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Last Year’s State Finals In Review

The 28th Annual Girls Cross Country State Finals
LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course,
Terre Haute, Indiana, November 1, 2008
Final Team Standings Top 20 Individuals
1. Carmel 55 1. Sarah Higgens, Center Grove 18:14.0
2. Lake Central 160 2. Emily Mossler, North Central (Indpls.) 18:24.3
3. Franklin Central 167 3. Kelly McCurdy, Carmel 18:25.5
4. Valparaiso 172 4. Dana Payonk, Lake Central 18:31.1
5. Westfield 177 5. Renee Wellman, Carmel 18:25.5
6. Columbus North 182 6. Christina Blair, Wheeler 18:35.4
7. Northridge 190 7. Kelsey Lewark, West Lafayette 18:39.8
8. Noblesville 201 8. Jordan Chester, Boone Grove 18:43.3
9. Carroll (Fort Wayne) 202 9. Katy Achtien, Indianapolis Cathedral 18:44.7
10. Huntington North 299 10. Brianna Johnson, Carroll (Ft. Wayne) 18:59.7
11. North Central (Indpls.) 327 11. Siri Retrum, Columbus North 18:46.3
12. Portage 327 12. Kayla McCurdy, Carmel 18:47.7
13. Fort Wayne Northrop 332 13. Kaisa Goodman, West Lafayette 18:49.8
14. West Lafayette 386 14. Waverly Neer, Culver Academies 18:51.3 Recognize your outstanding student-athletes.
15. Crown Point 423 15. Sydney Mansfield, Ft. Wayne Northrop 18:52.0
16. Dekalb 432 16. Ali Hochstetler, Bethany Christian 18:54.1 Indiana high school coaches and school administrators
17. Heritage Hills 443 17. Jasmine Al-Anzi, Franklin Central 18:54.9
18. West Noble 446 18. Erica Ridderman, Warsaw Community 18:57.4 are invited to nominate senior basketball players who
19. Bloomington South 453 19. Kate DeSimone, Ft. Wayne Canterbury 18:57.9 set the standard for academic excellence, character,
20. Madison Consolidated 472 20. Molly Winters, Brebeuf Jesuit 18:59.3 sportsmanship and community service for recognition
through the Larry Bird Character Award program.
Beginning the week of Nov. 23, the Pacers and IndyStar.com will recognize one female
The 63rd Annual Boys Cross Country State Finals and one male nominee each week in The Indianapolis Star and on IndyStar.com.
LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course The top five female and male finalists from among all nominees will receive four
Terre Haute, Indiana, November 1, 2008 tickets to the April 10 Indiana Pacers home game and be recognized during a special
Final Team Standings Top 20 Individuals on-court presentation. The overall winners – one female and one male – will receive a

1. Carmel 100 1. Drew Shields, Fishers 15:20.3 Larry Bird Character Award trophy and $1,000 scholarship from Dick’s Sporting Goods.
2. Carroll (Fort Wayne) 110 2. Futsum Zeinasellassie, North Central (Indpls.) 15:25.4 Nominations must be submitted on the official form, either electronically or hard copy,
3. McCutcheon 153 3. James Martin, Carroll (Fort Wayne) 15:33.9 by a high school coach or school administrator. Forms are available at IndyStar.com/
4. North Central (Indpls.) 151 4. Dylan Sorensen, Zionsville 15:39.9 LarryBirdAward.
5. Fishers 158 5. Blake Dircksen, Noblesville 15:41.6
6. Franklin Central 180 6. Scott Lasiter, Franklin Central 15:43.7 Nominations are being accepted from Nov. 2, 2009, through March 2, 2010.
7. Terre Haute North 222 7. Alex Shields, Fishers 15:44.5
8. Northridge 255 8. Matthew Miller, LaPorte 15:46.5
9. Noblesville 286 9. Tyler Byrne, North Harrison 15:49.7
10. Floyd Central 289 10. Robby Stewart, McCutcheon 15:50.1 Presented by
11. Chesterton 298 11. Cameron Balser, Oak Hill 15:51.7
12. Huntington North 326 12. Kyle Smiley, New Prairie 15:52.7
13. LaPorte 330 13. Nathan Hendershot, Pendlton Heights 15:56.4
14. Valparaiso 379 14. Robert Kleber, Carroll (Ft. Wayne) 15:57.2
15. Bloomington South 388 15. J.D. Smith, Carmel 15:57.4
16. Columbus North 393 16. John Mascari,Terre Haute North 15:57.4
17. Fort Wayne Northrop 417 17. Michael Jordan, Pike 15:58.7
18. West Lafayette 426 18. Al Escalera, McCutcheon 15:59.3
19. North Harrison 436 19. Jason Crist, Franklin Central 15:59.8
20. Perry Central 453 20. David Osborn, Chesterton 16:00.6 A complete set of rules can be obtained
18 IHSAA - Pure Spirit. Pure Sport. Pure INDIANA! by logging on to IndyStar.com/LarryBirdAward

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