Carmel swept the team championships at Saturday’s Noblesville cross country sectional, which was run at the Chinquapin Ridge Course at White River Elementary School.
In the girls meet, the Greyhounds scored 27 points to win the team trophy, just ahead of the Millers’ 42 points. Both teams landed four runners in the top 10.
Carmel’s Phoebe Bates ran away with the individual championship, with her time of 18:18.85 almost a minute – 59 seconds, to be exact – ahead of second place. Brooke Waldal, Abby Parker and Alivia Romaniuk finished fourth, fifth and sixth respectively.
“Today our team did exactly what we needed to by coming out and taking care of business in the first week of the tournament,” said ‘Hounds coach Andy Dalton. “I was really excited to see Brooke step up and chase down the other race leaders as this will become more and more important as the season progresses. We are looking forward to meeting next week’s challenge.”
Aubrie Deal led the way for the Millers by placing third, with Isabella Sharples-Gordon, Aubrey Swart and Sophie Reichard placing eighth, ninth and 10th.
Carmel and Noblesville were the first two teams to qualify for next week’s regional, which will also take place at Chinquapin Ridge. The top five teams advance and top 10 individuals not on an advancing team move on to the regional round.
Westfield placed third with 101 points; Christyann Delahunty led the Shamrocks by taking 15th place. Hamilton Heights earned fourth and had the individual runner-up in Maria Mitchell. Guerin Catholic got the fifth team qualifying spot, with Emma Hubbard placing 21st.
Sheridan’s Alexis Weiss placed 40th and is one of the individual advancers to the regional.
The top three teams were the same in the boys meet: Carmel won with 27 points, followed by Noblesville with 55 and Westfield with 66 points. Guerin Catholic finished in fourth, with Western Boone taking fifth.
The Greyhounds had five runners finish in the top 10. Calvin Bates led Carmel by taking second, with Thomas Gastineau, Sam Stage and Brett Ploss going 4-5-6. Ben Myers placed 10th.
“We were happy to get some experience for many of our tournament roster, and our coaching staff is pleased with the efforts of those who competed today,” said Greyhounds coach Colin Altevogt. “We are excited to move forward in the tournament and continue to compete against some of the state’s best.”
The Millers’ Travis Hickner had a solid meet, placing third. Billy Gregory finished in eighth place, while Nick Dombroski took ninth. Samuel Novak led Westfield with a seventh-place finish.
Guerin Catholic had the race winner: Quinn Gallagher cruised to the championship in a time of 16:27.92.
Five more county runners advanced to the regional as individuals. Hamilton Heights had three: Price Knowles, Preston Miller and Landon Steele. University’s Noah Laramore also qualified for the regional, as did Sheridan’s Caleb Duke.
GIRLS MEET
Team scores: Carmel 27, Noblesville 42, Westfield 101, Hamilton Heights 121, Guerin Catholic 130, Lebanon 156, Western Boone 167, Tipton 247.
Race winner: Phoebe Bates (Carmel) 18:18.85.
Other Carmel runners: 4. Brooke Waldal 19:30.98, 5. Abby Parker 19:37.41, 6. Alivia Romaniuk 19:39.76, 11. Roni Ledezma 19:58.96, 17. Emily Hand 20:32.22, 20. Halle Welch 20:39.02.
Noblesville runners: 3. Aubrie Deal 19:26.86, 8. Isabella Sharples-Gordon 19:52.68, 9. Aubrey Swart 19:53.65, 10. Sophie Reichard 19:54.25, 12. Madison King 20:04.05, 13. Taylor Gregory 20:08.38, 25. Sophie Stahl 21:09.39.
Westfield runners: 15. Christyann Delahunty 20:12.86, 18. Sarah Coates 20:32.56, 19. Julia Clark 20:37.88, 23. Kyla Curtis 20:56.90, 26. Morgen Houck 21:11.25, 28. Sophia Brown 21:28.09, 31. Sophie Porter 21:45.09.
Heights runners: 2. Maria Mitchell 19:17.86, 16. Abby Roth 20:28.63, 32. Abby Christiansen 22:00.85, 34. Morgan Guthrie 22:06.58, 37. Victoria Lopez 22:44.19, 39. Chloe Henderson 22:56.18, 43. Madison Dotlich 23:50.01.
Guerin Catholic runners: 21. Emma Hubbard 20:43.12, 22. Beatriz Perez 20:48.58, 24. Raegan Bohbrink 21:02.59, 27. Isabelle Museck 21:11.58, 36. Joelle Klavon 22:40.40, 38. Nicole Powers 22:47.34, 42. Allison Wozniak 23:44.35.
Sheridan runners: 40. Alexis Weiss 23:24.85, 55. Breanna Hunter 26:49.94.
University runners: 47. Jada Swearingen 26:00.81, 50. Zoe Napier 26:00.81, 54. Isabella Garino-Heise 26:40.00.
BOYS MEET
Team scores: Carmel 27, Noblesville 55, Westfield 66, Guerin Catholic 97, Western Boone 157, Lebanon 182, Hamilton Heights 189, University 215.
Race winner: Quinn Gallagher (Guerin Catholic) 16:27.92.
Carmel runners: 2. Calvin Bates 16:31.02, 4. Thomas Gastineau 16:45.38, 5. Sam Stage 16:55.12, 6. Brett Ploss 17:00.27, 10. Ben Myers 17:12.53, 13. Bing Hudson 17:25.97, 21. Ben Johnson 17:46.94.
Noblesville runners: 3. Travis Hickner 16:35.22, 8. Billy Gregory 17:09.27, 9. Nick Dombroski 17:12.24, 16. Cole Kimmel 17:29.65, 19. Kolby Kazmierski 17:37.75, 22. Seth Koszyk 17:48.93, 26. Jack Taylor 17:59.79.
Westfield runners: 7. Samuel Novak 17:07.87, 12. Noah Douthit 17:24.94, 14. Mahamat Djour 17:26.78, 15. Kai Connor 17:29.34, 18. Joseph Barnett 17:31.90, 20. Kyler Koning 17:43.37, 32. Tyler Smith 18:31.13.
Other Guerin Catholic runners: 17. Matthew Fletcher 17:30.20, 24. Thomas King 17:55.14, 27. Weston Gingerich 18:02.66, 28. Gavin Morrow 18:11.73, 31. Dominic Stein 18:30.38, 35. James Spoonmore 18:48.25.
Heights runners: 29. Price Knowles 18:19.88, 30. Preston Miller 18:27.04, 40. Landon Steele 20:11.45, 47. Clayton Forrer 21:26.59, 52. Alex Pasalich 22:24.71, 53. Andrew Monnin 22:26.27, 61. Landon Hurley 25:05.05.
University runners: 23. Noah Laramore 17:51.54, 46. Thomas Price 21:16.60, 49. Tommy Kaplan 21:41.37, 55. Cole Reinholt 23:00.65, 59. Ben Westerkamm 23:57.42.
Sheridan runners: 39. Caleb Duke 19:58.55, 42. Axel Aleman 20:12.75, 54. Luke Poprik 22:55.21, 62. Eli Garner 25:50.86.
Over at Pendleton Heights, Hamilton Southeastern won the girls team title, while Fishers ran away with the boys team championship.
The Royals girls team scored 22 points, with the Tigers placing second by scoring 34. Southeastern had five runners finish in the top 10, led by individual champion Lulu Black. The senior’s winning time was 20:05. Also placing in the top 10 were Lilly Patrick (third), Lilly Cummins (fourth), Maddie Mirro (sixth) and Halle Hill eighth.
Fishers had four girls in the top 10. Natalie Segura was the individual runner-up, with Miya Wai placing fifth, Brynn Urban taking seventh and Teresa Kraft running in ninth.
In the boys meet, the Tigers scored 23 points, with Southeastern placing second by scoring 62. Fishers had six runners finish in the top 10.
Ethan Meyer led the Tigers by taking second, with Alex Meyer placing third. Dylan Arive was fifth, Drew Smith sixth, Thomas Brelage seventh and Quintin Goldman ninth.
The Royals were led by Eric Swinson’s eighth-place finish, with Eric Carothers taking 10th.
Southeastern and Fishers will race at next Saturday’s regional at Delta.
GIRLS MEET
Team scores: Hamilton Southeastern 22, Fishers 34, Pendleton Heights 74, Lapel 140, Shenandoah 174, Elwood 178, Frankton 181, Anderson 183.
Race winner: Lulu Black (Southeastern) 20:05.
Other Southeastern runners: 3. Lilly Patrick 20:23, 4. Lilly Cummins 20:34, 6. Maddie Mirro 20:45, 8. Halle Hill 21:03, 13. Brooke Ratliff 21:50, 25. Ellie Pedersen 22:52.
Fishers runners: 2. Natalie Segura 20:22, 5. Miya Wai 20:37, 7. Brynn Urban 20:48, 9. Teresa Kraft 21:04, 11. Lilia Bodnar 21:46, 16. Georgia Horn 22:09, 19. Ellery Gaffin 22:22.
BOYS MEET
Team scores: Fishers 23, Hamilton Southeastern 62, Pendleton Heights 72, Lapel 123, Frankton 172, Anderson Prep 190, Liberty Christian 196, Shenandoah 208, Blue River Valley 228, Anderson 231, Alexandria 320, Elwood 328.
Race winner: Luke Combs (Lapel) 16:24.
Fishers runners: 2. Ethan Meyer 16:57, 3. Alex Meyer 17:02, 5. Dylan Arive 17:17, 6. Drew Smith 17:23, 7. Thomas Brelage 17:24, 9. Quintin Goldman 17:35, 22. Kaleb Gucinski 18:32.
Southeastern runners: 8. Eric Swinson 17:34, 10. Eric Carothers 17:37, 12. Nolan Satterfield 17:53, 15. Brady Jarosinski 18:03, 17. Jacob Wiggers 18:12, 20. James Rathbun 17:20, 28. Elliot Robinson 19:18.
The top 20 finishers in the girls (above) and boys (below) races were honored following the Noblesville cross country sectional. Carmel swept both the boys and girls team races, with the Millers second and Westfield third. (Kent Graham)
(Kent Graham)