Brownsburg to host HCC Cross Country Championships
By Keelen Barlow
Brownsburg Boys' and Girls' cross-country will host the upcoming 2019 Hoosier Crossroads Conference Cross Country Championships. The meet is set for Sept. 28 at Brownsburg East Middle School.
The boys' team, ranked No. 10 in the IATCCC poll, will start their race at 10:00. The girls, ranked No. 21, kick off their race at 10:30.
A Loaded Field
The field includes all eight members of the Hoosier Crossroads Conference. Six of the HCC schools have both of their teams in the IATCCC poll.
The boys field features four of the top-fifteen teams in the state. No. 5 Fishers, No. 7 Noblesville, the 10th ranked Bulldogs and No. 11 Zionsville lead the field. No. 18 HSE and No. 20 Westfield round out the ranked boys' teams.
On the girls' side, three of the teams competing are ranked in the top-ten (No. 3 Zionsville, No. 4 Fishers, and No. 8 Noblesville). The 21st ranked Bulldogs and No. 24 Westfield are also in the polls.
Last Time Out
Last weekend, both the Brownsburg boys' and girls' teams competed at the Riverview Health Invitational hosted by Westfield High School.
The boys' rested their top-seven runners in preparation for this week's HCC meet. The Bulldogs finished fifth in the Boys Invite 5K and were led by Mael Brouwer. Brouwer finished in 22nd place with a time of 17:56.96.
Competing in the Invite's Championship 5K, the Brownsburg girls posted an eighth-place effort at the Riverview Health Invitational. Kiley VanNess notched a PR time of 20:14.13 at the invite.
Brooke Dixon's 10-place finish was the highest mark for the Bulldogs for the Bulldogs.
Back at Home
For the second time this month, Brownsburg will compete at their home course. On September 7th, the Bulldogs hosted the Brownsburg Invitational in what was a strong meet across the board. Alex Freeman (15:47.98) and Brooke Dixon (18:32) broke course records for Brownsburg as the Bulldogs swept the top spots at the meet.
The boys claimed three of the top four spots at the Brownsburg Invitational. Freeman, Jacob Kodrick and Trevor Nolan led the Bulldogs.
The girls put nine of their runners in the top-20 individual times at the Brownsburg Invitational. Dixon and Kiley VanNess finished first and seventh for the Bulldogs.
The Bulldogs' Lineup
The boys' lineup will look a little different than it did last weekend. Alex Freeman, Jacob Kodrick, Trevor Nolan, Panin Skiles, Kole Kelley, Brett Hackman, Adin Rademacher, Mael Brouwer, Josh Hamilton, Andrew Moodie, Patrick Voglewede and Cade Oliger will run for the Bulldogs at HCC.
The girls will run the same lineup as they did in Carmel. Brooke Dixon, Cougill, Kylie VanNess, Isabella Maihofer, Sophie Britton, Alivia Gustrowsky, Eva Altschul, Sydney Parpart, Olivia Limbil and Carly Altier will all compete this weekend for the Bulldogs.
Stay tuned to @bhsdogs on Twitter for coverage from the meet.
