Latest in Indiana HS Girls XCountryen-usCopyright 2009, IHSAA-NASat, 31 Oct 2009 23:20:03 GMThttp://emmisinteractive.comLake Central senior Dana Payonk was named the winner of the 2009 Mental Attitude Award by members of the IHSAA Executive Committee following the event. The award is presented annually to the senior who best demonstrates excellence in mental attitude, scholarship, leadership and athletic ability in her high school career. Payonk finished second in Saturday’s cross country state meet, her second...http://www.ihsaasports.org/fall/girls/xcountry/news/story.aspx?ID=1160319http://www.ihsaasports.org/fall/girls/xcountry/news/story.aspx?ID=1160319Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:20:03 GMTIt was a day of firsts for the big winners in the girls cross country state finals as Columbus North won the team competition and Terre Haute North’s Tapring Goatee took the individual medal at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course on Saturday. Columbus North, which finished third in last week’s semi-state, came away with the school’s first state championship in girl...http://www.ihsaasports.org/fall/girls/xcountry/news/story.aspx?ID=1160318http://www.ihsaasports.org/fall/girls/xcountry/news/story.aspx?ID=1160318Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:19:34 GMTDan Cummins is the recipient of the 2009 Interscholastic Athletic Official Association Award for excellence in the sport of cross country. Cummins will be honored in a special ceremony at Saturday’s state finals tournament. Each year, the Indiana High School Athletic Association, in cooperation with the National Federation of Interscholastic Officials Association, recognizes and honors an out...http://www.ihsaasports.org/fall/girls/xcountry/news/story.aspx?ID=1159580http://www.ihsaasports.org/fall/girls/xcountry/news/story.aspx?ID=1159580Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:57:52 GMTTwo new individual champions are assured this Saturday as the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute plays host to the IHSAA Boys and Girls State Finals. With seven runners from 24 teams plus 28 individual boys and 24 individual girls, there will be nearly 200 competitors that take to the 5,000 meter course in each race. The boys begin at 1 pm ET with the girls to follow at ...http://www.ihsaasports.org/fall/girls/xcountry/news/story.aspx?ID=1159579http://www.ihsaasports.org/fall/girls/xcountry/news/story.aspx?ID=1159579Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:57:18 GMTCenter Grove’s Sarah Higgens won the individual title and Carmel won the team title in the 28th annual IHSAA Girls Cross Country State Finals in Terre Haute on Saturday. Higgens, a senior, pulled away from the front pack of runners over the final 1,000 meters to take top honors in a girls 5,000 meter state finals record time of 18:14.0. This was the second year the girls finals had been run at tha...http://www.ihsaasports.org/fall/girls/xcountry/news/story.aspx?ID=101925http://www.ihsaasports.org/fall/girls/xcountry/news/story.aspx?ID=101925Sat, 01 Nov 2008 21:03:33 GMTErica Ridderman was named the winner of the Mental Attitude Award following the race by members of the IHSAA Executive Committee. The award is presented annually to a senior participant in the state finals who was nominated by her principal and coach and has demonstrated excellence in mental attitude, scholarship, leadership and athletic ability. Ridderman finished 18th overall in Saturday’s state...http://www.ihsaasports.org/fall/girls/xcountry/news/story.aspx?ID=101928http://www.ihsaasports.org/fall/girls/xcountry/news/story.aspx?ID=101928Sat, 01 Nov 2008 21:04:59 GMTTERRE HAUTE -- Lake Central's girls cross country team finished second in the state for the second year in a row -- quite an accomplishment. The Indians compiled a team score of 160. Unfortunately, they ran in to a buzzsaw from Carmel. The Greyhounds went the speed limit: 55. Valparaiso took fourth in the state with a team tally of 172. None of the three remaining area teams, Portage (12th), Crown...http://www.ihsaasports.org/fall/girls/xcountry/news/story.aspx?ID=102191http://www.ihsaasports.org/fall/girls/xcountry/news/story.aspx?ID=102191Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:52:54 GMTVALPARAISO — For the first time, Culver Girls Academy head soccer coach Harry Canellakis had doubts about his players. They put those doubts to rest in the second half Saturday. Following a scoreless first half, CGA hit the field with a vengeance, and attacking midfielder Dineo Mmutla scored just more than two minutes in. The Lady Eagles made that lone goal stand up for 38 minutes, and CGA soccer ...http://www.ihsaasports.org/fall/girls/xcountry/news/story.aspx?ID=101617http://www.ihsaasports.org/fall/girls/xcountry/news/story.aspx?ID=101617Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:21:05 GMTThe Huntington North girl's cross country team finished sixth at the New Haven semi-state on Saturday, wrapping up the sixth and final berth for next weekend's state finals in Terre Haute. Although the Lady Vikes expected to finish a little higher at Saturday's meet, they're happy to be heading to the state meet with a chance to improve upon Saturday's race. “We expected to do a little better, but...http://www.ihsaasports.org/fall/girls/xcountry/news/story.aspx?ID=101614http://www.ihsaasports.org/fall/girls/xcountry/news/story.aspx?ID=101614Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:17:22 GMTNEW CARLISLE -- Lake Central's top four runners placed in the top 15, which would have qualified them for state if they were running unattached. But that certainly wasn't the scenario as the Indians' No. 5 and 6 runners entered the chute in 16th and 17th place overall. There were a total of 157 runners in the race. LC repeated as NP semistate champs with a score of 51. "My girls really do feed off...http://www.ihsaasports.org/fall/girls/xcountry/news/story.aspx?ID=101610http://www.ihsaasports.org/fall/girls/xcountry/news/story.aspx?ID=101610Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:03:47 GMT