In a 4-way meet at Greensburg, both the Batesville boys and girls cross country teams were victorious. The boys final was Batesville 26, Greensburg 33, South Decatur 73 and North Decatur 115. For the girls, it was Batesville 17, Greensburg 41, North Decatur 81.
The following are edited summaries from coaches Lisa Gausman (Batesville), Troy Davis (Greensburg) and Kyle Nobbe (North Decatur). We thank each of them for their contributions.
Batesville’s Ean Loichinger was the overall boys’ winner with a time of 17:24. He was followed closely by teammate Benjamin Moster placing 2nd. Will Nuhring was 4th, Eli Loichinger and Jake Chapman came in 9th and 10th respectively, Tyler Bedel took 20th, Ben Adams placed 25th and Sean Callahan was 27th.
Jake Hawkins paced the Pirates taking third in a time of 18:57. Seniors Sawyer Sanders and Kole Stephens came in 5th and 6th overall, respectively. Freshman Paxton Harris finished his first high school race in 20:06 to take 8th overall. Cameron Schwartz was 11th place in 20:24 with junior Nate Murray placed 12th in 20:44. Other finishers for the Pirates included TJ Gorman (14th), Bryant Merritt (15th), Skylar Westerfeld (16th), Carson McCord (17th), Chase Tekulve (19th), Caleb Berkemeier (26th), and Robert Browning (31st).
It was the Chargers first meet of the season. Leading the way for North’s boys were Jack Cathey (24th place) 25:21 and Owen Geis (28th) 26:55. Additional runners for the Chargers included Adam Mack 27:25, Ryan Hancock 27:50 and Mason Dimett 31:21
Batesville’s Kaylynn Bedel led the way in the girls’ race with a winning time of 21:24. Lily Pinckley was close behind her in 2nd with Maria Lopez just behind her in 3rd. Megan Allgeier and Sophie Myers crossed the line 5th and 6th then Madison Rahschulte and Katie Olsen finished 11th and 12th. A nice group of Batesville runners followed led by Jen Dodge, Isabel Raab, Ella Moster, Sarah Ripperger, Jada Eisert and Alyssa Linville placed 18th, 19th, 20th, 23rd, 24th and 26th respectively. Congratulations Bulldogs!
Emily Mangels was the top finisher for Greensburg. She came in 4th overall with a time of 22:23. Freshman Tori Gauck was the next finisher for Greensburg. She placed 7th with a time 22:59. Tiffani Gramman crossed the finish line in 8th overall in 23:36. Hannah Crowell took 9th in 24:36. Other finishers for the Lady Pirates were Malana Kramer (13th), Olivia Evans (15th), Sophie Nobbe (16th), Ally Foster (17th), Kylee Simpson (25th), and Allison Kunze (31st).
Leading the way for the Lady Chargers were Jenna Walton (10th place) 24:49 and Gracie Osting (14th) 26.17. Additional runners for the Lady Chargers included Ellie Cox 29:05, Paige Reisman 32:05, Addie Gauck 32:39, Cecilia Barber 35:32, Paige Wesseler 36:34 and Philomennia Niese 45:12.