Fishers scored a cross country sweep at the Muncie Sports Complex on Saturday.
The Tigers won both the boys and girls championships at the Delta regional. It was the first ever regional title for the girls, and the third for the boys. Both teams will also race in the New Haven semi-state next Saturday, as will Hamilton Southeastern, who was the runner-up in both the boys and girls races.
Fishers’ girls edged out the Royals by six points, 30-36. The Tigers had four runners place in the top 10, with freshman Vera Schafer placing third and Abigail Carter fifth. Teresa Kraft took sixth, Elizabeth Barrett was seventh and Debbie Shera ninth.
Southeastern was led by Lulu Black, the individual runner-up. Lilly Cummins took fourth, Halle Hill was eighth and Maddie Mirro finished 10th.
The Fishers boys landed four runners in the top five on their way to scoring 24 points. Alex Meyer was the runner-up, with Drew Smith taking third, Ethan Meyer fourth and Jared Halamka fifth.
Southeastern’s boys scored 57 points. Eric Swinson finished sixth and Eric Carothers placed ninth.
AT DELTA
BOYS RACE
Team scores: Fishers 24, Hamilton Southeastern 57, Pendleton Heights 91, Lapel 149, Frankton 173, Monroe Central 178, Delta 180, Yorktown 184, Muncie Central 194, Winchester 247.
Race winner: Luke Combs (Lapel) 15:51.8.
Fishers runners: 2. Alex Meyer 15:54.8, 3. Drew Smith 15:59.0, 4. Ethan Meyer 15:59.3, 5. Jared Halamka 16:18.5, 11. Dylan Arive 16:41.1, 13. Max McCollum 16:42.4, 13. Thomas Brelage 16:43.4.
Southeastern runners: 6. Eric Swinson 16:18.9, 9. Eric Carothers 16:29.5, 15. Grant Wilson 16:52.5, 18. Jacob Wiggers 17:02.0, 19. Brady Jarosinski 17:05.4, 23. Alex Brisben 17:21.2, 25. Will Marquardt 17:25.7.
GIRLS RACE
Team scores: Fishers 30, Hamilton Southeastern 36, Pendleton Heights 101, Delta 150, Yorktown 164, Lapel 180, Randolph Southern 199, Jay County 212, Wapahani 213, Shenandoah 230.
Race winner: Leah Keesling (Randolph Southern) 18:41.7.
Fishers runners: 3. Vera Schafer 18:58.0, 5. Abigail Carter 19:10.5, 6. Teresa Kraft 19:11.3, 7. Elizabeth Barrett 19:11.7, 9. Debbie Shera 19:28.9, 11. Natalie Segura 19:38.0, 13. Corinne Yorkman 19:50.4.
Southeastern runners: 2. Lulu Black 18:48.6, 4. Lilly Cummins 19:02.0, 8. Halle Hill 19:24.3, 10. Maddie Mirro 19:32.3, 12. Ellie Pedersen 19:45.3, 15. Brooke Ratliff 19:53.9, 21. Samantha Alphin 20:48.9.
Over at Noblesville’s Chinquapin Ridge Cross Country Course at White River Elementary School, three Hamilton County boys teams and two girls teams finished in the top five and qualified for the Shelbyville semi-state, as did a handful of individuals.
In the boys race, Carmel placed second with 51 points, just behind champion Cathedral’s 41. Westfield took fourth with 127 and the Millers finished fifth with 140, getting past Brebeuf Jesuit by one point for the final qualifying spot.
The Greyhounds had three top 10 individuals: Grant Moon placed sixth, Cameron Harless was ninth and Patrick Campbell finished 10th.
“This was a great battle between two serious contenders for the state championship,” said Carmel coach Colin Altevogt.
Westfield was led by Samuel Novak’s 19th place finish, while Travis Hickner took 17th for Noblesville.
Two Guerin Catholic individuals also qualified for the semi-state round. Quinn Gallagher was the individual runner-up, while Joseph Barrett finished 37th.
In the girls race, Noblesville was the team runner-up, finishing with 74 points. Brebeuf Jesuit won the regional trophy with 60 points, including the top two runners. Carmel finished fourth with 90 points.
Sophie Reichard placed ninth for the Millers, while Jamie Klavon was 11th for the Greyhounds.
Four county runners qualified as individuals: Guerin Catholic’s Elizabeth Schroeder placed fourth, while teammate Isabelle Museck took 29th and will join her at semi-state. Hamilton Heights’ Maria Mitchell advanced with a sixth-place finish, while Westfield’s Christyann Delahunty took 27th and also will run at semi-state.
AT NOBLESVILLE
BOYS RACE
Team scores: Cathedral 41, Carmel 51, North Central 103, Westfield 127, Noblesville 140, Brebeuf Jesuit 141, Pike 170, Guerin Catholic 188, Bishop Chatard 238, Western Boone 287.
Race winner: Cole Hocker (Cathedral) 15:02.93.
Carmel runners: 6. Grant Moon 15:52.22, 9. Cameron Harless 15:57.72, 10. Patrick Campbell 15:58.56, 11. Will Murphy 16:02.29, 15. Thomas Gastineau 16:10.39, 29. Sam Stage 16:29.71, 31. Ben Myers 16:33.58.
Westfield runners: 19. Samuel Novak 16:17.75, 21. Kai Connor 16:19.54, 26. Mahamat Djour 16:25.96, 28. Maxwell Gutwein 16:29.02, 33. Noah Douthit 16:37.28, 51. Kyler Koning 17:08.77, 70. Joseph Barnett 17:46.01.
Noblesville runners: 17. Travis Hickner 16:14.17, 23. Justin Amburgy 16:21.36, 27. Cole Kimmel 16:26.91, 35. Nick Dombroski, 38. Billy Gregory 16:46.34, 40. Kolby Kazmierski 16:50.98, 56. Seth Koszyk 17:16.16.
Guerin Catholic runners: 2. Quinn Gallagher 15:25.92, 37. Joseph Barrett 16:44.94, 44. Matthew Fletcher 17:00.36, 55. Thomas King 17:14.00, 59. Austin Callahan 17:19.45, 63. Gavin Morrow 17:30.98, 67. Weston Gingerich 17:37.61.
Hamilton Heights runners: 61. Price Knowles 17:24.11, 75. Preston Miller 18:11.14, 79. Landon Steele 18:22.44.
University runner: 50. Noah Laramore 17:07.80.
Sheridan runner: 85. Caleb Duke 19:28.16.
GIRLS RACE
Team scores: Brebeuf Jesuit 60, Noblesville 74, Pike 77, Carmel 90, Cathedral 94, Westfield 167, Guerin Catholic 184, North Central 212, Bishop Chatard 234, Hamilton Heights 247.
Race winner: Zoe Simmons (Brebeuf Jesuit) 17:53.80.
Noblesville runners: 9. Sophie Reichard 18:32.70, 14. Aubrie Deal 18:36.62, 16. Isabella Sharples-Gordon 18:44.60, 19. Madison King 18:51.33, 22. Aubrey Swart 19:05.67, 34. Taylor Gregory 19:40.36, 38. Sophie Stahl 19:47.45.
Carmel runners: 11. Jamie Klavon 18:34.15, 17. Lindsey Roper 18:45.35, 20. Alivia Romaniuk 18:53.62, 25. Anna Christie 19:16.95, 26. Lily McAndrews 19:19.84, 40. Elle Nichol 19:49.80, 44. Madison Lindfelt 19:59.70.
Westfield runners: 27. Christyann Delahunty 19:20.59, 35. Julia Clark 19:41.77, 37. Sarah Coates 19:46.26, 41. Sophia Brown 19:50.11, 42. Kyla Curtis 19:55.61, 43. Morgen Houck 19:57.81, 48. Sydney Clifford 20:04.35.
Guerin Catholic runners: 4. Elizabeth Schroeder 18:21.95, 29. Isabelle Museck 19:26.95, 46. Beatriz Perez 20:09.59, 51. Raegan Bohbrink 20:14.77, 73. Joelle Klavon 21:18.69, 78. Nicole Powers 21:32.32, 79. Emma Hubbard 21:33.12.
Heights runners: 6. Maria Mitchell 18:25.78, 58. Abby Roth 20:36.80, 71. Abby Christiansen 21:14.04, 76. Chloe Henderson 21:23.83, 80. Morgan Guthrie 21:39.31, 82. Victoria Lopez 21:48.39, 88. Madison Dotlich 22:32.56.
Sheridan runner: 84. Alexis Weiss 21:57.48.
The Fishers cross country teams both won regional championships at Delta on Saturday. (Photo provided)
