Dodt, Bowditch break 17 minutes, but season ends at Brownsburg regional

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Cross-country

Pioneer senior Leighton Dodt and sophomore teammate Dane Bowditch broke the 17-minute barrier at the Brownsburg regional Saturday, but their seasons ended.

Dodt ran a 16:43 and finished in 66th place in a field of 247 runners. Bowditch ran a personal-best 16:56 and finished 80th. Senior Elliott Cooper, the third Pioneer runner competing at the regional, was 220th in 19:06.

The individual cutoff to make the state finals was 16:09.

Brownsburg won the regional on their home course with 47 points. Carmel (65), Zionsville (136), Avon (146), and Ben Davis (166) also advanced to state.

Ben Davis’ Abubakar Ibrahim was the individual champion in 15:04. A TRC runner, Lewis Cass sophomore Ben Jay, ran a 16:03 and advanced to state as one of the 15 fastest individuals on non-advancing teams.

In the girls race, the fastest area runner was Caston junior Camila Hernandez-Rios, who ran a 22:12 and finished in 156th in a field of 238. Freshman teammate Hannah Rogers was right behind Hernandez-Rios in 157th place in 22:13. Junior Alexa Lowe was 182nd in 22:52.

Pioneer senior Kylie Jamerson closed out her prep striding career by taking 208th in 23:32.

The cutoff to make the state finals was 19:43.

Carmel won the team title with 26 points. Brebeuf Jesuit (78), North Central (Indianapolis) (99), Indianapolis Chatard (106) and Zionsville (131) also advanced to state.

Indianapolis Chatard’s Julia Score was the individual champion in 17:17. Lewis Cass junior Aftin Griffin advanced to state as an individual in 18:39.

BROWNSBURG GIRLS REGIONAL RESULTS (TOP FIVE TEAMS ADVANCE TO STATE): Carmel 26, Brebeuf Jesuit 78, North Central (Indianapolis) 99, Indianapolis Chatard 106, Zionsville 131, Harrison (West Lafayette) 137, Brownsburg 221, Avon 241, Herron 322, Plainfield 326, Northview 351, West Lafayette 411, Maconaquah 421, Western 421, Terre Haute South 429, Seeger 444, Lewis Cass 483, Faith Christian 497, McCutcheon 517, Owen Valley 544, Frankfort 585, Terre Haute North 595, Ben Davis 630, South Vermillion 630, Logansport 656

CASTON RESULTS

156. Camila Hernandez-Rios – 22:12, 157. Hannah Rogers – 22:13, 182. Alexa Lowe – 22:52

PIONEER RESULTS

208. Kylie Jamerson – 23:32

TOP 15 INDIVIDUALS ON NON-ADVANCING TEAMS: 1. Sawyer DeWitt (Harrison (West Lafayette)) – 17:58, 2. Eve Schurr (Avon) – 18:07, 3. Kaitlyn Manfra (Harrison (West Lafayette)) – 18:18, 4. Aftin Griffin (Lewis Cass) – 18:39, 5. Casey Hummel (Danville) – 18:54, 6. Hannah Harrison (Northview) – 18:55, 7. Gabrielle Converse (Harrison (West Lafayette)) – 19:07, 8. Isabella Burgess (Harrison (West Lafayette)) – 19:08, 9. Scout Newman (Brownsburg) – 19:17, 10. Ashley Caplinger (Faith Christian) – 19:28.6, 11. Ruth Miller (Herron) – 19:28.7, 12. Charlotte Simpson (West Lafayette) – 19:31, 13. Morgan Smith (Speedway) – 19:32, 14. Mackenzie Steele (Brownsburg) – 19:39, 15. Savannah Dyer (Brownsburg) – 19:43

INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION: Julia Score (Indianapolis Chatard) – 17:17

BROWNSBURG BOYS REGIONAL RESULTS (TOP FIVE TEAMS ADVANCE TO STATE): Brownsburg 47, Carmel 65, Zionsville 136, Avon 146, Ben Davis 166, North Central (Indianapolis) 195, Pike 226, Plainfield 229, West Lafayette 301, Indianapolis Chatard 313, Northview 315, Western 318, Terre Haute South 323, Harrison (West Lafayette) 326, Lafayette Jefferson 461, Lewis Cass 465, Heritage Christian 505, McCutcheon 507, Maconaquah 510, Terre Haute North 516, Crawfordsville 564, Northwestern 608, Clay City 633, Kokomo 706, Shakamak 737

PIONEER RESULTS

66. Leighton Dodt – 16:43, 80. Dane Bowditch – 16:56, 220. Elliott Cooper – 19:06

TOP 15 INDIVIDUALS ON NON-ADVANCING TEAMS: 1. Hayden Kemple (Clinton Prairie) – 15:11, 2. Jack Hearld (Danville) – 15:14, 3. Christopher Angeles (Frankfort) – 15:21, 4. Camden Raab (Western) – 15:32, 5. J.D. Haines (Indianapolis Chatard) – 15:34, 6. Jakob Nehring (Plainfield) – 15:43, 7. Karter Jackson (South Vermillion) – 15:49, 8. Ryan Evans (Plainfield) – 15:52, 9. Francis Holohan (Pike) – 15:55, 10. Landon Miller (Greencastle) – 15:58, 11. Miles Rudy (Western) – 15:59.1, 12. Gus Phillips (North Central (Indianapolis)) – 15:59.2, 13. Grant Hostetler (North Central (Indianapolis)) – 16:01, 14. Ben Jay (Lewis Cass) – 16:03, 15. Spencer Dunn (Clinton Central) – 16:09

Individual champion: Abubakar Ibrahim (Ben Davis) – 15:04