NEW CARLISLE – Once again, Warsaw's young girls cross country team ran like a group of veterans. The sixth-ranked Lady Tigers, with its lineup of a freshman, two sophomores and three juniors, finished third among 20 teams in Saturday's New Prairie Semistate. The top six teams, as well as the top 10 individuals not on an advancing team, qualify for Saturday's state finals in Terre Haute. Warsaw, led by sophomore Allison Miller's fourth-place individual time of 19:11, had five girls finish in the top 41 of the 171-person girls 5K race and scored 102 points. West Lafayette, led by the one-two finish of Lauren Johnson and Kristen Johnson, won the team title with 44 points, while Lake Central (92), Warsaw (102), Valparaiso (109) Portage (142) and LaPorte (156) also earned berths in the state finals. Crown Point finished seventh with 226 points, followed in the top 10 by Chesterton (227), Lafayette Harrison (313) and New Prairie (319). Along with Miller, Warsaw's lineup inluded freshman Mia Beckham (21st, 19:56), junior Emma Hayward (24th, 19:59), junior Brooke Rhodes (26th, 20:05), junior Hannah Dawson (41st, 20:23) and sophomore Charlene Orr (64th, 20:50).
NEW PRAIRIE SEMISTATE Note – top 6 teams and top 10 individuals not on an advancing team qualify for state finals
Team Scores – West Lafayette 44, Lake Central 92, Warsaw 102, Valparaiso 109, Portage 142, LaPorte 156, Crown Point 226, Chesterton 227, Lafayette Harrison 313, New Prairie 319, Munster 331, Maconaquah 343, Culver Academies 353, Merrillville 359, McCutcheon 400, Hobart 423, Twin Lakes 423, Seeger 447, Western 466, Plymouth 486
Top 10 individuals – 1. Lauren Johnson (WL) 18:24, 2. Kristen Johnson (WL) 18:41, 3. Madeline Lilly (TL) 18:53, 4. Allison Miller (War) 19:11, 5. Logan Ferngen (Valpo) 19:13, 6. Hannah Wylie (CP) 19:18, 7. Jennifer Crague (LC) 19:18, 8. Kyra Ball (Port) 19:25, 9. Rachel (WL) 19:33, 10. Sydney Vandersteeg (LC) 19:33
Warsaw – 4. Allison Miller 19:11, 21. Mia Beckham 19:56, 24. Emma Hayward 19:59, 26. Brooke Rhodes 20:05, 41. Hannah Dawson 20:23, 64. Charlene Orr 20:50
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY Saturday in New Carlisle Warsaw's boys cross country team competed in Saturday's New Prairie Semistate, but missed out on advancing to the state finals in Terre Haute. The top six teams, as well as the top 10 individuals not on an advancing team, qualify for the state meet. The Tigers, led by Owen Glogovsky's 36th-place time of 17:02, finished eighth out of 20 teams with 273 points. West Lafayette won the team title with 35 points, while Munster, Crown Point, Valparaiso, Lake Central and Lafayette Jeff also advanced.
NEW PRAIRIE SEMISTATE Team Scores – West Lafayette 35, Munster 51, Crown Point 135, Valparaiso 152, Lake Central 156, Lafayette Jeff 188, LaPorte 214, Warsaw 273, Portage 279, Chesterton 279, Michigan City 311, Rochester 320, Winamac 338, McCutcheon 362, Culver Academies 374 Lafayette Harrison 391, Highland 402, Lowell, 436, Western 440, Twin Lakes 524
Top 10 individuals – 1. Cooper Williams (WL) 15:51, 2. Ryan Kritzer (Mun) 15:56, 3. Daniel Dalton (Valpo) 16:13, 4. Ryan Kepshire (CP) 16:16, 5. Tyler Keslin (Mun) 16:20, 6. Dom Patacsil (WL) 16:22, 7. Kyle Collins (Win) 16:22, 8. Evan Johnson (WL) 16:23, 9. Jake Cohen (WL) 16:25, 10. Theo Burgwald (Mun) 16:26
Warsaw – 36. Owen Glogovsky 17:02, 53. Daniel Messenger 17:10, 62. Lucas Howett 17:16, 87. Jonathan Beres 17:40, 125. Jacob Deboest 18:09, 130. Avery Torres 18:12, 152. Nick Bergen 18:35
Local Individuals – 101. Thomas Rohr (Manchester) 17:52, 122. Derek Johnston (Triton) 18:06, 124. Jesse Floor (T. Valley) 18:08
Saturday in Fort Wayne Wawasee’s Zach Cockrill competed in the New Haven Semistate Saturday, finishing 112th in a time of 18:14. Cockrill was competing as an individual, as the Warriors didn’t advance from the regional. NEW HAVEN SEMISTATE Local Individual – 112. Zach Cockrill (Wawasee) 18:14
