Local runners end season at Shelbyville Regional

All nine Shelby County cross country runners produced strong performances Saturday at the Shelbyville Regional but did not qualify for the state championship meet.

The top five teams and the top 15 individuals not on an advancing team qualified for the State Finals on Nov. 2 at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute.

Shelbyville’s Macey Robbins ran a new personal best time of 20 minutes, 53 seconds to finish 92^nd overall.

Shelbyville’s Aerin Garcia-Santiago completed the Blue River Cross Country Course at Blue River Memorial Park in 21:57 to place 146^th. Paige O’Connor followed in 22:31, a new personal best, to finish 172^nd.

Morristown’s Grace McLaughlin finished 142^nd in 21:52 and Audrey VanDyke crossed the finish line in 22:39 to place 174^th.

Franklin Central won the regional title with 73 points. Also moving on to the state finals were Noblesville (90), Hamilton Southeastern (140), Westfield (148) and East Central (157).

Indian Creek’s Libby Dowty won the girls regional title with a time of 17:15.

Shelbyville’s Shia Veach was the top Shelby County finisher at the regional. He crossed the finish line in 16:56 to finish 75^th overall. His teammate, Logan Reinhart, placed 137^th in 17:53.

Waldron’s Will Larrison finished 83^rd in 17:03. His teammate, Jared Crosby, finished 115^th in 17:34.

Fishers’ Sam Quagliaroli won the boys regional title in 14:57.

The top five advancing teams were Noblesville (45), Hamilton Southeastern (78), Franklin Central (97), Fishers (100) and Mt. Vernon (134).

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