Cross country: Westfield girls break 18-year drought, Noblesville boys win

The REPORTER

The Westfield girls cross country is finally back on top at the Noblesville sectional.

The Shamrocks won their first sectional title in 18 years on Saturday, Oct. 18 at the Chanquapin Ridge Cross Country Course at White River Elementary School. Westfield edged out Fishers and the host Millers; scoring 62 points to the Tigers’ 68 and Noblesville’s 70.

The Rocks won their third sectional in program history. Westfield won back-to-back championships in 2006 and 2007. The Shamrocks went on to win a state title in both years, part of a three-year run of state championships which began in 2005.

Westfield had the top Hamilton County finisher: junior Alivia Lozier placed second in a time of 18 minutes, 0.3 seconds. Senior Jordyn Landrum also landed in the top 10, finishing ninth. Three other runners reached the top 20, helping the Rocks to win the title.

Fishers was led by sophomore Caitlin Hawkins, who took third place in 18:16.8. The Tigers had four runners place in the top 20.

Millers junior Jayde Stamm finished in fifth place, clocking in at 18:46.1. Noblesville placed all five of its scoring runners in the top 25.

The top five teams advance to this Saturday’s regional at Shelbyville’s Blue River Park. Hamilton Southeastern took fourth with 99 points, while Guerin Catholic was fifth with 110 points.

Both schools placed one runner in the top 10. Golden Eagles freshman Chloe Tragesser finished sixth in 19:03.4, while Royals junior Zoe Gebhart took seventh in 19:16.4.

Hamilton Heights finished sixth as a team with 136 points, but the Huskies advanced all seven of their runners to the regional as individuals. Junior Allie Bushey led Heights by placing fourth in 18:42.5.

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In the boys meet, host Noblesville scored a comfortable victory. The Millers claimed the sectional title by scoring 41 points. Southeastern was second with 73 and Fishers placed third with 77.

Noblesville had three top-10 finishers: junior Banner Barnes was third in 15:43.1, senior John Libs took fourth in 15:43.2 and sophomore Isaiah Vohs finished ninth in 16:05.2. The Millers placed their first five runners in the top 15 on their way to winning their third sectional title.

Noblesville also won sectional championships in 1986 and 2020.

The Royals had the individual race winner: senior Liam Powers paced the field by finishing in 15:14.3. Junior Isaac Smith took seventh, clocking in at 15:53.3.

The Tigers were led by senior Nate Thomas, who took sixth in 15:49.4. Fishers placed four runners in the top 20.

Westfield finished fourth as a team, totaling 105 points; junior Nathan McKeever led the Shamrocks by taking 11^th. Pendleton Heights got the fifth team spot, scoring 151 points to advance to the regional.

Guerin Catholic was sixth as a team and Hamilton Heights placed seventh, but both schools will have five individual regional qualifiers. Junior Cole Eckstein led the Golden Eagles by placing 17^th, while senior Isaiah Heuer led the Huskies by placing 30^th.

GIRLS MEET

Team scores: Westfield 62, Fishers 68, Noblesville 70, Hamilton Southeastern 99, Guerin Catholic 110, Hamilton Heights 136, Lebanon 188, Pendleton Heights 204, Shenandoah 291.

Race winner: Anya Zoeller (Pendleton Heights) 17:47.8.

Westfield runners: 2. Alivia Lozier 18:00.3, 9. Jordyn Landrum 19:29.4, 16. Jenna Burns 19:45.0, 19. Emma Pitney 19:48.2, 20. Mackenna Condon 19:48.5, 26. Gianna Ferreri 20:03.2, 28. Ella Bozarth 20:06.4.

Fishers runners: 3. Caitlin Hawkins 18:16.8, 12. Abby Lotter 19:32.4, 13. Riley Teurman 19:34.1, 17. Allie Belush 19:45.7, 27. Kylie Lengner 20:05.6, 32. Lilah Gunn 20:26.4, 36. Mia Quagliaroli 20:44.0.

Noblesville runners: 5. Jayde Stamm 18:46.1, 11. Nelani Render 19:32.4, 14. Ansley Applegate 19:35.9, 21. Izzy Salinas 19:52.6, 23. Addy Scott 19:55.7, 38. Gretchen Graham 20:53.5, 46. Norah Mathes 22:11.2.

Southeastern runners: 7. Zoe Gebhart 19:16.4, 15. Anissa Lammie 19:37.0, 18. Raegan Hissong 19:46.4, 29. Aubrey Berger 20:11.2, 34. Katelyn Evans 20:37.8, 37. Ali Johnson 20:47.4, 48. Kate Lux 22:40.2.

Guerin Catholic runners: 6. Chloe Tragesser 19:03.4, 22. Katie Kolb 19:54.8, 25. Claire Flannagan 20:02.0, 30. Brinna Wolf 20:21.9, 31. Jillian Tichenor 20:22.6, 35. Taylor Tragesser 20:41.8, 43. Delaney Gould 21:41.0.

Heights runners: 4. Allie Bushey 18:42.5, 24. Anna Monnin 19:57.5, 33. Lillian Higgins, 39. Amira Leer 20:57.3, 40. Matilda Higgins 21:11.5, 41. Ayla Madara 21:12.5, 50. Selah Heuer 23:00.6.

BOYS MEET

Team scores: Noblesville 41, Hamilton Southeastern 73, Fishers 77, Westfield 105, Pendleton Heights 151, Guerin Catholic 166, Hamilton Heights 186, Lapel 192, Lebanon 285, Anderson 299, Shenandoah 321, Tipton 322, Anderson Prep Academy 383.

Race winner: Liam Powers (Southeastern) 15:14.3.

Noblesville runners: 3. Banner Barnes 15:43.1, 4. John Libs 15:43.2, 9. Isaiah Vohs 16:05.2, 12. Jack Rush 16:19.2, 13. Cooper Click 16:19.3, 21. Noah Melton 16:29.4, 25. Matthew Huseman 16:37.7.

Other Southeastern runners: 7. Isaac Smith 15:53.3, 15. Monroe Cluff 16:20.2, 24. Charles Ritter 16:36.0, 26. Will Henning 16:39.5, 33. Hayden Hoback 17:16.1, 45. Aiden Brier 17:46.4.

Fishers runners: 6. Nate Thomas 15:49.4, 14. Reece Torres 16:19.7, 16. Declan Mohr 16:22.6, 19. Kale Ormes 16:27.6, 22. Mason Lapp 16:33.7, 23. Brady FitzGerald 16:35.5, 28. Braylen Floyd 16:59.5.

Westfield runners: 11. Nathan McKeever 16:15.4, 18. Caleb Haney 16:26.8, 20. Bryce Pittman 16:29.1, 27. Deagan Imel 16:52.3, 29. Carson Ackley 17:02.5, 31. Chase Niccum 17:05.1, 47. Luke Moulder 17:53.3.

Guerin Catholic runners: 17. Cole Eckstein 16:23.6, 34. Ashton Sommer 17:20.7, 37. Hunter Kinzle-Gorman 17:33.6, 38. Austin Rankin 17:33.9, 40. Timmy Galvin 17:36.5, 53. Brady Linn 18:15.4, 60. John Constantino 18:48.9.

Heights runners: 30. Isaiah Heuer 17:04.1, 32. Nicholas Bragg 17:09.4, 39. Aiden Clarke 17:36.3, 42. Charles Wedmore 17:38.7, 43. Will Monnin 17:40.4, 48. Hudson Holt 18:00.7, 49. Thomas Girolamo 18:00.7.