Wabash Boys Win Marion Regional
On Saturday morning the Wabash High School boys cross country team returned to IWU for a tough regional rematch with an excellent Oak Hill team.
Despite Oak Hill getting first and second places the Apaches were able to put enough runners in the right spots to secure a close victory.
The first Apache runner to cross the finish line was Jonas Church in 5th place. Kaden Vogel (7th) and Dave Ford (10th) were right behind. This trio unit established a strong presence up front and their efforts sparked a tremendous showing from the other Wabash runners in the race. Isaiah Cordes finished in 21st and Jace Bullins finished in 29th. Chase Howard came in 37th while Kasen Oswalt came in 57th.
The team returns to IWU next Saturday for the semi-state meet.
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The Lady Apaches competed in the IHSAA Cross Country Regional in Marion Saturday.
First for the lady Apaches was junior, Calisen Kugler, running in with a career PR of 21:18 and taking 27th place overall. Kugler was 2 places away from qualifying for semi-state and finished her season shaving off 2 minutes and 48 seconds from beginning to end. Following Kugler was freshman, Haylee Friend, coming in 58th place overall with a time of 22:45. Friend finished her season taking off 2 minutes and 3 seconds throughout the season. Ivy Beamer, the sophomore of our running crew, raced to the finish in 65th place and running a career PR time of 23:15. Beamer finished her season shaving off a total time of 2 minutes and 7 seconds for the season. Raegan Jones, a freshman, followed in behind Beamer with a time of 23:21 and placing 68th. Jones was 2 seconds away from her PR and shaved off 1 minute and 28 seconds throughout her season.
