Hamilton County cross country teams had another strong regional performance on Saturday, with six boys teams and five girls teams advancing to next Saturday’s semi-state level.
At Noblesville’s Chanquapin Ridge course, the Carmel girls team cruised to victory, winning their 32nd regional championship in program history. The Greyhounds scored 44 points, well ahead of runner-up North Central’s 85.
Annie Christie was the individual winner, cruising to victory in 17 minutes, 44 seconds. She was one of two Carmel runners in the top 10. Cara Naas was the other one, placing seventh.
After the Panthers, Pike finished third, followed by Noblesville in fourth and Westfield in fifth. Those teams will join Carmel at the Shelbyville semi-state next Saturday.
The Millers scored 114 points, with freshman Summer Rempe placing 10th. Noblesville’s top three runners were all freshmen. The Shamrocks scored 123 points, with Sophie Porter taking 22nd to lead the way.
Two more girls runners will advance as individuals. Guerin Catholic’s Bridget Gallagher finished in sixth and Hamilton Heights’ Maria Mitchell placed eighth.
In the boys race, Brebeuf Jesuit won a tight three-way competition for the team championship. The Braves scored 41 points, edging out runner-up Carmel’s 46 and third-place Noblesville’s 59.
The Greyhounds also had the boys individual winner, with Kole Mathison clocking in at 15:12.2. Charlie Schuman finished in fourth place and Jacob Fisher was seventh.
The Millers’ Travis Hickner was the individual runner-up, in a time of 15:24.7. Cole Kimmel also finished 10th for Noblesville.
Westfield finished fourth and Guerin Catholic placed fifth, so both teams will join the top three at the semi-state next weekend. The Shamrocks scored 109 points, with Kai Connor leading the way by placing sixth individually. The Golden Eagles totaled 121 points; Austin Callahn finished 14th.
At Noblesville
GIRLS RACE
Team scores: Carmel 44, North Central 85, Pike 108, Noblesville 114, Westfield 123, Park Tudor 164, Guerin Catholic 165, Brebeuf Jesuit 191, Western Boone 218, Cathedral 232.
Race winner: Annie Christie (Carmel) 17:44.0.
Other Carmel runners: 7. Cara Naas 18:25.1, 12. Brooklynn Edwards 18:39.2, 14. Abby Parker 18:48.5, 17. Brooke Waldal 18:58.8, 21. Kara Wenzler 19:17.0, 48. Lily Rose 20:19.0.
Noblesville runners: 10. Summer Rempe 18:32.0, 18. Nadia Perez 19:06.1, 28. Kennedy Applegate 19:30.9, 33. Paige Hazelrigg 19:43.8, 43. Brooke Lahee 19:59.0, 49. Mya McGavic 20:19.6, 54. Bella Sharples-Gordon 20:22.8.
Westfield runners: 22. Sophie Porter 19:18.5, 26. Julia Clark 19:28.8, 29. Margaret Barnett 19:39.6, 30. Sarah Coates 19:40.4, 35. Ashley Baldwin 19:46.4, 45. Sophia Brown 20:09.6, 58. Julia Gabennesch 20:29.7.
Guerin Catholic runners: 6. Bridget Gallagher 18:18.5, 37. Raegan Bohbrink 19:48.9, 41. Allison Wozniak 19:56.6, 51. Sophia Woods 20:20.8, 53. Joelle Klavon 20:22.1, 56. Macy Lips 20:27.8, 68. Rosie Barrett 21:10.4.
Hamilton Heights runners: 8. Maria Mitchell 18:28.0, 71. Teegan Madara 21:17.5, 80. Mary Ella Bichey 21:43.1, 84. Morgan Guthrie 22:18.5.
BOYS RACE
Team scores: Brebeuf Jesuit 41, Carmel 46, Noblesville 59, Westfield 109, Guerin Catholic 121, North Central 160, Cathedral 197, Bishop Chatard 245, Lebanon 251, Lawrence North 254.
Race winner: Kole Mathison (Carmel) 15:12.2.
Other Carmel runners: 4. Charlie Schuman 15:38.3, 7. Jacob Fisher 15:41.0, 15. Hudson Alden 16:00.8, 19. Bing Hudson 16:16.2, 21. Charlie Leedke 16:19.9, 26. Nate Seketa 16:27.9.
Noblesville runners: 2. Travis Hickner 15:24.7, 10. Cole Kimmel 15:50.7, 11. Asher Propst 15:55.9, 16. Caden Click 16:09.9, 20. Billy Gregory 16:17.7, 31. Evan Campbell 16:31.9, 38. Joel Mumaw 16:38.6.
Westfield runners: 6. Kai Connor 15:40.8, 18. Kyler Koning 16:14.8, 23. Tyler Smith 16:24.3, 27. Jacob Beene 16:28.2, 37. Joshua Barnett 16:36.7, 41. Emerson Bostic 16:41.3, 61. Owen Ferreri 17:20.6.
Guerin Catholic runners: 14. Austin Callahan 15:58.8, 17. Dominic Stein 16:09.9, 25. Gavin Morrow 16:27.1, 28. Ethan Hines 16:30.4, 39. Holden King 16:39.1, 55. Nicholas Schramm 17:00.5, 66. Evan McNeany 17:34.3.
Hamilton Heights runners: 81. Clayton Forrer 18:23.6, 82. Preston Miller 18:36.3, 84. Nathan Cox 18:52.7, 86. Evan Williamson 19:17.0, 87. Drew Monnin 19:17.5.
Sheridan runner: 88. Axel Aleman 19:29.3.
Hamilton Southeastern and Fishers both took care of business at the Delta regional on Saturday, qualifying both their girls and boys teams for next Saturday’s New Haven semi-state at Huntington University.
The Royals girls won the team championship by scoring 41 points, with the Tigers getting 52 points for second place. Both teams landed three runners in the top 10.
Halle Hill placed second for Southeastern, followed by Grace Newton in fifth and Lilly Patrick in eighth. Fishers got a 3-4 finish from Anna Runion and Elizabeth Barrett, while Vera Schafer placed seventh.
The Tigers dominated the boys race, taking five of the top eight spots on their way to the team championship. Fishers scored 26 points, while the Royals totaled 58.
Will Clark and Matthew Leppert finished second and third respectively for Fishers. The Tigers then got a 6-7-8 finish from Jonathon Roth, Tate Meaux and Nick Pulos.
Southeastern did have the individual champion, with Bennett Dubois racing home in a time of 16:10. Connor Sarkovics finished in 10th place.
At Delta
GIRLS RACE
Team scores: Hamilton Southeastern 41, Fishers 52, Delta 92, Pendleton Heights 112, Yorktown 141, Monroe Central 156, Jay County 194, Cowan 201, Alexandria 225, Frankton 237.
Race winner: Nicki Southerland (Delta) 17:59.
Southeastern runners: 2. Halle Hill 18:10, 5. Grace Newton 19:41, 8. Lilly Patrick 20:22, 11. Julianna McLean 20:43, 17. Jehnea Mirro 21:07, 18. Olivia Lund 21:08, 33. Brianna Wright 21:48.
Fishers runners: 3. Anna Runion 19:23, 4. Elizabeth Barrett 19:40, 7. Vera Schafer 20:11, 16. Carolyn Szilagyi 20:59, 25. Kaitlyn Moriarty 21:24, 35. Danielle Moriarty 22:07, 44. Anna Foutty 22:41.
BOYS RACE
Team scores: Fishers 26, Hamilton Southeastern 58, Pendleton Heights 107, Wapahani 110, Monroe Central 123, Yorktown 158, Frankton 162, Delta 188, Blue River Valley 263, Daleville 293.
Race winner: Bennett Dubois (Southeastern) 16:10.
Fishers runners: 2. Will Clark 16:13, 3. Matthew Leppert 16:13, 6. Jonathon Roth 16:42, 7. Tate Meaux 16:46, 8. Nick Pulos 16:49, 17. Alec Foster 17:25, 18. Colin Simons 17:25.
Other Southeastern runners: 10. Connor Sarkovics 16:54, 11. Jack Patrick 17:00, 13. Ash Caylor 17:22, 25. William Tuckis 17:42, 26. Adam Warski 17:42, 34. Ian Ross 17:50.