{"id":19942,"date":"2024-09-22T12:45:18","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T16:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=19942"},"modified":"2024-09-23T14:35:08","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T18:35:08","slug":"xc-weekend-roundup-whittenbarger-shines-for-bhs-sprunger-4th-for-sa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/22\/xc-weekend-roundup-whittenbarger-shines-for-bhs-sprunger-4th-for-sa\/","title":{"rendered":"XC Weekend Roundup – Whittenbarger shines for BHS; Sprunger 4th for SA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A busy weekend of races, both near and far, is summarized here for everyone in Z-Land: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Prairie Cross Country Invite<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boys AA Race<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bellmont finished in 13th place in the AA race at one of the biggest events in northern Indiana. Coach Randy Hisner felt that the team performed extremely well, with nearly every boy exceeding expectations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hayden Whittenbarger’s outstanding race Saturday earned him a spot in the Top 20 at New Prairie. (Photo by Angie Gunsett)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Logan Whitacre ran his best time of the year for the Braves with a 20:04.2. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team Places & Scores<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1st- Wawasee 132, 2nd-NorthWood 180, 13th-Bellmont 308<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Harry Gunsett finished with a time of 19:17 for the Braves, fourth-best for the team. (Photo by Angie Gunsett)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Bellmont Times & Places: 20th-Hayden Whittenbarger 17:38.8; 35th-Hudson Krull 18:08.6; 63rd-Maddux Miller 18:46.1; 86th-Harry Gunsett 19:17.3; 104th-Ethan Curtis 19:41.2; 107th-Landon Rich 19:51.4; 115th-Logan Whitacre 20:04.2; Cayden Rauch 20:47.9, Owen Adams 21:08.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Girls AA Race<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sydney Angel led the Bellmont Braves with a 64th-place finish at New Prairie Saturday. (Photo by Angie Gunsett)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Bridget Juengel ran her best 5K time of the year and scored the fourth-best time for the Braves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team Scores<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1st-Highland 96, 2nd-Kankakee Valley 121, 18th-Bellmont 469<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Madison Witte (left) paces a group of runners during Saturday’s race at New Prairie. (Photo by Angie Gunsett)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Bellmont Times & Places: 64th-Sydney Angel 23:31.8; 76th-Madison Witte 23:49.6; 102nd-Bre Feasel 25:10.7; 111th-Bridget Juengel 25:57.1; 116th-Lilly Franz 26:30.3; 123rd-Isabella Suarez 27:45.9; 130th-Jaylin Reed 28:10.1; Mackenzie Selzer 28:21.5; Addison Rich 30:07.2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bridget Juengel (right) clocked her best time of the year at New Prairie Saturday. (Photo by Angie Gunsett)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

South Adams Cross Country Invite<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boys Race<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dakota Sprunger broke 17 minutes for the first time this season and led the Starfires to a second-place finish, narrowly losing out to Bluffton, who took second and third spots on the podium with Levi Johns and Jude Baumgartner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Marshall Harris (right) of Heritage tries to keep up with South Adams’ Dakota Sprunger as they turn a corner behind the football field. (Photo by Patrick Gunsett)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Just behind Sprunger was Trevor Schwartz of Adams Central by a second, running his second sub-17 time of the season. Schwartz was followed by Ethan Crockett of AC, who finished sixth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Jets finished fourth as a team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deacon Bierbaum came in tenth just after the 18-minute mark and was right at his season-best mark on his home course. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Heritage, the Patriots were led by Corban Roth and Marshall Harris, who both made the top 13. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team Scores: 1st-Bluffton 83, 2nd-South Adams 89, 3rd-Lakewood Park Christian 90, 4th-Adams Central 104, 5th-Monroe Central 130, 6th-Heritage 143, 7th-Southern Wells 160, 8th-Northfield 191<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Times & Places of Note: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Zander Ritenour-Lakewood Park 16:18<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Levi Johns-Bluffton 16:29<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Jude Baumgartner-Bluffton 16:47<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Dakota Sprunger-SA 16:50<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Trevor Schwartz-AC 16:51<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Ethan Crockett-AC 17:17<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Deacon Bierbaum-SA 18:01<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11. Corban Roth-Heritage 18:05<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Corban Roth (right) works his way around teammate Gabe Hanford during the early stages of Saturday’s 5K at South Adams. (Photo by Patrick Gunsett)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

12. Wyatt Mann-SA 18:16<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13. Marshall Harris-Heritage 18:17<\/p>\n\n\n\n

17. Gabe Hanford-Heritage 18:40<\/p>\n\n\n\n

27. Bryson Edgell-AC 19:02<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bryson Edgell runs just ahead of Hayden Amstein at Saturday’s SA XC Invite. (Photo by Patrick Gunsett)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

31. Tyler Schwartz-AC 19:22<\/p>\n\n\n\n

38. Alex Alana-AC 19:42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

45. Daniel Rupp-SA 20:13<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Daniel Rupp was the final scorer for the Starfires, finishing just high enough to win the team runner-up honors in its home race. (Photo by Patrick Gunsett)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Girls’ Race<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monroe Central was the clear winner in the girls’ varsity 5K, beating out Bluffton and Adams Central for the crown. The Jets needed a few more places to take the runner-up trophy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Addison Gilbert (left) and Madison Hamilton (right) helped Adams Central earn a third-place team finish Saturday. (Photo by Patrick Gunsett)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

South Adams and Heritage ran without complete teams for the event. Addy Watson led the way for the Stars with a tenth-place overall finish and Ava Smith led the Patriots with a time just over 24 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Addy Watson was the top finisher for the Starfires. (Photo by Patrick Gunsett)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Madison Gerber was one of just three girls to finish the hot race in under 20 minutes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team Scores: 1st-Monroe Central 74, 2nd-Bluffton 89, 3rd-Adams Central 92, 4th-Seton Catholic 111, 5th-Parkway 112, 6th-Lakewood Park 117, 7th-Woodlan 131, 8th-Southern Wells 174, 9th-Winchester 181<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Times & Places of Note:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Sophia Haslett-Lakewood Park 19:12<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Charlee Gibson-Blue River Valley 19:50<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Madison Gerber-AC 19:56<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Addison Gilbert-AC 20:49<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Addy Watson-SA 21:36<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13. Madison Hamilton-AC 22:11<\/p>\n\n\n\n

27. Ava Kinsey-SA 23:42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

29. Ava Smith-Heritage 24:08<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ava Smith comes up the hill for Heritage. (Photo by Patrick Gunsett)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

39. Elise Hissong-Heritage 25:26<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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