Rochester girls finish 6th, boys 5th in New Haven Classic Gold races

Valley boys take 29th in Purple race

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

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Katelyn Conliff Lucas Scorsone

Cross-country

The Rochester girls cross-country team scored 166 points and finished in sixth place out of 15 complete teams in the Gold race at the New Haven Classic at Huntington University Saturday.

Katelyn Conliff, a freshman, led Rochester by finishing 10th in a field of 135 runners in 21:23. Other Rochester runners included Adison Hayes, who was 21st in 22:19; Daniela Ochoa, who was 46th in 23:55; Vivian Miller, who was 51st in 24:16; Jane Gottschalk, who was 78th in 26:34; Addisyn Zimmerman, who was 87th in 27:14; Chloie Tyler, who was 95th in 27:45; Serenity Howard, who was 110th in 29:27; Jocelynn Shafer, who was 115th in 30:08; and Addyson Hake, who was 133rd in 38:09.

Meanwhile, Tippecanoe Valley had an incomplete team in the Purple race. Katie Sterk was Valley’s lone runner and finished 182nd out of 228 runners in 26:49.

Churubusco won the Gold girls race with 88 points. Southwood’s Ava Stauffer won the individual title in 20:11.

Homestead won the Purple girls race with 27 points. Homestead’s Clare Lebrija was the individual champion in 18:25.

In the Gold boys race, Rochester scored 174 points and finished fifth in a field of 20 teams.

Freshman frontrunner Warner DuBois ran a 17:59 and finished in 13th place in a field of 184 runners. 

Other Rochester runners included Tyson Wachtmann, who was 28th in 18:45; Leandro Javier, who was 31st in 18:47; Caden Biernacki, who was 53rd in 19:45; Lucas Scorsone, who was 57th in 19:51; Parker Smith, who was 60th in 19:56; and Tommy Schwenk, who was 150th in 24:26.

Meanwhile, Valley scored 809 points and finished in 29th place out of 29 teams in the Purple boys race.

Aaron Babbitt, a senior, led Valley by finishing in 150th place out of 347 runners in 19:58. Andrew Wise was 179th in 20:40, Adric Shock was 259th in 21:43, Everest Lipsey was 293rd in 22:50, Wyatt Whetstone was 317th in 24:06, and Darryn Miller was 392nd in 25:23.

Monroe Central won the Gold boys team title with 123 points. Hamilton’s Robert Schiek was the individual champion in 17:17.

Fort Wayne Dwenger won the Purple boys title with 71 points. Lakewood Park’s Zander Ritenour was the individual champion in 15:49.

NEW HAVEN CLASSIC GOLD GIRLS RESULTS (TOP 10 TEAMS, POINTS IN PARENTHESES): Churubusco 88, Wisdom Builders 90, Southern Wells 122, Elkhart Christian 153, Manchester 154, ROCHESTER 166, Lakeland Christian 170, Fort Wayne Blackhawk 180, Fort Wayne Concordia 215, Monroe Central 217

Rochester results (166 points, sixth place)

10. Katelyn Conliff – 21:23 (8), 21. Adison Hayes – 22:19 (17), 46. Daniela Ochoa – 23:55 (38), 51. Vivian Miller – 24:16 (42), 78. Jane Gottschalk – 26:34 (61), 87. Addisyn Zimmerman – 27:14, 95. Chloie Tyler – 27:45, 110. Serenity Howard – 29:27, 115. Jocelynn Shafer – 30:08, 133. Addyson Hake – 38:09

Individual champion: Ava Stouffer (Southwood) – 20:11

NEW HAVEN CLASSIC PURPLE GIRLS RESULTS (TOP 10 TEAMS, POINTS IN PARENTHESES): Homestead 27, Fort Wayne Dwenger 91, Huntington North 137, Eastbrook 144, Fort Wayne Snider 176, West Noble 179, Leo 201, Angola 228, Faith Christian 302, Goshen 338

Tippecanoe Valley results

262. Katie Sterk – 26:49

Individual champion: Clare Lebrija (Homestead) – 18:25

NEW HAVEN CLASSIC GOLD BOYS RESULTS (TOP 10 TEAMS, POINTS IN PARENTHESES): Monroe Central 123, Blackford 138, Elkhart Christian 148, Wisdom Builders 158, ROCHESTER 174, Southern Wells 189, Wes-Del 193, Manchester 225, Eastside 226, Fort Wayne Concordia 239

Rochester results (174 points, fifth place)

13. Warner DuBois – 17:59 (13), 28. Tyson Wachtmann – 18:45 (27), 31. Leandro Javier – 18:47 (30), 53. Caden Biernacki – 19:45 (50), 57, Lucas Scorsone – 19:51 (54), 60. Parker Smith – 19:56, 150. Tommy Schwenk – 24:26

Individual champion: Robert Schiek (Hamilton) – 17:17

NEW HAVEN CLASSIC PURPLE BOYS RESULTS (TOP 10 TEAMS, POINTS IN PARENTHESES): Fort Wayne Dwenger 71, Leo 100, Homestead 111, Goshen 126, Lakewood Park 204, Angola 214, Bellmont 238, Lakeland 281, Concord 292, West Noble 344 … 29. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 809

Valley results (809 points, 29th place)

150. Aaron Babbitt – 19:58 (119), 179. Andrew Wise – 20:40 (145), 259. Adric Shock – 21:43 (171), 293. Everest Lipsey – 22:50 (183), 317. Wyatt Whetstone – 24:06 (191), 332. Darryn Miller – 25:23

Individual champion: Zander Ritenour (Lakewood Park) – 15:49