The Greensburg Girls’ Cross-Country team qualified for the IHSAA State Championships for the first time in school history on Saturday morning. The Lady Pirates placed 5thout of the 25 schools in the team standings at the Crawford County Regional 5 Race. The girls’ team now has a record of 110-19 for 2026. They eclipsed the 100-win plateau for the first time ever.
Bloomington South’s Lexi Kollbaum defended her regional title winning the race with a time of 18:32.5. The Floyd Central Highlanders won the team title with 51 pts. Columbus North, Jasper, and Bloomington South also made the state meet next weekend at the Lavern Gibson Championships Cross-Country Course. The girls’ race begins at noon with the boys’ competition to follow at 1:00 pm.
Sophomore Eleanor Davis earned All-Regional honors for the second straight season. She placed 15th in 19:23.4. Lulu Webb had an excellent outing. Webb recorded a time of 20:03.5 to take 38th overall in the race. Maria Scholle also raced well and crossed the line in 45th with a time of 20:27.9. Junior Alli Bedel continued her steady improvement on the season as she lowered her personal best for the third straight race. Bedel finished 76th in 21:14.5. That performance moved her to 16th all-time at Greensburg. Josie Slaven had a strong finish and was 79th place in the race with a time of 21:19.6. Senior Alaina Bedel came in 82nd overall for the Lady Pirates in a time of 21.21.3. Emma O’Sullivan had her fastest time ever for 5000m on Saturday. She placed in 213th in 24:17.2.
Greensburg also had three individuals in the boys’ race. Senior Quinton Walker had his best performance of the season. He ran 17:01.3 for 5 km and earned 56th place. Ben Schneider ended his freshmen season running 17:56.1 to place 114th. Braylon Brancamp finished 167th in 18:40.3 in his final high school cross-country race.