GXC: #2 Carmel coasts to opening victory at Brebeuf Inv.

By Dave Fresher
Contributing Writer

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

The girls race was not nearly as close as the boys, which went to unranked North Central (Indianapolis) in an upset over No. 11 Franklin Central and third-ranked Fishers. Ninth-ranked Indianapolis Chatard won the girls individual battle, but No. 2 Carmel won the team war.

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Carly Sobolewski finished first for the Trojans in 18:35, but she was followed by the Carmel foursome of Renee Wellman, Alex Chitwood, Kayla McCurdy, and Kelly McCurd to round out the first five. Carmel’s Sarah Bennett finished seventh to put five Greyhounds in the Top 10.

Carmel easily won the meet with 21 points. Unranked North Central and Chatard made it interesting, but the Panthers nipped the Trojans for second place, 113 to 115. No. 10 Indianapolis Cathedral (130) finished fourth in the 13-team field, with Hamilton Southeastern (143) fifth, Fishers (178) sixth, and No. 18 Lawrence North (197) taking seventh.

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

Team scores
1. #2 Carmel 2 3 4 5 7 (12) (14) = 21
2. North Central (Indianapolis) 6 23 24 29 31 (43) (62) = 113
3. #9 Indianapolis Chatard 1 17 21 32 44 (51) (80) = 115
4. #10 Indianapolis Cathedral 8 18 19 37 48 (58) (63) = 130
5. Hamilton Southeastern 10 16 33 38 46 (55) (65) = 143
6. Fishers 9 20 41 52 56 (61) (66) = 178
7. #18 Lawrence North 22 27 36 53 59 (68) = 197
8. Warren Central 25 42 49 54 57 (60) (75) = 227
9. Pike 26 35 45 47 87 (88) (90) = 240
10. Lawrence Central 15 30 50 70 76 (81) (89) = 241
11. Perry Meridian 28 34 39 71 73 (78) (86) = 245
12. Brebeuf 13 40 67 69 72 (83) (85) = 261
13. Zionsville 11 64 74 77 79 (82) (84) = 305

Individual girls results:

1 1 59 Carly Sobolewski SR Bishop Chatard 18:35 6:00
2 2 300 Renee Wellman FR Carmel 18:41 6:02
3 3 253 Alex Chitwood SO Carmel 18:51 6:05
4 4 278 Kayla Mccurdy SR Carmel 18:53 6:06
5 5 279 Kelly Mccurdy SR Carmel 19:09 6:11
6 6 692 Emily Mossler SR North Central 19:18 6:14
7 7 246 Sarah Bennett FR Carmel 19:30 6:18
8 8 301 Katy Achtien SR Cathedral 19:38 6:20
9 9 442 Makayla Schultheis FR Fishers 19:47 6:23
10 10 524 Brook Morgan FR Hamilton Southeastern 19:57 6:27
11 11 856 Maria Mcgraw SO Zionsville 19:59 6:27
12 12 290 Kristen Schulz SR Carmel 20:01 6:28
13 13 152 Molly Winters JR Brebeuf Jesuit Prep 20:03 6:28
14 14 270 Lauren Kahre FR Carmel 20:05 6:29
15 15 552 Karis Johnson FR Lawrence Central 20:06 6:29
16 16 529 Jessica Postlewaite JR Hamilton Southeastern 20:13 6:32
17 17 46 Christine Kirby JR Bishop Chatard 20:24 6:35
18 18 340 Molly Lawless JR Cathedral 20:25 6:36
19 19 310 Katie Cleary JR Cathedral 20:29 6:37
20 20 438 Emily Kuhn SO Fishers 20:32 6:38
21 21 30 Emily Boyce SR Bishop Chatard 20:41 6:41
22 22 589 Hollyn Hartlep SR Lawrence North 20:45 6:42
23 23 688 Ali Logan SO North Central 20:47 6:43
24 24 699 Marissa Stephens FR North Central 20:47 6:43
25 25 815 Leah Woodbury SO Warren Central 20:49 6:43
26 26 760 Lydia Greene FR Pike 20:51 6:44
27 27 587 Sarah Field SO Lawrence North 20:54 6:45
28 28 751 Katelyn Walker SR Perry Meridian 20:55 6:45
29 29 679 Sarah Fox SR North Central 20:55 6:45
30 30 541 Erica Carlson SO Lawrence Central 20:56 6:46
31 31 704 Verena Vogel SR North Central 21:02 6:47
32 32 55 Christen Salyer SR Bishop Chatard 21:05 6:48
33 33 507 Megan Brophy SR Hamilton Southeastern 21:09 6:50
34 34 746 Sarah Riley SR Perry Meridian 21:13 6:51
35 35 762 Abigale Hall SO Pike 21:14 6:51
36 36 585 Alex Daugherty SR Lawrence North 21:17 6:52
37 37 359 Katie Quigley FR Cathedral 21:18 6:52
38 38 515 Maddie Green JR Hamilton Southeastern 21:19 6:53
39 39 734 Emily Daly SO Perry Meridian 21:19 6:53
40 40 151 Rachel Whitman SO Brebeuf Jesuit Prep 21:23 6:54
41 41 444 Alex Thompson SO Fishers 21:26 6:55
42 42 808 Jacklyn Howland SO Warren Central 21:28 6:56
43 43 689 Mariana Lopez-Owens JR North Central 21:30 6:56
44 44 47 Nikki Kirschner JR Bishop Chatard 21:33 6:58
45 45 763 Jaclyn Lahr SO Pike 21:36 6:58
46 46 532 Erin Reske SR Hamilton Southeastern 21:37 6:59
47 47 761 Sophia Greene FR Pike 21:39 7:00
48 48 346 Rachel Nicksin SR Cathedral 21:41 7:00
49 49 812 Breauna Turner JR Warren Central 21:45 7:01
50 50 559 Danica Wylin JR Lawrence Central 21:46 7:02
51 51 50 Angela Nebesny SR Bishop Chatard 21:47 7:02
52 52 441 Kelsey Sager SR Fishers 21:49 7:03
53 53 583 Layla Campbell FR Lawrence North 21:51 7:03
54 54 809 Rebekah Jones JR Warren Central 21:51 7:03
55 55 538 Carla Sraders FR Hamilton Southeastern 21:51 7:03
56 56 437 Rachel Kling FR Fishers 21:52 7:04
57 57 806 Kelly Hodges SO Warren Central 21:53 7:04
58 58 371 Kelly Shew SR Cathedral 21:54 7:04
59 59 584 Mckenzie Carney JR Lawrence North 21:59 7:06
60 60 807 Sarah Horn SO Warren Central 22:04 7:08
61 61 439 Samantha Montgomery SO Fishers 22:07 7:08
62 62 705 Molly Wehlage SR North Central 22:09 7:09
63 63 307 Lauren Buchanan SR Cathedral 22:10 7:09
64 64 858 Hayley Motter SO Zionsville 22:11 7:10
65 65 511 Taylor Fontan FR Hamilton Southeastern 22:13 7:10
66 66 443 Hayley Summers SO Fishers 22:14 7:11
67 67 124 Becky Boyle SR Brebeuf Jesuit Prep 22:16 7:11
68 68 591 Stephanie Madsen FR Lawrence North 22:17 7:12
69 69 135 Erin Mcmenamin SO Brebeuf Jesuit Prep 22:18 7:12
70 70 545 Allison Dunagin FR Lawrence Central 22:19 7:12
71 71 739 Caylee Goetcheus SR Perry Meridian 22:20 7:13
72 72 143 Michelle Pottratz JR Brebeuf Jesuit Prep 22:47 7:21
73 73 733 Megan Armstrong SO Perry Meridian 22:52 7:23
74 74 860 Liz Neel SR Zionsville 22:59 7:25
75 75 816 Emily Wright SR Warren Central 23:00 7:25
76 76 554 Ashley Potts JR Lawrence Central 23:00 7:26
77 77 864 Sophie Stewart FR Zionsville 23:03 7:26
78 78 753 Alex Witten SO Perry Meridian 23:11 7:29
79 79 853 Taylor Martin SR Zionsville 23:24 7:33
80 80 57 Allison Smith SR Bishop Chatard 23:32 7:36
81 81 542 Kathryn Del Re SR Lawrence Central 23:36 7:37
82 82 849 Lauren Johnson FR Zionsville 23:38 7:38
83 83 138 Melissa Mulder FR Brebeuf Jesuit Prep 24:06 7:47
84 84 855 Kelly Mccarthy SO Zionsville 24:17 7:50
85 85 131 Alice Jose JR Brebeuf Jesuit Prep 24:32 7:55
86 86 735 Jessi Darmelio SR Perry Meridian 24:39 7:57
87 87 769 Felicia Nguyen SO Pike 24:47 8:00
88 88 765 Carol Mass SR Pike 25:17 8:10
89 89 551 Maddie Ijams SO Lawrence Central 25:38 8:16
90 90 757 Jasmine Elizondo SR Pike 26:36 8:35