Cougars Finish Runner-Up At Sectional
By Aaron Smith | Oct 18, 2026 2:04 PM
The Cougars competed well at Sectional but came up a few points shy of Franklin Central. Braylon Mumaugh led the Cougars with his runner-up finish in 15:44. Bryce Cotterman finished 4th running 16:07. Otto Sickels had a great day moving up several places from where he was seeded to finish 9th in 16:25. His time was a 5 second pr. Jack Wait finished 16th in a time of 16:50. All of the top 4 runners earned All-Sectional honors by finishing in the top 20. Michael Peterson was the final scorer for the Cougars. Peterson ran as hard as he possibly could giving him a 3 second pr for a time of 17:03. Unfortunately, Peterson finished 21st just 2 seconds shy of All-Sectional, and he was also just 4 seconds shy of his goal of breaking 17 minutes. Parker Lawson finished 30th with a time of 17:40 which was only a few seconds shy of his pr. Adam Shields finished 37th in a time of 17:55. The Cougars advanced to next week's Franklin Regional by finishing in the top 5. Team Scores 1) Franklin Central 40 2) Greenfield-Central 52 3) Lawrence North 63 4) New Palestine 94 5) Mt. Vernon 130 6) Warren Central 179 7) Cathedral 184 8) Scecina Memorial 249 9) Lawrence Central 257 10) Beech Grove 293 11) Eastern Hancock 332 12) KIPP Indy Legacy 390




