As the season winds down to the upcoming league meet and post-season, Northwestern put together a solid Clark County Invitational last week, as both the boys’ and girls’ teams finished second overall in the county meet.
The Warriors placed three runners in the top ten, as Ryan Cleland finished seventh overall with a 16:46.8, while teammate Justin Prack was eighth 16:47.4 and Liam Randall placed tenth overall with a 17:20.9.
Also for Northwestern was Fred Peters 18:30.5, Peyton Phillips 18:59.3, Dean Wells 19:31.6 and Jaiden Peters 20:36.9.
Tecumseh placed fourth overall with 117 points, while Greenon was fifth just one point behind the Arrows.
The Arrows were led by Ethan Adams who was 15th with 17:47.8, Garrett Gemmaka placed 17th with a 18:05.8 while Reid Hale was 25th with a 19:04.0. Also running for the Arrows and earning points were Trent Studebaker 19:30.8, Walter Dague 19:34.3 and Luke Gilles 19:34.9. Also David Coles ran a 20:32.6.
Greenon saw their top runner Max Pettit just miss the overall championship, as he ran 16:31.6, just .1 second behind the winner. Also for the Knights, Calvin Wise was 18th with an 18:09.0, Cameron Haught 18:48.3, Conner Algren 20:05.4 and Jacob Allen 20:19.3.
*In the girls’ race, Northwestern finished second well behind the champion Shawnee team. Tecumseh was third and Greenon fourth as all three local teams ran well.
Northwestern was led by Kassidy Carpenter with a fourth place finish and a time of 20:31.7, while Megan Schrimpf ran a 22:15.0 good enough for 15th. Also for the Warriors, Emily Funderburg ran 22:44.1, Maddie Johnson 22:58.6, Elly Grimm 23:21.5, Jenna Cleland 23:28.8 and Harlee Daniels 25:05.7.
Tecumseh was led by Gena Diller who finished tenth with a time of 21:32.7, Natalie Allen was right behind her with a 22:00.5, Jaci Rife ran 22:54.2, Mackenzie Paulie 23:10.5, Morgan Crowley 23:25.3, Elizabeth Rodriguez 24:51.5 and Taylor Hendrixson 24:59.4.
Greenon also placed four runners in the top 25, as Olivia Blevins led the way with a 16th place finish with 22:42.8, Mariah Gossett ran 22:53.9, Sierra Potter 23:03.9 and Rhiannon Morlock finished at 23:12.1. Also for the Knights were Millie Weaver 23:37.7 and Abby Graver 26:48.0.
*The Dave Lightle Invitational was held at Tippecanoe last week, with Tipp boys’ finishing second overall and Troy 11th.
Tipp was led by Micharl Stearns 10:21, Keenan Fraylick 10:39, Ben Jans 10:56, Ethan Heitkamp 11:07 and Ethan Sinning 11:14.
Troy’s top runner was Mike Griffith with an 11:01, Andy Smith 11:12, Seth Plantz 11:33, Adam Falknor 11:34 and Logan Huth 11:50.
On the girls’ side, Tipp ran to the overall title, with Troy placing third.
Tipp was led on the night by Katie Taylor took second overall with a 12:02, Kaili Titley placed third with 12:09, Makenzie Dietz 12:38, Abbi Halsey 12:42 and Laura Fink 13:23.
For the Trojans, Emma Bryant won the individual title with an 11:56, Kate Pence ran 12:32, Jenna Zimmerman 12:45, Megan Studebaker 13:34 and Ashley Barr 13:37.
