By Mike McGraw
Executive Director
CARMEL – On a blustery day better fit for football than cross country Oct. 24, top-ranked host Carmel won a tough, four-way competition for the Carmel Semistate title as the Greyhounds bested No. 4 Noblesville, second-ranked Columbus North, and No. 3 Franklin Central for the crown.
All four teams ended with fewer than 100 points, with Carmel grabbing the title with a total of 58. That is a very close competition at the semistate level of the tournament. No. 16 Indianapolis Cathedral (167) and unranked Brownsburg (203) also advanced to the state finals on Halloween.
The Greyhounds’ effort was boosted by the individual winning performance of Sarah Bennett in 18:42. Teammate Renee Wellman finished third, just five seconds behind Bennett. That top-heavy performance offset both Noblesville (79) and Columbus North (82), which both placed three runners in the Top 15 in scoring.
Meanwhile, several of the state’s high-profile conferences had multiple teams that failed to advance.
In the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference, there was Center Grove (eighth) and Warren Central (10th). In Conference Indiana, it was No. 9 Pike (ninth), No. 10 Lawrence Central (11th), and Southport (13th). In the Hoosier Crossroads Conference, it was No. 14 Westfield (seventh) and Avon (15th). And in the Mid-State Conference, there was Franklin (14th), Plainfield (16th), and Greenwood (19th).
The complete results:
Team scores
1. #1 Carmel 58
1 3 16 18 20 (45) (53)
Sarah Bennett, Renee Wellman, Allison Jacobsen, Alex Chitwood, Lauren Kahre, Lindsey Brown, Ellen Taff
2. #4 Noblesville 79
5 11 12 24 27 (40) (44)
Kendra Foley, Helen Willman, Rachel Kacer, Tiffany Cange, Jalynne Foley, Renee Studt, Meg Bowles
3. #2 Columbus North 82
9 14 15 21 23 (51) (94)
Jessica Richardson, Siri Retrum, Virginia Steilberg, Rachael Sollman, Erin Shuffett, Allison Grana, Macey Thornburg
4. #3 Franklin Central 98
4 6 19 34 35 (38) (48)
Dani Sullivan, Jasmine Al-Anzi, Carolyn Talhelm, Nadia Al-Anzi, Lizzie Adams, Meredith Jackson, Alex Green
5. #16 Indianapolis Cathedral 167
25 31 32 37 42 (76) (90)
Katie Quigley, Emma Macanally, Paige Mason, Molly Lawless, Katie Cleary, Meghan Searight, Maggie Johns
6. Brownsburg 203
8 10 13 77 95 (96)(125)
Madelyn Webster, Sydney Lesko, Veronica Goduto, Kyra Jo Gaerke, Rachel Smith, Haley Wittig, Samantha Rush
7. #14 Westfield 205
30 33 39 43 60 (74) (87)
Alex Holland, Bre'anna Smith, Adrienne Holland, Jessica Burton, Shannon Webb, Makenzie Simons, Lauren Schweizer
8. #17 Center Grove 226
7 22 47 68 82 (99)
Victoria Schoettmer, Delainey Burnett, Morgan Lee, Emma Raker, Megan Ryan, Nicole Kreuzman
9. #9 Pike 253
26 29 50 70 78 (110)(114)
Lydia Greene, Sophia Greene, Anastasia Foster, Jasmine Hawkins, Jaclyn Lahr, Abigale Hall, Chelsea Ambriz
10. Warren Central 319
28 61 64 65 101 (107)(108)
Rebekah Jones, Haley Baughman, Leah Woodbury, Jacklyn Howland, Andreanna Rowe, Jennifer Alecio, Rachel Daugherty
11. #10 Lawrence Central 322
17 66 67 75 97 (104)(116)
Erica Carlson, Kollette Koehler, Ashley Jackson, Maddy Roach, Macey Roach, Danica Wylin, Allison Dunagin
12. New Palestine 341
36 59 73 81 92 (98)(127)
Caitlynn Edon, Lauren Sams, Kinzie Alter, Emily Trimpe, Elisabeth Staab, Courtney Edon, Lauren Lane
13. Southport 344
46 49 52 91 106 (111)(117)
Emily Odle, Nicolette Crouch, Kelly Hodges, Brooke Gagliola, Katy White, Allison Zorman, Taylor Zorman
14. Franklin 351
41 57 71 80 102 (115)(118)
Kyleigh Brown, Hali Parker, Meagan Hash, Kyana Kemp, Haley Anderson, Claire Wilson, Abby Hurt
15. Avon 381
2 58 69 124 128 (133)(138)
Maya Nagy, Leiona Noah, Taylor Smith, Katherine Kirchhoff, Lindsey Layton, Briscney Fleming, Chelsea King
16. Plainfield 434
54 56 93 109 122 (126)(130)
Kylie Cason, Brynn Olinger, Amy Justus, Markella Taivalkoski, Katrina Taivalkoski, Rachel Day, Amber Cunningham
17. Roncalli 442
79 83 88 89 103 (113)(119)
Lauren Ezell, Kaitie Schultheis, Sara Foresman, Jessica Irmer, Abby Pongracz, Elise Jahnke, Cassie Schultheis
18. Batesville 451
63 72 84 112 120 (129)(132)
Holly Keck, Alexandra Lake, Abbie Kreig, Hannah Lehfeldt, Emily Morrison, Jordan Lowery, Laurel Washburn
19. Greenwood 459
55 62 85 121 136 (137)
Amy Hicks, Jordan Unversaw, Logan Campbell, Claire Gallman, Monica Milburn, Bri Miller
20. Tri 545
86 100 105 123 131 (134)(135)
Emily Yannos, Abby Oliver, Krysten Marshall, Ashlie Schmidt, Bekah Bales, Bridgette Yanos, Alexandra Johnson
Individual results
1 1 33 Sarah Bennett 10 Carmel 18:42.0 6:02
2 2 9 Maya Nagy 11 Avon 18:43.8 6:03
3 3 44 Renee Wellman 10 Carmel 18:47.1 6:04
4 4 82 Dani Sullivan 12 Franklin Central 18:47.6 6:04
5 5 151 Kendra Foley 9 Noblesville 18:49.1 6:05
6 6 74 Jasmine Al-Anzi 10 Franklin Central 18:54.8 6:07
7 7 54 Victoria Schoettmer 9 Center Grove 18:57.8 6:08
8 8 31 Madelyn Webster 11 Brownsburg 18:58.4 6:08
9 9 63 Jessica Richardson 11 Columbus North 18:59.0 6:08
10 107 Brooke Morgan 10 Hamilton Southeastern 18:59.5 6:08
11 10 28 Sydney Lesko 10 Brownsburg 19:01.5 6:09
12 11 158 Helen Willman 10 Noblesville 19:04.1 6:10
13 12 154 Rachel Kacer 9 Noblesville 19:05.2 6:10
14 134 Sarah Field 11 Lawrence North 19:14.8 6:13
15 20 Mary Davis 10 Bishop Chatard 19:17.0 6:14
16 13 25 Veronica Goduto 10 Brownsburg 19:17.1 6:14
17 14 62 Siri Retrum 12 Columbus North 19:21.3 6:15
18 15 66 Virginia Steilberg 12 Columbus North 19:22.9 6:16
19 16 38 Allison Jacobsen 10 Carmel 19:23.1 6:16
20 17 122 Erica Carlson 11 Lawrence Central 19:27.3 6:17
21 18 35 Alex Chitwood 11 Carmel 19:28.8 6:17
22 19 83 Carolyn Talhelm 9 Franklin Central 19:29.8 6:18
23 20 39 Lauren Kahre 10 Carmel 19:32.1 6:19
24 21 65 Rachael Sollman 9 Columbus North 19:35.1 6:20
25 22 46 Delainey Burnett 9 Center Grove 19:35.3 6:20
26 23 64 Erin Shuffett 10 Columbus North 19:39.0 6:21
27 24 149 Tiffany Cange 12 Noblesville 19:42.4 6:22
28 25 118 Katie Quigley 10 Indianapolis Cathedral 19:44.2 6:22
29 26 165 Lydia Greene 10 Pike 19:50.2 6:24
30 27 150 Jalynne Foley 12 Noblesville 19:50.7 6:25
31 28 223 Rebekah Jones 12 Warren Central 19:55.1 6:26
32 121 Amanda McMahon 12 International 19:55.4 6:26
33 29 166 Sophia Greene 10 Pike 19:56.5 6:26
34 30 233 Alex Holland 12 Westfield 19:58.4 6:27
35 31 116 Emma MacAnally 9 Indianapolis Cathedral 19:59.4 6:27
36 32 117 Paige Mason 12 Indianapolis Cathedral 20:00.7 6:28
37 72 Breanna Lawyer 11 Eastern Hancock 20:00.8 6:28
38 33 238 Bre'anna Smith 12 Westfield 20:01.8 6:28
39 34 75 Nadia Al-Anzi 11 Franklin Central 20:02.4 6:28
40 35 73 Lizzie Adams 12 Franklin Central 20:02.5 6:28
41 36 136 Caitlynn Edon 11 New Palestine 20:05.5 6:29
42 37 115 Molly Lawless 12 Indianapolis Cathedral 20:05.8 6:29
43 38 79 Meredith Jackson 10 Franklin Central 20:10.1 6:31
44 39 232 Adrienne Holland 10 Westfield 20:10.6 6:31
45 40 156 Renee Studt 9 Noblesville 20:10.8 6:31
46 41 86 Kyleigh Brown 10 Franklin Community 20:11.4 6:31
47 42 112 Katie Cleary 12 Indianapolis Cathedral 20:13.8 6:32
48 43 230 Jessica Burton 11 Westfield 20:15.3 6:33
49 44 147 Meg Bowles 12 Noblesville 20:17.9 6:33
50 45 34 Lindsey Brown 12 Carmel 20:18.2 6:33
51 161 Brianna Huckleberry 9 Perry Meridian 20:20.8 6:34
52 46 205 Emily Odle 11 Southport 20:23.6 6:35
53 47 50 Morgan Lee 9 Center Grove 20:27.7 6:37
54 160 Ann Kuntz 10 Oldenburg Academy 20:28.5 6:37
55 48 77 Alex Green 11 Franklin Central 20:29.1 6:37
56 49 200 Nicolette Crouch 12 Southport 20:29.5 6:37
57 50 164 Anastasia Foster 12 Pike 20:31.1 6:38
58 51 58 Allison Grana 11 Columbus North 20:32.1 6:38
59 52 203 Kelly Hodges 11 Southport 20:33.3 6:38
60 53 42 Ellen Taff 12 Carmel 20:33.8 6:38
61 57 Emily Vance 9 Centerville 20:33.8 6:38
62 54 175 Kylie Cason 9 Plainfield 20:34.6 6:39
63 55 101 Amy Hicks 11 Greenwood Community 20:36.7 6:39
64 241 Claire Hinshaw 11 New Castle 20:38.9 6:40
65 56 182 Brynn Olinger 9 Plainfield 20:40.5 6:41
66 57 94 Hali Parker 12 Franklin Community 20:41.4 6:41
67 58 11 Leiona Noah 12 Avon 20:41.6 6:41
68 59 142 Lauren Sams 11 New Palestine 20:42.4 6:41
69 159 Mariana Lopez-Owens 12 North Central ( Indianapolis ) 20:46.8 6:43
70 60 239 Shannon Webb 9 Westfield 20:48.9 6:43
71 61 218 Haley Baughman 10 Warren Central 20:49.0 6:43
72 62 104 Jordan Unversaw 9 Greenwood Community 20:50.9 6:44
73 71 Sutton Knapp 12 Decatur Central 20:51.4 6:44
74 108 Sydney Devine 9 Indian Creek 20:51.5 6:44
75 63 13 Holly Keck 9 Batesville 20:51.8 6:44
76 64 228 Leah Woodbury 11 Warren Central 20:53.0 6:45
77 65 222 Jacklyn Howland 11 Warren Central 20:53.8 6:45
78 66 129 Kollette Koehler 9 Lawrence Central 20:54.2 6:45
79 67 127 Ashley Jackson 9 Lawrence Central 20:54.4 6:45
80 68 52 Emma Raker 10 Center Grove 20:54.6 6:45
81 69 12 Taylor Smith 10 Avon 20:54.9 6:45
82 70 Jenna Cox 10 Connersville 20:55.8 6:46
83 70 168 Jasmine Hawkins 9 Pike 21:02.1 6:48
84 71 89 Meagan Hash 9 Franklin Community 21:05.2 6:49
85 72 15 Alexandra Lake 11 Batesville 21:05.9 6:49
86 73 135 Kinzie Alter 12 New Palestine 21:06.1 6:49
87 74 237 Makenzie Simons 11 Westfield 21:07.5 6:49
88 75 131 Maddy Roach 9 Lawrence Central 21:07.8 6:49
89 76 119 Meghan Searight 10 Indianapolis Cathedral 21:10.5 6:50
90 77 24 Kyra Jo Gaerke 9 Brownsburg 21:13.0 6:51
91 78 169 Jaclyn Lahr 11 Pike 21:16.1 6:52
92 79 186 Lauren Ezell 12 Roncalli 21:20.5 6:54
93 80 91 Kyana Kemp 10 Franklin Community 21:22.8 6:54
94 81 145 Emily Trimpe 9 New Palestine 21:22.9 6:54
95 82 53 Megan Ryan 12 Center Grove 21:23.8 6:55
96 83 195 Kaitie Schultheis 10 Roncalli 21:24.1 6:55
97 84 14 Abbie Kreig 9 Batesville 21:24.1 6:55
98 85 97 Logan Campbell 10 Greenwood Community 21:32.7 6:57
99 86 215 Emily Yannos 11 Tri 21:33.8 6:58
100 87 236 Lauren Schweizer 9 Westfield 21:34.7 6:58
101 88 189 Sara Foresman 11 Roncalli 21:36.1 6:59
102 89 191 Jessica Irmer 9 Roncalli 21:37.1 6:59
103 90 114 Maggie Johns 11 Indianapolis Cathedral 21:38.9 6:59
104 91 201 Brooke Gagliola 10 Southport 21:40.3 7:00
105 92 143 Elisabeth Staab 12 New Palestine 21:41.7 7:00
106 93 181 Amy Justus 10 Plainfield 21:43.3 7:01
107 94 67 MacEy Thornburg 10 Columbus North 21:44.3 7:01
108 95 30 Rachel Smith 10 Brownsburg 21:44.3 7:01
109 96 32 Haley Wittig 12 Brownsburg 21:44.8 7:01
110 97 130 MacEy Roach 9 Lawrence Central 21:46.5 7:02
111 98 137 Courtney Edon 11 New Palestine 21:46.8 7:02
112 99 49 Nicole Kreuzman 12 Center Grove 21:47.5 7:02
113 100 213 Abby Oliver 9 Tri 21:48.6 7:03
114 101 226 Andreanna Rowe 12 Warren Central 21:49.4 7:03
115 102 85 Haley Anderson 11 Franklin Community 21:50.9 7:03
116 103 193 Abby Pongracz 9 Roncalli 21:52.5 7:04
117 104 132 Danica Wylin 12 Lawrence Central 21:52.7 7:04
118 105 212 Krysten Marshall 11 Tri 21:54.2 7:04
119 106 207 Katy White 11 Southport 21:56.8 7:05
120 107 217 Jennifer Alecio 10 Warren Central 22:01.5 7:07
121 108 219 Rachel Daugherty 10 Warren Central 22:04.1 7:08
122 109 185 Markella Taivalkoski 10 Plainfield 22:08.0 7:09
123 110 167 Abigale Hall 11 Pike 22:10.2 7:10
124 111 208 Allison Zorman 12 Southport 22:10.5 7:10
125 112 16 Hannah Lehfeldt 9 Batesville 22:11.5 7:10
126 113 192 Elise Jahnke 9 Roncalli 22:11.7 7:10
127 114 162 Chelsea Ambriz 12 Pike 22:13.9 7:11
128 115 96 Claire Wilson 12 Franklin Community 22:19.1 7:12
129 116 123 Allison Dunagin 10 Lawrence Central 22:22.1 7:13
130 117 209 Taylor Zorman 9 Southport 22:28.5 7:15
131 118 90 Abby Hurt 10 Franklin Community 22:36.3 7:18
132 119 194 Cassie Schultheis 10 Roncalli 22:38.2 7:19
133 120 18 Emily Morrison 10 Batesville 22:41.2 7:20
134 121 100 Claire Gallman 9 Greenwood Community 22:49.0 7:22
135 122 184 Katrina Taivalkoski 9 Plainfield 22:51.5 7:23
136 123 214 Ashlie Schmidt 10 Tri 22:53.7 7:24
137 124 6 Katherine Kirchhoff 11 Avon 22:55.8 7:24
138 125 29 Samantha Rush 10 Brownsburg 23:15.7 7:31
139 126 178 Rachel Day 9 Plainfield 23:22.6 7:33
140 127 140 Lauren Lane 9 New Palestine 23:35.6 7:37
141 128 7 Lindsey Layton 11 Avon 23:36.2 7:37
142 129 17 Jordan Lowery 9 Batesville 23:37.2 7:38
143 130 177 Amber Cunningham 12 Plainfield 23:46.5 7:41
144 131 210 Bekah Bales 10 Tri 24:04.2 7:46
145 132 19 Laurel Washburn 10 Batesville 24:14.3 7:50
146 133 3 Briscney Fleming 11 Avon 24:27.4 7:54
147 134 216 Bridgette Yanos 11 Tri 24:43.5 7:59
148 135 211 Alexandra Johnson 10 Tri 24:59.6 8:04
149 136 102 Monica Milburn 12 Greenwood Community 26:12.5 8:28
150 137 103 Bri Miller 11 Greenwood Community 26:47.9 8:39
151 138 5 Chelsea King 12 Avon 28:37.9 9:15
