DUNLAP — Competing in the Elkhart Central Sectional at Elkhart’s Ox Bow Park Tuesday, the Wawasee boys and girls cross country teams each advanced. At sectionals, the top five teams advance to regionals, and Wawasee’s girls finished second and the boys placed third. The Wawasee teams will now compete in the Elkhart Central Regional, back at Ox Bow, Saturday at 10:30 a.m. In the girls sectional, No. 13 Northridge took home the title with 37 points, followed by Wawasee (76), Concord (94), Elkhart Memorial (132) and Goshen (133). Individually, Memorial’s Sierra Moore was the sectional champion, winning in 18:53.00, while Wawasee was led by Bre Robinson’s seventh-place finish (20:17.00). Also for the Lady Warriors, Bridgette Yoder was 12th (20:46.20), Courtney Linnemeier was 14th (20:46.80), Molly Swartz finished 19th (21:11.00) and Delanie Bame was the squad’s fifth runner by finishing 28th (21:30.00). Fifteenth-ranked Northridge won the boys sectional title with 24 points, followed by Goshen (71), Wawasee (109), NorthWood (115) and Elkhart Central (130). Northridge’s Blake O’Dell claimed the individual championship with a time of 16:22.00. Wawasee’s Adam Doll placed fifth (16:38.00), while the Warriors’ other placing runners were Zach Cockrill (12th, 17:16.00), Austin Yoder (26th, 17:40.90), Austin Krizman (27th, 17:45.00) and Troy Carolus (39th, 18:14.00). ELKHART CENTRAL SECTIONAL (Top 5 Teams, Top 10 Individuals from Non-Qualifying Teams Advance to Regional) BOYS Team Scores – 1. Northridge 24, 2. Goshen 71, 3. Wawasee 109, 4. NorthWood 115, 5. Elkhart Central 130, 6. Fairfield 141, 7. Concord 175, 8. Elkhart Memorial 179, 9. Jimtown 240, 10. Elkhart Christian Academy 257 Top 10 – 1. Blake O’Dell (Nr) 16:22, 2. Conner Sandt (Nr) 16:30, 3. Gerardo Abad (G) 16:35, 4. Neel Patel (Nr) 16:36, 5. Adam Doll (W) 16:38, 6. Shawn Graves (G) 16:58, 7. Caleb Darr (NW) 16:59, 8. James Bradberry (Nr) 17:03, 9. Nolan Rhodes (Nr) 17:05, 10. Ricardo Castillo (G) 17:08 Wawasee – 5. Doll 16:38, 12. Zach Cockrill 17:16, 26. Austin Yoder 17:40, 27. Austin Krizman 17:45, 39. Troy Carolus 18:14. 40. Bailey Yoder 18:17, 46. Sam Griner 18:30 GIRLS Team Scores – 1. Northridge 37, 2. Wawasee 76, 3. Concord 94, 4. Elkhart Memorial 132, 5. Goshen 133, 6. Fairfield 135, 7. Elkhart Christian Academy 156, 8. NorthWood 226, 9. Elkhart Central 230, 10. Jimtown 261 Top 10 – 1. Sierra Moore (EM) 18:53, 2. Kayla Casaletto (ECA) 19:23, 3. Olivia Golden (Nr) 19:32, 4. Morgan Blyly (Nr) 19:57, 5. McKenzie Love (Nr) 19:58, 6. Maddie Morehead (ECA) 20:06, 7. Bre Robinson (W) 20:17, 8. Vanessa Steiner (C) 20:19, 9. Amanda Dibley (EC) 20:22, 10. Hannah Yeakeyd (BC) 20:24 Wawasee – 7. Robinson 20:17, 12. Bridgette Yoder 20:46, 14. Courtney Linnemeier 20:46, 19. Molly Swartz 21:11, 28. Delanie Bame 21:30, 46. Elizabeth Zorn 22:45, 48. Bailey Schroeder 22:55
Tuesday in Fort Wayne At Tuesday’s Fort Wayne Northrop Sectional, the highlight for the Whitko cross country teams was Brigit Nemitz ‘s advancement to Saturday’s regional at West Noble. Although neither Whitko team advanced, Nemitz’s 16th-place finish was fifth among individuals from a non-qualifying team, therefore advancing her to Saturday’s 10:30 a.m. regional. F.W. NORTHROP SECTIONAL (Top 5 Teams, Top 10 Individuals from Non-Qualifying Teams Advance to Regional) BOYS Team Scores – 1. Carroll 43, 2. F.W. Dwenger 52, 3. Homestead 68, 4. F.W. Concordia 101, 5. F.W. Snider 154, 6. F.W. North Side 156, 7. Leo 214, 8. F.W. Blackhawk 218, 9. F.W. Northrop 231, 10. Columbia City 257, 11. Whitko 311, 12. Garrett 367 Top 10 – 1. Zachery Panning (Con) 15:25, 2. Brayden Law (Home) 16:08, 3. Cameron Clements (Car) 16:10, 4. Greg Tippmann (Dwen) 16:18, 5. Jacob Schmeling (Car) 16:25, 6. Valentin Emmanuel (NS) 16:34, 7. Matthew Klein (Dwen) 16:36, 8. Tyler Koteskey (Home) 16:36, 9. Bret Unger (Car) 16:38, 10. Tyler Adgalanis (Dwen) 16:39 Whitko – 43. Derek Miller 18:05, 53. Josh Wright 18:29, 63. Lane Wolf 18:58, 73. Cole Eberly 20:28, 79. Nicolas Crosson 20:58 GIRLS Team Scores – 1. Carroll 43, 2. Homestead 80, 3. F.W. Concordia 99, 4. F.W. Dwenger 108, 5. F.W. Snider 150, 6. Columbia City 163, 7. Leo 177, 8. F.W. North Side 206, 9. F.W. Northrop 231, 10. Garrett 233, 11. Whitko 278, 12. F.W. Blackhawk 339 Top 10 – 1. Lindsey Marriott (Leo) 18:40, 2. Marina Konow (Con) 18:42, 3. Madison Fruchey (Car) 18:51, 4. Madison Distelrath (Home) 19:00, 5. Samantha Roush (CC) 19:00, 6. Londyn Wise (Car) 19:24, 7. Stacey Metzger 19:26, 8. Megan Doty (Car) 19:32, 9. Michaela Harrison (Con) 19:35, 10. Brittany Fensler (Snider) 19:41 Whitko – 16. Brigit Nemitz 20:04, 46. Michelle Kelsey 21:51, 67. Courtney Edwards 23:10, 70. Hanna Yohe 23:35, 79. Abby Smith 25:13, 82. Samantha Shambarger 31:17
