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Kole Mathison and teammate Tony Provenzano finished 1-2, leading Carmel to the team title during the IHSAA Boys Cross Country State Finals at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course in Terre Haute.

The 6-3 senior Mathison with his long strides ran away from the field down the stretch clocking a 15:02.8 for his first state title. It was his third straight year finishing in the top five (placing fourth last year and third in 2020), and his time today was the third-fastest in the state finals at this course.

Provenzano, a junior, edged Brebeuf Jesuit's Cameron Todd, another junior, for second in a photo finish as both clocked 15:11.2. It was the third time teammates had swept the top two spots (1974, 1996) in the state meet.

Center Grove's Ty Garrett (15:31.6) and Matteo Rosio of Brebeuf, both seniors, finished fourth and fifth, respectively.

Carmel edged Zionsville in the team race, 103-106, to win its seventeenth title. It was the second-closest margin of victory in state finals history behind Floyd Central's two-point nod over Portage in 1991. Center Grove (143), Columbus North (157), and Noblesville (166) rounded out the top five teams.

The other scoring Greyhounds for Coach Colin Altevogt's outfit were Charlie Leedke in 28th (15:59.9), Thomas Biltimier in 56th (16:24.0), and Jack Capes in 61st (16:27.8).

Carmel's Kole Mathison Receives Mental Attitude Award
Following their respective races, Bridget Gallagher of Guerin Catholic High School and Kole Mathison of Carmel High School were announced as the recipients of the IHSAA mental attitude awards in girls and boys cross country, respectively.

Bridget is the daughter of Thomas and Kathleen Gallagher of Westfield, while Kole is the son of Scott and Amy Mathison of Carmel.

The annual recipients of the awards were nominated by their principal and coach and were determined by the IHSAA Executive Committee to have best demonstrated mental attitude, scholarship, leadership and athletic ability during their four years of high school.

Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance presented a $1,000 scholarship to each school's general scholarship fund in the names of Gallagher and Mathison.