Winamac’s Wegner, Fredel win Hoosier North XC titles

4 Caston boys, 2 girls make all-conference; Pioneer’s Bowditch, Hines, Argos’ Stackhouse also make all-conference

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Logan Fredel Avery Wegner

Cross-country

Teammates Logan Fredel and Nathan Pierzchalski went 1-2 and led the Winamac boys cross-country team to the Hoosier North title at Winamac Town Park Oct. 4.

Caston was second and Pioneer was third. Argos had an incomplete team, and Culver did not have a team.

Meanwhile, Winamac’s Avery Wegner won the girls individual title in 20:48. Triton won the team title while Winamac was second, Caston third and Pioneer fourth among the four complete teams.

Argos and Culver had incomplete teams.

Fredel topped the field of 28 runners in 16:24, and Pierzchalski followed in 16:40. Paxton Moon was sixth in 18:29 and also made the all-conference team. Joel Showley was 11th in 19:29, and Braylen Becker was 13th in 20:04 and earned honorable mention status.

Caston runners making the All-Hoosier North team included Kane Finke, who was fourth in 17:53; Malakai Clayton, who was seventh in 18:33, Daulton Oaf, who was eighth in 18:34; and Jack Brumett, who was 10th in 19:14. Freshman Andrew Douglass was 12th in 19:50 and made honorable mention.

Pioneer’s Dane Bowditch and Eli Hines placed third and fifth, respectively, and made the All-Hoosier North team in 17:45 and 17:58. Freshman Braylon Jamerson took 15th in 20:06 and made honorable mention.

Argos’ Emry Stackhouse was ninth in 18:55 and made all-conference.

Wegner’s fellow senior teammate Kandace Kroft was third in 21:22 and joined her on the All-Hoosier North team. Madelyn Goodman was 13th in 23:17 and earned honorable mention.

Caston sophomore Hannah Rogers was her team’s frontrunner in 21:38 and made the All-Hoosier North team along with Camila Hernandez-Rios, who was 10th in 22:37. Myli Rude was 14th in 23:23 and earned honorable mention.

Argos senior Lexi Gibson was 15th in 23:24 and earned honorable mention.

Pioneer’s Avery Haselby was 22nd in 25:13 and was her team’s frontrunner.

All seven Triton girl runners are freshmen.

The top 10 in each race made all-conference. Those finishing between 11th and 15th places made honorable mention.

Hoosier North girls results (points in parentheses, Oct. 4): Triton 31, WINAMAC 45, CASTON 52, PIONEER 104

Incomplete teams: ARGOS, CULVER, North Judson, North Miami, Oregon-Davis

Winamac results (45 points, second place)

1. Avery Wegner – 20:48 (1), 3. Kandace Kroft – 21:22 (2), 13. Madelyn Goodman – 23:17 (10), 17. Makayla Werner – 24:02 (13), 26. Roni Garbison – 26:14 (19), 30. Brooklyn Jachim – 26:40

Caston results (52 points, third place)

5. Hannah Rogers – 21:38 (4), 10. Camila Hernandez-Rios – 22:37 (7), 14. Myli Rude – 23:23 (11), 19. Alexa Lowe – 24:23 (14), 21. Jaded Aguilar – 24:44 (16), 29. Trinity Zimmerman – 26:38, 32. Emmie Lowe – 27:48

Pioneer results (104 points, fourth place)

22. Avery Haselby – 25:13 (17), 24. Paytyn Dillman – 25:26 (18), 27. Ellie Hines – 26:20 (20), 33. Zadie Fross – 27:48 (24), 34. Kenley Jasmantis – 27:51 (25)

Argos results

15. Lexi Gibson – 23:24

Culver results

31. Savanna Harrington – 27:40

Hoosier North boys results (points in parentheses, Oct. 4): WINAMAC 31, CASTON 39, PIONEER 60, North Judson 97

Incomplete teams: ARGOS, Triton, Oregon-Davis

Winamac results (31 points, champions)

1. Logan Fredel – 16:24 (1), 2. Nathan Pierzchalski – 16:40 (2), 6. Paxton Moon – 18:29 (6), 11. Joel Showley – 19:29 (10), 13. Braylen Becker – 20:04 (12), 17. Austin Pratt – 20:32 (16)

Caston results (39 points, second place)

4. Kane Finke – 17:53 (4), 7. Malakai Clayton – 18:33 (7), 8. Daulton Oaf – 18:34 (8), 10. Jack Brumett – 19:14 (9), 12. Andrew Douglass – 19:50 (11), 16. Isaac Albright – 20:24, 21. Josiah Helt – 21:09

Pioneer results (60 points, third place)

3. Dane Bowditch – 17:45 (3), 5. Eli Hines – 17:58 (5), 15. Braylon Jamerson – 20:06 (14), 19. Gabriel Scott – 20:44 (17), 23. Isaac Henry – 22:54 (21), 25. Kevin Gluth – 23:53

Argos results

9. Emry Stackhouse – 18:55