner-up. (Kent Graham)
Guerin Catholic scored 111 points to finish fourth as a team. Jack Moster was seventh for the Golden Eagles.
Lebanon’s boys also placed fifth, advancing them to the regional. Individually, Hamilton Heights had five runners qualify for regional: Steven Case, Isaiah Heuer, Rudy Bowman, Aidan Orton and Max Bowman. University’s Benjamin Gleason also advanced to the regional.
AT NOBLESVILLE
GIRLS RACE
Team scores: Noblesville 50, Carmel 57, Westfield 60, Guerin Catholic 73, Lebanon 131, Western Boone 168, Hamilton Heights 192, University 250.
Race winner: Bridget Gallagher (Guerin Catholic) 17:48.9.
Noblesville runners: 4. Brinkley Cooper 18:52.8, 6. Riley Flynn 18:56.3, 8. Kennedy Applegate 19:13.3, 15. Ella Wirkner 19:42.2, 17. Gretchen Graham 19:44.6, 21. Dana Behlmer 19:52.8, 22. Lexi Miller 20:08.4.
Carmel runners: 5. Olivia Mundt 18:55.8, 10. Emersyn Weaver 19:30.8, 11. Katy Dascoli 19:35.0, 12. Nola Elling 19:37.8, 19. Kaitlyn Oshimura 19:46.5, 20. Ellie Smith 19:51.0, 37. Ronni Strzunski 21:22.9.
Westfield runners: 2. Liz Smith 18:33.3, 3. Sydney Klinglesmith 18:49.0, 13. Emily Loiselle 19:40.3, 14. Robyn Schemel 19:41.7, 28. Galiena Colon 20:26.6, 31. Gianna Ferreri 20:39.6, 36. Ena Durbin 21:13.5.
Other Guerin Catholic runners: 7. Bailey Freese 19:00.8, 18. Katie Kolb 19:45.3, 23. Keira Hines 20:17.5, 24. Grace Boivin 20:18.9, 26. Camille Morrow 20:22.1, 34. Claire Milam 20:58.5.
Heights runners: 27. Anna Monnin 20:24.2, 29. Mary Ella Bichey 20:38.5, 43. Kendall Moe 21:54.1, 47. Madison Shively 22:31.3, 48. Waverly Woolever 22:41.4, 51. Ella Ewing 23:31.4, 55. Ahli Buzan 24:54.7.
University runners: 45. Emily Comparini 22:21.5, 49. Kelley Trowbridge 22:44.8, 52. Duygu Arseven 23:49.2, 53. Emma Laborsky 24:29.2, 56. Polina Nix 25:17.2, 57. Curran Brown 25:34.1, 58. Karmen Bond 26:02.8.
BOYS RACE
Team scores: Carmel 25, Westfield 61, Noblesville 65, Guerin Catholic 111, Lebanon 117, Tipton 186, Hamilton Heights 201, University 264, Tri-Central 267, Western Boone 270.
Race winner: Charlie Leedke (Carmel) 15:24.6.
Other Carmel runners: 3. Kyle Grove 15:56.5, 4. Max Meisner 15:57.2, 8. Will Gilhooly 16:10.5, 9. Liam Oman 16:14.4, 10. KJ Sweeney 16:18.5, 17. Carter Buhr 16:32.7.
Westfield runners: 5. Sam Hinds 15:57.7, 6. Jack Loiselle 16:00.5, 15. Drew Lovelace 16:31.2, 16. William Cummings 16:31.7, 19. Owen Flynn 16:46.1, 36. Owen Mohler 17:36.1, 40. Caleb Haney 18:05.2.
Noblesville runners: 2. Caden Click 15:55.4, 12. Ashton Burns 16:24.1, 13. Asher Propst 16:24.2, 18. Caden Jackson 16:45.9, 20. John Libs 16:46.9, 22. Noah Felton 16:54.2, 30. Jackson Umthum 17:30.2.
Guerin Catholic runners: 7. Luke Moster 16:05.3, 23. Maxwell Fish 16:55.6, 24. Luke Ross 17:02.1, 28. Johnny King 17:18.2, 29. Hunter Kinzle-Gorman 17:23.5, 34. Nathan Traub 17:34.6, 41. James Crocker 18:07.8.
Heights runners: 27. Steven Case 17:17.3, 42. Isaiah Heuer 18:14.0, 43. Rudy Bowman 18:14.4, 44. Aidan Orton 18:22.1, 45. Max Bowman 18:22.3, 50. Aiden Clarke 18:49.7, 51. Frederick Flack 19:12.0.
University runners: 32. Benjamin Gleason 17:32.8, 55. Henry Wang 19:46.9, 56. Charles Coffey 19:51.2, 59. William Besinger 20:14.1, 62. Kedrick Laborsky 20:41.7, 63. Owen Ascioti 20:50.0, 66. Wilson Foster 21:35.6.
Hamilton Southeastern swept the girls and boys team championships at the Pendleton Heights sectional last Saturday.
The Royals girls scored 22 points for the sectional trophy. Southeastern had all seven of its girls place in the top 11, led by individual winner Maggie Powers, who clocked in at 18:22. Elizabeth Butler placed third, followed by Grace Newton in fifth, Catherine Campbell in sixth, Anaya Lammie in seventh, Ava Powers in ninth and Angelina Anglum in 11th.
Pendleton Heights was second with 66 points, followed by Fishers in third with 71 points. Isabella Murch finished in 10th place for the Tigers.
In the boys race, the Royals scored 23 points for the championship. Ashenafi Caylor and Liam Powers took second and third respectively to lead Southeastern. Four more Royals runners placed in the top 10: Andrew Smith in sixth, Ian Ross in eighth, Tate Watson in ninth and Nicolas Vega in 10th.
Fishers was second as a team with 56 points. Ethan Nix placed seventh for the Tigers.
Both Southeastern and Fishers advance to the Delta regional next Saturday at Taylor University.
AT PENDLETON HEIGHTS
GIRLS RACE
Team scores: Hamilton Southeastern 22, Pendleton Heights 66, Fishers 71, Blue River Valley 106, Alexandria 130, Frankton 191, Elwood 198, Shenandoah 219.
Race winner: Maggie Powers (Southeastern) 18:22.
Other Southeastern runners: 3. Elizabeth Butler 19:08, 5. Grace Newton 19:48, 6. Catherine Campbell 19:48, 7. Anaya Lammie 19:59, 9. Ava Powers 20:22, 11. Angelina Anglum 20:52.
Fishers runners: 10. Isabella Murch 20:43, 14. Nithya Murthy 21:04, 16. Katelyn Thomas 21:14, 17. Joana Anton Caballer 21:18, 19. Addison Kane 21:45, 20. Claire Riebe 21:49, 21. Corinne McClanahan 21:51.
BOYS RACE
Team scores: Hamilton Southeastern 23, Fishers 56, Pendleton Heights 84, Lapel 139, Blue River Valley 142, Anderson 188, Frankton 188, Shenandoah 214, Alexandria 236, Anderson Prep Academy 262.
Race winner: Seth Price (Liberty Christian) 16:02.
Southeastern runners: 2. Ashenafi Caylor 16:10, 3. Liam Powers 16:15, 6. Andrew Smith 16:36, 8. Ian Ross 16:40, 9. Tate Watson 16:40, 10. Nicolas Vega 16:45, 14. Zachary Swedarsky 17:05.
Fishers runners: 7. Ethan Nix 16:37, 11. Parker Melling 16:47, 12. Logan Arive 16:57, 15. Jaden Guffey 17:07, 16. Cooper Kane 17:11. 19. Nathan Thomas 17:33, 25. Elza Niemeier 18:03.