IHSAA 66th Boys and 31st Girls Cross Country State Finals Preview

Date: Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011.
Site: LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course, Wabash Valley Sports Center, 599 S. Tabortown Road, Terre Haute, IN 47803
Course Layout Times: Boys at 1 pm ET; Girls at 1:45 pm ET.
Admission: $8.00 per person.
Feeder Semi-States: Brown County, Carmel, New Haven, New Prairie.
Video Stream: A video stream from both races will be available at ihsaa.org.

Boys: Lane Assignments | Roster
Girls: Lane Assignments | Roster

Visit the Indiana Track and Cross Country Hall of Fame and Museum while in Terre Haute
Note: Dr. Greg Bell, 1956 Olympic Gold Medalist will be on hand Friday afternoon.

Notables

Girls Teams Qualified (24)
Avon, Bloomington South, Carmel, Carroll (Fort Wayne), Center Grove, Columbus North, Crown Point, Eastern (Greentown), Evansville Memorial, Fort Wayne Concordia, Hamilton Southeastern, Heritage Hills, Huntington North, Lake Central, New Albany, Northridge, Penn, Portage, Terre Haute North, Terre Haute South, Valparaiso, Warsaw, West Lafayette, Westfield.

Girls Teams Returning from 2010 Field (15 of 24)
Bloomington South, Carmel, Carroll (Fort Wayne), Columbus North, Crown Point, Evansville Memorial, Fort Wayne Concordia, Huntington North, Lake Central, Portage, Terre Haute North, Terre Haute South, Valparaiso, West Lafayette, Westfield.

Most Consecutive Girls Team Appearances
31 by Carmel, 1981-current.

Active Streaks of Girls Team Appearances (Three or more years)
31: Carmel. 19: Valparaiso. 8: Carroll (Fort Wayne), Terre Haute North. 6: Lake Central. 5: Bloomington South, Columbus North. 4: Crown Point, Huntington North, Portage. 3: Evansville Memorial.

Team Appearance Droughts Broken (10 or more years)
12: Warsaw (1999). 11: Avon (2000).

First Team Appearance
Eastern (Greentown), Hamilton Southeastern.

Former Girls State Champions in the Field
None.

Boys Teams Qualified (24)
Bedford North Lawrence, Bloomington South, Carmel, Carroll (Fort Wayne), Chesterton, Columbus North, Crown Point, Evansville North, Fort Wayne Snider, Hamilton Southeastern, Hobart, LaPorte, Lawrence Central, McCutcheon, Mishawaka, North Central (Indianapolis), North Harrison, Seymour, South Bend St. Joseph’s, Terre Haute South, Valparaiso, Warsaw, Whitko, Zionsville.

Boys Teams Returning from 2010 Field (16 of 24)
Bedford North Lawrence, Bloomington South, Carmel, Carroll (Fort Wayne), Chesterton, Columbus North, Crown Point, Fort Wayne Snider, Hamilton Southeastern, LaPorte, Mishawaka, North Central (Indianapolis), North Harrison, South Bend St. Joseph’s, Terre Haute South, Valparaiso.

Most Consecutive Boys Team Appearances
36 by Carmel, 1976-current.

Active Streaks of Boys Team Appearances (Three or more years)
36: Carmel. 6: Bloomington South. 5: Columbus North, LaPorte. 4: North Central (Indianapolis), North Harrison, Valparaiso. 3: Fort Wayne Snider, Hamilton Southeastern, South Bend St. Joseph’s.

Team Appearance Droughts Broken (10 or more years)
65: Lawrence Central (1946). 21: Warsaw (1990).

First Team Appearance
Whitko.

Former Boys State Champions in the Field
Futsum Zeinasellassie, 11, North Central (Indianapolis) (2009, 2010).