The Fishers boys cross country team had a perfect day at the Delta regional, which took place Saturday at Muncie Sportsplex.
The Tigers dominated the regional, placing all seven of their runners in the top seven. Fishers scored 15 points in winning its fourth consecutive regional title and sixth in program history.
Alec Foster won the race in a time of 16 minutes, 38 seconds. Freshman Sam Quagliaroli was right behind him in second place. Positions three through seven were occupied, respectively, by Tate Meaux, Colin Simons, Caden Carpenter, Nick Pulos and Austin Wilson.
Fishers qualified for next Saturday’s New Haven semi-state, which will take place at Huntington University. Hamilton Southeastern will join the Tigers, as the Royals placed second as a team. The top five teams advance from the regional to the semi-state.
Southeastern’s boys scored 80 points to earn the runner-up position. Connor Sarkovics led the Royals by placing eighth.
In the girls meet, Hamilton Southeastern held off Fishers to defend its regional crown, 45-51. Three freshmen led the way for the Royals: Ciara Kepner placed third, Elizabeth Butler finished seventh and Catey Campbell was eighth.
The Tigers had three runners reach the top 10 as well. Elizabeth Barrett took second, Vera Schafer was fourth and Anna Runion placed 10th.
AT MUNCIE SPORTSPLEX
BOYS RACE
Team scores: Fishers 15, Hamilton Southeastern 80, Monroe Central 107, Waphani 118, Yorktown 143, Pendleton Heights 146, Muncie Central 168, Muncie Burris 215, Frankton 232, Blue River Valley 254.
Race winner: Alec Foster (Fishers) 16:38.
Other Fishers runners: 2. Sam Quagliaroli 16:47, 3. Tate Meaux 16:54, 4. Colin Simons 17:05, 5. Caden Carpenter 17:07, 6. Nick Pulos 17:12, 7. Austin Wilson 17:26.
Southeastern runners: 8. Connor Sarkovics 17:34, 11. Ian Ross 17:43, 20. Matthew Hemmerling 18:12, 21. Brayden Gebhard 18:13, 27. Will Tuckis 18:33, 31. Adam Warski 18:41, 32. Andrew Knight 18:42.
GIRLS RACE
Team scores: Hamilton Southeastern 45, Fishers 51, Pendleton Heights 80, Delta 141, Yorktown 163, Monroe Central 173, Blue River Valley 190, Wes-Del 196, Cowan 197, Shenandoah 245.
Race winner: Nicki Southerland (Delta) 18:48.
Southeastern runners: 3. Ciara Kepner 20:53, 7. Elizabeth Butler 21:10, 8. Catey Campbell 21:18, 13. Jackie Hurlock 21:43, 18. Olivia Lund 22:10, 21. Anaya Lammie 22:16, 24. Sarah Gastineau 22:31.
Fishers runners: 2. Elizabeth Barrett 20:11, 4. Vera Schafer 21:01, 10. Anna Runion 21:33, 14. Megan Mybeck 21:49, 26. Nithya Murthy 22:34, 33. Addison Kane 23:00, 35. Aubrey Baldwin 23:05.
At the Noblesville regional, the Carmel, Westfield and Noblesville programs all advanced both their girls and boys teams to next Saturday’s Shelbyville semi-state.
In the boys race, the Greyhounds placed a very close second to Brebeuf Jesuit, with the Braves winning 52-54. Carmel’s Kole Mathison was the individual winner, clocking in at 15:22.2. Charlie Schuman took third.
The Millers boys scored 70 points to take third place, and had three runners in the top 10. Joel Mumaw finished in sixth place, Asher Propst was seventh and Caden Click took eighth. The Shamrocks were fourth as a team; Kai Connor finished in fourth place individually.
Guerin Catholic’s Ethan Hines placed ninth in the race and will advance to the semi-state as an individual. the top 10 runners not on advancing teams move on to the semi-state.
In the girls race, Westfield was the runner-up with 82 points, behind only champion North Central’s 72 points, marking the first time since 1996 that the Panthers won a regional title.
Elizabeth Smith finished in ninth place to lead the Shamrocks.
Carmel was a close third, scoring 86 points. Jasmine Klopstad placed fourth and Alivia Romaniuk took sixth place. Noblesville was an equally close fourth, scoring 87 points. Brinkley Cooper led the Millers by placing 12th.
AT NOBLESVILLE
BOYS RACE
Team scores: Brebeuf Jesuit 52, Carmel 54, Noblesville 70, Westfield 112, North Central 138, Bishop Chatard 146, Guerin Catholic 164, Lawrence North 229, Heritage Christian 230, Lebanon 275.
Race winner: Kole Mathison (Carmel) 15:22.2.
Other Carmel runners: 3. Charlie Schuman 15:30.5, 15. KJ Sweeney 16:27.5, 17. Thomas Biltimier 16:30.0, 21. Charlie Leedke 16:34.9, 23. Connor Mallon 16:38.3, 27. Connor Heagy 16:47.1.
Noblesville runners: 6. Joel Mumaw 15:55.3, 7. Asher Propst 16:03.0, 8. Caden Click 16:07.8, 20. Luke Shinneman 16:34.1, 33. Alec Moore 16:56.5, 37. Jack Strong 17:04.1, 57. Ronald Neal 17:41.9.
Westfield runners: 4. Kai Connor 15:44.6, 18. Josh Barnett 16:32.7, 26. Sam Hinds 16:42.7, 34. Jack Loiselle 16:59.6, 40. Garrett Mowry 17:05.3, 45. Max Woehler 17:18.0, 49. Owen Flynn 17:30.0.
Guerin Catholic runners: 10. Ethan Hines 16:15.4, 39. Christian Geary 17:05.2, 41. Johnny King 17:07.5, 42. Ben Grissom 17:07.5, 51. Carson Hess 17:34.5, 59. Jack Weber 17:43.3, 67. Evan McNeany 17:58.1.
Hamilton Heights runners: 65. Steven Case 17:55.4, 71. Clay Forrer 18:10.6, 73. Rudy Bowman 18:11.2, 82. Nathan Cox 18:51.1, 86. Drew Monnin 19:14.2, 88. Evan Williamson 19:30.2.
University runners: 84. Ben Gleason 18:58.6, 85. Thomas Price 19:09.4.
GIRLS RACE
Team scores: North Central 72, Westfield 82, Carmel 86, Noblesville 87, Brebeuf Jesuit 143, Bishop Chatard 170, Park Tudor 173, Pike 208, Western Boone 219, Guerin Catholic 227.
Race winner: Lily Cridge (Bishop Chatard) 17:17.1.
Westfield runners: 9. Elizabeth Smith 18:56.6, 11. Hannah Pensyl 19:07.8, 16. Kelly Pesyna 19:41.3, 21. Sydney Klinglesmith 19:50.4, 26. Robyn Schemel 20:00.2, 29. Samantha Taylor 20:08.6, 36. Alyssa Schleper 20:29.0.
Carmel runners: 4. Jasmine Klopstad 18:28.0, 6. Alivia Romaniuk 18:44.8, 22. Charlotte Konow 19:51.8, 24. Cara Naas 19:59.6, 31. Evelyn Taller 20:13.4, 37. Lily Rose 20:29.8, 46. Aleksa Aiello 20:46.1.
Noblesville runners: 12. Brinkley Cooper 19:14.5, 13. Nadia Perez 19:16.4, 17. Paige Hazelrigg 19:46.1, 18. Summer Rempe 19:46.3, 28. Kennedy Applegate 20:06.7, 42. Brooke Lahee 20:41.8, 45. Ella Wirkner 20:45.7.
Guerin Catholic runners: 35. Allison Wozniak 20:27.4, 38. Meg Schemanske 20:31.4, 55. Rosie Barrett 21:14.9, 64. Camille Morrow 21:34.6, 66. Anna Hoshaw 21:38.5, 69. Sydney Smith 21:44.2, 75. Madison Scheidler 22:00.5.
Hamilton Heights runners: 50. Juliana Springman 20:57.4, 59. Mary Ella Bichey 21:27.0, 84. Ella Ewing 23:32.1.
University runners: 79. Kelly Trowbridge 22:28.1, 86. Leanne Alsatie 23:53.0.