Batesville Star to Represent SEI at Cross Country State Finals

See more results from the Cross Country Regionals.

(Columbus, Ind.) - Runners from across the region met in Columbus on Saturday for the IHSAA Cross Country Regional Championship. 

The event was held at CERAland Park. 

In the girls race, Batesville junior Jayla Bedel punched her ticket to the Cross Country State Meet with a 25th place finish (18:57). Bedel will represent southeastern Indiana at the State Finals on Saturday, October 31 at LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute. 

Batesville, the Sectional 18 champs, finished 11th out of 25 teams at the regional. Individual results for the Bulldogs are listed below:

• Francesca Myers-43rd, 19:39...personal best performance
• Caitlin Raver-83rd, 20:36...2nd best time
• Sydney Gilland-91st, 20:44...4th best time
• Paige Allgeier-97th, 20:49...2nd best time
• Audrey Dieckmann-139th, 21:43...personal best performance
• Aubrey Weberding-149th, 21:55...personal best performance

East Central finished 18th overall and Madison was 19th. 

Alyssa Donawerth was the top performer for the Trojans, placing 72nd overall (20:11). Madison was led by Lealynn Krulik with a time of 20:36 (82nd overall). 

In the boys race, Madison placed 18th overall, followed by Lawrenceburg in 21st place. East Central was 23rd and Batesville was 24th. 

Sam Crouch was the top performer for the Cubs, placing 58th overall with a time of 16:32. Lawrenceburg was led by Coleman Hughes. He ran a 17:05, placing 92nd overall. East Central's Abram Hiltz placed 131st (17:32) and Batesville's Ryan Benz was 117th (17:27). 

Full results: IHSAA Cross Country Regional 4 2026 - Results