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It's a boys-girls sweep by Columbus North
Carmel, Franklin Central, Noblesville girls finish 2-3-4 TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Carmel’s boys and girls cross country teams went into Saturday’s state finals hoping to repeat the sweep they pulled off last year. There was a sweep...
Zeinasellassie leaves no doubt this time
North Central runner wins by nearly 10 seconds TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Futsum Zeinasellassie had been awaiting Saturday’s state cross country meet for a year. His North Central High School coach waited longer . . . 40 years. The coach, Rick...
Millers' teams in select trios
Boys, girls squads are among 3 who could be winners Twenty-four boys and 24 girls teams will take the starting line in Saturday’s cross-country state finals, and the championship in both races could come down to the same three schools. Carmel....
Is best still ahead for Franklin Central?
Coach thinks girls squad hasn’t reached its peak yet The Franklin Central girls cross-country team had a good day at Saturday’s Carmel Semistate. But coach Jack Spence is convinced that the Flashes haven’t reached their peak yet,...
Brownsburg to take run at state finals
A day later, Brownsburg cross-country coach Bret Neylon was “still a little bit in shock” over what his girls team had done Saturday at the Carmel Semistate: It had qualified for the state finals for the first time in school history...
Young team jells in time for state meet
Tight-knit Royals return after 2 years Hamilton Southeastern High School boys cross-country coach Joe Golden was concerned his team’s run of top 10 finishes in the state meet from 2002 to ’06 was starting to seem like they were timed...
Girls bring home semistate for Greyhounds
Carmel, Noblesville among favorites to win Saturday’s state finals Twenty-four boys and 24 girls teams will take the starting line in Saturday’s cross-country state finals, and the championship in both races could come down to the same...
Westfield's Martin aims for top-25 spot, All-State honors
‘The job’s not done’ says Shamrocks’ state meet qualifier Connor Martin is thrilled with making it to the boys cross-country state finals, but he won’t be happy just to be there. The Westfield junior has his sights on at...
Eagles outrun their ranking to earn a state meet spot
The top six teams at each cross-country semistate qualify for the state finals. The No. 13 Zionsville boys team was the sixth best at Carmel on Saturday, according to the latest coaches poll. By rankings alone, the Eagles were in line to advance. But...
Runners gear up for finals
North Central’s Zeinasellassie favored to win individual race North Central High School cross-country runner Futsum Zeinasellassie spent the beginning of the season running just fast enough to win (“which was driving us crazy,”...
Giants' Johnson goes on to state
Senior runner continues his strong season, will compete at state as an individual After Ben Davis cross-country runner Traishaun Johnson took second at the Marion County meet this month, coach Nicholas Balbach said of the senior: “He’s...
Trojans' Tori Schoettmer is county's only qualifier
Center Grove freshman Tori Schoettmer will be Johnson County’s lone representative in the state cross-country meet in Terre Haute on Saturday. Schoettmer qualified by finishing seventh in Saturday’s Carmel Semistate in 18 minutes, 57.8...
Bennett is surprise leader in host Carmel's girls title
CARMEL, Ind. — Sarah Bennett paused to think when asked when she had beaten her more heralded teammate on the Carmel High School cross country team. “Never,’’ Bennett said. She quickly corrected herself. “Maybe once in...
Area teams competing in today's girls cross country semistate
The Pike High School girls cross country team cruised to sectional and regional titles last week, but the events were difficult for coach Kendra Champion- McAloon . They were the first competitions in a month her husband, Lawrence North boys cross...
Analysis: 4 changes that would improve competition for high school cross country
4 changes that would improve sport High school cross country in Indiana is thriving. Runners and teams are nationally ranked. The state meet draws large crowds. So if it’s not broken, why fix it? Because the sport could be improved. Four ways...
Carmel sweeps to semistate
No. 1-ranked girls edge No. 4 Noblesville, No. 2 boys top No. 3 North Central at Brebeuf Carmel’s boys and girls teams, plus a couple of sophomore runners, stayed on course Saturday for state cross country titles. The No. 1-ranked Carmel girls...
Millers' team effort captures sectional title
Topping No. 1 Carmel comes as no surprise to Millers who knew they had the potential The fact that Noblesville’s girls cross-country team won the Carmel Sectional on Tuesday might have been a surprise to some. But to the fourth-ranked Millers,...
Unheralded Westfield takes surprising 5th in sectional
Based solely on the state rankings, Westfield’s boys cross-country team was on the outside looking in at Tuesday’s Carmel Sectional. The Shamrocks were unranked, while five teams ranked 14th or higher were expected to take the five...
Carmel runners advance to regional
It was tough enough that Carmel’s second-ranked boys cross-country team had to face a field that includes four other teams ranked 14th or higher. But heading into this week, the Greyhounds weren’t sure they were going to be at full...
Mount Vernon up to the task as postseason run begins
Mount Vernon’s boys cross-country team won the 2008 sectional and regional en route to the semistate, where it finished eighth. But after losses due to graduations and relocations, the Marauders returned just two runners in 2009 who scored...
Noblesville girls upset No. 1 Carmel
CARMEL, Ind. — Beating a No. 1-ranked team is a landmark achievement. But the victory by Noblesville’s girls was probably not celebrated as much as the fifth place by Westfield’s boys. That’s because in Tuesday’s cross...
Pike runners get their chance to shine
After Red Devils pulled a major surprise in the County meet, bigger, postseason stage looms After a stunning upset of then-No. 3 Franklin Central at the Marion County meet, Pike girls cross-country coach Kendra Champion-McAloon made a declaration...
Eagles' soaring as they head into sectionals
First place in a stacked conference — not a bad way to prepare for the postseason. That’s exactly what the then-12th-ranked Zionsville boys cross-country team did Saturday, beating Noblesville (ranked fourth at the time), Fishers (11th)...
Bulldogs to defend sectional crown
Brownsburg’s Vincenzi favored to win at South Putnam sectional A year ago, Brownsburg’s girls cross-country team was a surprise sectional champion. The Bulldogs hadn’t won a sectional crown in 10 years, but a group led by two...
Pike surprise girls champ; North Central boys shine
Kendra Champion cried. How could she not? After all, when the former Butler runner took over the Pike High School girls cross country program in 2006, the Red Devils “were not very good,” she said. Now they’re Marion County...
Westfield's Love will play football Friday night, run cross-country on Saturday morning
Busy junior will play football Friday night, run cross-country Saturday morning WESTFIELD — Connor Love’s biggest challenge is finding some free time. Between school, football and cross-country, it’s not easy for the Westfield...
Local cross country teams make bid for No. 1
Bull Dogs boys, Flashes girls take FlashRock meet, may vault to No. 1 Columbus North’s boys and Franklin Central’s girls made bids for No. 1 cross country rankings. Both teams ran to impressive victories Saturday in the FlashRock...
County title boosts Martin's All-State hopes
Connor Martin hopes his performance at the Hamilton County meet is a sign of things to come. In just his third race of the high school cross-country season, the Westfield High School junior won the county meet Sept. 1 with a personal-best 5K time of...
Center Grove runners give full effort at halftime
On a night traditionally reserved for football, the Center Grove cross-country teams made some noise, too. The Trojans topped Pike in meets run at halftime of Friday night’s football game. In the boys meet, Center Grove swept the top five spots...
Royals in lead for Mudsock Trophy
The Hamilton Southeastern High School athletic department completed the fall portion of the Mudsock Trophy competition with a 61/2-11/2 lead over in-town rival Fishers after sweeping the teams’ cross-country competitions in Tuesday’s...
