GREENCASTLE — Crawfordsville boys’ and girls’ cross country teams participated in the Puckett Invitational at South Putnam on Saturday. Both teams did well.
The girls’ team placed second behind Katherine Novak who placed first with a time of 22:48. Other Athenian places and times were Remy Swinford 14th, 25:52; Caroline Novak 16th, 26:32; Soren Olofson 18th, 27:26; Li Li Yeung 30th, 31:09; and Paige Johnson 41st, 36:29.
Indianapolis Geneses was the top girls’ team.
The Athenian boys placed second at the Puckett Invitational behind champion Cascade.
Leading the way for the Athenians was Josh Inskeep who placed fifth with a time of 18:40.
Other Crawfordsville harriers placing were Hutton Haas sixth, 18:46, Max Brumett eighth, 19:14, Jantzen Thayer ninth, 19:24; Cole Capper 17th, 20:38; Alex Sanchez 18th, 21:03; and Colten Custer 22nd, 21:18.
First-year coach Jared McMurry was pleased with the way his teams competed in their first event of the season.
“The girls all ran great times, with Katherine Novak leading the way,” McMurry said. “I’m proud of her effort and grit to get an early season title.”
“This team (boys) has goals to win championships, but in a sport like cross country, you can compete hard, run fast, and leave it all out there and still come up short, and that’s what we did on Saturday,” McMurry added. “I am proud of both teams.”
