IHSAA XC Week 1: Recapping More Meets from the Weekend

Josh Horowitz


(Lake Central Girls placed 2nd at the Crown Point Invitational with 52 points. Photo via @lcxcgirls on Twitter)


It was a big first weekend here in Indiana as many teams around the state competed in some opening meets to get back into the swing of things for the 2022 season.

Below, you can find the Top 3 Teams and Top 5 Individuals for many of the invitationals from the opening weekend.

Crown Point Invitational

Girls Top 3 Teams

  1. Crown Point- 40

  2. Lake Central- 52

  3. Illiana Christian- 61

Top 5 Individuals

  1. Addie Roth- Lake Central- 20:20.13

  2. Avery Olthof- Illiana Christian- 21:14.63

  3. Nadia Brumbaugh- Crown Point- 21:19.12

  4. Sydney Churilla- Lake Central- 21:26.41

  5. Ella Olthof- Illiana Christian- 21:34.63

Boys Top 3 Teams

  1. Lake Central- 39

  2. Crown Point- 93

  3. Illiana Christian- 117

Top 5 Individuals

  1. Ryan York- Hanover- 16:34.35

  2. Ralph Brown- Munster- 16:41.94

  3. Austin Wojcik- Lake Central- 17:19.77

  4. James Snow- Lowell- 17:21.27

  5. Ian Smith- Munster- 17:23.95


Norwell Invitational

Girls Top 3 Teams

  1. Norwell- 39
  2. Leo- 49
  3. Eastbrook- 71

Top 5 Individuals

  1. Isabelle Shenfeld- Leo- 20:35.2

  2. Hannah Suvar- Blackhawk Christian- 20:40.8

  3. Gabi Landis- Adams Central- 21:09.5

  4. Olivia Howell- Eastbrook- 21:21.1

  5. Chloe Hogue- Blackhawk Christian- 21:22.6

Boys Top 3 Teams

  1. Norwell- 68
  2. Eastbrook- 95
  3. Bluffton- 104

Top 5 Individuals

  1. Elijah Obringer- Bellmont- 17:22.3
  2. Andrew Arnos- New Haven- 17:28.1
  3. Andrew Bryant- Eastbrook- 17:52.4
  4. Hunter Smith- Frankton- 17:54.4
  5. Gavin Weller- Garrett- 18:14.1


Elkhart Early Bird

Girls Top 3 Teams

  1. St. Joe- 49
  2. Elkhart- 62
  3. Riley- 68

Top 5 Individuals

  1. Deirdre Tomasek- Mishawaka Marian- 20:53.65
  2. Zoe Roberts- Concord- 20:59.24
  3. Alaina Dibley- Elkhart- 21:25.97
  4. Annika Retana- Riley- 21:34.94
  5. Ashlyn Anderson- Elkhart- 21:37.86

Boys Top 3 Teams

  1. Elkhart- 29
  2. Concord- 63
  3. St. Joe- 65

Top 5 Individuals

  1. Max Malloy- Elkhart- 16:15.73
  2. Aaron Richter- Elkhart- 16:41.64
  3. Gabriel PoĊ‚aniecki- St. Joe.- 17:20.36
  4. Reid Sollars- Concord- 17:41.07
  5. Austin Wittrock- SB Riley- 17:47.05


Pucket Invitational

Girls Top 3 Teams

  1. Edgewood- 22
  2. Indy Genesis- 55
  3. Crawfordsville- 65

Top 5 Individuals

  1. Clara Crain- Edgewood- 19:30.8
  2. Hannah Crain- Edgewood- 20:43.1
  3. Sophia Melevage- Crawfordsville- 20:53.9
  4. Mary Fritch- Indy Genesis- 21:33.6
  5. Riley Haskett- Edgewood- 22:24.0

Boys Top 3 Teams

  1. Crawfordsville- 29
  2. Edgewood- 30
  3. Indy Genesis- 94

Top 5 Individuals

  1. Caleb Webb- Edgewood- 17:08.7
  2. Charlie Menzel- Greencastle- 17:28.2
  3. Ryan Miller- Crawfordsville- 17:40.7
  4. Zane Meyer- Edgewood- 17:50.4
  5. Max Brummett- Crawfordsville- 17:58.6



(Homestead's boys and girls teams combine for the win at the Snider Co-ed Hokum Karem. Photo via @homesteadgirlcc on Twitter)


Hokum Karem meets (relay style races), are always a big hit this time of year. Here are some results from three that took place on this opening weekend.

The overall team winners plus the top pair from each meet are listed below:

HSE Hokum Karem

Girls- HSE- 6, Top Pair- Addison Smith and Maggie Powers- HSE- 37:42.6 (6 miles)

Boys- HSE- 9, Top Pair- Nick Ostendorf and Spencer Harshberger- Lawrence North- 30:58.3 (6 miles)

Snider Co-ed Hokum Karem

Large School Team winner- Homestead- Total time- 2:14:06

Small School Team winner- Woodlan- Total time- 2:29:12

Top Pair- Grayson Welch and Elise Peckinpaugh- Homestead- 32:58

Gibson Southern Hokum Karem

Girls- Princeton- 6, Top Pair- Heidi Meade and Kyndall Anthis- Princeton- 30:42 (8k)

Boys- Castle- 26, Top Pair- Sawyer Mossberger and Jackson Nolan- FJ Reitz- 25:25 (8k)