Centerville captured fourth and Hagerstown captured fifth during the Rushville sectional on Saturday, Oct. 17, to qualify to advance to the Franklin Community regional to be run on Saturday, Oct. 24.
The top five teams and the top 15 runners not on a qualifying team qualified to advance to the regional round. Hayden Neagle, running as an individual from Seton Catholic, won the race in a time of 19:06.16.
Team standings: Batesville 21, East Central 76, Rushville 99, Centerville 123, Hagerstown 125, Union County 134, New Castle 144, Northeastern 187.
Centerville scoring runners: Anna Nevels 14th, Audrey Maghielse 31st, Maci Smarrelli 37th, Addie Talbot 42nd, Bella Green 45th, Bowi Frame 54th, Olivia Hawkins 59th.
Hagerstown scoring runners: Sophia Garvin 12th, Abigail Smith 30th, Maycee Favorite 32nd, Emsley Holcomb 40th, Savanna Smith 58th, Sarah Sorrell 68th.
Northeastern scoring runners: Amiyah Davis 26th, Brielle Moody 48th, Brooklyn Lee 52nd, Claire Mainous 57th, Kendall Patterson 67th, Hadley Nutty 69th.
Running as individuals: Hayden Neagle (Seton Catholic) first, Aubrey Neagle (Seton Catholic) third, Kinley Puckett (Lincoln) fifth, Caroline Swinney (Richmond) 15th, Maggie Middleton (Seton Catholic) 33rd, Kemaira Farris-Craig (Richmond) 34th, Lena Allen (Richmond) 43rd, Melanie Lafuze (Richmond) 53rd
Wayne County individuals advancing: Hayden Neagle (Seton Catholic). Aubrey Neagle (Seton Catholic), Kinley Puckett (Lincoln), Caroline Swinney (Richmond), Maggie Middleton (Seton Catholic), Kemaira Farris-Craig (Richmond).
A version of this article appeared in the October 21 2026 print edition of the Western Wayne News.
