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RUSHVILLE —
The cross country season kicked off Saturday with the annual running of the Rushville Classic. Teams from around the state competed in three divisions for both boys and girls. Rushville competed in Division II. The Lady Lions were incomplete as a team with just three runners. Hillary Cain led the way for the Lady Lions with an 11th place finish in 21:43.09. Kaylee Creekmore was next in 34th with a time of 23:11.57. Michaela Orme finished 69th with a time of 25:20.35. Hagerstown’s Hayley Rogers won the race in 20:16. Batesville won the team title with 85 followed by Guerin Catholic 88 and Eaton 145. For the boys Division II, Guerin Catholic won the team title with 52. Frankton was second with 131. Delta was third with 134. Rushville finished 17th with 389. Union County’s Tate Schienbein won the race in 16:19.25. Evan Dyer led the Lions with a 53rd place finish in 19:31.52. Loys Rees was next for Rushville in 75th with a time of 20:15.58. Nick Zepeda was three spots back in 78th with a time of 20:18.87. Dalton Miller finished 84th in 20:37.19. Zach Dorrel was 106 th in 21:36.30. Tyler Dawson finished 122nd with a time of 23:33 and Ryan Edwards was 127th in 24:31.86. In Division I (large school), Columbus North won both the titles for girls and boys. For the girls, Columbus North had 16 to win the team title followed by Southport 100 and Franklin Central 112. Columbus North’s Rachel Sollman won the race in 19:22.45. For the boys, Columbus North’s seven runners took the top seven spots for a sweep of the team title with 15. Pike was second with 84 and Greenwood was third with 114. Columbus North’s Christopher Kelsey won the race in 15:55.15. In Division III (small school), Oldenburg Academy (33) won the team title for the girls followed by Tri (68) and Eastern Hancock (71). Oldenburg’s Ann Kuntz won the race in 19:54.40. Monroe Central won the team title for the boys with 62 followed by Blue River Valley 136 and South Ripley 182. Wapahani’s Stefan Harry won the race in 17:34.98.