MONTGOMERY —
Connor Sorrells is hitting the peaks on the mountain at the right time.
The Barr-Reeve senior shattered his own course record in Thursday’s Blue Chip Conference meet by 38 seconds and set the meet’s fastest time by 40 seconds at the Gasthof Complex.
“Connor just ran super,” Barr-Reeve coach JayR Perkins said. “There hasn’t been anyone run under 15 south of Bloomington since 1980, and this isn’t a short course. It’s a full 5K, so that’s a pretty impressive performance.”
While Sorrells ran into the record books, it was South Knox’s day as a team. The Spartans clipped the Vikings, 38-43.
Barr-Reeve ran without Jarit Perkins, who is suffering with an upper leg injury. The Spartans were also missing one of their main runners, but South Knox ran to the conference title by five points.
Barr-Reeve coach JayR Perkins noted that both Sorrells, and second-place finisher Damon Pruett, were allowed to run at a pace of their liking.
While Sorrells won by 43 seconds, Pruett’s run of 15:41 missed the previous course record by five seconds, and the meet mark by three.
“We turned them both loose,” Perkins said. “We don’t want to leave out Damon. He’s been running in the shadow of Connor for four years. There isn’t any other team in southern Indiana that wouldn’t want to have him on their team, and a lot as their first runner.”
Andrew Staggs was the first Spartan across the line in third place (16:30). Loogootee’s Zach Wagler was fourth (16:40), and Washington Catholic’s Sam Baker placed sixth in 17:20.
The top 12 runners are named all conference. Barr-Reeve’s Martin Winkler was the last local runner to gain that status with an 11th-place finish (17:35).
While Perkins and his Vikings had hoped to take home a conference championship, the Barr-Reeve coach said he was not disappointed by the final results.
“I liked what I saw from the other boys,” Perkins said. “They stepped up, and I think it will give them confidence going into next week and the following Saturday at Pike Central.”
The coach, and father, wanted to insure that his runner, and son, would be ready to go next Tuesday when South Knox hosts the sectional.
“He’s (Jarit) rehabing, and we’re trying to get him up and going for Tuesday,” Perkins said. “He has good spirits. I think he is probably 50-50 for Tuesday. We obviously hope he will be ready.”
South Knox and Barr-Reeve were followed across the line by Northeast Dubois (63), Loogootee (105) and North Knox (150). Washington Catholic, Shoals and Vincennes Rivet did not have enough runners to score as a team.
Northeast Dubois won the girls race with 22 points. The Jeeps were followed by South Knox (41) and North Knox (77). Barr-Reeve, Washington Catholic, Shoals and Loogootee did not enough runners to score as a team.
South Knox’s Katie Stanley was the individual winner in a time of 21:28. The Jeeps took the next four spots.
Washington Catholic’s Sarah Wichman placed seventh in a time of 22:57. Barr-Reeve’s Cassidy Brothers was ninth in 23:34.
South Knox won the junior high boys race with 27 points. Barr-Reeve (43), Loogootee (76), Northeast Dubois (113), Washington Catholic (141) and North Knox (158) followed.
Barr-Reeve won the girls team title with 24 points behind a first-place finish from Natalie Graber (11:16). Teammate Emily Schultheis was second (12:05).
The race was the final during the regular season for the Viking duo for Sorrells and Pruett.
While this was the last race of their careers on their home course, Perkins isn’t ready for it to the be final race of their careers.
“I will probably not let myself think of that just yet,” Perkins said. “When I look back a month from now, I will think that (the final regular season meet) is pretty sad. But this is not their last meet. They burned the course up. The grass may still be on fire.”
The Vikings join other local teams for the South Knox boys and girls sectional next Tuesday.
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