BCHS wrestler, senior Eli Bustamante, 152LB class, is currently ranked #20 in the state and undefeated in the season, with a record of 24-0.

The wrestling team placed second in the city tourney on Dec. 18, 2021, with a score of 200.5. City Champions include Eli (152), John Rushenberg (160) and Tommy Hannon (182). Gabriel McNamee (113), Charlie Rushenberg (145) and Kade Rickard (170) were city runners-up.

The team has an overall record of 17-5 and were North Putnam Invitational Champions.

Congratulations BCHS Wrestlers!

• 1st Place and City Champions are:
  • Medley Relay (Maddie Loiselle, Mia Todd, Hanna Ross, Jackie Figura); PR in the event of 2:02.38.
  • Hanna Ross: 100 free with a 58.57.
  • Girls 200 Free Relay (Jackie Figura, Mia Todd, Gabriella Herner, Hanna Ross) with a 1:49.92.
  • Gabriella Herner: 500 with a 5:53.23.
  • Maddie Loiselle: 100 back with a 1:05.52.
  • 400 Free Relay (Gabriella Herner, Maddie Loiselle, Mary-Claire McCarthy-Young, Hanna Ross) with a 4:06.75.
• Maddie Loiselle: second in the 200 IM with a 2:30.14. Mary-Claire McCarthy-Young took third with 2:45.19.
• Jackie Figura: second in the 50 free with a 28.10. Peyton Bean rounded out the top 8 with a 29.99.
• Marguerite Bourgeois: second in the 100 breaststroke with a 1:21.55. Mia Todd was close behind with a 1:21.93 to take third.
• Avery Nagel: third in the 200 Free with a 2:29.30.

Boys Swimming/Diving Team takes Second Place

• First Place City Champions are:
  • Boys Medley Champions (Jack Steadham, Max Bourgeois, Aaron Loiselle, Patrick Countryman) with the time of 1:42.77. This also beat the BCHS record of 1:42.81. WOW!
  • Aaron Loiselle: first in 200 IM with a 2:07.53.
  • Boys 200 Free Relay (Patrick Countryman, Jack Steadham, Aaron Loiselle, Max Bourgeois) rocked a first-place finish with a time of 1:33.26.
  • Max Bourgeois: first in the 100 breaststroke with a 1:05.64.
  • Max Bourgeois: first in the 500 with a 5:10.80.
• Jack Steadham broke his own PR in the 50 with a new time of 22.06 with Patrick Countryman right behind him third with 23.53.
• Aaron Loiselle placed second in the 100 fly with a 56.84.
• Patrick Countryman took second in 100 free with a 52.66 with Alex Paz rounding out top 8 with a 59.08.
• Jack Steadham broke another personal record in the 100 back with a 55.32.
• Danny O’Gara: third in the 100 breaststroke with a 1:09.05.

Congratulations to BCHS junior Lily Cridge, as she finished second in the Garmin Running Lane national meet in Huntsville, AL, on Dec. 4, 2021. She ran the 5000m course in 16 minutes, 22.81 seconds.

The previous girls Indiana record was 16:52.25, set by Mishawaka’s Anna Rohrer in 2015.

Lily’s previous best was 17:04.6 at the Shelbyville Semistate on Oct. 23. Lily won the 2021 state cross country title on Oct. 30, 2021, at Terre Haute, winning by 31 seconds in a time of 17:32.7 on a slow, rain-soaked course.

The winner of the national race, Natalie Cook from Flower Mound, TX, won the event with a time of 16:03.93. The top twenty in the nationals all ran under 17 minutes.

Milesplit Indiana Female Runner of the 2021

Read the story of her accomplishments on in.milesplit.com

Bishop Chatard was pleased to welcome back over 60 girls basketball alumnae and coaches at their Alumni Girls Basketball Recognition Night on November 24, 2021.

They enjoyed the evening of reminiscing, socializing, and recognition. They were introduced to the sell-out crowd between the JV and Varsity girls basketball games vs Cathedral that evening.

Read about the alumni, what they are doing now, what sports they followed after graduation, in the program for the evening.

Open the Girls Alumni Program

Thank you to Coach Wagner and staff for making this happen!

Lily Cridge won the 2021 IHSAA state meet in an excellent time of 17:32 in very wet and soggy conditions on the LaVerne Gibson cross country course in Terre Haute, Indiana! She is Bishop Chatard’s first cross country state champion, and we are so proud of all of her very hard work and determination that helped her to reach this truly awesome achievement!

View an Interview with Lily from Milesplit.com

Lily Cridge is the 2021 semi-state champion and broke the course record with an awesome time of 17:04! Alex Teed also had a strong race in the very competitive Shelbyville semi-state meet!

Connor Moriarty, Max Bourgeois, and Davis Falcon capped off awesome seasons in the extremely competitive Shelbyville semi-state meet with very strong races, but did not advance.

Regional Results

The Girls Cross Country team placed 6th in the highly competitive Noblesville 2021 Regional meet, and missed advancing as a team by 1 place. Lily Cridge was the regional champion with an amazing time of 17:17! Additionally, her teammate Alex Teed advanced as an individual to semi-state!

The Boys Cross Country team also placed 6th in the highly competitive Noblesville regional meet, and narrowly missed advancing as a team. Max Bourgeois, Davis Falcon, and Connor Moriarty advanced as individuals to semi-state!

Good luck in the Semi-State Trojan runners! The semi-state will be held on Saturday, Oct. 23 at Blue River Park in Shelbyville, beginning at 10:30 a.m.

Sectional Results

The Boys and Girls Cross Country teams are heading to 2021 Regional competition!

The boys team placed 3rd in the sectional meet at Brebeuf and advanced to the Saturday, Oct. 16, Noblesville regional! The following runners were named to the all-sectional team: Max Bourgeois (9th), Davis Falcon (12th), Connor Moriarty (15th), and Ian Kolbus (16th).

The girls cross country team also placed 3rd in the sectional meet and advanced to Saturday’s Noblesville regional! Lily Cridge was the sectional champion! Alex Teed also made the all-sectional team by placing 15th overall!

The Lady Trojans are 2021 Cross Country City Champions! Lily Cridge was the individual champion. Alex Teed, Mallory Stewart, Mary Bea Sowinski, Mara Foley and Mayan Stickel also earned All-City honors!

The BCHS 2021 Boys Cross Country Team also won the City Championship! Max Bourgeois was the individual champion, while Connor Moriarty, Davis Falcon, JD Haines, & Ian Kolbus also earned All-City Honors!

Congratulations Trojan runners!

Congratulations to Nadia Brehm, who hit a 90 in the 2021 Golf Sectionals and advances to the regionals. She had 33 putts, hit 9 fairways, had 6 GIRs, and 48 in the red zone. The girls team placed 5th overall, with a total score of 420.

Golf regionals was held on Sept. 25 at Edgewood Golf Club Nadia shot a 94 at the regionals. She had 38 putts, hit 9 fairways, had 5 GIRs, and 57 in the red zone, but did not advance.

Congratulations to Brady Braun, current senior, who was named to the 2021 Indy Star All-USA football preseason team. He was also named second-team preseason All-American by MaxPreps. Brady averaged 39.1 yards per punt as a junior for the 2020 Class 3A Champion Trojan football team! He handles place-kicking and kickoff duties for the team as well.

View the full article on the IndyStar.com

• Kristin Ennis-Pulliam, MCCGSA City Swimming Coach of the Year
• Katie Fisher, MCCGSA City Basketball Coach of the Year
• Dan Kinghorn, MCCGSA City Cross Country Coach of the Year
• Sean McGinley, MCCGSA City Track Coach of the Year

Colin McSharar, BCHS Class of 2007, has been named the Head Coach for Uganda’s Women’s Senior Lacrosse Team. Team Uganda will be the first African nation to compete at the World Games which will be June 29 through July 9, 2022, in Towson, MD. This will also be the first time Uganda has ever sponsored a women’s team to compete internationally.

Colin was a four-year letter winner as goalie at BCHS and went on to an illustrious college career at Mount St. Joseph University. There he was a four-year letter winner and two-year starter. He holds the university’s record for wins in a season and total goals against the average. He holds the NCAA record for career points as a goalie with 3.

Colin is no stranger to starting or helping new lacrosse programs. As a freshman at BCHS, he joined the team is its second ever season at BCHS. The Mt. St. Joseph program was also in its second year. He coached at BCHS and Butler U. His experience with starting programs took him to Franklin College, where he helped with the women’s program transition from club to DIII. And, he started the Anderson University women’s program.

Read his most interesting story at ugandalacrosse.ug

Congratulations Colin!