Stars Finish 14th at North Harrison

BNL’s Grace Tanksley was 10th in the North Harrison Invitational on Thursday.

(RAMSEY) – Bedford North Lawrence finished 14th in the 16-team field during the North Harrison Invitational girls cross country race on Thursday afternoon.

Jasper won the meet with 47 points, followed by Northeast Dubois (68) and Corydon (115). The Stars totaled 309 points.

Grace Tanksley paced BNL (which competed without two of its top runners) with a strong performance, crossing the line in 10th place among the field of 119 runners in 22:14.9.

Lindley Steele was 31st in 23:56.0, Adalyn Banks was 83rd in 28:28.0, and Emily Bartlett was 84th in 28:28.5. Katelyn Moody was 101st in 34:06.8.

Jasper’s Andi Vanmeter was the individual champion in 19:47.0, while NED’s Jordan Schweikarth was second in 20:48.1.

BNL’s boys team will compete in the Columbus North Invitational on Saturday.

North Harrison Invitational

Team scores

Jasper 47, Northeast Dubois 68, Corydon 115, Charlestown 135, Borden 149, Perry Central 188, Southridge 214, Brownstown 241, Eastern Pekin 248, Paoli 256, North Harrison 274, Scottsburg 298, Crawford County 299, BNL 309, Jeffersonville 325, South Central 374.

Top individuals

1 Andi Vanmeter, Jasper 19:47.0; 2 Jordan Schweikarth, NED 20:48.1; 3 Marcie Stewart, Corydon 20:53.8; 4 Ashley Wight, Charlestown 21:31.4; 5 Sara Livingston, NED 21:34.2