On the morning of Saturday, Oct. 17, Lafayette area girls and boys teams competed in the sectional round of the cross country state tournament between three different locations.
Harrison took home Sectional 12 with both its boys and girls teams, finishing as the only team with a first-place ranking from the area. But rounding out the advancing five teams from each race and the 15 individuals that will advance from non-advancing teams, there was plenty of representation to be had around Lafayette.
Check out the results from Saturday and some of the top performers.
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Sectional 5 at Rensselaer Central
Advancing boys teams: Demotte Christian (17:09), Kankakee Valley (18:12), Tri-County (18:12), Rensselaer Central (18:20) and Benton Central (18:23)
Easton Drain of Demotte Christian won this race with a (16:43). The top Lafayette area finisher was Damian Avendano of North White in sixth place, finishing with a 17:23.10.
Advancing girls teams: Demotte Christian (20:32), Kankakee Valley (20:30), Rensselaer Central (21:48), Tri-County (22:01) and West Central (23:37)
Although Krista Sytsma (17:49) and Jenna Walker (18:16) of Kankakee Valley were the top-two finishers, Lillian Weigle (18:20) and Harlo Holder (19:30) of Benton Central came up next with impressive times.
Lafayette boys from non-advancing teams: Damian Avendano (North White), Jacob Geier (Twin Lakes), Ryan Richardson (West Central), John Hileman (West Central), Matthew Scott (Twin Lakes), Kevin Altman (Frontier), Brody Andrews (Twin Lakes), Brady Greer (Frontier), Koston Meyers (Twin Lakes), Brady Greer, Waylon Jeka (North Newton), Beau Lindahl (West Central), Jadyn Miller (Twin Lakes), Melvin Facundo (South Newton)
Lafayette girls from non-advancing teams: Lillian Weigle (Benton Central), Harlo Holder (Benton Central), Hannah Schoenbeck (South Newton), Loralei Rayman (Benton Central), Jimena Alvarado (North White), Gaby Aragon (Twin Lakes), Ryleigh Whitaker (Frontier), Addison Musall (Twin Lakes), Pamela Espinosa (Twin Lakes) and Graycee Chambers (South Newton)
Sectional 11 at Logansport
Advancing boys teams: Northwestern (17:06), Western (17:52), Frankfort (18:11), Clinton Central (18:35) and Logansport (18:46)
Beck Bennett out of Western won this race with a time of 16:32.59. The top Lafayette area finisher was Nicolas Angeles of Frankfort, who placed fourth with a 16:57.25.
Advancing girls teams: Logansport (22:09), Western (22:32), Northwestern (23:12), Lewis Cass (23:34) and Kokomo (24:04)
Alette Woodhouse of Logansport placed first with a time of 19:48.50. The highest-ranking Lafayette area was Caledonia Kays from Frankfort, who finished in 14th with a 22:35.21.
Lafayette boys from non-advancing teams: Ace Bevins (Rossville), Max Bevins (Rossville)
Lafayette girls from non-advancing teams: Caledonia Kays (Frankfort), Cora Altic (Carroll), Abrielle Sheagley (Carroll), Isabella Plahiko (Clinton Central)
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Sectional 12 at Harrison
Advancing boys teams: Harrison (16:14), West Lafayette (16:50), McCutcheon (16:56), Faith Christian (17:45) and Lafayette Jeff (17:52)
Junior Hunter Lehe of Faith Christian took first place with a time of 15:46.15. The two runners behind him, Jacob Tilton (15:51.95)cand Logan Breon (15:57.53), both represented Harrison. Leo Hernandez was the top performer from the non-advancing teams, finishing fourth with a time of 16:13.31.
Advancing girls teams: Harrison (19:56), Faith Christian (21:04), West Lafayette (21:42), McCutcheon (21:50) and Lafayette Jeff (22:39)
The Raiders' Isabella Burgess came in first with a time of 18:57.09 by a soldi margin. Ashley Caplinger (19:19.69) and Kimberly Caplinger (19.28.10), sisters from Faith Christian, finished in second and third respectively.
Lafayette boys from non-advancing teams: Leo Hernandez (Delphi), Josh Inskeep (Crawfordsville), Carter Ashley (Attica), Cooper Stephens (North Montgomery), Cooper Renback (Central Catholic), Trent Reeves (Southmont), Joshua Dill (Seeger), Rocco Falcon (Attica), Lukas Fowler (North Montgomery), Koen McRoberts (Delphi), Ethan King (North Montgomery), Wyatt Cole (Seeger), Lucas Kirkpatrick (Fountain Central), Jackson Hill (Crawfordsville), Elliot Azamar (Crawfordsville)
Lafayette girls from non-advancing teams: Maria Frasch (Seeger), Alea Seward (Crawfordsville), Louane Emeraud (Delphi), Hayleigh Boots (Southmont, Sarah Hopper (North Montgomery), Harper Stinson (Delphi), Evelyn Mattern (Attica), Ella Seward (Crawfordsville), Quinley Dietrich (Seeger), Katie Brown (Central Catholic), Charlie Lanie (Seeger), Amarah Shannon (Southmont), Kaitlyn Kunz (North Montgomery), Kendra McClamroch (North Montgomery), Ella Hernandez (Delphi)
Chase Gemes covers high school sports and Purdue women's basketball for the Journal & Courier. He can be reached at cgemes@usatodayco.com.
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