Lake Central High School

The Lake Central girls' cross country team is the 2024 IHSAA Regional team champion. This is their first regional championship since 2021 (last semi-state was 2015--this is year 2 of no semi-state). LC had 3 in the top 10 to sneak out a narrow team victory over Penn; the victory over the rest of the field was by a wide margin. Macey Thompson was the individual champion, Lana Bruggeman finished in 5th place and Chloe Neal finished in 6th place. Aubrey Neal finished in 26th, Mackenzie Smith in 28th, Roxann Martinez in 54th, and Katelyn Smith in 72nd. The girls will travel to Terre Haute to run the Lavern Gibson Championship course and compete for a state championship. LC's best team finishes came in 2007 and 2008; they were State Runner-Up those two years. Full Results: https://www.tfrrs.org/results/xc/25079/IHSAA_Cross_Country_Regional_1#event161687 The boys' cross country team is state bound: They finished the New Prairie regional in 4th place overall. Northridge was the team champ, followed by Penn and Valparaiso. Ben Perschon led the way for LC finishing in 10th position. Kris Garner finished in 23rd and Evan Smith in 33rd. Other notables: Patrick Ryan finished in 53rd, Dominic Negrete 62nd, Ethan Gonzalez 96th, and Owen Thompson 109th. The boys will race in the state finals in Terre Haute this Saturday. Full Results: https://www.tfrrs.org/results/xc/25079/IHSAA_Cross_Country_Regional_1#event161688