Week Three Recap: Hamilton County & Statewide Updates

photo by Mike Kepner

Hamilton County Boys Recap

In the boys' race, Sam Quagliaroli took the lead early and never looked back, cruising to defend his Hamilton County Championship title with a new 2024 state-leading time of 15:13.3. A pack of three Noblesville runners and two Carmel runners stuck together through the second woods loop before splintering on the way to the finish. Among them, John Libs ran a consistent race, even-splitting to finish in 15:29, while Liam Powers took third with a 15:42, one of only two runners in the top 20 to negative split the race.

Noblesville's boys looked unstoppable, placing four in the top eight and achieving a 15:55 team scoring average. In addition to Libs' runner-up finish, the Millers were bolstered by Banner Barnes (4th), Ronnie Neal (5th), Jack Strong (8th), and Jack Rush (17th), securing a 36-64 victory over Carmel. Noblesville also competed without freshman Isaiah Vohs, who won the state middle school championship last fall and could elevate Noblesville to state championship contention. He would clock a 9:30 3K time at LaVerne Gibson before running a double at the middle school track state championships in the 1600m and 2400m where he would win both going 4:33.43 and 7:20.66 respectivley. INCCStats already ranks this Noblesville's performance at County as the best in the state this season, even without Vohls. It will be interesting to see how the freshman can perform.

Top 10 Hamilton County Boys Performances