WEST LAFAYETTE — All three Montgomery County schools advanced runners out of the West Lafayette cross country sectional Saturday. No area team placed in the top five but a total of seven girls and seven boys runners advanced next week’s Brownsburg Regional.
Crawfordsville’s Alea Seward (20:03) was the top area girl runner placing eighth. The Athenians’ Ella Seward (24th – 22:02) also advanced.
Southmont runners advancing were Hayleigh Boots (12th - 20:48) and Amarah Shannon (33rd - 22:39).
North Montgomery was paced by Sarah Hooper (13th - 20:49). Other Chargers advancing were Katlyn Kunz (37th – 22:49) and Kendra McClamroch (38th – 22:50).
The top five teams in the girls’ meet were Harrison 32, Faith Christian 81, West Lafayette 113, McCutcheon 128 and Lafayette Jefferson 159.
The girls sectional champion was West Lafayette’s Isabella Burgess with a time of 18:57.
North Montgomery (197) placed eighth and Crawfordsville (210) finished ninth. Southmont (251) placed 11th and Fountain Central (342) placed 12. There were 12 teams competing.
The top five boys teams were Harrison (26), West Lafayette (66), McCutcheon (74), Faith Christian (149) and Lafayette Jefferson (150).
North Montgomery (153) placed sixth and Crawfordsville (194) placed seventh. Southmont (219) finished seventh out of 10 teams.
The boys sectional champion was Faith Christian’s Hunter Lehe with a time of 15:46.
Area boys advancing were led by Crawfordsville’s Josh Inskeep (16:20) who placed ninth. North Montgomery’s Drew Dark (16:38) placed 10th.
Other Chargers advancing were Cooper Stephens (23rd – 17:12), Lukas Fowler (38th - 18:09) and Ethan King (43rd - 18:19).
Southmont’s Trent Reeves (28th - 17:33) was the only Mountie to advance.
Foutain Central did not have a complete team but Mustang Lucas Kirkpatrick (18:20) advanced by placing 45th.
In the sectional the top five teams advance to the regional. The top 15 runners from non-qualifying schools also advance.
