BXC: Unranked North Central surprises field at Brebeuf Inv.

By Dave Fresher
Contributing Writer

INDIANAPOLIS – Brebeuf hosted the first high-profile meet of the 2008 boys high school cross country season Aug. 23 featuring top Central Indiana schools at the Brebeuf Invitational.

In the opening race, defending state champion Drew Shields of Fishers took the blue ribbon with a time of 15:51. The senior was followed by Futsum Zeinasellassie (15:55) of North Central (Indianapolis), Dylan Sorensen (16:00) of Zionsville, and North Central’s Bahlebi Zeinasellassie (16:12). Franklin Central’s Scott Lasiter (16:30) rounded out the first five.

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With three-quarters of the race complete, both Shields and Zeinasellassies had distanced themselves from the rest of the field. But when the runners entered the home stretch, it was Shields who pulled away for the win. Sorensen managed to pull inside of the Zeinasellassie brothers for third.

Unranked North Central won the 11-team meet with a score of 66 as all seven runners finished in the Top 50, including four in the Top 20. The Panthers nipped No. 11 Franklin Central and third-ranked Fishers, which finished with 72 and 74 points for second and third, respectively.

No. 21 Lawrence North (116) eked out a one-point margin over Zionsville (117) for fourth place, with No. 17 Warren Central (135) finishing sixth.

Here are complete boys results, courtesy of onlineraceresults.com:

Team scores
1. North Central (Indianapolis) 2 4 17 19 24 (36) (47) = 66
2. #11 Franklin Central 5 8 10 12 37 (44) (51) = 72
3. #3 Fishers 1 6 16 21 30 (31) (33) = 74
4. #21 Lawrence North 7 11 28 29 41 (50) (58) = 116
5. Zionsville 3 20 25 27 42 (53) (57) = 117
6. #17 Warren Central 13 14 22 40 46 (49) (59) = 135
7. Hamilton Southeastern 15 23 35 45 62 (63) (64) = 180
8. Lawrence Central 32 34 38 43 48 (66) (69) = 195
9. Brebeuf 9 18 60 61 67 (70) (71) = 215
10. Perry Meridian 26 39 52 54 56 (65) (74) = 227
11. Indianapolis Chatard 55 68 72 73 75 (76) = 343

Individual boys results:

1 1 431 Drew Shields SR Fishers 15:51.2 5:07
2 2 668 Futsum Zeinasellassie FR North Central 15:55.9 5:09
3 3 838 Dylan Sorensen SR Zionsville 16:00.3 5:10
4 4 667 Bahlebi Zeinasellassie JR North Central 16:12.1 5:14
5 5 455 Scott Lasiter SR Franklin Central 16:30.2 5:20
6 6 428 Josh Millares SO Fishers 16:32.2 5:21
7 7 612 Matt Farkas SR Lawrence North 16:33.2 5:21
8 8 466 Joe Talhelm SR Franklin Central 16:35.0 5:21
9 9 83 Jason Hoard SO Brebeuf Jesuit Prep 16:35.8 5:22
10 10 454 Zach Jenkins SR Franklin Central 16:42.1 5:24
11 11 617 Zack Grese JR Lawrence North 16:44.5 5:25
12 12 450 Jason Crist FR Franklin Central 16:47.3 5:25
13 13 779 Ryan Daugherty SR Warren Central 16:48.4 5:26
14 14 789 Sean O’brien SO Warren Central 16:56.5 5:28
15 15 476 Joe Ebling JR Hamilton Southeastern 17:00.2 5:30
16 16 434 Ryan Wells SR Fishers 17:00.5 5:30
17 17 639 Filimon Adhanom SO North Central 17:01.9 5:30
18 18 86 John Krasich JR Brebeuf Jesuit Prep 17:06.6 5:32
19 19 647 Connor Geshay JR North Central 17:07.0 5:32
20 20 819 Sam Berger FR Zionsville 17:09.0 5:32
21 21 429 Rocky ******* FR Fishers 17:09.8 5:33
22 22 792 Kyle Shickles SR Warren Central 17:10.1 5:33
23 23 501 Will Wartenberg SO Hamilton Southeastern 17:10.9 5:33
24 24 646 Matthew Fox FR North Central 17:11.6 5:33
25 25 828 Ryan Kelly SO Zionsville 17:12.0 5:33
26 26 710 Kameron Casey SO Perry Meridian 17:12.5 5:34
27 27 821 Graham Bixler FR Zionsville 17:14.6 5:34
28 28 606 Chris Boyd SR Lawrence North 17:17.1 5:35
29 29 636 Scott Stanley SO Lawrence North 17:19.5 5:36
30 30 435 Matt Williams JR Fishers 17:20.6 5:36
31 31 432 Zach Sipher SR Fishers 17:21.6 5:36
32 32 575 Taylor Marshall SR Lawrence Central 17:22.2 5:37
33 33 430 Aaron Pugh JR Fishers 17:23.3 5:37
34 34 565 Conner Claflin SO Lawrence Central 17:25.7 5:38
35 35 483 Kyle Knight FR Hamilton Southeastern 17:26.1 5:38
36 36 664 Julian Toumey JR North Central 17:27.0 5:38
37 37 468 Michael Whyde JR Franklin Central 17:28.0 5:39
38 38 566 Luke Claflin SR Lawrence Central 17:29.9 5:39
39 39 727 Lance Young JR Perry Meridian 17:38.0 5:42
40 40 794 Dustin Smith JR Warren Central 17:43.5 5:44
41 41 627 Josh Roche SO Lawrence North 17:46.6 5:45
42 42 832 Spencer Liechty JR Zionsville 17:47.1 5:45
43 43 572 Nate Hetrick JR Lawrence Central 17:49.2 5:45
44 44 453 Brock Harkness SR Franklin Central 17:49.7 5:46
45 45 481 Sayer Hitchcock FR Hamilton Southeastern 17:56.1 5:48
46 46 799 William Wert JR Warren Central 17:58.2 5:48
47 47 665 Ethan Wellin SR North Central 17:59.0 5:49
48 48 563 Doug Blaase SO Lawrence Central 18:04.9 5:50
49 49 775 Tim Bixler SR Warren Central 18:06.3 5:51
50 50 622 Zach Miller JR Lawrence North 18:07.2 5:51
51 51 445 Conner Ayers SR Franklin Central 18:09.0 5:52
52 52 715 Sam Gabury SR Perry Meridian 18:09.5 5:52
53 53 837 David Snyder JR Zionsville 18:11.8 5:53
54 54 725 Daniel Swem FR Perry Meridian 18:13.6 5:53
55 55 1 Nick Audenaert JR Bishop Chatard 18:15.4 5:54
56 56 712 Brian Clark SO Perry Meridian 18:17.5 5:55
57 57 830 Nick Kovach SO Zionsville 18:18.1 5:55
58 58 608 Julian Chapman JR Lawrence North 18:19.3 5:55
59 59 780 Doug Ellington SR Warren Central 18:20.5 5:55
60 60 84 Tyler Hoffman JR Brebeuf Jesuit Prep 18:21.7 5:56
61 61 69 Andy Brun SR Brebeuf Jesuit Prep 18:22.3 5:56
62 62 470 Jack Andritch FR Hamilton Southeastern 18:25.0 5:57
63 63 498 Andrew Sweet SR Hamilton Southeastern 18:28.0 5:58
64 64 496 Brent Settle SR Hamilton Southeastern 18:35.4 6:00
65 65 714 Steven Eakle JR Perry Meridian 18:37.6 6:01
66 66 580 Matt Turner SR Lawrence Central 18:45.7 6:04
67 67 66 Max Blankenhorn SR Brebeuf Jesuit Prep 18:49.5 6:05
68 68 27 Kevin Zander JR Bishop Chatard 18:49.8 6:05
69 69 570 Greg Galm SO Lawrence Central 18:57.3 6:07
70 70 110 Kyle Taylor FR Brebeuf Jesuit Prep 19:08.6 6:11
71 71 67 Isiah Brenner JR Brebeuf Jesuit Prep 19:15.4 6:13
72 72 26 Patrick Zabriskie JR Bishop Chatard 19:19.5 6:15
73 73 3 Andrew Battiato SR Bishop Chatard 19:20.7 6:15
74 74 723 Ryan Spears JR Perry Meridian 19:46.7 6:23
75 75 18 Chris Mark SR Bishop Chatard 19:59.0 6:27
76 76 20 Jon Poore SR Bishop Chatard 21:15.4 6:52