Plainfield High School

The Plainfield cross country teams took on elite national competition this past Saturday at the Nike Twilight Invitational at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute — home of the IHSAA State Finals and one of the premier courses in the Midwest. Girls' Race of Champions: The Plainfield girls competed in the highly competitive Race of Champions, which featured top programs from across the United States. Facing a deep field of 390 runners, the Quakers finished 33rd out of 42 teams. Leading the way for Plainfield was Katie Campbell, placing 101st, followed by Adisyn Gorrell (154th), Tinley Woodruff (213th), Madison Weaver (314th), and Hailey Kelley (320th). The group showed strong effort and poise in one of the toughest lineups of the season. Boys Open Blue Race In the Open Blue Race, the Plainfield boys turned in a strong team showing, finishing 22nd out of 86 teams in a massive field of 787 runners. Ryan Evans led the Quakers with an impressive 13th-place finish. He was followed by Zane Deugan (43rd), Jackson Hayes (177th), Zac Siddons (211th), and Tyler Sanchez (353rd) to round out the team’s top five. Girls JV Race The Girls JV team also had a strong day, finishing 15th out of 33 teams in a field of 424 runners. Top finishers included Diella Barth (75th), Maria Kovach (77th), Lexi Deugan (80th), Ellie Phillips (125th), and Lux Norton (184th) — a tight pack performance that demonstrated Plainfield’s depth and teamwork. Boys JV Race The Boys JV squad battled through a field of 658 runners to finish 29th out of 34 teams. Isaiah Gray led the group with an unofficial 343rd-place finish, as timing issues prevented an official result. He was followed by Henry Hartman (376th), Emerson Bammann (437th), Neil Wu (471st), and Jarad Salazar (485th).