By E. Shawn Aylsworth
Managing Editor (with info provided by the IHSAA)
Two new individual champions are assured on Halloween as the LaVern Gibson Championship Course in Terre Haute plays host to the 64th IHSAA Boys Cross Country State Finals.
With seven runners from 24 teams plus 28 individual boys and 24 individual girls, there will be nearly 200 competitors that take to the 5,000-meter course in each race. The boys begin at 1 p.m. ET, with the girls to follow at approximately 1:45 p.m.
Carmel won its 11th state championship last year in coach Chuck Koeppen’s final year.
Last year’s individual winners – Sarah Higgens of Center Grove and Drew Shields of Fishers – both graduated, opening the door for a number of hopefuls.
Three of last year’s Top 10 boys finishers return, led by Futsum Zeinasellassie of North Central (Indianapolis). The sophomore finished as the runner-up in 2008 and appears to be a favorite this time around. He has won each of his three tournament races in dominating fashion, including the Carmel Semistate win by more than 20 seconds.
Junior James Martin of Carroll (Fort Wayne), last year’s third-place finisher, and Tyler Byrne, a North Harrison senior, also have taken the top spot in each of their postseason races.
David Osborn of Chesterton took the overall victory at the New Prairie Semistate last weekend and was one of five Trojan runners to finish in the Top 13, helping the school to its first semistate crown since 2001. Osborn finished 20th in last year’s state meet.
In other team competition last weekend, Columbus North won its first semistate since 2003 by dominating the field at Carmel. Five Bull Dogs finished in the Top 12, and its sixth-best was 19th. Terre Haute North, the host school this weekend, edged North Harrison by a single point (55-56) for its second consecutive semistate championship at Brown County. Concord topped the charts at New Haven, winning the school’s first semistate in boys cross country.
A look back at last weekend’s team semistate results:
Team scores (Brown County Semistate)
1. #4 Terre Haute North 55
2. #12 North Harrison 56
3. #11 Bloomington South 124
4. Perry Central 136
5. Martinsville 169
6. New Albany 182
Team scores (Carmel Semistate)
1. #1 Columbus North 44
2. #8 Noblesville 101
3. #2 Carmel 131
4. #3 North Central (Indianapolis) 132
5. #10 Zionsville 145
6. #14 Hamilton Southeastern 152
Team scores (New Haven Semistate)
1. #9 Concord 103
2. #7 Huntington North 125
3. #16 Fort Wayne Dwenger 128
4. #5 South Bend St. Joseph’s 131
5. #21 Fort Wayne Snider 178
6. Pendleton Heights 212
Team scores (New Prairie Semistate)
1. #6 Chesterton 40
2. LaPorte 123
3. #15 West Lafayette 137
4. Culver Academies 152
5. Lake Central 156
6. Valparaiso 182
The boys state finals individual entries:
1 Bristol Alex (12) Bloomington South
2 Buffie Nick (12) Bloomington South
3 Chandler Mark (10) Bloomington South
4 Chen Justin (12) Bloomington South
5 Henderson Robert (11) Bloomington South
6 Gornall Jordan (11) Bloomington South
7 Huggins Danny (12) Bloomington South
8 Pizzo Anthony (9) Bloomington South
9 Rich-Harris Kaleb (10) Bloomington South
10 Smith Carl (10) Bloomington South
11 Staton Michael (10) Bloomington South
12 Viduarri-Rodriguez Eduardo (10) Bloomington South
13 Schrock Nick (11) Carmel
14 Raleigh Robert (11) Carmel
15 Brunk Griffin (12) Carmel
16 Flannagen Taylor (12) Carmel
17 Gomez Steven (12) Carmel
18 Kinn Eric (10) Carmel
19 Ohlman Tom (12) Carmel
20 Porter Dan (12) Carmel
21 Rutherford Zach (11) Carmel
22 Shaw Jason (12) Carmel
23 Walden Chris (11) Carmel
24 Williams Daniel (9) Carmel
25 Kearney Andrew (9) Chesterton
26 Cutter Ryan (11) Chesterton
27 Halpin Thomas (11) Chesterton
28 Hoover Jordan (12) Chesterton
29 Kenney Shane (12) Chesterton
30 Palombizio Austin (10) Chesterton
31 Morris Andrew (11) Chesterton
32 Orlich Manny (11) Chesterton
33 Osborn David (12) Chesterton
34 Parker Aaron (12) Chesterton
35 Rogers Jon (12) Chesterton
36 Rusboldt Tyler (10) Chesterton
37 Baldwin Jonathan (11) Columbus North
38 Solik Mike (12) Columbus North
39 Beiriger Andrew (11) Columbus North
40 Hofmeister Tim (11) Columbus North
41 Brooks Corbin (12) Columbus North
42 Diehn Andrew (10) Columbus North
43 Hudecek Mike (12) Columbus North
44 Kelsey Christopher (10) Columbus North
45 Ocasio Gabe (11) Columbus North
46 Powell David (10) Columbus North
47 Scruton Evan (12) Columbus North
48 Sublette Michael (10) Columbus North
49 Burnett Keenen (9) Concord
50 Chupp Collin (10) Concord
51 Dion Todd (12) Concord
52 Fair Jarred (12) Concord
53 Middleton Ryan (11) Concord
54 Nava Cristian (12) Concord
55 Rodriguez Alejandro (11) Concord
56 Savoie Areau (9) Concord
57 Troyer Joshua (10) Concord
58 Willoughby Brian (12) Concord
59 Witkowski Andrew (12) Concord
60 Zelaya Daniel (11) Concord
61 Arroyo yamin Alejandro (12) Culver Academies
62 Bradke Ramsey (12) Culver Academies
63 Branson Joshua (12) Culver Academies
64 Burke Alexander (11) Culver Academies
65 Freymiller Adam (9) Culver Academies
66 Hague Connor (10) Culver Academies
67 Kinsey James (11) Culver Academies
68 Negreros Adriann (12) Culver Academies
69 Ostergren Trace (12) Culver Academies
70 Trennepohl Chris (12) Culver Academies
71 Welch Austin (11) Culver Academies
72 Zimmerman Coleman (12) Culver Academies
73 Bennett Doug (12) Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger
74 Brand Nick (12) Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger
75 Brennan Andy (12) Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger
76 Eckrich Andrew (10) Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger
77 Gloudemans Mike (11) Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger
78 Gray Sam (11) Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger
79 Lothamer Patrick (12) Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger
80 Miller Luke (9) Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger
81 Momper Luke (12) Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger
82 Myers James (10) Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger
83 Ryan James (11) Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger
84 Schroeder Phil (11) Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger
85 Desta Bisrat (11) Fort Wayne Snider
86 Dutton Mitchell (10) Fort Wayne Snider
87 Haydock Peter (11) Fort Wayne Snider
88 Hunkler Adam (12) Fort Wayne Snider
89 Hunkler Eric (12) Fort Wayne Snider
90 Jones Blake (10) Fort Wayne Snider
91 Maciejewski Andrew (11) Fort Wayne Snider
92 Ordaz Isaiah (12) Fort Wayne Snider
93 Sengthong Cody (12) Fort Wayne Snider
94 Wappes Ethan (12) Fort Wayne Snider
95 Williams Adam (10) Fort Wayne Snider
96 Wooten Paul (10) Fort Wayne Snider
97 Andritsch Jack (10) Hamilton Southeastern
98 Burkert Michael (10) Hamilton Southeastern
99 Ebling Joe (12) Hamilton Southeastern
100 Hitchcock Sawyer (10) Hamilton Southeastern
101 Kammeyer Jason (11) Hamilton Southeastern
102 Knight Kyle (10) Hamilton Southeastern
103 Murphy Greg (9) Hamilton Southeastern
104 Pendergraft Chris (11) Hamilton Southeastern
105 Reeder Troy (9) Hamilton Southeastern
106 Van Overen-Goss Michael (12) Hamilton Southeastern
107 Wartenberg Will (11) Hamilton Southeastern
108 Zoumbaris Alex (9) Hamilton Southeastern
109 Crosley Jake (11) Huntington North
110 Doughty Sam (11) Huntington North
111 Graham Josh (12) Huntington North
112 Humbert Garrett (11) Huntington North
113 Lewis Cordell (9) Huntington North
114 Lewis Sean (11) Huntington North
115 McIntyre Josh (12) Huntington North
116 Newcomb Kaylan (11) Huntington North
117 Ochs Ross (12) Huntington North
118 Roberts Austin (12) Huntington North
119 Vogleman Darius (10) Huntington North
120 Yarger Nick (12) Huntington North
121 Albright Chris (9) Lake Central
122 Arvay Kennan (11) Lake Central
123 Bisson Erik (12) Lake Central
124 Flores Efrain (12) Lake Central
125 Hickok Eric (11) Lake Central
126 Horecky Kevin (12) Lake Central
127 Jelewski Chris (12) Lake Central
128 Lopacki Nick (9) Lake Central
129 Martinez Nick (12) Lake Central
130 Ponton Jake (12) Lake Central
131 Sommer Jon (12) Lake Central
132 Trembacki Jeff (12) Lake Central
133 Alcorn Austin (10) LaPorte
134 Dearing Morgan (11) LaPorte
135 Dubbs Dakota (10) LaPorte
136 Gaul Jared (10) LaPorte
137 Haller Zachary (11) LaPorte
138 Hojnacki Joshua (11) LaPorte
139 Hojnacki Samuel (11) LaPorte
140 Hubner Mitchell (10) LaPorte
141 Miller Justin (12) LaPorte
142 Ulmer Zachary (12) LaPorte
143 West Stuart (11) LaPorte
144 Wilczewski Nicholas (10) LaPorte
145 Cadwell Cole (10) Martinsville
146 Cazee C.J. (10) Martinsville
147 Dannemiller Eli (12) Martinsville
148 Forler Paul (9) Martinsville
149 Guy Lane (9) Martinsville
150 Lowry Jace (11) Martinsville
151 Lowry Taylor (12) Martinsville
152 Marr Clifford (12) Martinsville
153 McGrew Nick (11) Martinsville
154 Nelson Leigh (10) Martinsville
155 Simmons Matt (10) Martinsville
156 Stout Devon (10) Martinsville
157 Gamble Addison (10) New Albany
158 Holcomb Jason (12) New Albany
159 Holcomb Mathew (12) New Albany
160 Hoon Kyle (10) New Albany
161 Hoon Alan (12) New Albany
162 LaPorte Austin (9) New Albany
163 LaPorte Anthony (10) New Albany
164 McRae Brandon (10) New Albany
165 Ott Doug (9) New Albany
166 Quinkert Simon (12) New Albany
167 Ragains Jonathan (12) New Albany
168 Santana Jared (10) New Albany
169 Bowers Christian (11) Noblesville
170 Neuzerling Phil (11) Noblesville
171 Sellers Richard (11) Noblesville
172 Ferguson Ryan (11) Noblesville
173 Ginebaugh Collin (11) Noblesville
174 Goodwin Russ (11) Noblesville
175 Lichtenberger Patrick (12) Noblesville
176 Marowski Cody (12) Noblesville
177 Roudebush Sam (10) Noblesville
178 Small Jake (11) Noblesville
179 Tardy Neal (11) Noblesville
180 Willman James (12) Noblesville
181 Adhanom Siemon (9) North Central (Indianapolis)
182 Adhanom Filimon (11) North Central (Indianapolis)
183 Alderfer Sam (12) North Central (Indianapolis)
184 Burris Jared (11) North Central (Indianapolis)
185 Fox Matthew (10) North Central (Indianapolis)
186 Geshay Connor (12) North Central (Indianapolis)
187 Hansen Chris (10) North Central (Indianapolis)
188 Hansen Matt (10) North Central (Indianapolis)
189 Luce Matthew (11) North Central (Indianapolis)
190 Toumey Julian (12) North Central (Indianapolis)
191 Turner Corey (9) North Central (Indianapolis)
192 Zeinasellassie Futsum (10) North Central (Indianapolis)
193 Book Peter (12) North Harrison
194 Byrne Tyler (12) North Harrison
195 Chesser Kyle (10) North Harrison
196 Foster Ryan (10) North Harrison
197 Guy Johnnie (10) North Harrison
198 Guy Josh (10) North Harrison
199 Lett Aaron (10) North Harrison
200 Morgan Cody (10) North Harrison
201 Reynolds Jonathan (9) North Harrison
202 Wiseheart Wesley (11) North Harrison
203 Burke Jared (11) Pendleton Heights
204 Chestnut Jacob (10) Pendleton Heights
205 Giddings Sam (10) Pendleton Heights
206 Hardacre Curt (11) Pendleton Heights
207 Hendershot Nathan (12) Pendleton Heights
208 Mandrell Cameron (11) Pendleton Heights
209 Mills Hunter (12) Pendleton Heights
210 Rainer Andrew (12) Pendleton Heights
211 Stephenson Chase (11) Pendleton Heights
212 Stohler Ben (12) Pendleton Heights
213 Bashor Ian (11) Perry Central
214 Bland Ivan (10) Perry Central
215 Ernst Michael (12) Perry Central
216 Gatwood Noah (11) Perry Central
217 Gehlhausen Jordan (10) Perry Central
218 Newton Alex (9) Perry Central
219 Scheiber Eric (11) Perry Central
220 Schwartz Abe (9) Perry Central
221 Schwartz Paul (9) Perry Central
222 Schwartz Neal (11) Perry Central
223 Schwartz Jacob (12) Perry Central
224 Schwartz Jake (12) Perry Central
225 Borntrager David (11) South Bend Saint Joseph's
226 Bradley Michael (12) South Bend Saint Joseph's
227 Cobbin Caleb (12) South Bend Saint Joseph's
228 Carney Kevin (10) South Bend Saint Joseph's
229 Favo Patrick (9) South Bend Saint Joseph's
230 Greci Mark (12) South Bend Saint Joseph's
231 Holloman Jordan (10) South Bend Saint Joseph's
232 Method Connor (10) South Bend Saint Joseph's
233 Murphy Matt (12) South Bend Saint Joseph's
234 O'Brien Joshua (10) South Bend Saint Joseph's
235 O'Callaghan William (11) South Bend Saint Joseph's
236 Zielinski Joey (10) South Bend Saint Joseph's
237 Bertsch Dylan (11) Terre Haute North
238 Bishop Carson (11) Terre Haute North
239 Brinza Milton (11) Terre Haute North
240 Clapp Justin (9) Terre Haute North
241 Curley Connor (10) Terre Haute North
242 Davis John (12) Terre Haute North
243 DePasse Brian (11) Terre Haute North
244 Mascari John (11) Terre Haute North
245 Myles David (12) Terre Haute North
246 Mundy Tyeson (10) Terre Haute North
247 Page Nathaniel (11) Terre Haute North
248 Tucker David (12) Terre Haute North
249 Aljobeh Ahmad (10) Valparaiso
250 Banks Murray (10) Valparaiso
251 Bisacchi Taylor (9) Valparaiso
252 Bobos Michael (11) Valparaiso
253 Doane Jay (11) Valparaiso
254 Elia James (12) Valparaiso
255 Hamer Jacob (9) Valparaiso
256 Schwartz Zachery (9) Valparaiso
257 Meyer Henry (12) Valparaiso
258 Philips Samuel (10) Valparaiso
259 Reed Payton (9) Valparaiso
260 Stiscak Colin (11) Valparaiso
261 Cartwright Andrew (10) West Lafayette
262 Cooperider Zane (11) West Lafayette
263 Crawford Michael (9) West Lafayette
264 Erdman Samuel (12) West Lafayette
265 Jimenez-Corredor Julian (12) West Lafayette
266 Knapp Brendan (11) West Lafayette
267 Lewark Chase (10) West Lafayette
268 Ogg Yasha (11) West Lafayette
269 Ooms Benjamin (12) West Lafayette
270 Ribeiro John (11) West Lafayette
271 Straight Scott (10) West Lafayette
272 Thomaz Joe (12) West Lafayette
273 Berger Samuel (10) Zionsville
274 Bixler Graham (10) Zionsville
275 Boggs Ian (11) Zionsville
276 Fair Austin (11) Zionsville
277 Stachler Jacob Zionsville
278 Herhusky Nicholas (11) Zionsville
279 Kelly Ryan (11) Zionsville
280 Liechty Spencer (12) Zionsville
281 Petit Eric (11) Zionsville
282 Siddiqi Zan (12) Zionsville
283 Snyder David (12) Zionsville
284 Spoonmore Thomas (12) Zionsville
285 Vicenzi Scott (12) Brownsburg
286 Schienbein Tate (10) Union County
287 Crist Jason (10) Franklin Central
288 Martin Connor (10) Westfield
289 Johnson Traishaun (12) Ben Davis
290 O'Herren William (12) Indianapolis Cathedral
291 Garrett Kent (10) Guerin Catholic
292 Appiah Allan (12) Highland
293 Harrison Dylan (11) Merrillville
294 Carden Jake (12) Kouts
295 Welsh Morgan (11) McCutcheon
296 Dority Jamie (10) Clinton Prairie
297 Balser Cameron (12) Oak Hill
298 Overway Kyle (11) Logansport
299 Wynn Tyler (11) Goshen
300 Moore Trevor (11) Northridge
301 Kent Curtis (12) Angola
302 Perkins Matthew (11) Prairie Heights
303 Lagemann Nicholas (9) Prairie Heights
304 Martin James (11) Carroll (Fort Wayne)
305 Hess Bradley (11) Carroll (Fort Wayne)
306 Mullins Kodi (11) Homestead
307 Taylor Douglas (12) Anderson Highland
308 Genet Josh (11) Northeast Dubois
309 Gambill Drew (12) Shakamak
310 Fife Nolan (12) Seymour
311 Barrett Logan (11) Bedford North Lawrence
312 Selby Tristan (12) Boonville
