Batesville High School

What a beautiful morning it was to race in a 5K with over 20 teams to compete against at the Rushville Invitational. The Bulldogs definitely took advantage of the weather as 20 out of the 31 runners that competed today for Batesville ran personal bests, the girls were Invitational champions with 12 girls placing in the top 20 and the boys were 3rd with 3 placing in the top 20. The boys scored 98 points, giving them 3rd place with Richmond coming in first with 45 points and Northeastern at 81 points. Finishing out the top 5, Centerville came in 4th with 114 points and Rushville was 5th with 132 points. Individually, Levi Essick led the Bulldogs placing 6th at 18:04 with Ethan Raschulte right behind him in 7th place at 18:08. Cash Myers placed 16th (18:55) as the third runner coming through for Batesville. Finishing out the top 7 for the Bulldogs were: Brody Gibson, 36th (19:40) with Ryan Benz to follow in 37th (19:43), Tripp Hertel in 50th (21:25) and Lucas Gadberry, 52nd (21:46). For the girls, as stated earlier, they had 12 individuals in the top 20 with freshman Ava Wade and sophomore Jayla Bedel leading the way coming in 2nd and 3rd respectively at personal best times of 19:49 and 19:50. Sam Adams was the 3rd Bulldog to cross the line in 5th place at 20:57, followed by Francesca Myers in 7th at 21:06 and Caitlin Raver (21:16), Paige Allgeier (21:23) and Maycee Holtkamp (21:53) close behind her in 8th-10th. Others receiving awards by placing in the top 20 were: Lexi Harris (22:31), Aubrey Weberding (22:50), Jade Martin (22:53), Charlotte Trossman (22:53) and Reillee Adams (23:12), placing 15-18 and 20th. With these performances, the Bulldogs placed first with a low score of 20 points, almost 3 x's better than Northeastern in 2nd place at 55 points. Rushville was 3rd with 95 points, Centerville was 4th at 100 points and Richmond was 5th at 108 points.