IHSAA Boys Cross Country

Individual State Champions through 2007-08

 

Year

Champion

Gr

School

Time

Runner-Up

School

Time

Dist.

1946-47

Wayne Simon

 

Fort Wayne North Side (1st race)

10:42.2

Johnson

Fort Wayne South Side

--

2 miles

 

John Stayton

 

Anderson  (2nd race)

10:24.9

Rarick

Goshen

--

 

1947-48

John Stayton

 

Anderson

10:24.8

Dennis Buehling

Boggstown

--

2 miles

1948-49

John Stayton

 

Anderson

9:59.0

Keith Zook

LaPorte

--

2 miles

1949-50

James Lambert

 

Muncie Central

9:50.0

Ronald Barr

Crown Point

--

2 miles

1950-51

James Lambert

 

Muncie Central

9:45.9

Jerry Pearson

Concannon

--

2 miles

1951-52

Eugene Fox

 

Anderson

10:06.2

Tim Winneger

Bloomington University

--

2 miles

1952-53

Tom New

 

Muncie Central

9:46.2

Tom Linnemeier

Fort Wayne Concordia

--

2 miles

1953-54

Max Truex

 

Warsaw

9:48.8

Albert Nunn

Terre Haute Wiley

--

2 miles

1954-55

Dale Lubs

 

LaPorte

10:03.6

Wayne Kirk

Vincennes Lincoln

--

2 miles

1955-56

Frank Norris

 

Anderson

9:57.0

David Combs

Chesterton

--

2 miles

1956-57

David Redding

 

Fort Wayne South Side

9:49.9

Donald Weatherly

Marion

--

2 miles

1957-58

Russell Lash

 

Indianapolis Howe

9:50.1

Charles Umbarger

Elkhart

--

2 miles

1958-59

Charles Umbarger

 

Elkhart

9:54.8

Robert Patterson

Muncie Central

--

2 miles

1959-60

Tim Bagby

 

Chesterton

9:48.2

Thomas Hinkle

Washington Catholic

--

2 miles

1960-61

Gale Lundquist

 

Battle Ground

10:06.8

Bob Scott

Elkhart

--

2 miles

1961-62

Henry King

 

Fort Wayne Central

9:54.9

Richard Stewart

Brazil

--

2 miles

1962-63

Dennis Grider

 

Indianapolis Washington

9:52.6

Don Kurts

Calumet

--

2 miles

1963-64

Dennis Grider

 

Indianapolis Washington

9:44.0

Mark Gibbens

West Lafayette

--

2 miles

1964-65

Mark Gibbens

 

West Lafayette

9:26.6

John Collet

Griffith

--

2 miles

1965-66

Don Vandrey

 

Valparaiso

9:27.3

John Collet

Griffith

--

2 miles

1966-67

Don Vandrey

 

Valparaiso

9:33.0

Fred Landis

Elkhart

--

2 miles

1967-68

Regino Espitia

 

Highland

9:37.5

Mark Bir

Lafayette Central Catholic

--

2 miles

1968-69

Steve Wynder

 

Chesterton

 8:49.0

Mark Bir

Lafayette Central Catholic

8:52.8

1.9 miles

1969-70

David Bell

 

Highland

9:34.8

Gary Schroeder

Michigan City Elston

9:35.1

2 miles

1970-71

Phil Wysong

 

West Noble

9:29.4

Tom Alwine

Bloomington

9:33.5

2 miles

1971-72

Robin Shipman

 

Bedford

9:20.0

Phil Wysong

West Noble

9:33.6

2 miles

1972-73

Stan Mavis

 

Greensburg

12:14.4

Dirk Berard

Crawfordsville

12:16.4

2.5 miles

1973-74

Carey Pinkowski

11

Hammond

12:13.8

Charles Schultz

Madison Shawe

12:16

2.5 miles

1974-75

Carey Pinkowski

12

Hammond

11:59.8 (tie)

--

--

--

2.5 miles

 

Rudy Chapa

11

Hammond

11:59.8 (tie)

--

--

--

 

1975-76

Rudy Chapa

12

Hammond

11:46.3

David Kelly

Muncie Northside

12:10.1

2.5 miles

1976-77

Brad Rowe

11

Crown Point

12:17.4

Maurie Kline

Goshen

12:20.4

2.5 miles

1977-78

Brad Rowe

12

Crown Point

12:12.4

Charles Hall

Union City

12:12.4

2.5 miles

1978-79

Kurt Liechty

12

Hobart

12:01.9

Dave Painter

Heritage

12:05.1

2.5 miles

1979-80

Ed Wroblewski

12

Michigan City Elston

12:03.9

Bill Shuey

Carmel

12:07.5

2.5 miles

1980-81

Curt Carey

12

Owen Valley

*14:42.3

James Murphy

Indianapolis Bishop Chatard

14:56.1

5,000 M

1981-82

Ken Waterhouse

12

Bloomington South

14:43.0

Marty Bassett

Bloomington North

14:47.2

5,000 M

1982-83

Matt Grady

12

Muncie Northside

14:54.3

Tom Feder

Crown Point

14:57.1

5,000 M

1983-84

Jeff Wheeler

12

Mount Vernon (Fortville)

14:57.3

Scott Williams

Ben Davis

15:02.0

5,000 M

1984-85

Scott Williams

12

Ben Davis

15:02.6

Jeffrey Wheeler

Mount Vernon (Fortville)

15:08.4

5,000 M

1985-86

Brendan Smith

12

Chesterton

15:25.6

Tim Cooper

North Newton

15:32.5

5,000 M

1986-87

Jim Kaiser

12

Evansville Mater Dei

15:24.5

Ben Polizotto

Valparaiso

15:27

5,000 M

1987-88

Pete Bieghler

12

Plymouth

14:58.30

Rick Patterson

Anderson Madison Heights

15:02

5,000 M

1988-89

Anthony Williams

12

Gary Mann

15:38.0

Mike McClaren

New Prairie

15:41

5,000 M

1989-90

Jason Casiano

11

Portage

15:01

Mike McClaren

New Prairie

15:04

5,000 M

1990-91

Jason Casiano

12

Portage

15:05

John Fendel

Warren Central

15:12

5,000 M

1991-92

John East

12

Silver Creek

15:04