South Decatur hosted the Decatur County cross-country meet Monday afternoon at the Southeast Baptist Youth Camp. The Greensburg boys won the team title with 21 pts placing seven runners in the top 10 finishers. Sophomore Jake Hawkins won the race in 18:05 and was all-county for the second year in a row. Jake earned the first individual victory in his running career with his performance. Sawyer Sanders used a strong second half of the race to place second overall. Sawyer recorded his fastest time of the season running 18:16 and earned all-county honors for the fourth consecutive year.
Junior Nate Murray had his best race of 2021. Murray was 4th place overall in 19:05 and received all-county recognition for the third year in a row. Bryant Merritt also lowered his season best in the race Monday evening. Bryant broke 20:00 for the first time in 2021. He crossed the finish line in 6th with a time of 19:38 to earn all-county for the second straight season.
TJ Gorman was next for the Pirates. He was 8th place in 19:48 for all-county. Sophomore Cameron Schwartz was all-county for the second time taking 9th overall in 19:58. Freshman Paxton Harris used a strong finish earning 10th place with a time of 19:59 as Harris was all-county for the first time. Freshmen Chase Tekulve (11th) and sophomore Carson McCord (12th) both ran personal best times of 20:10 at the county meet. Other Greensburg runners included Wyatt Clifford (13th in 21:46) and Robert Browning (29th in 24:32). The boys finish the 2021 regular season with a record of 25-21.
Senior Emily Mangels led the girls’ race from start to finish as she earned her first career victory. Mangels also had her fastest time of the season running 20:49. Emily was all-county for the fourth consecutive season. Tiffani Gramman placed 3rd overall to earn all-county recognition and lowered her personal best to 21:35. That performance moved Tiffani to #14 all-time at Greensburg.
Hannah Crowell also set a new personal record Monday evening. She was all-county with a 4th place overall in 22:04. Her time moved Crowell into the top 20 all-time performers for Greensburg Cross-Country for 5 km. Freshman Tori Gauck was also all-county. She took 5th place as she established a new personal best of 22:07. Ally Foster was all-county for the second time in her career. She lowered her season best to 24:20 taking 9th place. Malana Kramer also established a new season best running 24:50 for 12th overall.
Other Greensburg runners included Olivia Evans (13th in 25:36), Allison Kunze (17th in 26:42), and Kylee Simpson (18th in 26:49). The girls improved their record to 35-12 on the season. Both teams will compete in the IHSAA Sectional hosted by South Dearborn at Saturday morning. The boys’ race is scheduled to begin at Moores Hill Elementary School at 9:30 am.South Decatur hosted the Decatur County cross-country meet Monday afternoon at the Southeast Baptist Youth Camp. The Greensburg boys won the team title with 21 pts placing seven runners in the top 10 finishers. Sophomore Jake Hawkins won the race in 18:05 and was all-county for the second year in a row. Jake earned the first individual victory in his running career with his performance. Sawyer Sanders used a strong second half of the race to place second overall. Sawyer recorded his fastest time of the season running 18:16 and earned all-county honors for the fourth consecutive year.
Junior Nate Murray had his best race of 2021. Murray was 4th place overall in 19:05 and received all-county recognition for the third year in a row. Bryant Merritt also lowered his season best in the race Monday evening. Bryant broke 20:00 for the first time in 2021. He crossed the finish line in 6th with a time of 19:38 to earn all-county for the second straight season.
TJ Gorman was next for the Pirates. He was 8th place in 19:48 for all-county. Sophomore Cameron Schwartz was all-county for the second time taking 9th overall in 19:58. Freshman Paxton Harris used a strong finish earning 10th place with a time of 19:59 as Harris was all-county for the first time. Freshmen Chase Tekulve (11th) and sophomore Carson McCord (12th) both ran personal best times of 20:10 at the county meet. Other Greensburg runners included Wyatt Clifford (13th in 21:46) and Robert Browning (29th in 24:32). The boys finish the 2021 regular season with a record of 25-21.
Senior Emily Mangels led the girls’ race from start to finish as she earned her first career victory. Mangels also had her fastest time of the season running 20:49. Emily was all-county for the fourth consecutive season. Tiffani Gramman placed 3rd overall to earn all-county recognition and lowered her personal best to 21:35. That performance moved Tiffani to #14 all-time at Greensburg.
Hannah Crowell also set a new personal record Monday evening. She was all-county with a 4th place overall in 22:04. Her time moved Crowell into the top 20 all-time performers for Greensburg Cross-Country for 5 km. Freshman Tori Gauck was also all-county. She took 5th place as she established a new personal best of 22:07. Ally Foster was all-county for the second time in her career. She lowered her season best to 24:20 taking 9th place. Malana Kramer also established a new season best running 24:50 for 12th overall.
Other Greensburg runners included Olivia Evans (13th in 25:36), Allison Kunze (17th in 26:42), and Kylee Simpson (18th in 26:49). The girls improved their record to 35-12 on the season. Both teams will compete in the IHSAA Sectional hosted by South Dearborn at Saturday morning. The boys’ race is scheduled to begin at Moores Hill Elementary School at 9:30 am.
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From Greensburg Coach Troy Davis