Western Boone Jr. - Sr. High School

The Western Boone Cross Country teams travelled to North Central High School Saturday October 17th for their sectional championships. It was a cold start in the girls race but it seemed to be an advantage for the Stars with Joan Gearheart and Abigayle Humprhrey advancing to the regionals. Joan ran a season best 21:55 and Abigayle ran a 22:00. Claire Torp ran a lifetime best of 22:55 as did Katrina Brewer with a 25:20. Harmony Gilbrech ran her last high school 5k with a season best of 26:03 and Britney Richwine was in at 27:53. In the boys race it was Aiden Lester, Ari Smith, Brennen Bivens and Caleb Crockett all advancing to regionals with times of 17:35, 17:59, 18:21 and 19:02 respectively. Rex Stanley (19:12), Owen Young (19:41) and Griffin Johanson (20:46) all ran great races against some of the best high school runners in Indiana. Both teams had incredible seasons and congratulations to those six individuals advancing to the October 24th regional race at Brownsburg. The High School Cross Country Regional qualifiers travelled to Brownsburg Saturday morning for another beautiful day of running. In the girls race Joan Gearheart finished for a season best time of 21:37 and Abigayle Humphrey finished in 22:38. For the boys, Aiden Lester ran for another personal best coming in at 16:41.9, tying him for 7th place on the Webo All-time list. Also making the All-time list this year was Brennen Bivens with a 17:27 PR. Freshman Ari Smith finished his fantastic season with an 18:18 and Caleb Crockett crossed the line in 20:23. Congratulations to our Regional qualifiers on an outstanding season!