New Palestine High School

Hailey Pardieck shattered the New Palestine school record by 10 seconds Saturday, winning the individual sectional title and leading the New Palestine girls cross country team to a runner-up finish at the Mt. Vernon sectional. Pardieck ran the 5K race in 18:16.3, winning by 9.3 seconds over Franklin Central's Natalie Vandesteene to claim the title. The Dragons tallied 55 places, finishing runner-up to Franklin Central (33). Greenfield-Central (74), Cathedral (114) and Lawrence North (131) also advance from the 10-team sectional to next week's regional. In addition to Pardieck's individual title, Elena Daugherty was seventh (19:18.9), Adi Smith 12th (20:02.1), Brynn Richey 18th (20:15.6) and Gwen Melby 19th (20:16.9). The Dragons boys also advanced with 95 places, finishing fourth in a 12-team field. Franklin Central (40) won the sectional title over Greenfield-Central (52) and Lawrence North (63). The Dragons finished 35 places ahead of fifth-place Mt. Vernon (130). Mike Bauer finished third overall for the Dragons, running the 5K in 15:46. He was 17 seconds behind champion Xavier Little of Lawrence North. Carson Cooper was 11th (16:32.7), Cody Lowe 26th (17:20.6), Micah Jones 27th (17:29.5) and Nick Holland 28th (17:35.5). The Dragons next compete in the regional Oct. 24 at CERALand Sports Park in Columbus.