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Several CC runners advance; Wilson repeats girls' title
Greencastle advanced both of its cross country teams and South Putnam will be sending its boys’ team to Saturday’s Ben Davis regional following competition on Saturday at South Putnam.
Chad Stevens and Chelsie Edwards of Cloverdale also advance after being among the top 10 individuals on non-advancing teams, along with South Putnam’s Maddie McHugh, Ally Nichols and Samara Young.
Greencastle sophomore Emma Wilson repeated her sectional title of a year ago, again defeating Avon’s Taylor Nicholson. Wilson won by eight seconds last year, but expanded her victory to 30 seconds this time around.
Greencastle’s Shelby Kallem finished 12th overall to run second for the Tiger Cubs, while Edwards was 14th overall and McHugh placed 18th.
Brownsburg won the team title with 38 points, edging second-place Avon by nine points. Greencastle placed fourth in the team standings with 96 points.
In the boys’ race, South Putnam’s Kieffer Vittetow finished second by three seconds to Daniel Gerber of Danville.
The Eagles were fourth in the team standings, while Greencastle was fifth.
Chad Stevens of Cloverdale will advance as an individual after finishing 34th.
Greencastle co-head coaches Mark Jedele and Craig Jordan were pleased with their team’s performance.
“We came, we ran, we progressed,” they said. “The girls team finished just as we expected.
"Emma ran a conservative race and was able to repeat as sectional champ,” Jedele and Jordan added. “Mika Mozawa had an absolutely stellar run and trimmed over three minutes from her time last year and set a 24-second personal best.”
They were also pleased with the performance of the boys’ team.
“We knew the boys were going to have to do something special to progress to the regionals and they delivered,” they said. “They were dialed in from the start and held strong throughout the entire race.
“We’re looking forward to competing next week at regionals.”
South Putnam coach Brandon Welti was also pleased with the performance of his teams.
“The girls ran really well overall,” he said. “Maddie McHugh really bounced back from the WIC meet with a great race. She was off to a really good start and maintained that strong effort all the way to the finish line.
“If she can race like that again in a week, she should have a good shot at qualifying for semistate.”
Welti thought Samara Young had a huge breakout race as well.
“We’ve always known that she was capable of running like that, and it was good to see her finally do it,” he said. “Ally Nichols had a good race as well, and we know that she’s capable of running similar times as Maddie. “If all three of these girls can put together solid races like this at Ben Davis, they’ll definitely hit new PRs and be in contention for earning a chance to race at Semi State.”
Welti thought the boys’ race had a fast start.
“Surprisingly, no one really fell off the wagon,” he said. “Kieffer Vittetow made up a lot of ground on the second mile to give himself a chance of winning, but it just wasn’t there in the end.
“Regardless, he ran a great race and had a solid time on this course,” Welti added. “This was a huge improvement from a week ago.”
Welti said Vandermark continued to “amaze” for the Eagles.
“He yet again had an outstanding race, and his last 400 meters was the most impressive part,” he said. “Logan ran down four or five guys in the last 400, and that made a pretty big difference in the team standings.”
Welti also thought Dru Bottorff also really stood out at the sectional.
“He got out way too fast, but it didn’t come back to haunt him at all,” he said. “Dru really battled hard to stay in the mix and had a PR by more than 20 seconds on our course, which is no minor accomplishment.
“It was great to see the guys run so well and earn that fourth-place finish.”
Welti knows the regional meet will have a tough field.
“We still have goals to set PRs and have a few semistate qualifiers,” he said. “I just hope we can have nice weather on a fast course for a change.”
Cloverdale coach Andy Tyler thought his team ran with a “lot of heart” on Saturday.
“All three seniors ran well,” he said. “Chad ran into a few issues, but still ran his fastest time on this course. Ryan [Heavener] and Nolan [Maners] both blew away their best times here.”
Tyler also thought youngsters Eddie Mannan, Rylan Hall, Elliott Williamson and Abel Bates all ran well.
“If we have a good off season they will be major contributors to the team next year,” he said.
Tyler thought Edwards had another “phenomenal race” in the girls’competition.
“She continues to show some real grit on the course,” he said. “We are looking forward to the regional, I know that Chad and Chelsie will represent Cloverdale well.”
North Putnam Kevin Lutes will not have any advancing runners, but was “very proud” of how the Cougar athletes ran this season.
“Saturday’s effort didn’t bring about PRs for everyone, but I saw each individual putting forth 100 percent,” he said. “My hope is that the kids realize how far they’ve progressed since we started, and that they understand how much better they are capable of becoming with more training.
“They are a great group of young people.”
Girls’ race
Team scores (top five advance) – Brownsburg 38, Avon 47, Plainfield 77, Greencastle 96, Cascade 159, South Putnam 168, Danville 181, Decatur Central 184
Top 10 overall – 1. Emma Wilson (G) 18:52, 2. Taylor Nicholson (A) 19:22, 3. Kathryn Bernicke (A) 19:54, 4. Brooke Dixon (B) 19:59, 5. Savannah Roy (A) 20:20, 6. Anastasia Sanchez (P) 20:25, 7. Lauren Rinehart (B) 20:30, 8. Gabrielle Bische (B) 20:35, 9. Carly Altier (B) 20:44, 10. Cora Minkis (B) 20:49.
Top 10 from non-advancing teams – 14. Chelsie Edwards (C) 21:18, 15. Molly Clark (D) 21:28, 18. Maddie McHugh (SP) 21:32, 26. Keely Watts (D) 22:14, 27. Kamryn Arnold (DC) 22:15, 29. Ally Nichols (SP) 22:24, 31. Samara Young (SP) 22:28, 33. Anna Bohbrink (TW) 22:41, 35. Olivia Ward (TW) 23:04, 40. Lilly Moore (DC) 24:06
Other Greencastle runners – 12. Shelby Kallem 21:09, 21. Sydney Kallem 21:52, 30. Mika Mozawa 22:26, 37. Sydney Lewis 23:19, 38. Ariana Pershing 23:39, 41. Katie Haynes 24:14.
Other South Putnam runners – 46. Rachel Jones 24:53, 55. Addison Blaydes 27:16, Lois Cheatham 29:52
North Putnam runners – 50. Sydney Sims 26:08, 54. Taylor Hensley 27:10, 59. Amber Schubert 34;46
Boys’ race
Team scores (top five advance) – Avon 61, Brownsburg 84, Danville 99, South Putnam 106, Greencastle 112, Plainfield 137, Decatur Central 148, Cascade 214, Cloverdale 231
Top 10 overall – 1. Daniel Gerber (D) 16:33, 2. Kieffer Vittetow 16:36, 3. Austin Scott (DC) 16:48, 4. Sam Comer (D) 17:05, 5. Jackson Swisher 17:08, 6. Ben Schmitt (A) 17:09, 7. Conner Evans (P) 17:16, 8. Clayton Wilson (G) 17:18, 9. Tyler Nolan (B) 17:26, 10. Sean Johnson (Ca) 17:28
Top 10 from non-advancing teams – 3. Austin Scott (DC) 16:48, 7. Conner Evans (P) 17:16, 10. Sean Johnson (Ca) 17:28, Sarren Woodford (P) 18:17, 27. Tyler Moses (DC) 18:19, 31. Brock Rumpel (DC) 18:28, 32. Derek Garzinaki (P) 18:31, 34. Chad Stevens (Cl) 18:41, 35. Tyler Powers (P) 18:44, 36. David Durham (Ca) 18:48
Other Greencastle runners – 18. Cameron Lewis 17:44, 23. Braden Pershing 18:03, 38. Matthew Headley 18:51.95, 41. Jacob Crawley 19:03, 59. Justin Berish 20:33
Other South Putnam runners – 14. Logan Vandermark 17:37, 28. Michael Crossman 18:21, 29. Dru Bottorff 18:23, 33. Karl Egold 18:33, 45. Eric Hinkle 19:14, 56. Adair Bock 20:21
Other Cloverdale runners – 42. Nolan Maners 19:08, 52. Eddie Mannan 20:02, 54. Ryan Heavener 20:14, 58. Rylan Hall 20:27, 61. Elliott Williamson 20:58, 66. Abel Bates 21:37
North Putnam runners – 48. Caleb Duncan 19:24, 53. Kyle Young 20:03, 71. Grant Jarboe 23:55
Volleyball
• Sectional pairings drawn – The Indiana High School Athletic Association drew pairings on Monday for the 45th state tournament.
Greencastle will open play in the Class 3A North Montgomery sectional on Oct. 20 against Frankfort.
North Putnam and South Putnam will open the Class 2A Monrovia sectional on Oct. 20 at 6 p.m., while Cloverdale plays Cascade in the second match that night.
Championships are on Oct. 22.
Class 3A
North Montgomery sectional
Oct. 18
6 p.m. – Lebanon vs. Tri-West
Oct. 20
6 p.m. – Frankfort vs. Greencastle
7:30 p.m. -- Western Boone vs. Crawfordsville
Oct. 22
10 a.m. – North Montgomery vs. Lebanon-Tri-West winner
11:30 a.m. – Greencastle-Frankfort winner vs. Western Boone-Crawfordsville winner
5 p.m. – Championship
Class 2A
Monrovia sectional
Oct. 20
6 p.m. – North Putnam vs. South Putnam
7:30 p.m. – Cloverdale vs. Cascade
Oct. 22
11 a.m. – North Putnam-South Putnam winner vs. Cascade-Cloverdale winner
12:30 p.m. – Monrovia vs. Southmont
7 p.m. – Championship
• Tiger Cubs 1-2 at Cascade – Greencastle defeated South Putnam 25-16, 25-10 in the Cascade Invitational and dropped its other two matches.
Clay City defeated the Tiger Cubs 25-12, 2-15 and Covenant Christian beat Greencastle 25-15, 25-15.
Greencastle stats:
Bailey Shuee – 11 kills
Allison Stevens – 8 kills
Maggie Meyer – 34 digs
Madison Trout – 16 digs
Jalyn Duff – 15 digs and 31 assists
Jada Amis – 6 blocks
• Greencastle 3, Owen Valley 1 — At Spencer, the Tiger Cubs lost the first set 25-22 on Monday before coming back to win 25-23, 25-17 and 25-17.
Maggie Meyer said, “It was a much deserved win, because we all worked together as a team to achieve the win!”
Jalyn Duff said, “Every time I set the ball, I knew someone would put it away. It was nice having the confidence in my hitters.”
Jada Amis said, “It was the most fun game we’ve played all year. We beat a good team and all came together.”
Greencastle stats:
Maggie Meyer 25 digs
Lydia Trout 30 digs
Madison Trout 20 digs and 10 kills
Jalyn Duff 19 digs and 40 assists
Bailey Shuee had 14 kills
Sarah Miller had nine kills
Allison Stevens had eight kills and five blocks
The Tiger Cubs will close out the home regular season by hosting Riverton Parke on Thursday night, and will play a WIC crossover match on the road Saturday.