Cross country sectionals took place on Saturday, and Hamilton County’s teams were their usual dominant selves.
Noblesville hosted the sectional at Chinquapin Ridge Cross Country Course at White River Elementary School. The Millers girls team won the team championship, holding off runner-up Westfield by four points, 39-43. Carmel finished in third place, but had the individual champion, as Jamie Klavon ran away with first place, clocking in with a time of 18 minutes, 20.8 seconds.
Noblesville had four runners land in the top 10, including three in the top seven. Brinkley Cooper led the way by taking fourth and Summer Rempe was right behind her in fifth. Paige Hazelrigg took seventh and Nadia Perez placed 10th.
The Shamrocks had three runners finish in the top 10. Elizabeth Smith placed Westfield by taking third, followed by Hannah Pensyl in eighth and Sydney Klinglesmith in ninth.
In addition to Klavon, Olivia Mundt placed sixth for the Greyhounds, who scored 60 points.
Western Boone finished in fourth and Guerin Catholic placed fifth; the top five teams advance to next Saturday’s regional, also taking place at Noblesville. In addition, the top 10 runners not on advancing teams qualify for the regional as well.
Hamilton Heights had three runners advance as individuals: Juliana Springman, Mary Ella Bichey and Ella Ewing. University qualified two for the regional, Kelly Trowbridge and Leanne Alsatie.
In the boys race, Carmel won the sectional title, scoring 36 points, while Noblesville was the runner-up with 45 points. The Greyhounds had four of the top seven places, which helped it hold off a Millers team that claimed the top two individual runners. Joel Mumaw won the race in 16:26.6, followed by second-place Asher Propst in 16:29.4.
After that, Carmel took over. Thomas Biltimier led the ‘Hounds by taking third place, followed by Lucas Lemme in fourth, Jack Capes in sixth and Quavion Hooks in seventh. The sectional championship was a record 46th in program history for Carmel.
Noblesville had two other runners reach the top 10: Luke Shinneman placed ninth and Caden Click was 10th.
Westfield and Guerin Catholic also both advanced to the regional by taking third and fourth place respectively. Garrett Mowry finished in eighth place to lead the Shamrocks, while Johnny King paced the Golden Eagles by taking 13th.
Lebanon picked up the final team-qualifying spot by finishing in fifth. Hamilton Heights placed sixth, but advanced six of its individuals on to the regionals: Steven Case, Clay Forrer, Rudy Bowman, Nathan Cox, Evan Williamson and Drew Monnin all advanced.
University had two runners qualify for the regional, Thomas Price and Ben Gleason.
AT NOBLESVILLE
GIRLS RACE
Team scores: Noblesville 39, Westfield 43, Carmel 60, Western Boone 132, Guerin Catholic 140, Lebanon 166, Hamilton Heights 186, University 228.
Race winner: Jamie Klavon (Carmel) 18:20.8.
Noblesville runners: 4. Brinkley Cooper 19:11.2, 5. Summer Rempe 19:13.2, 7. Paige Hazelrigg 19:18.1, 10. Nadia Perez 19:25.1, 13. Brooke Lahee 19:49.6, 16. Kennedy Applegate 20:08.2, 22. Ella Wirkner 20:46.2.
Westfield runners: 3. Elizabeth Smith 19:07.8, 8. Hannah Pensyl 19:20.1, 9. Sydney Klinglesmith 19:20.6, 11. Robyn Schemel 19:34.6, 12. Kelly Pesyna 19:48.6, 17. Samantha Taylor 20:11.1, 19. Alyssa Schleper 20:25.4.
Other Carmel runners: 6. Olivia Mundt 19:14.2, 14. Raya Chauhan 19:50.6, 18. Lily Rose 20:13.2, 21. Kara Wenzler 20:44.9, 25. Emersyn Weaver 21:03.8, 28. Olivia McKee 21:10.0.
Guerin Catholic runners: 24. Allison Wozniak 20:55.5, 26. Anna Hoshaw 21:05.8, 27. Meg Schemanske 21:07.6, 31. Madison Scheidler 21:27.7, 32. Camille Morrow 21:29.4, 33. Sydney Smith 21:34.5, 34. Sophia Galvin 21:38.0.
Heights runners: 23. Juliana Springman 20:48.0, 29. Mary Ella Bichey 21:13.6, 39. Ella Ewing 22:57.6, 48. Veronica Pruitt 23:33.1, 49. Allyson Dinwiddie 23:40.0, 52. Ahli Buzan 24:03.9.
University runners: Kelly Trowbridge 22:59.5, 41. Leanne Alsatie 23:01.4, 47. Polina Nix 23:16.7, 50, Emily Comparini 23:53.5, 53. Zoe Napier 26:23.4, 55. Kendall Booth 28:36.7, 56. Emma Laborsky 28:45.9.
BOYS RACE
Team scores: Carmel 36, Noblesville 45, Westfield 66, Guerin Catholic 98, Lebanon 141, Hamilton Heights 169, Tipton 197, University 223.
Race winner: Joel Mumaw (Noblesville) 16:26.6.
Carmel runners: 3. Thomas Biltimier 16:30.6, 4. Lucas Lemme 16:30.9, 6. Jack Capes 16:45.8, 7. Quavion Hooks 16:50.4, 16. Max Meisner 17:13.0, 17. Liam Oman 17:15.3, 19. Will Gilhooly 17:25.9.
Other Noblesville runners: 2. Asher Propst 16:29.4, 9. Luke Shinneman 16:59.7, 10. Caden Click 16:59.7, 23. Ashton Burns 17:38.3, 32. Caden Jackson 18:00.3.
Westfield runners: 8. Garrett Mowry 16:56.0, 11. Jack Loiselle 17:04.5, 12. Max Woehler 17:05.0, 15. Drew Lovelace 17:12.9, 20. Ike O’Neill 17:30.3, 25. Colin Lakomek 17:40.4, 28. Aidan Wright 17:50.8.
Guerin Catholic runners: 13. Johnny King 17:08.2, 18. Ben Grissom 17:21.4, 21. Carson Hess 17:33.9, 22. Patrick McParland 17:37.2, 24. Christian Geary 17:39.9, 26. Evan McNeany 17:41.7, 38. William Gebhardt 18:36.8.
Heights runners: 27. Steven Case 17:49.0, 30. Clay Forrer 17:52.6, 35. Rudy Bowman 18:19.6, 37. Nathan Cox 18:26.9, 40. Evan Williamson 18:44.1, 42. Drew Monnin 18:55.9, 47. Max Bowman 19:34.3.
University runners: 39. Thomas Price 18:39.7, 43. Ben Gleason 19:04.6, 45. Lucca Conti 19:24.1, 49. Owen Ascioti 20:12.8, 53. Tommy Kaplan 20:33.7, 55. Charlie Coffey 20:39.7, 58. David Beaty 22:05.3.
Sheridan runner: 51. Angel Cuautle 20:28.7.
The Hamilton Southeastern and Fishers teams both competed at the Pendleton Heights sectional on Saturday, and both teams easily advanced on to the Delta regional, which takes place next Saturday at the Muncie Sportsplex.
The Royals won both the girls and boys team championships and also had the individual winner in both races. The girls program thus won its 15th sectional title, while the boys team won its eighth.
Southeastern’s boys scored a perfect 15 points, sweeping the top five spots. Nolan Satterfield led the way with a winning time of 16:22.3. He was followed by Garrett Hicks (second place), Will Marquardt (third), Bennett Dubois (fourth) and Caylor Ash (fifth).
Fishers placed second as a team with 51 points and had three runners reach the top 10. Logan Arive placed seventh, Matthew Kim was ninth and Ben Greiwe was 10th.
In the girls race, the Royals won with 22 points, landing four runners in the top five and five in the top 10. Maggie Powers was the individual winner, finishing in a time of 19:04.9.
Allie Latta was next in line with a second-place result, followed by Grace Newton in fourth and Addison Smith in fifth. Elise Herman placed 10th for HSE.
Fishers scored 59 points to take second place. Elizabeth Barrett finished in third while Megan Mybeck was ninth.
AT PENDLETON HEIGHTS
GIRLS RACE
Team scores: Hamilton Southeastern 22, Fishers 59, Pendleton Heights 71, Blue River Valley 130, Shenandoah 140, Alexandria 141, Lapel 180, Frankton 191.
Race winner: Maggie Powers (Southeastern) 19:04.9.
Other Southeastern runners: 2. Allie Latta 19:37.7, 4. Grace Newton 20:14.4, 5. Addison Smith 20:22.7, 10. Elise Herman 21:15.3, 14. Ava Powers 21:41.9, 19. Julianne McLean 22:06.2.
Fishers runners: 3. Elizabeth Barrett 19:43.2, 9. Megan Mybeck 21:05.3, 11. Addison Kane 21:30.6, 16. Nithya Murthy 21:48.2, 20. Brooke Butts 22:08.0, 24. Corinne McClanahan 23:03.1.
BOYS RACE
Team scores: Hamilton Southeastern 15, Fishers 51, Pendleton Heights 74, Blue River Valley 131, Frankton 134, Anderson 140, Elwood 178, Alexandria 203, Shenandoah 264.
Race winner: Nolan Satterfield (Southeastern) 16:22.3.
Other Southeastern runners: 2. Garrett Hicks 16:42.7, 3. Will Marquardt 16:43.0, 4. Bennett Dubois 16:49.4, 5. Caylor Ash 16:57.0, 18. Zach Swedarsky 18:00.0.
Fishers runners: 7. Logan Arive 17:11.5, 9. Matthew Kim 17:23.6, 10, Ben Greiwe 17:25.7, 13. Elza Niemeier 17:41.4, 16. Cooper Kane 17:51.4, 17. Ethan Nix 17:59.1, 21. Bryson Slagle 18:21.9.