Another state cross country meet, another year of podium finishes for Hamilton County.
Three local boys teams and girls teams all placed in the top five of their respective races at the IHSAA state meet, which took place at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute. Leading the way were the Hamilton Southeastern boys and the Carmel girls teams, both of which finished as runners-up.
The Royals boys scored 117 points to get second place, behind only team champion Brebeuf Jesuit’s 78 points; it’s the Braves’ first-ever boys cross country state title. Southeastern, meanwhile, picked up its second runner-up trophy, having also placed second in 2011.
Three Royals runners all finished in the top 25, earning All-State honors. Nolan Satterfield placed 11th, Garrett Hicks took 17th and Bennett Dubois finished in 21st.
Fishers’ boys team placed fourth, marking the sixth time in the past seven years that the Tigers have finished on the podium. Fishers scored 142 points; Columbus North was a close third by scoring 136 points.
Tate Meaux led the Tigers by placing 24th, earning All-State honors. Fishers also had three other runners placed in the top 40, keeping its score low. Alec Foster was 36th, Colin Simons placed 37th and Sam Quagliaroli finished in 39th.
Carmel took fifth place as a team with 157 points. Junior Kole Mathison finished in fourth place (the best finish from the county), while Charlie Schuman took seventh place. Both easily received a place on the All-State list.
Noblesvile took ninth as a team by scoring 299 points. Joel Mumaw led the Millers by placing 26th.
Westfield’s Kai Connor finished in 10th place, earning a spt on the All-State team. Guerin Catholic’s Ethan Hines took 40th place.
CARMEL’S BIG THREE
In the girls meet, Carmel finished a close second to Columbus North. The Bulldogs scored 79 points to the Greyhounds’ 92 points. This marks the ninth time Carmel has been the team runner-up. Add that to their 19 state championships, and that means the ‘Hounds have finished in the top two in 28 of the 41 IHSAA state meets.
Carmel’s big three led the way for the team: Alivia Romaniuk finished in 10th place, Jamie Klavon took 15th and Jasmine Klopstad placed 18th. All three earned All-State honors.
Two more county girls teams reached the podium. Hamilton Southeastern placed fourth with 232 points; Maggie Powers led the Royals by taking 32nd. Chesterton finished in third place by scoring 221 points.
Noblesville got back on the podium for the first time since 2016 by taking fifth place. The Millers scored 254 points, edging out Homestead by one point. Nadia Perez led Noblesville by placing 38th.
Westfield finished in eighth place with 267 points; Elizabeth Smith led the Shamrocks by finishing in 27th. Fishers’ Elizabeth Barrett placed 44th.
A complete list of results now follows.
BOYS RACE
Team scores: Brebeuf Jesuit 78, Hamilton Southeastern 117, Columbus North 136, Fishers 142, Carmel 157, Center Grove 164, Zionsville 263, Northridge 288, Noblesville 299, Goshen 301, Floyd Central 323, Northview 334, Bloomington North 344, La Porte 350, Valparaiso 379, Franklin Central 395, Penn 428, Bloomington South 441, Fort Wayne Carroll 455, Crown Point 482, Chesterton 489, Morgan Township 500, Austin 526, Warsaw 552.
Race winner: Reese Kilbarger-Stumpff (Columbus North) 15:22.6.
Southeastern runners: 11. Nolan Satterfield 16:00.8, 17. Garrett Hicks 16:07.6, 21. Bennett Dubois 16:12.5, 33. Will Marquardt 16:24.2, 85. Caylor Ash 16:46.0, 140. Connor Sarkovics 17:28.2, 146. Ian Ross 17:32.0.
Fishers runners: 24. Tate Meaux 16:16.9, 36. Alec Foster 16:25.3, 37. Colin Simons 16:26.0, 39. Sam Quagliaroli 16:26.3, 48. Nick Pulos 16:30.7, 94. Austin Wilson 16:52.2, 99. Caden Carpenter 16:58.8.
Carmel runners: 4. Kole Mathison 15:37.2, 7. Charlie Schuman 15:49.8, 50. Charlie Leedke 16:31.4, 80. Connor Heagy 16:43.8, 83. Thomas Biltimier 16:45.1, 86. KJ Sweeney 16:47.1, 113. Lucas Lemme 17:11.6.
Noblesville runners: 26. Joel Mumaw 16:18.9, 32. Caden Click 16:23.4, 49. Asher Propst 16:30.8, 144. Jack Strong 17:30.8, 152. Luke Shinneman 17:38.2, 164. Alec Moor 17:47.1, 203. Alexander Cole 18:51.3.
Westfield runner: 10. Kai Connor 15:59.4.
Guerin Catholic runner: 40. Ethan Hines 16:26.3.
GIRLS RACE
Team scores: Columbus North 79, Carmel 92, Chesterton 221, Hamilton Southeastern 232, Noblesville 254, Homestead 255, Franklin Central 266, Westfield 267, Floyd Central 269, Fort Wayne Carroll 271, North Central 274, Penn 274, Valparaiso 317, Northview 331, Bloomington North 365, Northridge 401, Warsaw 413, Avon 426, La Porte 426, East Noble 442, Princeton 463, Jasper 475, Harrison 546, West Lafayette 602.
Race winner: Lily Cridge (Bishop Chatard) 17:32.7.
Carmel runners: 10. Alivia Romaniuk 18:45.1, 15. Jamie Klavon 19:04.4, 18. Jasmine Klopstad 19:09.3, 42. Olivia Mundt 19:38.6, 72. Raya Chauhan 19:58.4, 117. Evelyn Taller 20:30.9, 139. Charlotte Konow 20:58.1.
Southeastern runners: 32. Maggie Powers 19:30.9, 43. Allie Latta 19:38.7, 82. Grace Newton 20:06.9, 88. Addison Smith 20:08.9, 107. Ciara Kepner 20:24.1, 144. Elizabeth Butler 21:02.1, 164. Elise Herman 21:39.2.
Noblesville runners: 38. Nadia Perez 19:35.7, 60. Paige Hazelrigg 19:50.8, 64. Brooke Lahee 19:56.2, 95. Cooper Brinkley 20:13.5, 124. Ella Winkler 20:37.4, 137. Summer Rempe 20:53.7, 138. Kennedy Applegate 20:56.2.
Westfield runners: 27. Elizabeth Smith 19:25.0, 35. Hannah Pensyl 19:31.4, 101. Robyn Schemel 20:19.3, 116. Kelly Pesyna 20:30.4, 120. Samantha Taylor 20:32.5, 142. Sydney Klinglesmith 21:01.3, 150. Alyssa Schleper 21:09.9.
Fishers runner: 48. Elizabeth Barrett 19:41.9.