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Photos by Jed Pearson of RunWhitley.com
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CONFERENCE WEEK IN THE HOOSIER
STATE !
This week was conference week in the Hoosier State. There were no really
big upsets in conference week, but there will be a small mix-up in this
week's state rankings. Maybe the most impressive performance came from
the boys team of FW Northrop HS. FW Northrop is ranked #2 in Indiana,
and in the SAC faced two other top 10 teams in FW Concordia HS and FW
Snider HS. Even with very good competition, the Bruins were still able
to put six guys among the top seven finishers to run away with 19 points,
and with their 14th consecutive SAC title.
* The IHSAA state-wide tournament begins with first-round Sectional
meets on Tuesday, October 15 and Regional meet on Saturday, October 19.
Northeast Hoosier
Conference (10-9-02)
Men
New Haven HS (#20 Indiana) win their first ever NHC title with 69 points.
Their top 5 runners placed: 7th, 9th, 12th, 20th, and 22nd. Un-ranked
FW Carroll and Bellmont earned 74 and 83 points, respectively, to take
2nd and 3rd over DeKalb HS (#16 Indiana). DeKalb was the highest-ranked
team coming in, and even had senior Josh Wolfe win the meet in 15:55,
but only managed 4th overall with 88 points.
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Northeast
Hoosier Conference mens race. Leading are DeKalb's Mark Stahl (#38)
and Josh Wolfe (#37). Wolfe was the eventual winner. The "purple
pack" near the front are the New Haven Bulldogs, who won their
first ever NHC cross-country team title.
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Women
This was a good team race and individual race. Freshmen Leslee Getts (DeKalb
HS) and Samantha Lee (Homestead HS) were 1st (14:45) and 2nd (14:51),
and led their teams to the top two positions. DeKalb girls (#4 Indiana)
won the meet with 40 points, and Homestead (#15 Indiana) placed 2nd with
49 points. Valerie Hardesty (DeKalb HS) was third in 14:53 and Amanda
Ponsot (FW Carroll HS) was fourth in 14:58. East Noble HS (#25 Indiana)
was third overall with 84 points.
Conference Indiana
(10-10-02)
Men
Columbus North HS (#1 Indiana) pulls away from Franklin Central HS (#5
Indiana) to win 28 - 62. Bloomington North HS (#17 Indiana) placed third
overall with 84 points. Columbus North junior Christian Wagner wins in
15:43, setting a new course record. Teammates Ryan Hutton (senior) and
Ben Milroy (junior) were 2nd (16:16) and 3rd (16:26), respectively, to
complete Columbus North's undefeated regular season.
Women
This was a great team matchup, featuring five teams in the top 25 rankings.
Columbus North HS (#2 Indiana) won with 41 points, Franklin Central HS
(#8 Indiana) was 2nd with 55 points, Bloomington South HS (#9 Inidana)
was third with 59 points, Bloomington North HS (#13 Indiana) was fourth
with 111 and Perry Meridian (#21 Indiana) was fifth with 136 points. Columbus
North junior Julie Eckerly easily won with a time of 15:01.
Summit Athletic Conference
(10-10-02)
Men
FW Northrop HS (#2 Indiana) dominated this conference, winning their 14th
consecutive SAC title. They did so even with two top 10 teams: FW Concordia
(#9 Indiana) and FW Snider (#10 Indiana). Northrop won with 19, Snider
finished with 53, and Concordia received 57. Northrop senior Corey Drake
won in 16:02, and Snider senior Cody Hannie was second in 16:14. Northrop
then took the next five spots, taking six of the top seven against some
great competition.
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Northrop boys
team on the starting line prior to the start of the SAC meet Thursday.
The Bruins won their 14th consecutive SAC title, dominating two conference
teams ranked among the top 10 in Indiana. |
Women
(no report)
Duneland Athletic
Conference (10-10-02)
Men
Valparaiso HS (#8 Indiana) wins easily with only 34 points. Chesterton
HS (#11 Indiana) was 2nd with 56 points and Crown Point HS (#13 Indiana)
was 3rd with 60. Portage HS (#19 Indiana) was 4th with 91 points. Valpraiso
senior Jeff Kent won in 16:30, now coming back from a mid-season injury.
Crown Point junior Robert Slepcevich was 2nd in 16:39, and Valparaiso
senior Andrew Jeha was 3rd in 16:41.
Women
This was a great race. Valparaiso HS (#1 Indiana) easily beat Chesterton
HS (#3 Indiana) 23 - 41. Portage HS (#20 Indiana) was 3rd with 74 points.
Individually, Valparaiso junior Racheal Marchand won in 14:39. Cassie
Peller (Chesterton HS) was previously un-beaten this year, but finished
a distant 2nd in 15:04, just ahead of freshman teammate Mary Ballinger
(15:07). Valparaiso took six of the top eight spots to win the DAC title.
Metropolitan
Interscholastic Conference (10-12-02)
Men
Lawrence North senior Nef Araia remains undefeated, winning in 15:33,
but his team comes up just short as Carmel HS (#4 Indiana) edges Lawrence
North (#3 Indiana) 43 - 44. Then Warren Central HS (#15 Indiana) upsets
North Central Indianpolis (#12 Indiana) 93 - 95. Ben Davis senior Rabah
Rahil has turned it up, as he comes in second overall in 16:01. Carmel
is led by senior Matt Kotlarski - 3rd (16:11).
Women
(no report)
DyeStat Indiana
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