One of the bigger events of the regular season, the New Haven Classic, was once again held at the Huntington University course and contested in three different classes, with all the runners dealing with a very warm set of conditions.
Concordia and Daphne Weller dominated the big-school race, with the Cadets beating out Homestead for the team title.
Rowyn Norris of Leo won the AA race, but her Lion teammates had to settle for second place behind West Noble.
Bellmont finished in tenth place. They were without Quinn Buchan (who was off with the volleyball team), but they did welcome back Allison Allmon. Madeline Witte led the Braves with a 23:21.
In the small-school division, Churubusco won the team race despite not having a top-five finisher. Heritage took seventh, led by Rosalinda Medina, but her running mate, Emily High, was sorely missed.
For the Bellmont Boys, they were 7th in the AA race, running without Maddux Miller, who had to withdraw mid-race with an aggravation of an injury that has been hold him back. Hayden Whittenbarger had a Top-15 finish of 17:48. In context of just how warm it was, Whittenbarger’s fine progression this season still saw him 22 seconds slower than last year’s time in the same event.
The Braves also suffered a setback when Owen Garcia twisted an ankle early in the race and could not continue.
Joe Kozlowski’s was not his best of the year (he went 18:45 and 18:46 earlier in September), but with the conditions, his 19:12 was awfully impressive for Coach Hisner’s team.
Heritage took tenth place in the A boys race. Corban Roth led the team with a 17:52.
William Voglewede had an excellent race, keeping his time under 21 minutes in the high temperatures.
NEW HAVEN CLASSIC (HELD AT HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY COURSE)
AA GIRLS RACE
Team Scores: 1st-West Noble 69, 2nd-Leo 90, 3rd-Wawasee 90, 4th-Norwell 106, 7th-Bluffton 178, 8th-Jay County 184, 10th-Bellmont 282
Top Five Individuals
1. Rowyn Norris-Leo 19:14.50
2. Summer Ross-Angola 20:15.50
3. Cora Kunkel-Bluffton 20:22.80
4. Karla Dominguez-West Noble 20:55.30
5. Bailyn Likens-Wawasee 20:58.50
Bellmont Times: 41st-Madeline Witte 23:21.30, 60th-Sydney Angel 24:53.80; 73rd-Lilly Franz 25:51.10; 76th-Bridget Juengel 26:10.50, 77th-Haylee Franz 26:19.70; 85th-Jaylin Reed 27:16.30, 89th-Isabella Suarez 27:54.80, 91st-Allison Allmon 28:24.80; 93rd-Isabelle Buuck 28:49.60, 110th-Addison Rich 32:14.60, 114th-Tori McCullough 34:31.30
A GIRLS RACE
Team Scores: 1st-Churubusco 66, 2nd-Elkhart Christian 74, 3rd-Lakewood Park Christian 109, 4th-Monroe Central 120, 7th-Heritage 185, 10th-Southern Wells 216
Top Five Individuals
1. Hannah Suvar-Blackhawk Christian 19:24.40
2. Kaleigh Rice-Northfield 20:24.70
3. Olivia Ritter-Prairie Heights 20:31.90
4. Sarah Combs-Lapel 20:36.90
5. Lily Maxwell-Elkhart Christian 20:57.90
Heritage Times & Places: 28th-Rosalinda Medina 23:14.60, 49th-Ava Gerber 25:06.80, 75th-Elise Hissong 26:36.00, 97th-Adalina Bacon 28:29.20, 108th-Audrey Meyer 30:11.70, 113th-Addison Smith 31:44.80, 121st-Dhylan Gilbert 33:34.60
A Boys Race
Team Scores: 1st-Monroe Central 101, 2nd-Woodlan 120, 3rd-Northfield 146, 4th-Wes-Del 169, 5th-Elkhart Christian 174, 8th-Southern Wells 233, 10th-Heritage 273
Top Five Individuals
1. Simon Nickelson-Lapel 16:16.11
2. Jack Combs-Lapl 16:28.70
3. Kyle Knafel-Central Noble 17:15.60
4. Jerry Troyer-Woodlan 17:26.60
5. Nathan Brown-Elkhart Christian 17:40.80
Heritage Times & Places: 13th-Corban Roth 17:52.80, 72nd-Jaxon Kerr 20:12.00, 74th-Nickolas Flores 20:13.90, 78th-Alex Smith 20:22.10, 90th-William Voglewede 20:57.90, 102nd-Gavin Juricak 21:31.10, 163rd-Mohammed Esarhaek 25:16.90
AA Boys Race
Team Scores: 1st-Oak Hill 59, 2nd-West Noble 85, 3rd-Norwell 85, 7th-Bellmont 187, 8th-Leo 199, 11th-Jay County 318
Top Five Individuals
1. Graysen Ruch-West Noble 16:29.20
2. Mason Worrell-Wawasee 16:49.00
3. Corban Tippey-Oak Hill 16:49.50
4. Caiden Petrie-Norwell 16:50.80
5. Kyler North-Mississinewa 17:16.20
Bellmont Times & Places: 14th-Hayden Whittenbarger 17:48.10, 41st-Logan Whitacre 18:57.40, 43rd-Hudson Krull 19:03.50, 46th-Gavin Braun 19:11.80, 47th-Joe Kozlowski 19:12.60, 53rd-Owen Adams 19:26.40, 62nd-Landon Rich 19:46.80, 73rd-Landon Sielschott 20:08.70, 83rd-Brock Scherry 20:35.80, 84th-Brandt Painter 20:36.219, 96th-Sebastian Heimann 21:01.20, 108th-Cayden Rauch 21:50.20, 123rd-Sam Juengel 23:52.10
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