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Boys: Dodt’s 16:36 helps Pioneer edge Winamac for title
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS
Sports Editor, RTC
Cross-country
Kadence Hoover ran a 20:46 to win the individual title, and Avery Wegner and Kandace Kroft also made the all-conference team to lead the Winamac girls cross-country to their fifth consecutive Hoosier North title at Winamac Town Park Saturday.
Meanwhile, Pioneer won their second straight boys conference title and their third title in four years by scoring 46 points and edging Winamac, who had 47. Caston was third with 67.
The Winamac girls scored 25 points and beat runner-up Caston by 14 points. Either Winamac or Caston has won every girls cross-country title since the formation of the conference in 2015. Pioneer was third with 59 points.
Hoover was fourth at last year’s conference meet. She improved on her 2023 conference time by 18 seconds.
Wegner was third in 21:23, and Kroft was fifth in 22:02.
Also, Claire Goodman made honorable mention by finishing 11th in 22:59. Madelyn Goodman (19th place, 24:29), Brody Goodman (30th place, 28:00) and Mershai Loehmer (31st place, 29:46) rounded out the Winamac lineup.
Caston runners making the all-conference team included freshman Hannah Rogers, who was fourth in 21:43, and junior Camila Hernandez-Rios, who was eighth in 22:19. Alea Lowe ran a 23:08 and finished 12th to earn honorable mention status.
Other Caston runners included Myli Rude, who was 18th in 24:26; Jaded Aguilar, who was 22nd in 25:17; Emmie Lowe, who was 26th in 26:06; and Trinity Zimmerman, who was 33rd in 31:49.
Pioneer had no first-team all-conference runners, but Avery Haselby (13th place, 23:12) and Kylie Jamerson (15th place, 23:20) both made honorable mention.
Other Pioneer winners included Ellie Hines, who was 16th in 23:54; Laylynn Malchow, who was 23rd in 25:55; Allison Martinez-Domingo, who was 32nd in 30:46, and Asher Leis, who was 34th in 32:52.
The other area runner to make the all-conference team was Argos junior Lexi Gibson, who outran Wegner for second behind Hoover in 21:22. Gibson was the only runner representing Argos in the girls race.
Culver’s frontrunner was freshman Coraline Day, who was 21st in 25:16. Savanna Harrington was 29th in 27:46.
Pioneer won the boys title behind senior Leighton Dodt, who won his second straight boys individual title in 16:36 to best a field of 35 runners.
Other Pioneer runners to make the all-conference team included Dane Bowditch, who was third in 17:05; and Elliott Cooper, who was eighth in 19:11. Freshman Eli Hines took 15th in 20:00 and earned honorable mention.
Aayden Dimmock, who was 22nd in 20:40; Kaleb Boller, who was 24th in 20:49; and Kevin Gluth, who was 30th in 22:00, rounded out the Pioneer lineup.
Winamac’s Logan Fredel ran a 16:46 and finished second behind Dodt. Dylan Guilford, who was fourth in 17:15, and Kannon Hoover, who was 10th in 19:19, joined him on the all-conference team.
Joel Showley, who was timed in 19:46, finished 13th to also make honorable mention. Other Winamac runners included Braylen Becker, who was 20th in 20:32; Zephir Perry, who was 23rd in 20:43; and Corbin Holehan, who was 26th in 21:14.
Kane Finke and Reed Sommers made the all-conference team while Jack Brumett made honorable mention for Caston.
Finke was fifth in 18:20, and Sommers was seventh in 18:55. Brumett, a freshman, was 11th in 19:32.
Other Caston runners included Isaac Albright, who was 21st in 20:37; Tyler Remley, who was 27th in 21:15; Josiah Helt, who was 31st in 22:14; and Malakai Clayton, who was 33rd in 22:41.
Preston Mollette, the lone Argos runner, was 32nd in 22:41.
Culver does not have a boys cross-country team.
Hoosier North girls cross-country results (points in parentheses): Winamac 25, Caston 39, Pioneer 59
Honorable mention: Argos, Culver, Triton, North Judson, North Miami, Oregon-Davis
Winamac results (25 points, champions)
1. Kadence Hoover – 20:46 (1), 3. Avery Wegner – 21:23 (2), 5. Kandace Kroft – 22:02 (4), 11. Claire Goodman – 22:59 (6), 19. Madelyn Goodman – 24:29 (12), 30. Brody Goodman – 28:00, 31. Mershai Loehmer – 29:46
Caston results (39 points, second place)
4. Hannah Rogers – 21:43 (3), 8. Camila Hernandez-Rios – 22:19 (5), 12. Alexa Lowe – 23:08 (7), 18. Myli Rude – 24:26 (11), 22. Jaded Aguilar – 25:17 (13), 26. Emmie Lowe – 26:06, 33. Trinity Zimmerman – 31:49
Pioneer results (59 points, third place)
13. Avery Haselby – 23:12 (8), 15. Kylie Jamerson – 23:20 (9), 16. Ellie Hines – 23:54 (10), 23. Laylynn Malchow – 25:55 (14), 32. Allison Martinez-Domingo – 30:46 (18), 34. Asher Leis – 32:52
Argos results
2. Lexi Gibson – 21:22
Culver results
21. Coraline Day – 25:16, 29. Savanna Harrington – 27:46
All-Hoosier North (top 10): 1. Kadence Hoover (Winamac) – 20:46, 2. Lexi Gibson (Argos) – 21:22, 3. Avery Wegner (Winamac) – 21:23, 4. Hannah Rogers (Caston) – 21:43, 5. Kandace Kroft (Winamac) – 22:02, 6. Rory Heckaman (Triton) – 22:07, 7. Violeta Mendez (Oregon-Davis) – 22:16, 8. Camila Hernandez-Rios (Caston) – 22:19.7, 9. Leah Shafer (North Miami) – 22:19.8, 10. McKayla Simons (North Judson) – 22:39
Honorable mention (11th-15th places): 11. Claire Goodman (Winamac) – 22:59, 12. Alexa Lowe (Caston) – 23:08, 13. Avery Haselby (Pioneer) – 23:12, 14. Anneliese Ludwig (North Judson) – 23:12, 15. Kylie Jamerson (Pioneer) – 23:20
Hoosier North boys cross-country results (points in parentheses): Pioneer 46, Winamac 47, Caston 67, Triton 76, North Judson 111
Incomplete teams: Argos, North Miami
Pioneer results (46 points, champions)
1. Leighton Dodt – 16:36 (1), 3. Dane Bowditch – 17:05 (3), 8. Elliott Cooper – 19:11 (8), 15. Eli Hines – 20:00 (14), 22. Aayden Dimmock – 20:40 (20), 24. Kaleb Boller – 20:49, 30. Kevin Gluth – 22:00
Winamac results (47 points, second place)
2. Logan Fredel – 16:46 (2), 4. Dylan Guilford – 17:15 (4), 10. Kannon Hoover – 19:19 (10), 13. Joel Showley – 19:46 (13), 20. Braylen Becker – 20:32 (18), 23. Zephir Perry – 20:43, 26. Corbin Holehan – 21:14
Caston results (67 points, third place)
5. Kane Finke – 18:20 (5), 7. Reed Sommers – 18:55 (7), 11. Jack Brumett – 19:32 (11), 21. Isaac Albright – 20:37 (19), 27. Tyler Remley – 21:15 (25), 31. Josiah Helt – 22:14, 33. Malakai Clayton – 22:41
Argos results
32. Preston Mollette – 22:41
All-Hoosier North (top 10): 1. Leighton Dodt (Pioneer) – 16:36, 2. Logan Fredel (Winamac) – 16:46, 3. Dane Bowditch (Pioneer) – 17:05, 4. Dylan Guilford (Winamac) – 17:15, 5. Kane Finke (Caston) – 18:20, 6. Gabe Brazauskas (North Judson) – 18:32, 7. Reed Sommers (Caston) – 18:55, 8. Elliott Cooper (Pioneer) – 19:11, 9. Caden Large (Triton) – 19:15, 10. Kannon Hoover (Winamac) – 19:19
Honorable mention (11th-15th places): 11. Jack Brumett (Caston) – 19:32, 12. Jaydon Heckaman (Triton) – 19:38, 13. Joel Showley (Winamac) – 19:46, 14. Michael Miser (North Miami) – 19:56, 15. Eli Hines (Pioneer) – 20:00
