Carmel narrowly edged Concordia Lutheran for the girls state championship and Bloomington North captured the team title in the boys’ race at Saturday’s IHSAA State Finals in Terre Haute.
Adams Central’s Madison Gerber ran a great race and finished her career in style – mid-pack in the state championship 5K.
South Adams junior Dakota Sprunger turned in another sub-17 race and finished his season strong in a talented pack of runners.
IHSAA Cross Country State Finals – Girls
Team Scores
1st-Carmel 76; 2nd-Concordia Lutheran 92; 4th-Homestead 177; 17th-Columbia City 409; 23rd-Carroll (FW) 550
Local Times
1st-Mallory Weller-Concordia Lutheran 17:12.2
8th-Daphne Weller-Concordia Lutheran 17:56.0
9th-Alice Friesen-Huntington North 17:57.2
18th-Kenya Leitch-Columbia City 18:08.1
26th-Rowyn Norris-Leo 18:25.4
27th-Chloe Gibson-East Noble 18:31.1
32nd-Brylee Crass-Concordia Lutheran 18:39.1
34th-Maren Wilson-FW Northrop 18:40.0
100th-Samantha Lickey-Columbia City 19:24.2
125th-Katy Niles-Woodlan 19:44.6
126th-Abigail Ramseyer-Bluffton 19:44.9
132nd-Madison Gerber-Adams Central 19:48.8
136th-Riley Myers-Columbia City 19:51.1
174th-Madison Shively-Columbia City 20:11.5
IHSAA Cross Country State Finals – Boys
Team Scores
1st-Bloomington North 105; 2nd-Noblesville 115; 7th-Homestead 246; 21st-Wabash 472; 22nd-Carroll (FW) 500; 23rd-Concordia Lutheran 514
Local Times
1st-Sam Quagliaroli-Fishers 14:46.9
18th-Bryan Garcia-New Haven 15:34.6
22nd-Evan McMahon-Homestead 15:35.4
24th-Will Schlegel-Concordia Lutheran 15:36.6
25th-Andrew Strong-Eastside 15:36.9
60th-Gavin Good-Columbia City 16:00.4
144th-Jude Baumgartner-Bluffton 16:36.3
188th-Dakota Sprunger-South Adams 16:54.6
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