Caston’s Rogers, Hernandez-Rios, Rude advance to cross-country regionals

Boys: Pioneer’s Bowditch, Hines to join Caston’s Finke, Oaf at regionals

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Cross-country

Both the Caston and Pioneer girls and boys cross-country teams had their seasons end at the Logansport sectional Saturday, but five Caston individuals and two Pioneer boys both advanced to this Saturday’s regional.

In the girls meet, Caston finished seventh and Pioneer 10th among the 11 complete teams. Caston sophomore Hannah Rogers and seniors Camila Hernandez-Rios and Myli Rude moved on as individuals.

Among the 80 runners, Rogers was 19th overall and seventh among individuals on non-advancing teams in 23:04, Hernandez-Rios was 32nd overall and 12th among individuals in 23:54, and Rude was 36th overall and 13th among individuals in 24:25.

No Pioneer girls advanced. Juniors Avery Haselby and Ellie Hines took 51st and 52nd in 25:53 and 25:55, respectively.

Lewis Cass won the team title with 51 points. Logansport (88), Northwestern (90), Maconaquah (99) and Western (120) also advanced to the regional at Brownsburg at 10:30 a.m. this Saturday.

Lewis Cass’ Aftin Griffin was the individual champion in 19:17. She beat the rest of the field by 1:07.

In the boys meet, Pioneer junior Dane Bowditch and sophomore Eli Hines and Caston senior Kane Finke and sophomore Daulton Oaf all advanced.

Bowditch was 10th overall and first among individuals on non-advancing teams in 17:28, and Hines was 39th overall and 14th among individuals in 19:13.

Finke was 31st overall and ninth among individuals in 18:49, and Oaf was 38th overall and 13th among individuals in 19:11. The heartbreaker was sophomore Malakai Clayton, who ran a 19:18.7 but got beat out by Logansport’s Jairo Murillo by 0.8 seconds for the 15th individual spot.

Western had four of the top six runners and took the team title with 25 points. Northwestern (61), Kokomo (90), Clinton Central (115) and Rossville (160) also advanced.

Caston was 10th among the 13 complete teams with 243 points, and Pioneer was 11th with 285.

Western’s Camden Raab was the individual champion in 16:05.

The top five teams and top 15 individuals on non-advancing teams both advanced to Brownsburg.

LOGANSPORT GIRLS CROSS-COUNTRY SECTIONAL RESULTS (TOP FIVE ADVANCE TO REGIONALS, POINTS IN PARENTHESES, SATURDAY): Lewis Cass 51, Logansport 88, Northwestern 90, Maconaquah 99, Western 120, Kokomo 151, CASTON 154, Clinton Prairie 172, Frankfort 200, PIONEER 267, Rossville 277

Incomplete teams: Carroll (Flora), Clinton Central, Eastern (Greentown), Peru

Caston results (154 points, seventh place)

19. Hannah Rogers – 23:04 (16), 32. Camila Hernandez-Rios – 23:54 (27), 36. Myli Rude – 24:25 (31), 39. Alexa Lowe – 24:41 (33), 56. Jaded Aguilar – 26:16 (47), 68. Trinity Zimmerman – 27:36, 74. Emmie Lowe – 30:16

Pioneer results (267 points, 10th place)

51. Avery Haselby – 25:53 (42), 52. Ellie Hines – 25:55 (43), 64. Paytyn Dillman – 27:05 (54), 73. Kenley Jasmantis – 29:28 (62), 77. Zadie Fross – 31:50 (66)

TOP 15 INDIVIDUALS ON NON-ADVANCING TEAMS: 1. Alaina Thompson (KOK) – 22:16, 2. Kimberly Moreno (FF) – 22:41, 3. Riley Hayden (CARR) – 22:43, 4. Sadie Weliver (CP) – 22:44, 5. Evaney Fisher (PERU) – 22:51, 6. Jillian Salts (CARR) – 22:58, 7. HANNAH ROGERS (CAS) – 23:04, 8. Caledonia Kays (FF) – 23:06, 9. Esther Collie (PERU) – 23:18, 10. Cora Altic (CARR) – 23:29, 11. Lily Coleman (CP) – 23:47, 12. CAMILA HERNANDEZ-RIOS (CAS) – 23:54, 13. MYLI RUDE (CAS) – 24:25.1, 14. Bailey Butt (PERU) – 24:25.6, 15. Morgan Raksetraw (KOK) – 24:34

INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION: Aftin Griffin (LC) – 19:17

LOGANSPORT GIRLS CROSS-COUNTRY SECTIONAL RESULTS (TOP FIVE ADVANCE TO REGIONALS, POINTS IN PARENTHESES, SATURDAY): Western 25, Northwestern 61, Kokomo 90, Clinton Central 115, Rossville 160, Lewis Cass 161, Frankfort 179, Maconaquah 209, Logansport 237, CASTON 243, PIONEER 285, Peru 295, Eastern (Greentown) 314

Incomplete teams: Carroll (Flora), Clinton Prairie, Taylor

Caston results (243 points, 10th place)

31. Kane Finke – 18:49 (31), 38. Daulton Oaf – 19:11 (38), 43. Malakai Clayton – 19:18 (43), 69. Jack Brumett – 20:14 (63), 74. Isaac Albright – 20:50 (68), 77. Andrew Douglass – 21:04, 89. Josiah Helt – 22:33

Pioneer results (285 points, 11th place)

10. Dane Bowditch – 17:28 (10), 39. Eli Hines – 19:13 (39), 79. Gabriel Scott – 21:18 (73), 83. Braylon Jamerson – 21:50 (77), 97. Kevin Gluth – 25:06 (86)

TOP 15 INDIVIDUALS ON NON-ADVANCING TEAMS: 1. DANE BOWDITCH (PIO) – 17:28, 2. Nicolas Angeles (FF) – 17:28, 3. Kaiden Hughes (LC) – 17:52, 4. Ben Jay (LC) – 18:04, 5. Colton Copeland (LC) – 18:22, 6. Christian Collins (MAC) – 18:30.5, 7. Joel Loshnowsky (MAC) – 18:30.5, 8. Abel Robison (MAC) – 18:32, 9. KANE FINKE (CAS) – 18:49, 10. Uriel Cobbs (FF) – 18:51, 11. Sam Vandeburg (LC) – 19:01, 12. Samuel Troyer (FF) – 19:09, 13. DAULTON OAF (CAS) – 19:11, 14. ELI HINES (PIO) – 19:13, 15. Jairo Murillo (LOG) – 19:17

INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION: Camden Raab (WEST) – 16:05