The Franklin Central Showcase was truly a showcase for some of the best distance runners in Indiana Friday.
No one put on more of a show than Hamilton Southeastern’s Gabe Fendel. The junior won the boys edition of the Miracle Mile, setting a new record by finishing the mile in 4:11.31. Fendel ran in the fourth heat of the Miracle Mile, and finished nearly five seconds ahead of the second-place runner.
Fendel was joined by his HSE teammate Ben Wagoner in the heat; Wagoner took sixth place in a time of 4:18.63. Westfield’s Aaron Bennett finished eighth, clocking in at 4:20.55. Meanwhile, Noblesville’s Eric Hoffman won the Mile’s second heat, running in at 4:23.10. Carmel finished second in the 4×800 relay in a time of 7:59.61.
In the girls’ event, Noblesville’s Abi Little edged out Carmel’s Maddie Dalton for fourth place. Little finished the race in 5:07.20, with Dalton clocking in at 5:07.33. Fishers placed third in the 4×800 relay, with a time of 9:46.13.
FRESHMAN BOYS #1
10. Kurt Stephens (Carmel) 5:02.57, 11. Noah Bergsma (C) 5:04.13, 12. Spencer Hooton (C) 5:04.63.
FRESHMAN BOYS #2
7. Nick Schuster (C) 4:52.54, 9. Grant Moon (C) 4:54.71, 13. Austin Throckmorton (C) 4:56.84, 16. Joe Barnett (Westfield) 5:01.10, 19. Andre Salgado (Hamilton Southeastern) 5:07.68.
FRESHMAN BOYS #3
3. Eli Konow (C) 4:41.52, 7. Will Murphy (C) 4:43.34, 10. Ben Myers (C) 4:47.57, 13. AJ Brisben (HSE) 4:49.47.
GIRLS 4X800 RELAY
3. Fishers 9:46.13, 4. Noblesville 9:46.60, 9. Carmel 10:05.93, 12. Noblesville “B” 10:23.30.
BOYS 4X800 RELAY
2. Carmel 7:59.61, 5. Noblesville 8:11.52
BOYS MILE RUN #1
2. Thomas Gastineau (C) 4:28.87, 4. Levi Neuzerling (N) 4:29.27, 5. Ben Miller (C) 4:29.65, 8. Desmond Herrell (W) 4:31.89
BOYS MILE RUN #2
1. Eric Hoffman (N) 4:23.10, 3. Colin Murphy (C) 4:25.98, 10. Quinn Gallagher (Guerin Catholic) 4:29.11, 11. Brayden Watson (HSE) 4:29.28, 17. Nick Leahy (W) 4:33.69.
BOYS MILE RUN #3
6. Trey Harris (C) 4:25.07, 10. Kenji Tomozawa (C) 4:26.87, 15. Calvin Bates (C) 4:31.41.
BOYS MILE RUN #4
1. Gabe Fendel (HSE) 4:11.31, 6. Ben Wagoner (HSE) 4:18.63, 8. Aaron Bennett (W) 4:20.55, 20. Peter Werling (Fishers) 4:37.17.
GIRLS MILE RUN #1
2. Anna Morozov (C) 5:14.92, 6. Lauren Bailey (W) 5:18.66, 12. Paige Schemanske (GC) 5:23.42, 14. Izza Khurram (C) 5:27.67, 19. Gabby Brown (W) 5:37.38.
GIRLS MILE RUN #2
4. Miya Wai (F) 5:11.45, 7. Gabby Dilick (W) 5:15.87, 18. Kat Dombroski (N) 5:25.71.
GIRLS MILE RUN #3
4. Abi Little (N) 5:07.20, 5. Maddie Dalton (C) 5:07.33, 6. Christina Geisler (C) 5:11.06, 12. Rachel Anderson (C) 5:14.31, 13. Phoebe Bates (C) 5:16.40, 15. Susanna Sharples-Gordon (N) 5:18.90, 18. Megan Slamkowski (GC) 5:21.86.
Gabe Fendel breaks the tape setting a new meet record of 4:11.31 during Franklin Central Distance Showcase. (Kent Graham)