IHSAA Boys Cross Country State Finals
Meet Summary
November 4, 2000, Indiana University Cross Country Course, Bloomington
FISHER THREE-PEATS; VALPARAISO BOYS TAKE TEAM TITLE
Aaron Fisher of Franklin Central ran to a historic title and the Valparaiso boys team won another championship at the 55th Annual IHSAA Boys Cross Country State Finals at the Indiana University Cross Country Course in Bloomington.
Fisher, a senior, finished nearly 13 seconds ahead of the second place runner to win his third consecutive IHSAA state championship. He became just the second runner to accomplish the feat and the first in more than 50 years joining John Stayton of Anderson, who won the first three state championship races in 1946, 1947 and 1948.
Fisher crossed the line in 15:11.5, easily the best of his three state title runs. He clocked a 15:34.0 last year and a 15:30.5 as a sophomore in 1998. Junior Michael Hashel of Winamac, who led a portion of the race, finished second in 15:24.0. Junior Kaleb Vanort of DeKalb placed third in 15:40.3, senior David Welch of Bloomington North was fourth at 15:43.8 and Carmel senior Charlie Koeppen rounded out the top five in 15:43.9.
Valparaiso’s boys placed first as a team to match the Valparaiso girl’s championship run and won its second state title in four years and its sixth overall (1966, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1997). Senior Joe Dillabaugh led the way for the Vikings finishing 11th overall in 15:51.9. Junior Eric Fleming was close behind in 14th in 15:55.8. Also scoring for Valparaiso were sophomore Jeff Kent in 18th (16:00.5), senior Ryan Hopper in 35th (16:22.2) and junior Matt Costakis in 53rd (16:32.4).
Valparaiso finished with 79 points and was followed by Carmel in second place (111), Lawrence North (127), Franklin (147) and Warren Central (215). Interestingly, it was the first time that the same schools – Valparaiso, Carmel and Lawrence North – finished as the top three in both boys and girls races. Defending state champion Portage finished in 13th place.
Valparaiso also became the third different school to sweep both boys and girls races joining Carmel (1982, 1987, 1988, 1996) and Floyd Central (1991).
FISHER WINS MAAS MENTAL ATTITUDE AWARD
Three-time state champion Aaron Fisher of Franklin Central High School was selected as the recipient of the Charles F. Maas Mental Attitude Award by the IHSAA Executive Committee.
The president of his senior class and the Student Council, Fisher maintains a 12.4 GPA on a 12.0 scale to rank third in his senior class and is heavily involved with many activities at Franklin Central. He is undecided in his college choice, but he plans to study business and/or architecture.
Besides his cross country prowess, Fisher also was crowned as the state champion in the 1600 meters race last June at the IHSAA Track & Field State Finals.
He becomes the second consecutive recipient from Franklin Central as Brian Dunn was the winner of the award in 1999.
Farm Bureau Insurance, the corporate partner of the IHSAA, presented a $1,000 scholarship to Franklin Central High School in the name of Fisher.
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Team Results
1. |
Valparaiso |
79 |
2. |
Carmel |
111 |
3. |
Lawrence North |
127 |
4. |
Franklin |
147 |
5. |
Warren Central |
215 |
6. |
Lake Central |
246 |
7. |
Penn |
251 |
8. |
Brown County |
259 |
9. |
Bloomington North |
273 |
10. |
Wawasee |
276 |
11. |
DeKalb |
277 |
12. |
North Central (Indpls.) |
291 |
13. |
Portage |
307 |
14. |
Chesterton |
330 |
15. |
Fort Wayne Northrop |
337 |
16. |
Bedford North Lawrence |
340 |
17. |
Northview |
357 |
18. |
Northridge |
391 |
19. |
Norwell |
415 |
20. |
Castle |
461 |
Individual Results
Place Team
Finish Finish Name School Time
1 |
Aaron Fisher |
Franklin Central |
15:12 |
|
2 |
Michael Hashel |
Winamac |
15:24 |
|
3 |
1 |
Kaleb Vanort |
DeKalb |
15:41 |
4 |
2 |
David Welch |
Bloomington North |
15:44 |
5 |
3 |
Charlie Koeppen |
Carmel |
15:44 |
6 |
4 |
Steve Vrska |
Chesterton |
15:49 |
7 |
5 |
Eric Redman |
North Central (Indpls.) |
15:49 |
8 |
Bret Grover |
Bluffton |
15:50 |
|
9 |
6 |
Nick Kruse |
Lake Central |
15:52 |
10 |
Robert Smitson |
Brebeuf Jesuit |
15:52 |
|
11 |
7 |
Joe Dillabaugh |
Valparaiso |
15:52 |
12 |
Nathan Gephart |
Triton |
15:54 |
|
13 |
8 |
Aaron Harding |
Warren Central |
15:55 |
14 |
9 |
Eric Fleming |
Valparaiso |
15:56 |
15 |
Chase Christy |
Zionsville |
15:59 |
|
16 |
Benjamin Allen |
South Bend Riley |
16:00 |
|
17 |
10 |
Josh Wolfe |
DeKalb |
16:00 |
18 |
11 |
Jeff Kent |
Valparaiso |
16:01 |
19 |
Travis Moyer |
Mishawaka Marian |
16:02 |
|
20 |
Seth Aydt |
Gibson Southern |
16:04 |
|
21 |
12 |
Jeff Powers |
Franklin |
16:05 |
22 |
13 |
Rob Chalfant |
Wawasee |
16:06 |
23 |
Cody Brown |
Central Noble |
16:08 |
|
24 |
Sean Threewits |
Union City |
16:08 |
|
25 |
Thomas Wolfe |
Fairfield |
16:10 |
|
26 |
14 |
Jason Beisel |
Penn |
16:11 |
27 |
15 |
Nef Araia |
Lawrence North |
16:12 |
28 |
Robert Duncan |
Jennings County |
16:13 |
|
29 |
16 |
Silas Canary |
Bloomington North |
16:14 |
30 |
17 |
Ryan Warrenburg |
Franklin |
16:14 |
31 |
18 |
Paul Perales |
Wawasee |
16:17 |
32 |
19 |
Micheal Taylor |
Portage |
16:18 |
33 |
20 |
Tony Freije |
Lawrence North |
16:19 |
34 |
Matthew Schenk |
Rensselaer |
16:19 |
|
35 |
21 |
Ryan Hopper |
Valparaiso |
16:23 |
36 |
Craig Dismore |
Columbus North |
16:23 |
|
37 |
22 |
Justin Scherb |
Northview |
16:23 |
38 |
Travis Watson |
Mishawaka |
16:23 |
|
39 |
23 |
Colin Riessen |
Franklin |
16:24 |
40 |
Jesse Davis |
Bloomington South |
16:24 |
|
41 |
24 |
Jeff Vyain |
Lawrence North |
16:25 |
42 |
25 |
Joe Hinson |
Carmel |
16:26 |
43 |
26 |
Sammy Shaw |
Carmel |
16:26 |
44 |
Wesley Seacat |
New Albany |
16:29 |
|
45 |
27 |
Jim Pancoast |
Carmel |
16:30 |
46 |
Chris Brown |
Bluffton |
16:30 |
|
47 |
28 |
Jeremy Minarik |
Brown County |
16:31 |
48 |
Ian Wilson |
Homestead |
16:31 |
|
49 |
Daniel Houchens |
Zionsville |
16:31 |
|
50 |
29 |
Ryan Stichter |
Wawasee |
16:32 |
51 |
30 |
Kevin Lister |
Carmel |
16:32 |
52 |
Dennis Tankersley |
Eastern (Pekin) |
16:32 |
|
53 |
31 |
Matt Costakis |
Valparaiso |
16:33 |
54 |
David Martin |
Evansville Reitz |
16:33 |
|
55 |
32 |
Kyle Rzepka |
Penn |
16:34 |
56 |
33 |
Craig Little |
Lawrence North |
16:34 |
57 |
34 |
Adam Truex |
Norwell |
16:34 |
58 |
Matthew Cummins |
Elkhart Memorial |
16:34 |
|
59 |
Stephan Cohen |
North Newton |
16:35 |
|
60 |
35 |
Casey Abston |
Lawrence North |
16:35 |
61 |
36 |
Mark Stahl |
DeKalb |
16:35 |
62 |
Marcus Aguilar |
Martinsville |
16:36 |
|
63 |
37 |
Andrew Crague |
Lake Central |
16:37 |
64 |
Michial Jacob |
North Central (Farmersburg) |
16:38 |
|
65 |
38 |
Brandon Reichert |
Fort Wayne Northrop |
16:39 |
66 |
39 |
Geoffrey Bush |
Bedford North Lawrence |
16:41 |
67 |
40 |
Tyron Green |
Warren Central |
16:41 |
68 |
41 |
Michael Zonder |
Portage |
16:41 |
69 |
Scott Borchelt |
Fort Wayne Concordia |
16:42 |
|
70 |
42 |
Bryce Smith |
Northview |
16:42 |
71 |
43 |
Brad Wheeler |
Franklin |
16:42 |
72 |
44 |
Josh Edgerton |
Carmel |
16:42 |
73 |
45 |
Bill Coale |
Lawrence North |
16:43 |
74 |
Jeff Faulk |
Monrovia |
16:43 |
|
75 |
46 |
Danny Fisher |
Brown County |
16:44 |
76 |
47 |
Kris McAloon |
Lawrence North |
16:46 |
77 |
48 |
Steve Schilling |
Lake Central |
16:46 |
78 |
49 |
Ryan Nord |
Northridge |
16:46 |
79 |
Doug Blackburn |
Evansville North |
16:47 |
|
80 |
50 |
Mike Darnell |
Chesterton |
16:48 |
81 |
51 |
Sean Bowman |
Brown County |
16:49 |
82 |
52 |
Brandon Griffin |
Franklin |
16:49 |
83 |
53 |
Brandon Cole |
Warren Central |
16:49 |
84 |
Josh Quintana |
Bellmont |
16:50 |
|
85 |
54 |
Jason Smith |
Warren Central |
16:50 |
86 |
55 |
Vince Riedy |
North Central (Indpls.) |
16:50 |
87 |
56 |
Tom Erickson |
Portage |
16:50 |
88 |
57 |
Brandon Pukoszek |
Lake Central |
16:51 |
89 |
58 |
Michael Sargent |
Bedford North Lawrence |
16:51 |
90 |
59 |
Bruce Faltynski |
Penn |
16:52 |
91 |
60 |
Shawn Moore |
Warren Central |
16:52 |
92 |
61 |
Kevin Yoder |
Northridge |
16:53 |
93 |
62 |
Christopher Leeuw |
Fort Wayne Northrop |
16:54 |
94 |
Jordan Fife |
Seymour |
16:54 |
|
95 |
Andy Parmerlee |
Martinsville |
16:54 |
|
96 |
63 |
Peter Witteveld |
North Central (Indpls.) |
16:55 |
97 |
64 |
Chris Curtin |
Brown County |
16:56 |
98 |
65 |
Michael Lagrange |
Bedford North Lawrence |
16:57 |
99 |
66 |
Corey Rzepka |
Penn |
16:58 |
100 |
67 |
Ben Chastain |
Northview |
16:59 |
101 |
68 |
Wayne Stephenson |
Carmel |
17:00 |
102 |
69 |
Aaron Ardner |
Chesterton |
17:01 |
103 |
70 |
Aravon McCalla |
Brown County |
17:04 |
104 |
71 |
Michael Mosier |
Norwell |
17:05 |
105 |
Matthew Barker |
Evansville Harrison |
17:06 |
|
106 |
72 |
Cassidy McGowen |
North Central (Indpls.) |
17:07 |
107 |
73 |
Garrett Page |
Bloomington North |
17:08 |
108 |
74 |
Christopher Zepeda |
Fort Wayne Northrop |
17:08 |
109 |
75 |
Jason Lamar |
Castle |
17:09 |
110 |
76 |
Brennon Plotner |
Fort Wayne Northrop |
17:09 |
111 |
77 |
Andrew Jeha |
Valparaiso |
17:10 |
112 |
78 |
Brent Martin |
Castle |
17:11 |
113 |
79 |
Joshua Porter |
Bedford North Lawrence |
17:12 |
114 |
80 |
Josh Beisel |
Penn |
17:12 |
115 |
81 |
Lewis Kivett |
Castle |
17:13 |
116 |
82 |
Brian Failing |
Penn |
17:14 |
117 |
83 |
Peter Hogg |
Norwell |
17:15 |
118 |
84 |
Luke Fisher |
Northridge |
17:15 |
119 |
85 |
Josh Lantz |
Warren Central |
17:15 |
120 |
86 |
Jeff Gott |
Brown County |
17:16 |
121 |
87 |
Ardimus Litzenberg |
Fort Wayne Northrop |
17:18 |
122 |
88 |
Jerad Craig |
Northridge |
17:19 |
123 |
89 |
Justin Hayes |
Bloomington North |
17:19 |
124 |
90 |
Curtis Farrell |
Wawasee |
17:20 |
125 |
91 |
Kyle Jones |
Valparaiso |
17:20 |
126 |
92 |
Jon Pol |
Chesterton |
17:21 |
127 |
93 |
David Aamidor |
Bloomington North |
17:21 |
128 |
94 |
Craig Foster |
Portage |
17:22 |
129 |
95 |
Luke Smith |
Brown County |
17:22 |
130 |
96 |
Bernard Durham |
North Central (Indpls.) |
17:23 |
131 |
97 |
Rob Charbonneau |
Portage |
17:24 |
132 |
98 |
Chris Colella |
Lake Central |
17:26 |
133 |
99 |
James Reeves |
Bedford North Lawrence |
17:27 |
134 |
100 |
Adam Ritter |
Portage |
17:27 |
135 |
101 |
Austin Torres |
Lake Central |
17:28 |
136 |
102 |
Derek Nickleson |
Warren Central |
17:30 |
137 |
103 |
Adam McCuiston |
Castle |
17:31 |
138 |
104 |
Steve Reed |
Bloomington North |
17:31 |
139 |
105 |
Christopher Welch |
Fort Wayne Northrop |
17:32 |
140 |
106 |
Brett Schloer |
Lake Central |
17:33 |
141 |
107 |
Maury Winkler |
DeKalb |
17:33 |
142 |
108 |
Michael Ridenour |
Fort Wayne Northrop |
17:34 |
143 |
109 |
Nick Ewing |
Northridge |
17:34 |
144 |
110 |
Victor McHenry |
Norwell |
17:35 |
145 |
111 |
John Shepard |
Franklin |
17:38 |
146 |
112 |
Bobby Humphrey |
Northview |
17:39 |
147 |
113 |
Alex Mulvihill |
Portage |
17:40 |
148 |
114 |
Joshua Deal |
Northview |
17:41 |
149 |
115 |
Dan Keller |
Chesterton |
17:46 |
150 |
116 |
David Sabo |
Northridge |
17:48 |
151 |
117 |
Nathan Folks |
Norwell |
17:49 |
152 |
118 |
Chris Taylor |
North Central (Indpls.) |
17:49 |
153 |
119 |
Steve Fry |
Bloomington North |
17:49 |
154 |
120 |
Matthew Pace |
Bedford North Lawrence |
17:50 |
155 |
121 |
Ben Bradley |
North Central (Indpls.) |
17:52 |
156 |
122 |
Ryan Toth |
Northridge |
17:53 |
157 |
123 |
Justin Scheumann |
DeKalb |
17:54 |
158 |
124 |
Nicholas Wagner |
Castle |
17:55 |
159 |
125 |
Tony Gish |
Penn |
17:59 |
160 |
126 |
Matt Dunihan |
Wawasee |
18:03 |
161 |
127 |
Galen DeKemper |
Franklin |
18:06 |
162 |
128 |
Doran Lee |
Northview |
18:10 |
163 |
129 |
Geoffrey Mart |
Bedford North Lawrence |
18:11 |
164 |
130 |
Clay Huffman |
Northview |
18:17 |
165 |
131 |
Simon Herrandez |
Wawasee |
18:18 |
166 |
132 |
Eric Gingerich |
Wawasee |
18:18 |
167 |
133 |
Matt Campbell |
Chesterton |
18:18 |
168 |
134 |
Doug Sindelar |
Chesterton |
18:19 |
169 |
135 |
Nathan Truex |
Norwell |
18:20 |
170 |
136 |
Cody Griner |
Norwell |
18:22 |
171 |
137 |
Joseph Barniak |
Castle |
18:31 |
172 |
138 |
Jeff Scarafia |
Castle |
18:32 |
173 |
139 |
Erik Boswell |
DeKalb |
18:37 |
174 |
140 |
Ryan Johnson |
DeKalb |
22:34 |