{
  "id": 15265150,
  "title": "Rounding up Lafayette area results from cross county sectional round",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/rounding-up-lafayette-area-results-from-cross-county-sectional-round",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-17T19:43:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/rounding-lafayette-area-results-cross-194307254.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Saturday, October 17, teams from Lafayette area participated in the sectional round of the cross country state tournament, held at three different locations. Harrison emerged victorious with both its boys and girls teams, securing a first-place ranking from the area. The following five teams and 15 individuals from non-advancing teams advanced to the next round: Demotte Christian, Kankakee Valley, Tri-County, Rensselaer Central, and Benton Central.\n\nThe top performer from Lafayette area was Damian Avendano of North White, who finished in sixth place with a time of 17:23.10. From the advancing girls teams, Kankakee Valley's Krista Sytsma and Jenna Walker placed second and third, respectively, while Lillian Weigle of Benton Central and Harlo Holder of Benton Central rounded out the top five.\n\nIn Sectional 12 at Harrison, Northwestern's Beck Bennett won the race with a time of 16:32.59. The top Lafayette area finisher was Nicolas Angeles of Frankfort, who secured fourth place with a time of 16:57.25. From the advancing girls teams, Logansport's Alette Woodhouse won with a time of 19:48.50, followed by Caledonia Kays from Frankfort, who finished 14th with a time of 22:35.21.\n\nOther notable Lafayette area teams and individuals include Lafayette boys from non-advancing teams such as Damian Avendano, Jacob Geier, Ryan Richardson, John Hileman, Matthew Scott, Kevin Altman, Brody Andrews, Brady Greer, Koston Meyers, Jadyn Miller, and Melvin Facundo. Lafayette girls from non-advancing teams include Lillian Weigle, Harlo Holder, Hannah Schoenbeck, Loralei Rayman, Jimena Alvarado, Gaby Aragon, Ryleigh Whitaker, Addison Musall, Pamela Espinosa, and Graycee Chambers.",
  "summary": "Cross country runners from the Lafayette area competed in the sectional round Saturday, Oct. 17. See the results below.",
  "key_points": [
    "Harrison won sectional round with boys and girls teams",
    "Damian Avendano of North White finished 6th in Lafayette area",
    "Kankakee Valley's Krista Sytsma and Jenna Walker placed 2nd and 3rd"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}