Marshall County Cross County
By Ken Peterson
Pilot Sports
BOURBON � If Triton�s boys cross country team can continue to run at the pace it ran Thursday, next week�s Northern State Conference meet could be very interesting for Trojans fans.
Coach Curt Kreft�s squad placed five runners in the top 10 to win the Marshall County cross country meet with 29 points. Culver Academy was second with 49 points, followed by Plymouth (70), John Glenn (94), Bremen (131) and LaVille.
On the girls side, coach Allen Shockney�s Lady Pil-grims scored 46 points to edge runner-up John Glenn, who finished with 54 points. Bremen finished third with 61 points, followed by Triton (86) and Culver Academy (109).
�I thought they did a nice job,� Kreft said. �This team is a completely different team than last year. We lost five of the top seven and this is basically a new team. They�ve worked very hard and I�m very pleased for them.�
And the margin of victory was surprising even to Kreft.
�I thought it would be very competitive with Culver Academy,� he said. �And I thought we could run well. But I didn�t expect to run that well. To run five in the top 10 is excellent.�
Leading the way for the Trojans was Adam Wane-macher. He was the individual champion with a time of 16:54.
�He returns after being our No. 4 or 5 runner last year,� Kreft said. �He�s not naturally a runner. Basketball is his first love and this is his third year and he�s decided �I can run with those kids�. He�s a kid when he puts it in his mind, can accomplish a lot of things.�
Following Wanemacher was Tate Chapman (seventh, 17:41), Blake Harrison (eighth, 17:46) and Cory McClarnon (ninth, 17:52).
�We had a solid pack, but I think their training is now catching up with them,� Kreft said. �They didn�t have a great summer, so they�re a little behind everybody else. And now we�re getting into some pretty good workouts and they�ve been handling them pretty well. We�re getting in some speedwork now and they�re coming along.
�Our Nos. 4 and 5, they have stepped it up. I�m very pleased. If they can continue this the next few weeks, we�ll do well.�
Kreft�s next step is to find a way for his team to come away champions at next week�s Northern State Conference meet.
�New Prairie is awesome,� he said. �They�ve got three solid runners. We�ve just got to run competitive with them and we�re going to be smart and focused. But this (meet) should give us a lot of confidence.�
Shockney watched his team turn in a fine effort. Leading the way for Plymouth was Mark Byelick. Byelick finished third in 17:16.
�We don�t have a front pack, but it is whoever is in the mix,� Shockney said. �And we know that second group after Mark is going to be Matt (Summerlot) or it is going to be Darren (Smith).�
Smith finished 12th in 17:58 and Summerlot was 13th in 18:02. Rob Portteus was 15th (18:03), Eric Manson (27th, 18:50) and Wyatt Huff (30th, 18:54).
�Rob sets the pace for the second pack,� Shockney said. �And he puts himself in jeopardy by doing so. But it helps in the long run by helping the guys.�
In the girls race, Kreft also had an individual winner as Emily Gephart won in 16:01.
�We knew the Plymouth girl was good,� Kreft said. �And we figured the Fry girls would be right there. I don�t think she (Gephart) thought that she could do this. And I was real pleased to see her go out there and run that.�
Shockney saw his girls find a way to win the team title. Leading the way was Stephanie Slemp. Slemp finished second in 16:05. Megan Holzwart finished sixth (16:57) and Sajeena Horvath eighth (17:08).
�Stephanie is the team leader and she�s consistent,� Shockney said. �Megan is a solid No. 2 and freshman Sajeena Horvath is really coming on. She is still trying to know mentally where she is during the race. She has the ability to move up.�
Also placing for Plymouth were Bryttin Youst (13th, 17:18), Ashley Howard (17th, 17:34), Vera Zadorozhnaya (20th, 18:02), Melissa Walder (23rd, 18:22), Sunita Horvath (24th, 18:23), Hillary Slemp (25th, 18:35), Shannon Gehrke (31st, 19:04), Taryn Holt (38th, 19:43), Danielle Beasley (45th, 20:42), Leslie Houin (48th, 21:15), Veronica Smiley (50th 21:43), Sania Rana (54th, 23:55) and Kristina Gray (55th, 25:13).
Coach Mike Clark�s John Glenn squad turned in a fine effort and should be one of the top teams at next week�s NSC meet. Lonna Fry led the way with a fourth place, 16:31 finish. Fry was followed by Aimee Sheaks (ninth, 17:08), Sarah Gapinski (10th, 17:13), Sarah Emerick (12th, 17:15), Jessica Foresman (19th, 17:58), Kristin Kunnen (21st, 18:13), Karlyn Stull (27th, 18:50), Kristin Browne (33rd, 19:18), Marcia Miller (46th, 21:09) and Melissa Clark (51st, 22:22).
Plymouth will be at the Northern Lakes Conference meet next Thursday while everyone else but Culver Academy will be at the Northern State Conference meet at New Prairie.
MARSHALL COUNTY MEET
BOYS RESULTS
TRITON 29, CULVER ACADEMY 49, PLYMOUTH 70, JOHN GLENN 94, BREMEN 131, LAVILLE 163
�Triton finishers: 1. Adam Wanemacher 16:54; 4. Chris Zaugg 17:26; 7. Tate Chapman 17:41; 8. Blake Harrison 17:46; 9. Cory McClarnon 17:52; 16. Ben Speicher 18:03; 18. Josh Nifong 18:08.
�Culver Academy finishers: 2. Jordan Chastain 17:09; 5. Alex Hoover 17:34; 11. Ryan Guthrie 17:58; 14. John Arnold 18:03; 17. Joseph Stamper 18:07; 19. Greg Palka 18:08; 23. Michael Bohn 18:32.
�Plymouth finishers: 3. Mark Byelick 17:16; 12. Darren Smith 17:58; 13. Matt Summerlot 18:02; 15. Rob Portteus 18:03; 27. Eric Manson 18:50; 30. Wyatt Huff 18:54.
�John Glenn finishers: 6. Bryan Clark 17:34; 20. Jacob Eck 18:17; 21. Nik Emerick 18:20; 22. Adam Piotrowicz 18:29; 25. Matt Batman 18:47; 31. Jacob Rippy 19:04; 32. Alan Holderread 19:08.
�Bremen finishers: 10. Nate Beron 17:55; 24. Chris Bowen 18:44; 28. Pat Gumz 18:51; 33. Ervin Raat 19:10; 36. Brandon Carothers 19:21; 37. Jake Sahlhoff 19:33; 38. A.J. Simes 19:38.
�LaVille finishers: 26. Craig Flowers 18:49; 29. Jacob Albert 18:51; 34. Nathan Mevis 19:12; 35. Patrick Meyers 19:20; 39. Brad Lechlitner 23:09.
GIRLS MEET
PLYMOUTH 46, JOHN GLENN 54, BREMEN 61, TRITON 86, CULVER ACADEMY 109.
�Plymouth finishers: 2. Stephanie Slemp 16:05; 6. Megan Holzwart 16:57; 8. Sajeena Horvath 17:08; 13. Bryttin Youst 17:18; 17. Ashley Howard 17:34; 20. Vera Zadorozhnaya 18:02; 23. Melissa Walder 18:22; 24. Sunita Horvath 18:23; 25. Hillary Slemp 18:35; 31. Shannon Gehrke 19:04; 38. Taryn Holt 19:43; 45. Danielle Beasley 20:42; 48. Leslie Houin 21:43; 50. Veronica Smiley 21:4354. Sania Rana 23:55; 55. Kristina Gray 25:13.
�John Glenn finishers: 4. Lonna Fry 16:31; 9. Aimee Sheaks 17:08; 10. Sarah Gapinski 17:13; 12. Sarah Emerick 17:15; 19. Jessica Foresman 17:58; 21. Kristin Kunnen 18:13; 27. Karlyn Stull 18:50; 33. Kristin Browne 19:18; 46. Marcia Miller 21:09; 51. Melissa Clark 22:22.
�Bremen finishers: 3. Kelsey Nielson 16:13; 11. Ashley Widder 17:13; 14. Hannah Prawat 17:18; 15. Elvia Jimenez 17:24; 18. Camille Gerstbauer 17:48; 35. Lenna Stalger 19:20; 39. Liz Scott 19:53; 41. Rachel Phillips 20:06; 42. Lacey Elston 20:07; 44. Melissa Burcham 20:33.
�Triton finishers: 1. Emily Gephart 16:01; 7. Carrie Kauffman 17:06; 28. Rachelle Poole 18:51; 30. Jenna Collins 19:03; 34. Kristen Dean 19:20; 36. Ashley Zelt 19:33; 37. Ashlee Westafer 19:41; 47. Erica Barton 21:13.
�Culver Academy finishers: 5. Stephanie Heniff 16:50; 16. Kelly Livingston 17:32; 26. Emily Thews 18:44; 40. Christine Hannon 19:58; 52. Angela Kim 23:35; 53. Margaret Mendenhall 23:55.
�LaVille finishers: 22. Katy Dennie 18:19; 32. Rachel McBride 19:05; 43. Samantha Moore 20:10; 49. Jenny Wolfe 21:36.
�Culver finisher: 29. Liz McFarland 19:03.
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