Competing against two Indy area powerhouses, the Norwell Knights and Bellmont Braves used Saturday to prepare for next week’s sectional and finished with a respectable Top-Five finish. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The top three Bellmont runners all finished with career-best times as they ran on the Delta course for the first time in their careers. Both Norwell and Bellmont will return to the exact same course in a week to run in the newly-formatted IHSAA sectional. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bellmont head coach Randy Hisner noted the performance of Cayden Rauch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“He was fifth man, and it’s the first time he’s cracked the top five. He has made remarkable progress through consistent hard work and focused racing.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hisner noted that Rauch did not break 22 minutes last year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“But here he is,” said Hisner, “running sub-19:30 and giving us a big boost as we head into the tournament next week.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The top five teams from each sectional will advance to the regional, while the top 15 runners outside of those five teams will also advance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Team Scores<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Carmel 24<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 47<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Norwell 137<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Delta 154<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bellmont 176<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Times & Places of Note<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Jonah Kaul-Carmel 16:13.30<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Joel Spittal-Carmel 16:20.11<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Colin Strachman-Mt. Vernon 16:20.80<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. Eli Gomez-Carmel 16:23.00<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. Hunter Smith-Frankton 16:25.30<\/p>\n\n\n\n
25. Hayden Whittenbarger-Bellmont 17:34.21<\/p>\n\n\n\n
27. Gage Reinhard-Norwell 17:42.10<\/p>\n\n\n\n
28. Harry Gunsett-Bellmont 17:43.60<\/p>\n\n\n\n
31. Luke Johnson-Norwell 17:51.30<\/p>\n\n\n\n
33. Maddux Miller-Bellmont 17:58.50<\/p>\n\n\n\n
34. Gavin Threewits-Norwell 18:00.80<\/p>\n\n\n\n
35. Elijah Jacob-Norwell 18:03.10<\/p>\n\n\n\n
36. Lukas Mashuda-Norwell 18:15.00<\/p>\n\n\n\n
54. Landon Rich-Bellmont 19:09.90<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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