The Noblesville boys cross country team went down to the wire with Columbus North Saturday at the Columbus North Invitational.
Both teams raced in the top level of the tournament, the “AA” varsity. Both teams also finished with 53 points, lower than any other team in the race. The Bull Dogs got the Millers on the tiebreaker, with Columbus North placing ahead of Noblesville in the sixth man finish.
Cole Kimmel and Travis Hickner led the way for the Millers, taking third and fourth respectively. Andrew Anderson placed eighth, giving Noblesville three runners in the top 10.
AT COLUMBUS NORTH
Team scores: Columbus North 53, Noblesville 53, Floyd Central 93, Jennings County 116, Bloomington North 132, Greenfield-Central 221, Whiteland 221, Southport 267, Bedford North Lawrence 273, New Albany 281, Evansville North 319, Greenwood 341, Shelbyville 349, Silver Creek 365, Columbus East 388, Martinsville 417, Madison 518.
Race winner: Will Jefferson (Whiteland) 15:28.6.
Noblesville runners: 3. Cole Kimmel 15:32.4, 4. Travis Hickner 15:34.3, 8. Andrew Anderson 16:01.4, 18. Andrew Knight 16:23.3, 20. Evan Campbell 16:25.6, 27. Billy Gregory 16:33.2, 31. Jack Taylor 16:43.8, 34. Asher Propst 16:46.7, 40. Seth Koszyk 16:56.1.
Three county teams raced in the Terre Haute Saving Bank State Preview meet, which took place Saturday at the LaVern Gibson Cross Country Course, the site of the IHSAA state finals.
In the boys race, Fishers finished a close second. Homestead won the meet with 81 points, followed by the Tigers with 85. Will Clark was the lead man for Fishers by taking 10th, with two more Tigers right behind: Drew Smith placed 11th and Jaylen Castillo was 14th.
Westfield placed seventh as a team by scoring 207 points. Kai Connor led the Shamrocks by finishing 21st. Guerin Catholic was 22nd as a team; Ethan Hines led the Golden Eagles by taking 137th.
Westfield’s girls finished third in that division, just a point behind runner-up Cathedral (116-117). Brebeuf Jesuit won the meet with 82 points. Julia Clark paced the Shamrocks by taking 16th.
Guerin Catholic finished ninth in the girls meet. Bridget Gallagher led the way for the Golden Eagles, placing sixth.
AT TERRE HAUTE
Girls Varsity race
Team scores: Brebeuf Jesuit 82, Cathedral 116, Westfield 117, Pike 134, Crown Point 137, Northview 137, Avon 190, Center Grove 221, Guerin Catholic 227, Terre Haute South 254, Evansville Memorial 287, Perry Meridian 342, Danville 375, Clay City 389, Terre Haute North 398, Castle 427, Evansville Reitz 456, Mooresville 535, Apollo 542.
Race winner: Madeline Keller (Brebeuf Jesuit) 18:22.7.
Westfield runners: 16. Julia Clark 20:13.0, 22. Sophia Brown 20:23.1, 28. Sydney Klinglesmith 20:28.9, 29. Sydney Clifford 20:30.9, 31. Samantha Taylor 20:33.6, 35. Kyla Curtis 20:52.1, 36. Sarah Coates 20:56.2, 38. Sophie Porter 20:58.8, 43. Ashley Baldwin 21:17.8, 48. Robyn Schemel 21:26.1, 54. Julia Gabbenesch 21:34.3, 56. Bea Perez 21:41.2.
Guerin Catholic runners: 6. Bridget Gallagher 19:39.8, 42. Raegan Bohbrink 21:17.4, 63. Joelle Klavon 21:57.2, 74. Madison Scheidler 22:06.4, 75. Emma Hubbard 22:09.1, 79. Rosie Barrett 22:16.0, 103. Nicole Powers 22:56.1, 112. Kinley Callahan 23:17.4, 120. Delaney Klee 23:30.3, 122. Maghan Gallagher 23:32.1, 127. Anna Stubbs 23:40.3.
Boys Varsity race
Team scores: Homestead 81, Fishers 85, Center Grove 128, Valparaiso 150, Zionsville 151, Crown Point 186, Westfield 207, Wabash 265, Northview 276, Terre Haute North 305, Cathedral 316, Terre Haute South 321, Avon 329, Castle 391, Pike 398, Portage 435, Evansville Memorial 456, Tell City 489, Danville 511, Evansville Reitz 538, Decatur Central 539, Guerin Catholic 557, Washington 696, Mooresville 725, Clay City 740, Evansville Central 793.
Race winner: Nick Hruskoci (Cathedral) 15:51.9.
Fishers runners: 10. Will Clark 16:23.7, 11. Drew Smith 16:23.9, 14. Jaylen Castillo 16:30.3, 24. Matthew Leppert 16:39.3, 28. Max McCollum 16:49.2, 29. Tate Meaux 16:52.3, 54. Jonathon Roth 17:11.1, 61. Colin Simons 17:17.9, 86. Bailey Wilson 17:32.3, 89. Austin Wilson 17:38.3, 97. Aathreya Murthy 17:42.3, 104. Matthew Roach 17:47.5.
Westfield runners: 21. Kai Connor 16:37.6, 38. Mahamat Djour 17:01.1, 43. Tyler Smith 17:06.2, 50. David Mannella 17:08.3, 59. Kyler Koning 17:16.4, 75. Jacob Beene 17:28.7, 77. Garrett Mowry 17:29.0, 79. Max Woehler 17:30.4, 84. Josh Barnett 17:31.9, 105. Aidan Wright 17:48.2, 109. Emerson Bostic 17:53.9, 115. Joe Barnett 17:56.5.
Guerin Catholic runners: 137. Ethan Hines 18:18.9, 142. Austin Callahan 18:25.2, 143. Matt Fletcher 18:25.4, 144. Thomas King 18:25.8, 146. Nicholas Schramm 18:26.5, 188. Noah McNeany 19:02.5, 199. Dominic Stein 19:14.9, 200. Gavin Morrow 19:14.9, 201. Evan McNeany 19:15.7, 208. Tyler Backlund 19:21.6, 213. Christian Geary 19:36.7, 214. Tristan Henry 19:39.8.
Three more schools raced at the Marion Invitational, which took place Saturday at Indiana Wesleyan University.
All three schools had girls teams at the meet, and they all finished in the top five. Carmel took second, Fishers was fourth and Noblesville placed fifth.
Jasmine Klopstad led the Greyhounds by taking 13th place. Hannah Sale led the Tigers with a 16th-place finish, and Brooke Lahee paced the Millers by finishing 20th.
Meanwhile, Carmel’s boys were the runners-up in that division, scoring 74 points, behind only winner Concordia Lutheran’s 51 points. Kole Mathison placed ninth and Grant Moon was 10th.
AT MARION
Elite Boys race
Team scores: Concordia Lutheran 51, Carmel 74, Brebeuf Jesuit 82, North Central 149, West Noble 192, Chesterton 196, Columbia City 229, Oak Hill 255, Warsaw 260, Pendleton Heights 268, Westview 283, Fort Wayne Carroll 299, Concord 353, Cardinal Ritter 355, Fort Wayne Snider 369, Leo 418, Yorktown 433, Muncie Central 521, Heritage 539.
Race winner: Reece Gibson (Concordia Lutheran) 15:18.4.
Carmel runners: 9. Kole Mathison 15:51.2, 10. Grant Moon 15:52.3, 20. Benjamin Myers 16:20.1, 21. Jacob Fisher 16:21.6, 27. Austin Throckmorton 16:28.1, 29. Charlie Schuman 16:28.3, 32. William Anderson 16:33.8, 34. Caleb Leinheiser 16:34.0, 35. Hudson Alden 16:35.7, 49. Kurt Stephens 16:54.8, 53. TK Shishikura 16:57.5, 55. Nick Schuster 16:58.6.
Elite Girls race
Team scores: Fort Wayne Carroll 73, Carmel 87, Centerville 87, Fishers 109, Noblesville 172, Bishop Dwenger 186, North Central 205, Penn 216, Homestead 225, Warsaw 264, Norwell 342, New Palestine 365, Chesterton 376, Angola 389, Pendleton Heights 412, Leo 428, Columbia City 463, Cardinal Ritter 481, Fort Wayne Snider 602, Westview 608.
Race winner: Erin Strzelecki (Bishop Dwenger) 17:24.4.
Carmel runners: 13. Jasmine Klopstad 18:46.2, 18. Alivia Romaniuk 19:05.0, 19. Brooklynn Edwards 19:06.9, 23. Jamie Klavon 19:19.9, 24. Roni Ledezma 19:20.9, Annie Christie 19:40.8, 43. Lily McAndrews 19:51.2, 51. Emily Hand 20:04.2, 61. Madalyn Sailors 20:14.4, 69. Halle Welch 20:24.0, 93. Kierstyn Guerrant 20:47.8, 118. Savannah Hill 21:16.5.
Fishers runners: 16. Hannah Sale 18:55.7, 22. Elizabeth Barrett 19:14.9, 26. Vera Schafer 19:226.8, 27. Abby Carter 19:28.8, 28. Corinne Yorkman 19:31.3, 71. Megan Mybeck 20:25.1, 75. Brynn Urban 20:29.6, 94. Kaitlyn Moriarty 20:48.5, 101. Kayla Rizzotte 20:58.8, 131. Laura Masoni 21:28.2, 1388. Anna Runion 21:40.3, 154. Mia Yates 22:03.5.
Noblesville runners: 20. Brooke Lahee 19:12.6, 31. Bella Sharples-Gordon 19:35.2, 32. Madison King 19:35.5, 42. Paige Hazelrigg 19:48.9, 59. Anna Hazelrigg 20:13.864. Mya McGavic 20:17.9, 70. Sophie Reichard 20:24.7, 92. Sophie Stahl 20:47.6, 108. Gracie Miller 21:06.4, 111. Ashley Newcome 21:07.1, 114. Taylor Gossard 21:10.5, 144. Chloe Click 21:44.8.
Noblesville’s Billy Gregory (262) and Asher Propst (right) run for the Millers during the “AA” varsity race at the Columbus North Invitational on Saturday. (Kent Graham)