Columbus North High School

September 20, 2026 - Bull Dog girls cross country won the CN Invitational Saturday morning at Cereland Park, and the boys followed their lead with a victory in the boys division a few minutes later. Adira Sluder finished eighth in the girls division, finishing the 5km course in 19:00.2. The Dogs then went on to place their next six runners in the top 29 positions to win the team division with 64 points. Fishers was second with 67, and Avon third with 73 team points. Top eight Bull Dog finishers in the girls division included: 8. Sluder 10. Reece Peeples 13. Kodi Smith 15. Sydney Madden 19. Hazel Sasse 23. Emma Lowther 29. Abi Megel The boys dominated their division with just 46 team points. Carmel was second with 96, and Franklin Central third with 105 points. Justin Reckers won the boys individual title in 15:22.21. The Dogs had seven runners finish in the top 23 positions, including: 1. Reckers 5. Joseph Day 8. Levi Carothers 13. Rohan Norris 19. Jackson Lowther 21. Jonathan Hatton 23. Graham Pumphrey Both teams recognized the program’s seniors following the invitational. These seniors included Colin Amini, Levi Carothers, Cayden Chandler, Liam Glyn-Jones, Thomas Hennessee, Drew Hoeflinger, Myles Novreske, Samuel Perez, Graham Pumphrey, Tyler Randazzo, Justin Reckers, James Stofel, Noah Weidman, Andi Carothers, Brooklyn Donner, Emma Lowther, Adyasha Panda, Reece Peeples, Claire Rawlings, Adira Sluder, Savannah Spencer, Tristan Works, Rendy Zhong, and Wendy Zhong. Both teams will compete in the Jasper Invitational on Saturday, September 26.