Greensburg competed in the Rick Weinheimer Classic hosted by Columbus North on Saturday morning at Ceraland. The Pirates competed in the A Division against over 20 other schools from around the state.
In the girls’ competition, Eastern Greene’s Esther Crane won in 19:24 leading her team to the win. The Lady Pirates finished ninth out of 25 teams. Sophomore Alaina Bedel was Greensburg’s top runner earning a medal for placing 12th in a season-best time of 21:12.4. Tori Gauck took 25th in 22:21.0, her fastest time of 2024. Brooke Welsh broke 24 minutes for the first time ever. She placed 44th in 23:29.1. Alli Duncan continued to improve as she ran 25:31.4 for 90th overall. Senior Allison Kunze had her best time of the season. She finished 104th in 27:20.3. Avonlee Bohall improved her personal best by over 3:00. She was 124th in 31:22.6.
Madison won the boys’ meet and had the individual champion. Will Laufer won in 16:23. The Pirates finished sixth out of 17 teams. Sophomore Quinton Walker was the top runner for Greensburg. Walker placed 28th in 17:55.3, his best time of the season. Xavier Cassis broke 19:00 for the first time ever. Cassis finished 45th in 18:32.3. Malakai Nicolaides and Henry Corya finished 50th and 51st, respectively. Both runners were under the 19-minute barrier running 18:45. Senior Chase Tekulve set a new personal record and was 60th in 19:07.1. Other runners for Greensburg included Conner Bedel (19:29.6, personal best), Xavier Wade (19:54.3, personal best), Luke Dwenger (20:11.8, personal best), Brayden Emery (20:30.3, season best), Ethan Clifford (20:49.2, personal best), and Dylan Herpel (27:36.6).
The Pirates return to the course Saturday when they travel to Brown County for the Eagle Classic.
(Submitted by school’s athletic department.)