Bowditch runs 16:40, Finke sets PR, but no area runners advance to state from Brownsburg

Girls: Caston’s Rogers runs 21:29 in sophomore finale

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Cross-country

Dane Bowditch Kane Finke Hannah Rogers

No Caston or Pioneer cross-country runners advanced from the Brownsburg regional to the IHSAA state finals Saturday.

The top area boys runner was Pioneer junior Dane Bowditch, who placed 83rd in a field of 249 runners in 16:40. His time was a 48-second improvement on his time from the Logansport sectional on Oct. 18.

Eli Hines, a sophomore and the other Pioneer regional qualifier, finished 213th in 18:39. His time was a 34-second improvement from the sectional.

The Caston frontrunner was Kane Finke, who finished in 17:39 and placed 170th in his final prep race. His time was a new personal record and was 1:10 faster than his Logansport sectional time.

Sophomore Daulton Oaf finished in 200th in 18:11. His time was a minute faster than his sectional time.

Carmel won the boys team title with 81 points. Avon (105), North Central (Indianapolis) (108), Brownsburg (137) and Ben Davis (164) also advanced to state.

Ben Davis senior Aboubakar Ibrahim was the individual champion in 15:11. Every boy who ran 16:01 or faster made state.

In the girls race, sophomore Hannah Rogers headed the three Caston runners by finishing in 146th place out of 245 runners in 21:29. Other Caston runners included senior Camila Hernandez-Rios, who finished 173rd in 22:00; and senior Myli Rude, who finished 203rd in 22:39.

Rogers improved upon her sectional time by 1:33, Hernandez-Rios by 1:54 and Rude by 1:46.

No Pioneer girl made the regional.

Carmel won the team title with 53 points. Zionsville (109), Indianapolis Chatard (113), Avon (150) and Harrison (West Lafayette) (156) also advanced to state.

Indianapolis Chatard’s Julia Score was the individual champion in 17:04. Every girl who ran 18:57 or faster advanced to state.

Brownsburg girls regional results Saturday (top five teams advance to state): Carmel 53, Zionsville 109, Indianapolis Chatard 113, Avon 150, Harrison (West Lafayette) 156, North Central (Indianapolis) 158, Brebeuf Jesuit 185, Brownsburg 268, West Lafayette 286, Heritage Christian 296, Plainfield 305, Northview 372, Terre Haute South 414, Lewis Cass 435, Pike 454, Faith Christian 474, Terre Haute North  498, McCutcheon 506, Lafayette Jeff 512, Logansport 530, Northwestern 536, Maconaquah 581, Owen Valley 604, Western 605, West Vigo 644

Top 15 individuals on non-advancing teams: 1. Lucy Wood (Brebeuf Jesuit) – 17:52, 2. Isabel Garcia (Breneuf Jesuit) – 17:57, 3. Kelsey Rehmel (North Central (Indianapolis)) – 18:03, 4. Aftin Griffin (Lewis Cass) – 18:15, 5. Addyson Bautista (Terre Haute North) – 18:23, 6. Elizabeth Rocchio (North Central (Indianapolis)) – 18:26, 7. Charly Wolfrum (Heritage Christian) – 18:32, 8. Aislinn Biesecker (North Central (Indianapolis)) – 18:41, 9. Morgan Smith (Speedway) – 18:43, 10. Hannah Harrison (Northview) – 18:47, 11. Ruth Miller (Indianapolis Herron) – 18:50, 12. Natalie Cuttell (West Lafayette) – 18:52, 13. Olivia Peterson (Heritage Christian) – 18:55, 14. Adisyn Gorrell (Plainfield) – 18:57, 15. Ashley Caplinger (Faith Christian) – 18:57

Caston results

146. Hannah Rogers – 21:29, 173. Camila Hernandez-Rios – 22:00, 203. Myli Rude – 22:39

Brownsburg boys regional results Saturday (top five teams advance to state): Carmel 81, Avon 105, North Central (Indianapolis) 108, Brownsburg 137, Ben Davis 164, Zionsville 192, Western 224, Harrison (West Lafayette) 232, Northview 248, Pike 291, West Lafayette 295, Terre Haute South 324, Indianapolis Chatard 368, Northwestern 373, Indianapolis Herron 403, Plainfield 417, Clinton Central 464, Kokomo 524, McCutcheon 549, Faith Christian 561, Terre Haute North 601, Southmont 611, South Putnam 639, Rossville 688, Clay City 715

Top 15 individuals on non-advancing teams: 1. Camden Raab (Western) – 15:13, 2. Miles Rude (Western) – 15:23, 3. Landon Miller (Greencastle) – 15:28, 4. Aiden Miller (Terre Haute South) – 15:43, 5. Francis Holohan (Pike) – 15:44, 6. Ryan Evans (Plainfield) – 15:47, 7. Christopher Boyd Jr. (Pike) – 15:48, 8. Elijah Weaver (Zionsville) – 15:49, 9. Cooper Cage (Kokomo) – 15:53.4, 10. Landon Crawn (Terre Haute South) – 15:53.8, 11. Zach Johnson (West Lafayette) – 15:54, 12. Spencer Dunn (Clinton Central) – 15:56, 13. Evan Lottes (Harrison (West Lafayette)) – 16:00.4, 14. Landon Propst (Northview) – 16:00.4, 15. Nate Corcoran (Zionsville) – 16:01 

Pioneer results

83. Dane Bowditch – 16:40, 213. Eli Hines – 18:39

Caston results

170. Kane Finke – 17:39, 200. Daulton Oaf – 18:11