Kyle Wallace For the first time in Carroll's history, a girls' team has qualified to compete at semi-state level. Strong performances by all seven cross country girls allowed them to avenge end-of-season losses to West Central and Lafayette Central Catholic and propel them to the semi-state.

Led by Ashley Bordner's 7th place finish with a time of 15:45, the girls from Carroll ran hard through the hills at the Tippecanoe Amphitheater (Lafayette Harrison's home course).

"The girls are running with confidence and aggression," stated an elated Coach Mike Miller. "I'm so very excited and proud of this team."

Following Bordner into the chute were: Courtney Rinehart 24th, Hope Hayden 31st, Lauren Wilkinson 44th, Abby Reinke 48th, Emily Schneckloth 58th and Amber Hughes 60th. The girls' record is now 141-23

CHS boys ran their best but finished seventh as a team. "We

knew going into this race that the boys were going to finish anywhere from fifth to seventh as a team. The much bigger Lafayette schools proved to be too strong for us," Coach Miller said.

Led by Kyle Wallace, who qualified to go to semi-state with a ninth place finish, five of the seven boys ran their best times of the season on a course that is very difficult to accomplish that feat. Wallace's time of 16:36 moved him into the Top Ten performances

Ashley Bordner list which was a goal of his from the beginning of the season.

Tyler Macy was the next Cougar to cross the line in 26th place followed by Sam Scharer 38th, Weston Rinehart 41st, Sean Smith 52nd, Brad Benson 54th and Andrew Miller 65th. The boys' final team record was 134- 32.

Next stop for the girls team and Wallace is the New Prairie Semi-State this Saturday at 11 a.m.

Qualify for Semi-State Carroll Girls' Cross Country team has qualified to compete in the New Prairie Semi-State on Saturday. Team members are, from left: Megan Ayres, Amber Hughes, Hope Hayden, Emily Schneckloth, Courtney Rinehart, Ashley Bordner, Lauren Wilkinson, Kaitlin Kennedy, and Abby Reinke. Photos provided