The Noblesville girls cross country team gave its home field a performance to remember on Saturday.
The Millers won their own sectional, scoring 34 points to easily take the team championship at the Chanquapin Ridge course at White River Elementary School. Noblesville had four of the top nine runners, all of whom finished the 5,000-meter course in under 19 minutes.
Bella Sharples-Gordon led the way by taking fourth, then Brooke Lahee, Paige Hazelrigg, Sophie Reichard and Madison King finished in places six through nine. After all that, the Millers won their first sectional title since 2009 and third in school history.
Several other teams had great days. Hamilton Heights’ Maria Mitchell won the individual race, setting a new Huskies’ school record by clocking in at 18:14.63.
Westfield finished in second place as a team. Sophia Brown and Sophie Porter took 10th and 11th respectively, and the Shamrocks were the only team to have all of their runners finish under 20 minutes.
Carmel took third place with 77 points, Emily Hand led the Greyhounds by finishing in 12th. Guerin Catholic was fourth as a team, with Bridget Gallagher cruising to a third-place finish.
The top five teams and top 10 individuals not on an advancing team move to next week’s regional, also at Noblesville. Mitchell is the first individual to advance, and she will be joined by Heights teammates Morgan Guthrie, Chloe Henderson and Madison Dotlich. University sent two runners on to the regional: Charlotte Kumler and Jada Swearingen.
In the boys event, Carmel won the team championship, scoring 26 points. This marked the 12th consecutive title for the Greyhounds, and extended their state-leading total to 45 championships.
Carmel had five of its runners finish in the top eight, including individual champion Kole Mathison, who clocked in at 15:32.71. Charlie Schuman placed fourth, then Ben Myers, Will Murphy and Ben Johnson took sixth, seventh and eighth.
Noblesville finished second with a score of 49 points. The Millers had two of the top three runners, with Cole Kimmel placing second and Travis Hickner taking third. Andrew Anderson finished in ninth place.
Westfield was third as a team, with Kai Connor placing fifth for the Shamrocks. Guerin Catholic took fourth; Austin Callahan led the Golden Eagles by finishing 11th.
In addition to those teams, three runners each from Hamilton Heights and University advanced to the regional. Noah Laramore, Lucca Conti and Isaiah Smith moved on for the Trailblazers, while Price Knowles, Preston Miller and Clayton Forrer advanced for the Huskies.
At Noblesville
GIRLS RACE
Team scores: Noblesville 34, Westfield 69, Carmel 77, Guerin Catholic 117, Western Boone 136, Lebanon 149, Hamilton Heights 152, Tipton 234.
Race winner: Maria Mitchell (HH) 18:14.63.
Noblesville runners: 4. Bella Sharples-Gordon 18:51.65, 6. Brooke Lahee 18:53.46, 7. Paige Hazelrigg 18:55.75, 8. Sophie Reichard 18:57.22, 9. Madison King 18:59.06, 28. Anna Hazelrigg 20:15.69, 29. Sophie Stahl 20:16.46.
Westfield runners: 10. Sophia Brown 19:12.03, 11. Sophie Porter 19:15.47, 13. Kyla Curtis 19:24.59, 17. Samantha Taylor 19:33.02, 18. Sydney Clifford 19:33.82, 22. Julia Clark 19:50.27, 23. Sydney Klinglesmith 19:51.72.
Carmel runners: 12. Emily Hand 19:18.24, 14. Lily Rose 19:27.33, 15. Abby Parker 19:29.17, 16. Roni Ledezma 19:32.14, 20. Annie Christie 19:37.73, 21. Madalyn Sailors 19:48.39, 24. Halle Welch 20:00.13.
Guerin Catholic runners: 3. Bridget Gallagher 18:33.46, 25. Rosie Barrett 20:06.28, 27. Raegan Bohbrink 20:10.70, 30. Madison Scheidler 20:19.98, 32. Joelle Klavon 20:42.67, 33. Allison Wozniak 20:46.31, 34. Emma Hubbard 20:53.82.
Other Heights runners: 36. Morgan Guthrie 21:18.35, 37. Chloe Henderson 21:23.72, 38. Madison Dotlich 21:36.17, 42. Victoria Lopez 22:02.37, 55. Marissa Kennedy 26:07.74, 59. Isis Dillman 27:06.09.
University runners: 40. Charlotte Kumler 21:57.06, 41. Jada Swearingen 21:57.89, 46. Chloe Kaplan 22:51.91, 49. Zoe Napier 23:14.17.
BOYS RACE
Team scores: Carmel 26, Noblesville 49, Westfield 75, Guerin Catholic 115, Lebanon 161, Hamilton Heights 205, Western Boone 208, Tipton 209, University 219.
Race winner: Kole Mathison (C) 15:32.71.
Other Carmel runners: 4. Charlie Schuman 15:56.07, 6. Ben Myers 15:59.66, 7. Will Murphy 16:07.87, 8. Ben Johnson 16:09.24, 12. Will Anderson 16:22.31, 14. Sam Hooton 16:26.54.
Noblesville runners: 2. Cole Kimmel 15:37.42, 3. Travis Hickner 15:42.46, 9. Andrew Anderson 16:12.10, 16. Evan Campbell 16:31.64, 19. Asher Propst 16:39.27, 23. Jack Taylor 16:51.75, 31. Seth Koszyk 17:11.93.
Westfield runners: 5. Kai Connor 15:57.71, 15. Tyler Smith 16:29.83, 17. Johnny McClure 16:34.00, 18. Mahamat Djour 16:36.37, 20. Kyler Koning 16:46.64, 21. Garrett Mowry 16:48.48, 27. Joe Barnett 17:00.88.
Guerin Catholic runners: 11. Austin Callahan 16:15.87, 24. Nicholas Schramm 16:54.14, 25. Matthew Fletcher 16:54.61, 26. Gavin Morrow 17:00.55, 29. Dominic Stein 17:04.43, 30. Ethan Hines 17:10.13, 35. Evan McNeany 17:19.84.
Heights runners: 33. Price Knowles 17:16.78, 36. Preston Miller 17:22.68, 40. Clayton Forrer 17:45.11, 47. Evan Williamson 18:34.62, 49. Landon Steele 18:42.49, 52. Andrew Monnin 19:27.72, 60. Caleb Hurley 20:34.26.
University runners: 32. Noah Laramore 17:12.59, 38. Lucca Conti 17:31.88, 43. Isaiah Smith 17:51.40, 50. Thomas Price 18:53.48, 57. Tommy Kaplan 20:05.14, 59. Ben Pollack-Milgate 20:22.90, 61. Foster Wilson 22:32.57.
Sheridan runner: 64. Kordell Davis 29:47.94.
Fishers swept the girls and boys team championships at the Pendleton Heights sectional on Saturday.
In the girls race, the Tigers scored 18 points and had the top three runners. Vera Schafer was the individual winner in a time of 19:17, with Elizabeth Barrett second and Hannah Sale third. Emma Gillespie (fifth) and Emma Julien (seventh) also landed in the top 10.
Fishers was just as dominant in the boys race, scoring 23 points. The Tigers placed all seven runners in the top nine, with Will Clark second and Drew Smith third. After that, Matthew Leppert, Jaylen Castillo, Max McCollum, Tate Meaux and Jonathon Roth placed fifth through ninth.
Hamilton Southeastern took second in both the girls and boys races.
The Royals girls scored 44 points. Lilly Patrick was fourth, Katherine Kesler finished sixth and Brooke Ratliff took eighth place. The Southeastern boys scored 54 points, with Eric Swinson finishing fourth and Jack Patrick taking 10th.
Both Fishers and Southeastern will race in the Delta regional next Saturday.
At Pendleton Heights
GIRLS RACE
Team scores: Fishers 18, Hamilton Southeastern 44, Pendleton Heights 77, Frankton 125, Alexandria 137, Shenandoah 166, Lapel 208, Blue River Valley 227.
Race winner: Vera Schafer (Fishers) 19:17.
Other Fishers runners: 2. Elizabeth Barrett 19:23, 3. Hannah Sale 19:33, 5. Emma Gillespie 20:09, 7. Emma Julien 20:19, 11. Arianna Kelley 20:36, 13. Kayla Rizzotte 20:39.
Southeastern runners: 4. Lilly Patrick 19:39, 6. Katherine Kesler 20:13, 8. Brooke Ratliff 20:24, 12. Ellie Pedersen 20:36, 14. Jenna McLean 20:41, 15. Jenna Iglio 20:43, 18. Andi Shick 21:28.
BOYS RACE
Team scores: Fishers 23, Hamilton Southeastern 54, Pendleton Heights 123, Frankton 123, Lapel 124, Liberty Christian 187, Anderson 198, Shenandoah 212, Alexandria 246, Anderson Prep 265, Elwood 281, Blue River Valley 315.
Race winner: Luke Combs (L) 15:56.
Fishers runners: 2. Will Clark 16:12, 3. Drew Smith 16:14, 5. Matthew Leppert 16:29, 6. Jaylen Castillo 16:45, 7. Max McCollum 16:49, 8. Tate Meaux 16:59, 9. Jonathon Roth 17:11.
Southeastern runners: 4. Eric Swinson 16:15, 10. Jack Patrick 17:15, 11. Will Tuckis 17:30, 12. Jakeb Barnett 17:35, 17. Conner Wright 17:46, 24. Ash Caylor 18:08.
The Noblesville girls cross country team won its first sectional in 10 years Saturday at the Chanquapin Ridge course at White River Elementary School. The Millers had their first five runners all finish under 19 minutes. (Kent Graham)
The Carmel boys cross country team continued its sectional championship streak, winning its 12 straight title by scoring 26 points. Freshman Kole Mathison was the individual race winner. (Kent Graham)
Hamilton Heights’ Maria Mitchell won the girls race at the Noblesville sectional in a new Huskies school record time of 18:14.63. This would be the first of two sectional titles that Mitchell won on Saturday, as she joined the Heights girls soccer team later that night when it triumphed at the New Castle sectional. (Kent Graham)
The Fishers cross country teams swept the team championships at Pendleton Heights on Saturday. (Photo provided)