NOVEMBER 17, 2007

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Indiana places third overall in Mid-East Meet in Ohio

 

Fout breaks course record to pace Indiana All-Stars

 

 KETTERING, Oh. _ Mike Fout's record run paced the Indiana All-Star cross country team to a combined third place finish Saturday at the Mid East All-Star meet in Kettering, Ohio.

 Fout out-ran the best of the midwest in winning the boy's race in a course-record time of 14 minutes, 59 seconds. He helped the Indiana boy's finish third (56 points) behind Ohio (41) and Michigan (51). Pennsylvania (111), Illinois (119) and Kentucky (244) rounded out the field.

 In the girl's race, Jasper's Lacey Oeding led the Indiana team with a ninth-place finish in 18:37. The Indiana team was also third with 69 points. Michigan won with 40 points and Ohio was second with 43. Also, Pennsylvania (105), Illinois (134) and Kentucky (239) rounded out the field.

  In the combined scoring, Ohio won with 84 points and Michigan was second with 91 points. Indiana was third with 125 pointy, easily out-distancing the rest of the field. Pennsylvania (216), Illinois (253) and Kentucky (483) completed the field.

  "I felt strong," said Fout, the recent IHSAA champion. "One of the great Michigan runners (Maverick Darling) was here and I knew he'd take it out hard. I just wanted to run my race."

 Fout did just that, hounding Darling through the first 4 kilometers of the 5 kilometer race (3.1 miles). And with 400 meters to go, Fout passed Darling and raced to a 6-second win.

 "The competition was really tough," Fout said. "I'm sure I'll see a lot of these guys next week at the Footlocker meet in Wisconsin."

 Fout was happy with his teammates.

 "Everyone ran well," Fout said. "It was great to meet the night before and hang out with everyone. It's tough to take three weeks off and run well."

 Fout was referring to the three-week lapse between the Indiana state meet and Saturday's all-star meet. Most other states had only one week between races.

 Oeding was also pleased with her teammates. Behind Oeding, the Indiana girl's team had 5 more runners place in the top 19. Indiana state champion Alexandra Banfich struggled with the flu, placing 18th.

 "I was surprised," Oeding said of the quality of competition. "It was crazy. The competition was intense. I've never started a race that fast."

 

   Mid-East Cross Country Championship (Boys)
                    ============== 5K =================
        Indian Riffle Park, Kettering, Ohio 11/17/2007              
 
Place Name               School                         State        Time  Pace 
===== ================== ============================== ============ ===== =====
    1 Michael Fout       LaPorte                        Indiana      14:59  4:50
    2 Maverick Darling   Ovid-Elsie                     Michigan     15:05  4:52
    3 Mark Dennin        Boyertown                      Pennsylvania 15:22  4:57
    4 Bobby Aprill       Dexter                         Michigan     15:23  4:58
    5 Cory Leslie        Sandusky Perkins               Ohio         15:27  4:59
    6 Walt Luttrell      Dayton Christian               Ohio         15:33  5:01
    7 David Rafailedes   Massillon Jackson              Ohio         15:34  5:01
    8 Zach Gates         Hamilton Southeastern          Indiana      15:35  5:01
    9 Nathan Troester    Lincoln-Way East               Illinois     15:36  5:02
   10 Justin Heck        Monroe                         Michigan     15:37  5:02
   11 Dan Thaler         St. Xavier                     Ohio         15:37  5:02
   12 Joe Jackson        Hilliard Darby                 Ohio         15:38  5:03
   13 Addis Habtewold    St. Clair                      Michigan     15:40  5:03
   14 David Eichenberger Plainfield                     Indiana      15:41  5:03
   15 John Luttrell      Dayton Christian               Ohio         15:41  5:04
   16 Ben Bizuneh        Pike                           Indiana      15:43  5:04
   17 Michael Hoffmann   Bloomington North              Indiana      15:43  5:04
   18 Sean Wilson        Franklin Community             Indiana      15:45  5:05
   19 Dan Lowry          LaSalle                        Pennsylvania 15:46  5:05
   20 Anthony Witt       Shakamak                       Indiana      15:46  5:05
   21 Greg Roeth         Miamisburg                     Ohio         15:47  5:05
   22 Matt Lutzke        Williamston                    Michigan     15:49  5:06
   23 Rich Eber          Brother Rice                   Illinois     15:49  5:06
   24 Zack Montijo       North Penn                     Pennsylvania 15:50  5:06
   25 Chris Fallon       Copley                         Ohio         15:50  5:07
   26 Mike Katsefaras    Pinckney                       Michigan     15:51  5:07
   27 Andy Bayer         Leo                            Indiana      15:52  5:07
   28 Neal Anderson      Chatham Glenwood               Illinois     15:53  5:07
   29 Chase Kadlec       Wheaton North                  Illinois     15:54  5:08
   30 Kevin O'Brien      Palatine                       Illinois     15:54  5:08
   31 Ron Revord         Lincoln-Way East               Illinois     15:58  5:09
   32 Matt Jacob         North Allegheny                Pennsylvania 15:59  5:09
   33 Justin Taylor      North Allegheny                Pennsylvania 16:00  5:10
   34 Makorobondo Saluko Lakewood                       Ohio         16:01  5:10
   35 Mathew Smoody      Palatine                       Illinois     16:03  5:10
   36 Jon Newman         Naperville North               Illinois     16:04  5:11
   37 Zach Mayhew        Terre Haute North              Indiana      16:08  5:12
   38 Nathan Martin      Three Rivers                   Michigan     16:09  5:13
   39 John LaColla       West Chester East              Pennsylvania 16:15  5:14
   40 Myles Scott-Stirn  Lincoln-Way East               Illinois     16:19  5:16
   41 Josh McAlary       Lumen Christi                  Michigan     16:19  5:16
   42 Eddie Griffin      Fern Creek                     Kentucky     16:20  5:16
   43 Ike VanDoorne      Grant                          Michigan     16:21  5:16
   44 David Adley        Baldwin                        Pennsylvania 16:21  5:16
   45 Craig Padgett      Mishawaka                      Indiana      16:22  5:17
   46 Garth Watson       Canton                         Pennsylvania 16:27  5:18
   47 Willie Polio       Owensboro Catholic             Kentucky     16:29  5:19
   48 Dan Nix            Williamston                    Michigan     16:29  5:19
   49 Dustin Emerick     Elmwood                        Illinois     16:30  5:19
   50 Tyler Dickinson    Apollo                         Kentucky     16:40  5:22
   51 Brian Himelright   Peninsula Woodridge            Ohio         16:44  5:24
   52 David Grieshaber   Woodford                       Kentucky     16:47  5:25
   53 Todd Dickinson     Apollo                         Kentucky     17:10  5:32
   54 Cody Napier        Muhlenberg South               Kentucky     17:27  5:38
   55 Cullen Kuntz       Woodford                       Kentucky     17:29  5:38
   56 Peter Feist        Conner                         Kentucky     17:33  5:40
   57 Chris Becker       Butler                         Kentucky     17:38  5:41
   58 Aundreas Lopez     John Hardin                    Kentucky     17:42  5:42
   59 Andrew Mahoney     Coatesville                    Pennsylvania 18:19  5:54

 


                     *********** TEAM SCORE **********

 


  1.    41  Ohio        (  15:34  1:17:49)
======================
  1      5  Cory Leslie                15:27
  2      6  Walt Luttrell              15:33
  3      7  David Rafailedes           15:34
  4     11  Dan Thaler                 15:37
  5     12  Joe Jackson                15:38
  6   ( 15) John Luttrell              15:41
  7   ( 21) Greg Roeth                 15:47
  8   ( 25) Chris Fallon               15:50
  9   ( 34) Makorobondo Salukombo      16:01
 10   ( 51) Brian Himelright           16:44

 

  2.    51  Michigan    (  15:31  1:17:34)
======================
  1      2  Maverick Darling           15:05
  2      4  Bobby Aprill               15:23
  3     10  Justin Heck                15:37
  4     13  Addis Habtewold            15:40
  5     22  Matt Lutzke                15:49
  6   ( 26) Mike Katsefaras            15:51
  7   ( 38) Nathan Martin              16:09
  8   ( 41) Josh McAlary               16:19
  9   ( 43) Ike VanDoorne              16:21
 10   ( 48) Dan Nix                    16:29

 

  3.    56  Indiana     (  15:33  1:17:41)
======================
  1      1  Michael Fout               14:59
  2      8  Zach Gates                 15:35
  3     14  David Eichenberger         15:41
  4     16  Ben Bizuneh                15:43
  5     17  Michael Hoffmann           15:43
  6   ( 18) Sean Wilson                15:45
  7   ( 20) Anthony Witt               15:46
  8   ( 27) Andy Bayer                 15:52
  9   ( 37) Zach Mayhew                16:08
 10   ( 45) Craig Padgett              16:22

 

  4.   111  Pennsylvania(  15:48  1:18:57)
======================
  1      3  Mark Dennin                15:22
  2     19  Dan Lowry                  15:46
  3     24  Zack Montijo               15:50
  4     32  Matt Jacob                 15:59
  5     33  Justin Taylor              16:00
  6   ( 39) John LaColla               16:15
  7   ( 44) David Adley                16:21
  8   ( 46) Garth Watson               16:27
  9   ( 59) Andrew Mahoney             18:19

 

  5.   119  Illinois    (  15:50  1:19:06)
======================
  1      9  Nathan Troester            15:36
  2     23  Rich Eber                  15:49
  3     28  Neal Anderson              15:53
  4     29  Chase Kadlec               15:54
  5     30  Kevin O'Brien              15:54
  6   ( 31) Ron Revord                 15:58
  7   ( 35) Mathew Smoody              16:03
  8   ( 36) Jon Newman                 16:04
  9   ( 40) Myles Scott-Stirn          16:19
 10   ( 49) Dustin Emerick             16:30

 

  6.   244  Kentucky    (  16:42  1:23:26)
======================
  1     42  Eddie Griffin              16:20
  2     47  Willie Polio               16:29
  3     50  Tyler Dickinson            16:40
  4     52  David Grieshaber           16:47
  5     53  Todd Dickinson             17:10
  6   ( 54) Cody Napier                17:27
  7   ( 55) Cullen Kuntz               17:29
  8   ( 56) Peter Feist                17:33
  9   ( 57) Chris Becker               17:38
 10   ( 58) Aundreas Lopez             17:42

 

                                                                     
                Mid-East Cross Country Championship (Girls)
                    ============== 5K =================
             Indian Riffle Park, Kettering, Ohio 11/17/2007 
Place Name               School                         State        Time  Pace 
===== ================== ============================== ============ ===== =====
    1 Claire Durkin      Worthington Kilbourne          Ohio         17:24  5:37
    2 Caitlin Comfort    Peoria Notre Dame              Illinois     18:08  5:51
    3 Tiffany Abrahamian Rochester                      Michigan     18:13  5:53
    4 Katie Haines       Rockford                       Michigan     18:20  5:55
    5 Sloan Secord       Gaylord                        Michigan     18:21  5:55
    6 Emily Pritt        Massillon Jackson              Ohio         18:29  5:58
    7 Hilary Esselstein  Archbishhop Alter              Ohio         18:31  5:58
    8 Erika Alpeter      Hilliard Darby                 Ohio         18:37  6:00
    9 Lacey Oeding       Jasper                         Indiana      18:37  6:00
   10 Meghan Lutz        Nazareth Academy               Pennsylvania 18:38  6:01
   11 Lorna Whaley       Avon                           Indiana      18:39  6:01
   12 Maggie Bingham     Westfield                      Indiana      18:41  6:01
   13 Lindsey Gakenheime Monroe                         Michigan     18:42  6:02
   14 Steph Fulmer       St. Pius X                     Pennsylvania 18:44  6:02
   15 Jen Rock           Utica Eisenhower               Michigan     18:45  6:03
   16 Erin LaFave        Bloomfield Hills Lahser        Michigan     18:47  6:03
   17 Rachel McFarlane   Livonia Churchill              Michigan     18:48  6:04
   18 Alexandra Banfich  Culver Academies               Indiana      18:48  6:04
   19 Chelsea Blanchard  Carroll (Allen)                Indiana      18:51  6:05
   20 Renee Masterson    Beech Grove                    Indiana      18:55  6:06
   21 Sam Patty          Turpin                         Ohio         18:56  6:06
   22 Aisha Praught      Moline                         Illinois     18:59  6:07
   23 Lia Jones          Pine River                     Michigan     19:00  6:08
   24 Meg Ecker          Penn Manor                     Pennsylvania 19:01  6:08
   25 Hannah Ringo       Solon                          Ohio         19:08  6:10
   26 Jennifer Klugh     Sparta Highland                Ohio         19:10  6:11
   27 Sarah Simonetti    Pennridge                      Pennsylvania 19:13  6:12
   28 Alissa Ott         Detroit Country Day            Michigan     19:17  6:13
   29 Megan McAdams      Brecksville Broadview Heights  Ohio         19:21  6:14
   30 Rachel Humphrey    Fox Chapel                     Pennsylvania 19:22  6:15
   31 Molly Hirt         Bloomington North              Indiana      19:24  6:15
   32 Kara Doerffler     Fort Wayne Concordia           Indiana      19:24  6:15
   33 Heather Giovagnoli Spring Ford                    Pennsylvania 19:26  6:16
   34 Kailyn Kuzmuk      Andrew                         Illinois     19:28  6:17
   35 Elissa Mason       Roncalli (Indianapolis)        Indiana      19:31  6:18
   36 Molly Waterhouse   Vicksburg                      Michigan     19:33  6:18
   37 Amber Stack        Wheeling                       Illinois     19:50  6:24
   38 Melissa Smith      Mercer                         Pennsylvania 19:51  6:24
   39 Colleen Standridge Palatine                       Illinois     19:52  6:25
   40 Rebecca Shelton    Model                          Kentucky     19:58  6:26
   41 Marie Thompson     Downingtown East               Pennsylvania 19:59  6:27
   42 Kristian Baldwin   Carbondale                     Illinois     20:02  6:28
   43 Caitlin Sharp      East Canton                    Ohio         20:03  6:28
   44 Anna Farmer        Liberty Benton                 Ohio         20:03  6:28
   45 Hannah Miller      Northridge                     Indiana      20:04  6:28
   46 Kelsey Dolan       Loyola Academy                 Illinois     20:04  6:28
   47 Caitlin Storbeck   Archbishhop Carroll            Pennsylvania 20:21  6:34
   48 Kayla Crusham      Conner                         Kentucky     20:26  6:35
   49 Bridget Stichnot   Tates Creek                    Kentucky     20:28  6:36
   50 Celia Kresser      Notre Dame                     Kentucky     20:30  6:37
   51 Lauren Sible       Byron                          Illinois     20:30  6:37
   52 Meghan Baker       Central Hardin                 Kentucky     20:40  6:40
   53 Erin Rauch         East Richland                  Illinois     20:44  6:41
   54 Ashley Miller      Owensboro                      Kentucky     20:51  6:43
   55 Meagan Pickett     Ballard Memorial               Kentucky     20:57  6:45
   56 Jami Kloenne       Conner                         Kentucky     21:04  6:48
   57 Valerie Thomas     Trimble County                 Kentucky     21:47  7:01

 


                     *********** TEAM SCORE **********

 


  1.    40  Michigan    (  18:29  1:32:21)
======================
  1      3  Tiffany Abrahamian         18:13
  2      4  Katie Haines               18:20
  3      5  Sloan Secord               18:21
  4     13  Lindsey Gakenheimer        18:42
  5     15  Jen Rock                   18:45
  6   ( 16) Erin LaFave                18:47
  7   ( 17) Rachel McFarlane           18:48
  8   ( 23) Lia Jones                  19:00
  9   ( 28) Alissa Ott                 19:17
 10   ( 36) Molly Waterhouse           19:33

 

  2.    43  Ohio        (  18:24  1:31:57)
======================
  1      1  Claire Durkin              17:24
  2      6  Emily Pritt                18:29
  3      7  Hilary Esselstein          18:31
  4      8  Erika Alpeter              18:37
  5     21  Sam Patty                  18:56
  6   ( 25) Hannah Ringo               19:08
  7   ( 26) Jennifer Klugh             19:10
  8   ( 29) Megan McAdams              19:21
  9   ( 43) Caitlin Sharp              20:03
 10   ( 44) Anna Farmer                20:03

 

  3.    69  Indiana     (  18:44  1:33:36)
======================
  1      9  Lacey Oeding               18:37
  2     11  Lorna Whaley               18:39
  3     12  Maggie Bingham             18:41
  4     18  Alexandra Banfich          18:48
  5     19  Chelsea Blanchard          18:51
  6   ( 20) Renee Masterson            18:55
  7   ( 31) Molly Hirt                 19:24
  8   ( 32) Kara Doerffler             19:24
  9   ( 35) Elissa Mason               19:31
 10   ( 45) Hannah Miller              20:04

 

  4.   105  Pennsylvania(  19:00  1:34:58)
======================
  1     10  Meghan Lutz                18:38
  2     14  Steph Fulmer               18:44
  3     24  Meg Ecker                  19:01
  4     27  Sarah Simonetti            19:13
  5     30  Rachel Humphrey            19:22
  6   ( 33) Heather Giovagnoli         19:26
  7   ( 38) Melissa Smith              19:51
  8   ( 41) Marie Thompson             19:59
  9   ( 47) Caitlin Storbeck           20:21

 

  5.   134  Illinois    (  19:16  1:36:17)
======================
  1      2  Caitlin Comfort            18:08
  2     22  Aisha Praught              18:59
  3     34  Kailyn Kuzmuk              19:28
  4     37  Amber Stack                19:50
  5     39  Colleen Standridge         19:52
  6   ( 42) Kristian Baldwin           20:02
  7   ( 46) Kelsey Dolan               20:04
  8   ( 51) Lauren Sible               20:30
  9   ( 53) Erin Rauch                 20:44

 

  6.   239  Kentucky    (  20:25  1:42:02)
======================
  1     40  Rebecca Shelton            19:58
  2     48  Kayla Crusham              20:26
  3     49  Bridget Stichnot           20:28
  4     50  Celia Kresser              20:30
  5     52  Meghan Baker               20:40
  6   ( 54) Ashley Miller              20:51
  7   ( 55) Meagan Pickett             20:57
  8   ( 56) Jami Kloenne               21:04
  9   ( 57) Valerie Thomas             21:47