Warsaw CC Teams Advance To State
October 24, 2021 at 8:10 p.m.
Warsaw CC Teams Advance To State
By Dale [email protected]
That’s the name of the game in the postseason, and that’s exactly what Warsaw’s boys and girls cross country teams did Saturday.
After both squads claimed sectional and regional championships the previous two weeks, the Tigers and Lady Tigers punched their respective tickets to the state finals, which will be held Saturday at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute.
The boys 5k state finals race is slated for noon, followed by the awards ceremony, while the girls 5K event will start at 3 p.m., followed by the awards presentation.
The top six teams, as well as the top 10 individuals not on an advancing team, moved on from the New Prairie Semistate.
The Lady Tigers finished second among the 20 teams on the girls side, while their boys counterparts were fifth among 20 teams.
Chesterton was the class of the field in the girls event, winning the team title with 50 points, and will be joined at the state finals by Warsaw (134), Valparaiso (141), LaPorte (157), West Lafayette (200) and Lafayette Harrison (205).
Lake Central (223), Rochester (256), Seeger (260) and Culver Academy (282) rounded out the top 10 girls teams.
Sophomore standout Joey Rastrelli led the Lady Tigers with an eighth-place time of 19:29.
The rest of Warsaw’s five scoring runners included senior Wini Barnett (26th, 20:01), junior Mikayla Mimnaugh (42nd, 20:28), senior Regan Brouwer (44th, 20:29) and sophomore Elizabeth Vander Bie (51st, 20:41).
Senior Ava Knight (53rd, 20:45) and sophomore Marissa Howett (62nd, 20:56) made up the rest of Warsaw’s lineup in the 176-competitor girls race.
Defending state champion Karina James, a senior from Lowell, won the semistate title in a time of 17:55, crossing the line 40 seconds ahead of runner-up Lillian Zelasko, a junior from the host school.
Three locals runners competed in the girls race as individuals, but did not advance - Manchester freshman Kadence Fox (56th, 20:49), Triton sophomore Jocelyn Faulkner (68th, 21:02) and Tippecanoe Valley sophomore Chesnee Miller (91st, 21:19).
On the boys side, Valparaiso won the team title with 90 points.
Also advancing to state were Chesterton (121), LaPorte (128), Morgan Township (149), Warsaw (165) and Crown Point (176).
Rounding out the top 10 boys teams were Munster (187), Lowell (195), West Lafayette (200) and Lake Central (252).
LaPorte senior Cole Raymond won the 179-runner boys race in a time of 15:46, while Lowell senior Jackson Bakker was the runner-up in 16:21.
Junior Garrett Hall was the first Tiger to cross the finish line, doing so in a 22nd-place time of 16:46.
Other scoring runners for Warsaw’s boys squad included senior Lukas Nier (30th, 16:52), senior Harrison Phipps (33rd, 16:56), sophomore Tyler Swartz (54th, 17:28) and sophomore Andrew Potter (77th, 17:41).
The rest of Warsaw’s lineup was made up by freshman Alex Schrock (128th, 18:12) and junior Ryun Hoffert (133rd, 18:17).
Two runners from Manchester competed as individuals, but saw their seasons end - junior Raven King (88th, 17:46) and senior Cade Jones (134th, 18:20).
That’s the name of the game in the postseason, and that’s exactly what Warsaw’s boys and girls cross country teams did Saturday.
After both squads claimed sectional and regional championships the previous two weeks, the Tigers and Lady Tigers punched their respective tickets to the state finals, which will be held Saturday at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute.
The boys 5k state finals race is slated for noon, followed by the awards ceremony, while the girls 5K event will start at 3 p.m., followed by the awards presentation.
The top six teams, as well as the top 10 individuals not on an advancing team, moved on from the New Prairie Semistate.
The Lady Tigers finished second among the 20 teams on the girls side, while their boys counterparts were fifth among 20 teams.
Chesterton was the class of the field in the girls event, winning the team title with 50 points, and will be joined at the state finals by Warsaw (134), Valparaiso (141), LaPorte (157), West Lafayette (200) and Lafayette Harrison (205).
Lake Central (223), Rochester (256), Seeger (260) and Culver Academy (282) rounded out the top 10 girls teams.
Sophomore standout Joey Rastrelli led the Lady Tigers with an eighth-place time of 19:29.
The rest of Warsaw’s five scoring runners included senior Wini Barnett (26th, 20:01), junior Mikayla Mimnaugh (42nd, 20:28), senior Regan Brouwer (44th, 20:29) and sophomore Elizabeth Vander Bie (51st, 20:41).
Senior Ava Knight (53rd, 20:45) and sophomore Marissa Howett (62nd, 20:56) made up the rest of Warsaw’s lineup in the 176-competitor girls race.
Defending state champion Karina James, a senior from Lowell, won the semistate title in a time of 17:55, crossing the line 40 seconds ahead of runner-up Lillian Zelasko, a junior from the host school.
Three locals runners competed in the girls race as individuals, but did not advance - Manchester freshman Kadence Fox (56th, 20:49), Triton sophomore Jocelyn Faulkner (68th, 21:02) and Tippecanoe Valley sophomore Chesnee Miller (91st, 21:19).
On the boys side, Valparaiso won the team title with 90 points.
Also advancing to state were Chesterton (121), LaPorte (128), Morgan Township (149), Warsaw (165) and Crown Point (176).
Rounding out the top 10 boys teams were Munster (187), Lowell (195), West Lafayette (200) and Lake Central (252).
LaPorte senior Cole Raymond won the 179-runner boys race in a time of 15:46, while Lowell senior Jackson Bakker was the runner-up in 16:21.
Junior Garrett Hall was the first Tiger to cross the finish line, doing so in a 22nd-place time of 16:46.
Other scoring runners for Warsaw’s boys squad included senior Lukas Nier (30th, 16:52), senior Harrison Phipps (33rd, 16:56), sophomore Tyler Swartz (54th, 17:28) and sophomore Andrew Potter (77th, 17:41).
The rest of Warsaw’s lineup was made up by freshman Alex Schrock (128th, 18:12) and junior Ryun Hoffert (133rd, 18:17).
Two runners from Manchester competed as individuals, but saw their seasons end - junior Raven King (88th, 17:46) and senior Cade Jones (134th, 18:20).
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