State Qualifiers!

FC Distance had an outstanding Regional meet, with Jason Crist leading the charge as Regional Runner-up in the 1600 and Regional Champion in the 3200, running a stellar 9:10!

Perhaps the most exciting race of the day, though, came as the 4x800 team of Andrice Martin, Trevor Rapp, Aaron Nanavaty, and Andrew Schmalfeldt placed third, qualifying for the state meet in 8:04! On the last lap, Center Grove sensation Austin Mudd was held off by our very own Freshman Phenom Andrew Schmalfeldt (okay, okay...Schmally had about a 9 second lead going into the last leg...but Mudd's run 1:51 so give Schmally some credit!).

Also advancing to state was shot-putter Jared Lantz with a PR throw over 53 feet.

Other Regional qualifiers distance-wise were Austin Presnell (scoring for the Flashes with an 8th place 9:51 effort in the 3200), Andrew Schmalfeldt AGAIN in the open 800 scoring in 8th in 2:01, and "Big Stave" Harrison, who capped off a great career at FC with a 4:41 12th place Regional Finish.

Overall, our team was 4th at Regionals. Full results can be found here. Go Flashes!

Sectionals!

We had a great sectional meet, advancing nearly every distance runner on to Regionals!

Our 4x800 team of Andrice Martin, Aaron Nanavaty, Andrew Schmalfeldt, and Trevor Rapp was sectional runner-up in 8:16.

In the 1600, Big Stave Harrison broke through a barrier to run 4:38, placing 3rd, and Jason Crist cruised to a 4:27 victory.

In the 800, Andrew Schmalfeldt got boxed in and was forced to slow down considerably to get "out and around" nearly everyone in the race. He ran 2:03.19 and placed 4th, advancing to Regionals in the 800 as a Freshman.

In the 3200, Jason Crist cruised to his second victory of the day, running 9:47 and Austin Presnell turned in a PR performance of 9:53, placing 3rd.

Next Up: Regionals on Thursday at Connersville! This meet tends to run quickly and is loaded with some great distance teams including Columbus North, Center Grove, Warren Central, and an up-and-coming Greenwood team.

Go Flashes!

Varsity County

Our 4x8 team started the night well by running 8:04.95 and placing 3rd behind two of the best teams in the state: LC and Warren. We will get another shot at the Warriors during the Sectional and Regional! The team consisted of Andrice Martin, Trevor Rapp, Aaron Nanavaty, and Jason Crist.

In the 1600, Steven Harrison ran 4:40, nearly breaking through that difficult time barrier. Big Stave will get another crack at the 4:40 mark at the upcoming Sectional meet.

In the 3200, Matt Shaw and Austin Presnell both ran gutsy races, competing well with some big-time runners. Austin broke 10:00 for the second time (9:57) placing 5th in Marion County. Matt scored for the Flashes placing 8th in 10:14.

In the 800, Jason Crist catapulted himself into the #7 all-time spot with a time of 1:56.82. Jason joins Aaron Fisher and Adam Green as the only Flashes to be a part of ALL 4 Distance Top-ten Lists!

Congratulations Flashes...now it's on to the Sectional meet!