Lady Trojan Cross Country at the 2019 State Finals

November 3, 2019

The Lady Trojans wrapped up their historic season by placing 11th at the 2019 state finals in Terre Haute. Freshman Lily Cridge earned all-state honors by placing 8th, the highest place for an individual in BCHS history. Lily’s teammates Emily Loiselle, Mary Bea Sowinski, Alex Gantz, Mayan Stickel, Caroline Bell, and Miranda Stickel all had great races as well and contributed the team’s impressive success this season.

Semi-State Results

The Lady Trojans are headed to the state finals!!

The team placed 4th in a very rainy and very competitive semi-state competition in Shelbyville. Lily Cridge (2nd) and Emily Loiselle (15th) earned all semi-state honors. Additionally, Mary Bea Sowinski, Alex Gantz, Mayan Stickel, Caroline Bell, and Miranda Stickel also had great races as they braved the conditions and earned their spot in the state finals.

Girls state final competition will be held on Sat., Nov. 2, at 1:45 p.m. (ET) at LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course, Wabash Valley Sports Center, 599 S. Tabortown Road, Terre Haute, IN 47803.

In boys semi-state cross country, junior Owen Teed closed out his very successful season by placing 63rd overall in a very rainy and very competitive semi-state competition in Shelbyville. Congrats, Owen!

Regional Results

Congratulations to the girls cross country team, as the team placed 4th in a highly competitive regional meet to advance to 2019 Semi-State Competition.

Earning All-Regionals honors were freshman Lily Cridge (17:56, 3rd place) and Emily Loiselle (18:12, 5th). Both ladies broke the school record! Critical points were also scored by sophomores Mary Bea Sowinski, Alex Gantz, and Mayan Stickel.

Junior Owen Teed advanced to the boys semi-state as an individual with the personal best time of 16:15. His teammates Charlie Jacoba (16:37) and Ethan Clapacs (16:49) also impressively broke the 17 minute mark.

Semi-State competition will be held at Shelbyville on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019. Boys begins at 10:30 a.m. and girls at 11:15 a.m.

The boys team placed 9th overall in a very competitive regional meet.

2019 Sectional Results

The Lady Trojans won the sectional championship! Lily Cridge was the meet runner-up and Emily Loiselle (6th), Mary Bea Sowinksi (12th), Alex Gantz (13th) also made the All-Sectional team. Mayan Stickel, Caroline Bell, and Miranda Stickel helped to seal the team’s victory over a loaded field at Brebeuf High School.

The Trojans boys cross country team qualified for the regional meet by placing 5th at the sectional meet hosted by Brebeuf High School. Owen Teed (8th) and Ethan Clapacs (14th) made the All-Sectional team. Charlie Jacoba, Will Johnson, Connor Brandon, Connor Moriarty, and Liam Murphy also contributed to the team’s successful advancement to the next round of the state tournament.

The regional competition will be held at Noblesville on Saturday, Oct. 19, beginning at 10:30 a.m.