By Brandon Jones
Running Sports Coordinator
TERRE HAUTE ���?? Most
of the talk leading up to the Oct. 27 boys IHSAA state cross country
finals surrounded second-year school Fishers and its ability to win its
first-ever state championship title in any sport.
Well, the Tigers were victorious. But man, was it close …
Standing in the chute trying to perform the “mental math” in the moments following the race was a head-scratching experience as runners came in left and right.
Though both squads had mutliple front runners, it came down to the fifth runners to decide the outcome.
Fishers’ Tyler Stegman crossed the line in 72nd place overall, just ahead of LaPorte’s Corey Dillon who finished seconds later in 75th.
One could look at things that way or one could point to the fact that Fishers’ #2 man Cale Allen finished in seventeenth place while the 2-3 men from LaPorte (Matthew Miller and Tyler Toll) edged out Tigers senior Nate Piggush places later.
That edge up front was too much for the Slicers to overcome as they were defeated by top-ranked Fishers 102-112. It was one of the closest margins of victory in years.
All was not lost for LaPorte however as they did head back up north with the individual champion in senior Michael Fout.
Fout took charge from the start and never looked back as the Florida State recruit crossed the line in a time of 15:31, which was 25 seconds better than runner-up James Martin of Carroll (Allen).
Now, about Martin…
The FRESHMAN, yes FRESHMAN from northeast Indiana ran like an experienced senior. Martin took control of the “best of the rest” long after Fout had the race in hand, and held on all the way to a runner-up finish.
It was the highest finish EVER for a freshman in the IHSAA state finals, as former Franklin Central star Aaron Fisher finished sixth in 1997.
We all know what kind of career Fisher went on to have (three individual state championships).
The most amazing thing about Martin’s effort was that it seemed to surprise everyone…except for him.
Imagine the pure excitement of a 15-year old crossing the line as the individual runner-up in his first ever state finals.
Martin hid it well. The Charger freshman crossed the line and didn’t even crack a smile. Almost as if he were saying “I’ll be here again.”
It was a day full of surprises as Carmel, Northridge, and Franklin all received podium recognition for they rounded out the top five teams.
More state finals coverage and minutia will come as the week progresses.
Here are your complete results Oct. 27 from the 62nd Annual IHSAA Boys Cross Country State Finals held at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in
Team results:
1. Fishers 3 9 20 24 46 (102)(120) = 102
Drew Shields, Cale Allen, Nate Piggush, Alex Shields, Tyler Stegman, Omavi Caesar, Josh Millares
2. LaPorte 1 18 19 25 49 (92)(123) = 112
Michael Fout, Matthew Miller, Tyler Toll, Kiel
3. Carmel
4. Northridge 8 14 22 28 79 (95)(155) = 151
Andrew Albert, Ladd Mercer, Tony Yoder, Trevor Moore, Tayor Bontrager, Mitch Keyser, Austin Miller
5. Franklin
Sean Wilson, Ricky Warren, Zach Tranter, Jacob Campbell, Geoff Wilkerson, Nick Hukill, Zach Stevenson
6. Carroll (Fort Wayne
James Martin, Robert (Robbie) Kleber, Michael Nussa, Austin Kilmer, Bradley (Brad) Hess, Nickolas (Nick) Card, Joshua (Josh) Snyder
7. McCutcheon 34 37 40 47 74 (109)(144) = 232
Alex Cardwell, J.R. Hodgen, Albaro Escalera, Robby Stewart, Ross Russell, Jared Wethington, Mitchel Cox
8. Fort Wayne
Sam Bird, Cameron DeFord, Erin Milton, Travis Strock, Landen Hinrichsen, Cedrick Hannah, Andrew Piropato
9. Munster
Blake Williams, James Burgwald, Matt Gehrig, Jovan Andjelich, Brooks Platt, Sam Kasmark, Kenny Hamilton
10. Columbus
Zach Gates, John Pence, Evan Scruton, Corbin Brooks, Tim Hofmeister, Matt Ryan, Gabe Ocasio
11. Franklin Central 7 29 70 107 108 (126)(133) = 321
Scott Lasiter, Joe Talhelm, Zach Jenkins, Andrew Miniear, Michael Czerny, Michael Whyde, Michael Dunten
12. Noblesville 26 45 78 82 105 (134)(149) = 336
Colin Dunlap, Blake Dircksen, Aaron Becker, Collin Ginebaugh, Scott Sorensen, Cody Marowski, Jake Waterman
13. Huntington
Ross Ochs, Josh Graham, Sam Doughty, Mark Herber, Austin Roberts, Isaiah Laatsch, Sean Lewis
14. Chesterton 11 27 97 114 124 (130)(137) = 373
David Osborn, Chester
15. Bloomington
Michael Hoffmann, Andrew Buzzelli, Tim Schoch, Wesley Drake, Steven Hosler, Jay Sparks, Patrick Carter
16. Terre Haute
Zach Mayhew, Brandon Query, John Davis, John Mascari, Brian DePasse, Milton Brinza, Kevin DePasse
17. Floyd Central 61 65 67 73 121 (125)(148) = 387
Will Cox, Will Naville, Sam Mires, Justin Hodge, Jordan Kelly, Daniel Huhnerkoch, Mason Kimmell
18. Michigan City
Robert Braddy, Nolan Fine, Philip Strader, Robert Loop, Garrett Payne, Ryan Byers, Ryan Doperalski
19. Seymour
Nolan Fife, Zack McAdams, David Schulz, Steven Tanner, Zach Toppe, Josh Pottschmidt, Tim McDonough
20. DeKalb 13 57 93 116 158 (165)(167) = 437
Nathan Morrow, Zeth Baker, Andrew Morrow, Aaron Berry, Austin Fisher, Tony Miller, Sam Passwater
21. Lake Central
Kenton Pratt, Matt St Amour, Marc St Amour, Kevin Horecky, Efrain Flores, Jake Ponton, Kyle Kacius
22. Bloomington
Justin Chen, Joe Holahan, Dave Duemler, Josh Murphy, Alex Bristol, Scott Breeden, John Wagner
23. Penn 64 72 101 128 139 (142)(152) = 504
Lance Wu, Benjamin (Ben) Bontrager, William (Wil) Crane, Andrew (Andy) Silveus, Kyle Campbell, Jacob (Jake) Lovett, Trevor Dorn
24. Perry Central 87 113 118 131 153 (159)(164) = 602
Jake Schwartz, Michael Ernst, Corey Kimball, Eric Scheiber, Steven Cassidy, Neal Schwartz, Ian Bashor
Individual results:
1 1 174 Michael Fout LaPorte 12 15:31.9 5:01
2 2 44 James Martin Carroll (Fort Wayne
3 291 Anthony Witt Shakamak 12 15:58.6 5:10
4 146 Zach Gates Hamilton
5 3 92 Drew Shields Fishers 11 16:04.9 5:12
6 185 Andy Bayer Leo 12 16:05.2 5:12
7 4 302 Zach Mayhew Terre Haute
8 5 7 Michael Hoffmann Bloomington
9 311 Dylan Sorenson Zionsville 11 16:15.0 5:15
10 210 Craig Padgett Mishawaka
11 6 145 Sean Wilson Franklin
12 276 Ben Biz Bizun Pike 12 16:16.8 5:16
13 7 127 Scott Lasiter Franklin Central 11 16:17.0 5:16
14 278 David Eichenberger Plainfield
15 8 240 Andrew Albert Northridge 11 16:18.2 5:16
16 161 Tito Medrano Lafayette Jefferson 12 16:18.7 5:16
17 9 86 Cale Allen Fishers 12 16:20.1 5:17
18 10 37 Logan Rosenberg Carmel
19 11 59 David Osborn Chesterton 10 16:21.7 5:17
20 26 Mark Crossman Brownstown Central 11 16:22.5 5:17
21 237 Tyler Byrne North Harrison 10 16:23.2 5:18
22 309 Derek Daluga West Lafayette
23 12 3 Andrew Buzzelli Bloomington
24 13 78 Nathan Morrow DeKalb 12 16:27.7 5:19
25 14 239 Ladd Mercer Northridge 12 16:28.3 5:19
26 15 143 Ricky Warren Franklin
27 16 31 Daniel Kinn Carmel 11 16:31.5 5:20
28 17 142 Zach Tranter Franklin Community 11 16:31.7 5:20
29 18 176 Matthew Miller LaPorte 11 16:32.8 5:21
30 19 177 Tyler Toll LaPorte 12 16:33.7 5:21
31 20 91 Nate Piggush Fishers 12 16:34.7 5:21
32 292 Drew Gambill Shakamak 10 16:34.8 5:21
33 1 Andy Wilson Ben Davis 12 16:35.2 5:21
34 307 Derek Stinefield Wapahani 11 16:36.4 5:22
35 21 66 Zach Gates Columbus
36 308 Caleb Pack Warren
37 277 Michael Jordan
38 22 244 Tony Yoder Northridge 12 16:37.0 5:22
39 23 148 Ross Ochs Huntington North 10 16:37.8 5:22
40 251 Cameron Balser Oak Hill 10 16:38.5 5:23
41 76 Alejandro Arroyo Culver Academies 10 16:39.6 5:23
42 24 93 Alex Shields Fishers 11 16:40.3 5:23
43 25 175 Kiel
44 26 227 Colin Dunlap Noblesville 12 16:41.3 5:23
45 27 62 Chester
46 252 Matt McClain Oak Hill 12 16:41.5 5:24
47 28 242 Trevor Moore Northridge 9 16:42.7 5:24
48 147 Kale Liechty Hobart
49 238 Dustin Betz Northeast Dubois 12 16:44.5 5:25
50 253 Nathan Hendershot Pendleton Heights
51 29 132 Joe Talhelm Franklin Central 11 16:46.3 5:25
52 30 110 Sam Bird Fort Wayne
53 294 Alex Fenn Tell City 11 16:48.0 5:26
54 63 Harrison Fausey Columbia
55 31 279 Nolan Fife Seymour
56 32 34 Tom Ohlman Carmel 10 16:50.1 5:26
57 33 221 Blake Williams Munster
58 34 187 Alex Cardwell McCutcheon 12 16:50.5 5:26
59 35 198 Robert Braddy Michigan City
60 293 Brendan Chwalek Silver Creek 11 16:52.4 5:27
61 36 38 J.D. Smith Carmel
62 37 186 J.R. Hodgen McCutcheon 12 16:54.1 5:28
63 38 43 Robert (Robbie) Kleber Carroll (Fort Wayne
64 39 71 John Pence Columbus
65 40 188 Albaro Escalera McCutcheon 11 16:55.3 5:28
66 41 283 Zack McAdams Seymour
67 42 212 James Burgwald Munster
68 43 73 Evan Scruton Columbus North 10 16:58.4 5:29
69 44 18 Justin Chen Bloomington
70 45 226 Blake Dircksen Noblesville 11 16:58.9 5:29
71 160 Daniel Coats Jeffersonville
72 46 94 Tyler Stegman Fishers 12 16:59.5 5:29
73 47 191 Robby Stewart McCutcheon 11 16:59.9 5:29
74 48 29 Kevin Courtney Carmel 12 17:00.0 5:30
75 49 178 Corey Dillon LaPorte 12 17:00.1 5:30
76 50 213 Matt Gehrig Munster
77 51 115 Cameron DeFord Fort Wayne
78 52 114 Erin Milton Fort Wayne
79 53 200 Nolan Fine Michigan City
80 54 46 Michael Nussa Carroll (Fort Wayne
81 55 169 Kenton Pratt Lake
82 56 22 Joe Holahan Bloomington South 11 17:02.3 5:30
83 57 79 Zeth Baker DeKalb 11 17:02.7 5:30
84 58 42 Austin Kilmer Carroll (Fort Wayne
85 85 Owen Gogarty Evansville Memorial 12 17:03.3 5:31
86 59 306 Brandon Query Terre Haute
87 60 40 Bradley (Brad) Hess Carroll (Fort Wayne
88 61 98 Will Cox Floyd Central 12 17:06.2 5:32
89 62 111 Travis Strock Fort Wayne
90 63 135 Jacob Campbell Franklin
91 64 254 Lance Wu Penn 12 17:08.3 5:32
92 65 99 Will Naville Floyd Central 12 17:09.9 5:33
93 66 150 Josh Graham Huntington North 10 17:10.5 5:33
94 67 102 Sam Mires Floyd Central 11 17:11.0 5:33
95 68 36 Daniel Porter Carmel 10 17:12.5 5:34
96 69 211 Jovan Andjelich Munster
97 70 126 Zach Jenkins Franklin Central 11 17:13.1 5:34
98 71 113 Landen Hinrichsen Fort Wayne
99 236 Michael Callison North Daviess 11 17:13.8 5:34
100 72 255 Benjamin (Ben) Bontrag Penn 12 17:13.9 5:34
101 73 104 Justin Hodge Floyd Central 11 17:14.4 5:34
102 74 190 Ross Russell McCutcheon 11 17:15.8 5:35
104 76 39 Nickolas (Nick) Card Carroll (Fort Wayne
105 77 27 Brian Bates Carmel
106 78 224 Aaron Becker Noblesville 12 17:16.9 5:35
107 79 243 Tayor Bontrager Northridge 11 17:17.5 5:35
108 80 116 Cedrick Hannah Fort Wayne
109 81 218 Brooks Platt Munster
110 82 229 Collin Ginebaugh Noblesville 9 17:19.5 5:36
111 83 151 Sam Doughty Huntington
112 84 64 Corbin Brooks Columbus North 10 17:19.5 5:36
113 85 201 Philip Strader Michigan City
114 86 298 John Davis Terre Haute
115 87 273 Jake Schwartz Perry Central 10 17:21.7 5:37
116 88 199 Robert Loop Michigan City
118 90 149 Mark Herber Huntington
119 91 11 Tim Schoch Bloomington North 12 17:22.8 5:37
120 92 180 Daniel (D.J.) Nona LaPorte 12 17:23.7 5:37
121 93 77 Andrew Morrow DeKalb 12 17:24.0 5:37
122 94 288 David Schulz Seymour 11 17:24.6 5:37
123 95 241 Mitch Keyser Northridge 11 17:24.6 5:37
124 223 Kyle Smiley New Prairie 11 17:25.6 5:38
125 310 Jeff Wysong West Noble 12 17:26.4 5:38
126 96 301 John Mascari Terre Haute
127 97 54 Shane Kenney Chesterton 10 17:27.2 5:38
128 98 152 Austin Roberts Huntington North 10 17:27.8 5:38
129 99 112 Andrew Piropato Fort Wayne
130 100 67 Tim Hofmeister Columbus
131 101 259 William (Wil) Crane Penn 12 17:30.6 5:39
132 102 87 Omavi Caesar Fishers 10 17:32.0 5:40
133 103 20 Dave Duemler Bloomington
134 104 72 Matt Ryan Columbus North 12 17:34.0 5:40
135 105 233 Scott Sorensen Noblesville 12 17:36.2 5:41
136 106 144 Geoff Wilkerson Franklin Community 12 17:36.3 5:41
137 107 128 Andrew Miniear Franklin
138 108 122 Michael Czerny Franklin Central 12 17:36.6 5:41
139 109 192 Jared Wethington McCutcheon 10 17:36.9 5:41
140 110 23 Josh Murphy Bloomington
141 111 164 Kevin Horecky Lake
142 112 69 Gabe Ocasio Columbus
143 113 268 Michael Ernst Perry Central 10 17:39.4 5:42
144 114 60 Jon Rogers Chesterton 10 17:42.9 5:43
145 115 137 Nick Hukill Franklin Community 12 17:44.6 5:44
146 116 80 Aaron Berry DeKalb 11 17:46.6 5:45
147 117 289 Steven Tanner Seymour 10 17:47.1 5:45
148 118 271 Corey Kimball Perry Central 12 17:48.2 5:45
149 119 47 Joshua (Josh) Snyder Carroll (Fort Wayne
150 120 90 Josh Millares Fishers 9 17:49.0 5:45
151 121 101 Jordan
152 122 162 Efrain Flores Lake
153 123 179 Corbin Slater LaPorte 11 17:49.8 5:46
154 124 61 Ian Smith Chesterton 10 17:51.6 5:46
155 125 103 Daniel Huhnerkoch Floyd Central 11 17:52.7 5:47
156 126 133 Michael Whyde Franklin Central 10 17:53.9 5:47
157 127 290 Zach Toppe Seymour
158 128 258 Andrew (Andy) Silveus Penn 12 17:55.2 5:47
159 129 6 Wesley Drake Bloomington
160 130 52 Thomas Halpin Chesterton 9 17:57.1 5:48
161 131 272 Eric Scheiber Perry Central 9 17:57.5 5:48
162 132 215 Sam Kasmark Munster
163 133 124 Michael Dunten Franklin Central 12 18:01.1 5:49
164 134 231 Cody Marowski Noblesville 10 18:04.2 5:50
165 135 299 Brian DePasse Terre Haute
166 136 9 Steven Hosler Bloomington
167 137 58 Chris Noel Chesterton 10 18:07.1 5:51
168 138 168 Jake Ponton Lake
169 139 261 Kyle Campbell Penn 11 18:09.4 5:52
170 140 16 Alex Bristol Bloomington
171 141 12 Jay Sparks Bloomington
172 142 257 Jacob (Jake) Lovett Penn 12 18:13.2 5:53
173 143 296 Milton Brinza Terre Haute
174 144 189 Mitchel Cox McCutcheon 11 18:15.7 5:54
175 145 166 Kyle Kacius Lake
176 146 203 Garrett Payne Michigan City
177 147 154 Isaiah Laatsch Huntington
178 148 100 Mason Kimmell Floyd Central 12 18:20.1 5:55
179 149 234 Jake Waterman Noblesville 11 18:23.1 5:56
180 150 15 Scott Breeden Bloomington
181 151 204 Ryan Byers Michigan City
182 152 260 Trevor Dorn Penn 11 18:24.1 5:57
183 153 267 Steven Cassidy Perry Central 12 18:27.7 5:58
184 154 205 Ryan Doperalski Michigan City
185 155 246 Austin Miller Northridge 10 18:29.4 5:58
186 156 141 Zach Stevenson Franklin Community 12 18:29.9 5:59
187 157 4 Patrick Carter Bloomington
188 158 81 Austin Fisher DeKalb 11 18:31.6 5:59
189 159 275 Neal Schwartz Perry Central 9 18:39.1 6:01
190 160 300 Kevin DePasse Terre Haute
191 161 214 Kenny Hamilton Munster
192 162 287 Josh Pottschmidt Seymour
193 163 25 John Wagner Bloomington
194 164 266 Ian Bashor Perry Central 9 19:01.2 6:09
195 165 83 Tony Miller DeKalb 10 19:03.9 6:09
196 166 155 Sean Lewis Huntington North 9 19:05.0 6:10
197 167 82 Sam Passwater DeKalb 9 19:26.8 6:17
198 168 285 Tim McDonough Seymour
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