Indiana State Meet

First state titles for Franklin Central boys and Westfield girls.

	Boys - so Aaron Fisher 15:30.5 and Franklin Central 71.
	Girls - sr Amanda Bell, Clarksville 14:15.6; Westfield 116.

New Prairie regional

Boys

Franklin Central claims first IHSAA cross country title

Led by individual winner Aaron Fisher, Franklin Central cruised to its first team championship
in the 53rd Annual IHSAA Boys Country State Finals on the Indiana University course in
Bloomington. Franklin Central totaled 71 points to 135 for runner-up Portage.

Fisher became the first individual champion from the winning team since Valparaiso's
Don Vandrey in 1966. Fisher covered the 5,000-meter course in 15:30.5, while Martinsville
senior Andrew Russell was second in 15:32.7. Defending champion Bart Phariss of
North Central (Indianapolis) was sixth in 15:48.1.

Andrew Russell of Martinsville was named the 1998 recipient of the Charles F. Maas
Mental Attitude Award in Boys Cross Country. Farm Bureau Insurance, IHSAA corporate
partner, presented a $1,000 scholarship in the name of Russell to Martinsville High School.

Boys Team

Place	School	Score
1.	Franklin Central	71
2.	Portage	135
3.	Bloomington North	148
4.	Carmel	203
5.	North Central (Indianapolis)	206
6.	DeKalb	229
7.	Floyd Central	231
8.	Ben Davis	248
9.	Valparaiso	259
10.	Fort Wayne Northrop	272
11.	Penn	283
12.	Northfield	296
13.	Owen Valley	309
14.	Warren Central	333
15.	Kankakee Valley	346
16.	Wheeler	350
17.	Wabash	366
18.	East Noble	395
19.	Terre Haute South	406
20.	Tell City	416

Boys Individual

Place	Runner	School	Grade	Time
1.	Aaron Fisher	Franklin Central	10	15:30.5
2.	Andrew Russell	Martinsville	12	15:32.7
3.	Kurtis George	Wabash	11	15:36.5
4.	Joe Eckerly	Columbus North	12	15:40.2
5.	Ryan Johnson	DeKalb	10	15:46.3
6.	Bart Phariss	North Central (Indianapolis)	12	15:48.1
7.	Arthur Bishop	Carroll (Flora)	12	15:48.5
8.	Mark Rode	Franklin Central	12	15:50.4
9.	Chris Powers	Muncie Central	12	15:52.8
10.	Chad Andrews	Northfield	12	15:53.4
11.	Logan Wealing	Benton Central	12	15:54.2
12.	Jeff Glant	Southport	12	15:54.7
13.	Tim Sweeney	Ben Davis	12	15:56.1
14.	David Welch	Bloomington North	10	15:58.2
15.	Matt Longworth	North Judson	12	15:58.7
16.	Curtis Persinger	Owen Valley	11	16:00.6
17.	Greg Borlik	North Central (Indpls.)	12	16:01.6
18.	Rene Hernandez	Hammond Noll	11	16:02.7
19.	Mike Skiles	Ben Davis	11	16:05.6
20.	Dustin Green	Terre Haute North	12	16:08.6
21.	Aaron Harding	Warren Central	10	16:10.8
22.	Brad Regan	Floyd Central	11	16:11.5
23.	Mike Taylor	Portage	10	16:11.9
24.	Joe Hinson	Western Boone	10	16:12.8
25.	Tom Burns	Hammond Gavit	11	16:13.3
26.	Aaron Lippelt	Valparaiso	12	16:13.7
27.	Dan Sweet	Culver Military	11	16:14.4
28.	Sean Branch	New Palestine	12	16:16.0
29.	Matt Sweetnan	Franklin Central	12	16:16.4
30.	Nathan Gooden	Mount Vernon	12	16:17.9
31.	Ed Morgan	Bloomington South	12	16:17.8
32.	Brian Dunn	Franklin Central	11	16:19.0
33.	Joe Dillabaugh	Valparaiso	10	16:22.1
34.	Steve Striedinger	Carmel	12	16:23.2
35.	Nathan Hall	Owen Valley	12	16:23.8
36.	Tyler Oatess	Bluffton	11	16:24.2
37.	Eric Redman	North Central (Indpls.)	10	16:24.5
38.	Charlie Koeppen	Carmel	10	16:24.8
39.	B.J. Needler	Southwood	11	16:25.5
40.	Bret Grover	Bluffton	10	16:25.9
41.	Jeff Zeha	Portage	12	16:26.4
42.	Steve Samuel	Portage	11	16:27.5
43.	Chris White	Wheeler	12	16:28.2
44.	David Martin	Evansville Reitz	10	16:30.0
45.	Mike Kreiger	Floyd Central	12	16:30.4
46.	Dustin Strosnider	Washington	11	16:30.7
47.	Peter Yoder	Bloomington North	11	16:31.0
48.	Matt Hussman	Evansville North	11	16:31.3
49.	Silas Canary	Bloomington North	10	16:31.6
50.	Matt O'Hare	Lowell	11	16:32.9

1998 Mental Attitude Award Recipient

Andrew Russell, Martinsville

Girls

Westfield wins first IHSAA state championship

Westfield outran Hamilton County rival Carmel 116-136 to win its first IHSAA state
championship in any sport in the 18^th Annual IHSAA Girls Country State Finals on the
Indiana University course in Bloomington.

Senior Amanda Bell of Clarksville claimed the individual title by outpacing senior
Dawn Boggs of Columbus East with a winning time of 14:15.6. Bell is the first girl
from Clarksville to win a cross country state championship.

Defending state champion Nicole Williams of Westview took eighth in 14:29.3 and
was named the 1998 recipient of the IHSAA Mental Attitude Award in Girls Cross
Country. Farm Bureau Insurance, IHSAA corporate partner, presented a $1,000
scholarship in the name of Williams to Westview High School.

Girls Team

Place	School	Score
1.	Westfield	116
2.	Carmel	136
3.	Michigan City	165
4.	West Noble	176
5.	LaPorte	195
6.	Fort Wayne Northrop	199
7.	Chesterton	209
8.	Columbus North	227
9.	Center Grove	227
10.	Bellmont	229
11.	North Central (Indianapolis)	230
12.	Martinsville	289
13.	New Albany	305
14.	Valparaiso	344
15.	North Harrison	348
16.	Homestead	375
17.	Northridge	387
18.	Clarksville	396
19.	Portage	400
20	Northeast Dubois	520

Girls Individual

Place	Runner	School	Grade	Time
1.	Amanda Bell	Clarksville	12	14:15.6
2.	Dawn Boggs	Columbus East	12	14:18.2
3.	Michelle DelaVina	Wheeler	10	14:20.8
4.	Robyn Detty	Lawrence North	10	14:23.1
5.	Molly Dattilo	Madison	11	14:24.1
6.	Susan Barth	Bluffton	12	14:25.9
7.	Teresa Kamleiter	Waldron	12	14:26.1
8.	Nicole Williams	Westview	12	14:29.3
9.	Allyson Hammond	Bellmont	12	14:41.8
10.	Julie Ham	Carmel	12	14:43.4
11.	Jessica Dietrich	New Albany	11	14:49.8
12.	Kara Nowak	Columbus North	11	14:50.2
13.	Casey Schneider	North Harrison	10	14:53.7
14.	Andrea Kremer	Indianapolis Chatard	11	14:55.4
15.	Katie Chinn	Tell City	10	14:57.7
16.	Valerie Pattengale	LaPorte	11	14:59.4
17.	Crystal Meekds	North Newton	11	15:00.2
18.	Stephanie Lynn	South Vermillion	12	15:01.4
19.	Michelle Killion	Center Grove	12	15:04.5
20.	Audrey Gaffer	Fort Wayne Northrop	10	15:04.7
21.	Elizabeth Wilborne	Zionsville	10	15:06.0
22.	Whitney Bevins	Westfield	12	15:06.7
23.	Jyme Charette	Marion	9	15:07.1
24.	Lauren Weddell	Carmel	12	15:07.9
25.	Jessica Crowder	North Central (Farmersburg)	11	15:09.1
26.	Megan Hardenbrook	Garrett	9	15:11.2
27.	Nicole Goodwin	Delta	9	15:12.8
28.	Emily Harriman	West Noble	10	15:14.2
29.	Jill Scully	Valparaiso	10	15:14.8
30.	Jessica Chaplin	Maconaquah	12	15:15.3
31.	Dayna Smart	Center Grove	11	15:16.5
32.	Kendall Diveley	Westfield	9	15:16.8
33.	Jessica Hein	Carroll (Fort Wayne)	9	15:17.7
34.	Victoria Bassett	Michigan City	10	15:18.0
35.	Lacy Rex	West Noble	10	15:19.8
36.	Sarah Jarvis	North Central (Indpls.)	9	15:20.1
37.	Kristen Simpson	Fort Wayne Northrop	9	15:21.1
38.	Heidi Flint	Columbus North	12	15:21.4
39.	Erin Vagedes	Edgewood	11	15:21.6
40.	Tamara Pease	Michigan City	12	15:21.8
41.	Lauren Bectold	Winamac	9	15:22.1
42.	Amber Heimann	Bellmont	11	15:22.3
43.	Laura Yee	Carmel	12	15:22.6
44.	Brandy Ryder	LaPorte	11	15:22.9
45.	Erica Johnston	North Central (Indpls.)	12	15:23.2
46.	Elaine Ward	Martinsville	12	15:24.3
47.	Susan Estep	West Noble	11	15:24.5
48.	Julie Shields	Brownsburg	10	15:25.6
49.	Brandi Sexton	Westfield	11	15:25.9
50.	Catherine Brege	Bellmont	12	15:26.3

1998 Mental Attitude Award Recipient

Nicole Williams, Westview

New Prairie Regional

From: [email protected] on behalf of Stephen Kearney [[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, October 26, 1998 3:33 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: DelaVina wins Indiana regional

Results of the New Prairie Indiana regional championships (4km & 5km)

1. Michelle DelaVina Wheeler 14:57
2. Valerie Pattengale LaPorte 15:09
3. Jill Scully Valparaiso 15:14
4. Carolyn Chase Chesterton 15:18
5. Alexis Virtue Chesterton 15:19

Chesterton 33 77:31
Laporte 75 78:59
Michigan City 76 79:10
Valparaiso 92 79:46
Portage 108 80:43

Jeff Zeha 12 Portage 16:06
Matt Longworth 12 North Judson 16:13
Mike Taylor 10 Portage 16:19
Steve Vrska 9 Chesterton 16:24
Aaron Lippelt 12 Valparaiso 16:27

Portage 27 82:19
Valparaiso 59 84:40
Wheeler 103 86:12
LaPorte 125 87:20
New Prairie 139 87:31

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