DUNLAP - Both Warsaw's girls and boys cross country teams advanced to Saturday's New Haven Semistate, which will be run at IPFW.
The top five teams, as well as the top 15 individuals, from Saturday morning's Elkhart Regional at Ox Bow Park advanced to the semistate, where they will run against other qualifiers from the regionals at Delta, Marion and West Noble.The Warsaw girls team advanced by with a runner-up finish, losing to regional champion Northridge by just two points.
Northridge, which also edged the Lady Tigers in the regular season, Northern Lakes Conference Meet and sectional, won the team title with 61 points.
Warsaw scored 63 points, followed in the top five by Penn (65), Bremen (124) and NorthWood (145).
Mishawaka finished sixth with 149 points, while South Bend St. Joe (151), Fairfield (189), South Bend Riley (247) and Concord (250) rounded out the 10-team field.
NorthWood's Cynthia Medina, who won the sectional at Ox Bow Park Tuesday, won the regional race in a time of 19:10.
Warsaw's Ashley Erba, last year's regional winner, finished second in a time of 19:15.
Other scoring runners for the Lady Tigers included, Anna Bearss (6th, 19:39), Kristin Quick (15th, 20:19), Lilly Fleming (19th, 20:40) and Madeline Hooks (21st, 20:54).
Creigh Ogle (22nd, 20:59) and Tiffany Tat (64th, 22:55) rounded out Warsaw's seven-person lineup.
While Warsaw's top five runners all finished 21st or better, Northridge was able to edge the Lady Tigers by placing five runners in the top 18.
In the boys race, the Tigers scored 121 points and advanced to the semistate by finishing fourth.
Mishawaka won the boys team title with 64 points, followed in the top five by St. Joe (71), Northridge (84), Warsaw (121) and Penn (148).
Fairfield finished sixth with 161 points, followed in the 10-team field by Goshen (174), South Bend Clay (211) and South Bend Riley (232).
Joey Zielinski of St. Joe won the boys race in a time of 15:57, two seconds ahead of runner-up A.J. Walker of Mishawaka.
The Tigers were led by the 10th-place finish of Jordan Scroggs, who covered the 5,000-meter course in a time of 16:30.
Other scoring runners for Warsaw included Jacob Poyner (16th, 16:39), Trevor Callahan (21st, 16:50), Robert Murphy (38th, 17:22) and Spencer Rheinhardt (42nd, 17:32).
Ismael Calderon (43rd, 17:35) and Ellis Coon (44th, 17:36) rounded out the Tigers' seven-man lineup.
Wawasee's Reid Stichter competed at the regional as an individual and finished 34th in a time of 17:13.
ELKHART REGIONAL
Ox Bow Park
GIRLS
Team scores - Northridge 61, Warsaw 63, Penn 65, Bremen 124, NorthWood 145, Mishawaka 149, St. Joe 151, Fairfield, 189, Riley 247, Concord 250
