1998 Boys Cross Country State Finals

November 7, 1998

Indiana University

Bloomington, Ind.

 

 

Franklin Central claims first IHSAA cross country title

Led by individual winner Aaron Fisher, Franklin Central cruised to its first team championship in the 53rd Annual IHSAA Boys Country State Finals on the Indiana University course in Bloomington. Franklin Central totaled 71 points to 135 for runner-up Portage.  

Fisher became the first individual champion from the winning team since Valparaiso's Don Vandrey in 1966. Fisher covered the 5,000-meter course in 15:30.5, while Martinsville senior Andrew Russell was second in 15:32.7. Defending champion Bart Phariss of North Central (Indianapolis) was sixth in 15:48.1.  

Andrew Russell of Martinsville was named the 1998 recipient of the Charles F. Maas Mental Attitude Award in Boys Cross Country. Farm Bureau Insurance, IHSAA corporate partner, presented a $1,000 scholarship in the name of Russell to Martinsville High School. 

 

 

Team Scores

Place

School

Score

1.

Franklin Central

71

2.

Portage

135

3.

Bloomington North

148

4.

Carmel

203

5.

North Central (Indianapolis)

206

6.

DeKalb

229

7.

Floyd Central

231

8.

Ben Davis

248

9.

Valparaiso

259

10.

Fort Wayne Northrop

272

11.

Penn

283

12.

Northfield

296

13.

Owen Valley

309

14.

Warren Central

333

15.

Kankakee Valley

346

16.

Wheeler

350

17.

Wabash

366

18.

East Noble

395

19.

Terre Haute South

406

20.

Tell City

416

 

Individual Finishers

Place

Runner

School

Grade

Time

1.

Aaron Fisher

Franklin Central

10

15:30.5

2.

Andrew Russell

Martinsville

12

15:32.7

3.

Kurtis George

Wabash

11

15:36.5

4.

Joe Eckerly

Columbus North

12

15:40.2

5.

Ryan Johnson

DeKalb

10

15:46.3

6.

Bart Phariss

North Central (Indianapolis)

12

15:48.1

7.

Arthur Bishop

Carroll (Flora)

12

15:48.5

8.

Mark Rode

Franklin Central

12

15:50.4

9.

Chris Powers

Muncie Central

12

15:52.8

10.

Chad Andrews

Northfield

12

15:53.4

11.

Logan Wealing

Benton Central

12

15:54.2

12.

Jeff Glant

Southport

12

15:54.7

13.

Tim Sweeney

Ben Davis

12

15:56.1

14.

David Welch

Bloomington North

10

15:58.2

15.

Matt Longworth

North Judson

12

15:58.7

16.

Curtis Persinger

Owen Valley

11

16:00.6

17.

Greg Borlik

North Central (Indpls.)

12

16:01.6

18.

Rene Hernandez

Hammond Noll

11

16:02.7

19.

Mike Skiles

Ben Davis

11

16:05.6

20.

Dustin Green

Terre Haute North

12

16:08.6

21.

Aaron Harding

Warren Central

10

16:10.8

22.

Brad Regan

Floyd Central

11

16:11.5

23.

Mike Taylor

Portage

10

16:11.9

24.

Joe Hinson

Western Boone

10

16:12.8

25.

Tom Burns

Hammond Gavit

11

16:13.3

26.

Aaron Lippelt

Valparaiso

12

16:13.7

27.

Dan Sweet

Culver Military

11

16:14.4

28.

Sean Branch

New Palestine

12

16:16.0

29.

Matt Sweetnan

Franklin Central

12

16:16.4

30.

Nathan Gooden

Mount Vernon

12

16:17.9

31.

Ed Morgan

Bloomington South

12

16:17.8

32.

Brian Dunn

Franklin Central

11

16:19.0

33.

Joe Dillabaugh

Valparaiso

10

16:22.1

34.

Steve Striedinger

Carmel

12

16:23.2

35.

Nathan Hall

Owen Valley

12

16:23.8

36.

Tyler Oatess

Bluffton

11

16:24.2

37.

Eric Redman

North Central (Indianapolis)

10

16:24.5

38.

Charlie Koeppen

Carmel

10

16:24.8

39.

B.J. Needler

Southwood

11

16:25.5

40.

Bret Grover

Bluffton

10

16:25.9

41.

Jeff Zeha

Portage

12

16:26.4

42.

Steve Samuel

Portage

11

16:27.5

43.

Chris White

Wheeler

12

16:28.2

44.

David Martin

Evansville Reitz

10

16:30.0

45.

Mike Kreiger

Floyd Central

12

16:30.4

46.

Dustin Strosnider

Washington

11

16:30.7

47.

Peter Yoder

Bloomington North

11

16:31.0

48.

Matt Hussman

Evansville North

11

16:31.3

49.

Silas Canary

Bloomington North

10

16:31.6

50.

Matt O'Hare

Lowell

11

16:32.9

51.

Dustin Blink

Lowell

11

16:33.3

52.

John Parson

West Noble

11

16:33.8

53.

Nathan Peffley

Fort Wayne Northrop

11

16:35.0

54.

Aaron Fields

Floyd Central

11

16:36.0

55.

Mike Griffith

Portage

12

16:37.4

56.

Robert Smitson

Brebeuf

10

16:38.0

57.

Nate Dinges

Franklin Central

11

16:38.3

58.

Andrew McKalips

Goshen

11

16:38.6

59.

Billy Carpenter

Wabash

10

16:38.9

60.

Nicholas Stefaniak

Penn

11

16:39.4

61.

Don Hennessy

Merrillville

12

16:40.1

62.

Jason Parks

Northfield

11

16:40.7

63.

Seth Aydt

Gibson Southern

10

16:41.5

64.

Simon Flory

Kankakee Valley

11

16:42.2

65.

Nick Paulin

Bloomington North

10

16:43.0

66.

Ryan Johnson

Richmond

11

16:43.4

67.

Josh Stahl

East Noble

11

16:43.9

68.

Jordan Shown

DeKalb

11

16:44.4

69.

Jeff Cochran

Carmel

12

16:45.0

70.

Ryan Pflum

Lapel

12

16:45.7

71.

Brandon Shipp

Franklin Central

12

16:46.4

72.

Phillip Flamion

Tell City

12

16:47.5

73.

Matt Cronch

Portage

11

16:48.2

74.

Jeff Faulk

Ben Davis

10

16:48.9

75.

Brent Kaper

Kankakee Valley

12

16:49.3

76.

Brett Tipton

Fort Wayne Northrop

12

16:49.5

77.

Bruce Faltynski

Penn

10

16:50.2

78.

Micah McAfee

Bloomington North

12

16:52.0

79.

Jason Ritter

Portage

11

16:54.3

80.

Ronnie Chalos

Lake Central

12

16:54.6

81.

Mark Sherer

Valparaiso

12

16:55.5

82.

Ryan Koslovsky

Kankakee Valley

11

16:56.2

83.

Daniel Burk

Penn

11

16:58.0

84.

Jason Beisel

Penn

10

16:58.4

85.

Kaleb Vanort

DeKalb

9

16:58.7

86.

Noah Gambill

Terre Haute South

11

16:59.0

87.

Andrew Schmitz

Fort Wayne Northrop

11

16:59.2

88.

Mike Zonder

Portage

10

16:59.5

89.

Brandon Reichert

Fort Wayne Northrop

10

16:59.8

90.

Jeff Getts

East Noble

12

17:00.3

91.

Matt Arnold

Carmel

11

17:04.0

92.

Nathan Stuhlmacher

Terre Haute South

12

17:04.6

93.

Chase Jones

Carmel

10

17:05.3

94.

Simon Jennings

Wheeler

11

17:06.0

95.

Mason McIntyre

Triton

12

16:06.5

96.

Chad Beatty

DeKalb

12

17:07.0

97.

Brian Janes

Franklin Central

12

17:07.3

98.

Robert Clinard

Warren Central

10

17:07.8

99.

Toby Buechner

Wheeler

12

17:08.3

100.

Josh Stoehr

Warren Central

11

17:08.7

101.

Isaac Eisterhold

North Posey

11

17:09.3

102.

Mike Watts

Westview

12

17:09.7

103.

Ryan Middleton

DeKalb

12

17:10.1

104.

Lucas Mangum

Tell City

11

17:10.4

105.

Dru Biggerstaff

Carmel

11

17:10.6

106.

Phil Yoder

East Noble

12

17:10.9

107.

Sammy Shaw

Carmel

9

17:11.2

108.

Brian Bagshaw

Floyd Central

11

17:11.9

109.

Chris Hollinden

Tell City

11

17:12.2

110.

Theodore McIntosh

Owen Valley

12

17:12.5

111.

Tim Lyne

DeKalb

11

17:12.9

112.

Chris Bruszewski

Wheeler

11

17:13.4

113.

Nick Walker

Northfield

9

17:14.0

114.

Justin Nielson

Ben Davis

11

17:14.5

115.

Jason Cordes

Northfield

11

17:15.0

116.

Garrett Page

Bloomington North

10

17:15.3

117.

Chris Leeuw

Fort Wayne Northrop

10

17:15.5

118.

Alex Witteveld

North Central (Indianapolis)

10

17:15.7

119.

Lon Sullivan

Valparaiso

12

17:16.4

120.

Chris Puttmann

Terre Haute South

11

17:17.0

121.

Vince Riedy

North Central (Indianapolis)

10

17:19.6

122.

Adam Sprecher

Floyd Central

12

17:21.4

123.

Cassidy McGowan

North Central (Indianapolis)

10

17:22.2

124.

Josh Cunningham

Owen Valley

12

17:22.5

125.

Pat Thomas

Valparaiso

12

17:22.7

126.

Brent Boyd

Terre Haute South

11

17:24.0

127.

Brian Miller

Warren Central

12

17:24.8

128.

Garrett Cathcart

Warren Central

11

17:26.7

129.

Jared Neale

Northfield

10

17:27.5

130.

Derek Garcia

Fort Wayne Northrop

11

17:30.7

131.

Kyle Rzepka

Penn

10

17:31.2

132.

Cody McClure

Northfield

12

17:32.3

133.

Jason Trennephol

Warren Central

12

17:34.3

134.

Matt Naville

Floyd Central

12

17:34.8

135.

Joshua Beisel

Penn

10

17:35.5

136.

Eric Kieser

Tell City

10

17:35.9

137.

Mike White

Wabash

11

17:36.2

138.

Corey Rzepka

Penn

10

17:36.7

139.

Jonathan Polomchak

Kankakee Valley

9

17:37.1

140.

Matt Hockersmith

Ben Davis

12

17:37.5

141.

Stephen Mirante

Northfield

9

17:38.4

142.

Nathaniel Nunnelly

Valparaiso

12

17:39.5

143.

Keith Marshall

Kankakee Valley

10

17:40.2

144.

Chris Bayless

Wabash

10

17:41.2

145.

Tom Baermann

East Noble

10

17:41.6

146.

Ryan Jakowczyk

Terre Haute South

11

17:41.9

147.

Vic Hildebrand

Terre Haute South

12

17:42.4

148.

Jade Sandberg-Wallis

Owen Valley

12

17:42.7

149.

Tim Heiman

East Noble

10

17:43.2

150.

Chris Westergren

Valparaiso

12

17:43.8

151.

Jake England

Wheeler

9

17:44.7

152.

Mike Nimmo

Wabash

10

17:45.3

153.

Clayton Harris

Wabash

12

17:46.67

154.

James Kaelin

Floyd Central

10

17:47.3

155.

Chad Nannenga

Kankakee Valley

10

17:50.0

156.

David Gilmartin

Ben Davis

11

17:51.6

157.

Maury Winkler

DeKalb

9

17:52.5

158.

Ben Ashby

Fort Wayne Northrop

11

17:53.5

159.

Jay Deardorff

Kankakee Valley

12

17:58.5

160.

Dustin Nichols

Ben Davis

12

18:00.5

161.

Zach Toothman

Tell City

11

18:01.6

162.

Mitch Cunnigham

Owen Valley

9

18:03.4

163.

Rob Farris

North Central (Indianapolis)

12

18:08.7

164.

Micah Mobley

Owen Valley

12

18:15.7

165.

Stephen Waters

Tell City

11

18:20.0

166.

Travis Herndon

Bloomington North

11

18:28.2

167.

Tyron Green

Warren Central

9

18:29.4

168.

Rocky David

East Noble

11

18:34.0

169.

Paul Gilbert

Terre Haute South

12

18:44.3

170.

Matt Baermann

East Noble

12

18:46.4

171.

Eric Shripka

Wabash

12

18:49.4

172.

Aaron Withrow

Wheeler

11

19:07.4