Wabash Boys XC Wins Wapahani Invite
The Wabash high school boys cross country team faced perennial small school power Wapahani and a myriad of other schools in Saturday’s Wapahani Invitational.
Even though Wapahani runners took 1st and 2nd place in the race, a strong pack effort secured the win for the Apaches as Kaden Vogel, Jonas Church, Isaiah Cordes, and Ezra Church came through in 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th place respectively. Jace Bullins and Bobby Shull were separated from the rest of the group by 1 runner finishing in 8th and 9th. Kasen Oswalt was just 3 places behind in 13th. Matthew Niles came in 19th, Chase Howard 24th, and Maverick Sommers 45th to round out the rest of the Apaches.
There were a total of 66 runners in the race. Next up is the Manchester Invitational on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend.
The weather was the most ideal after having this past week’s heat wave. 47 girls toed the line, running as 6 complete teams. With the first mile being quick, the Apaches had to find their race pace early to set the tone for miles two and three. Despite being on a new course, the girls ran with practiced skill and found their places early on in the race. Maintaining their placement across the finish line, 3 Lady Apaches placed in the top 20. As a team, the girls finished in 4th place overall.
First for the lady Apaches was sophomore, Haylee Friend, running in with a time of 23:48 and taking 12th place overall. Following Friend was our lone Junior, Ivy Beamer, coming in 18th place overall with a time of 24:34. Mallory Tart, our first freshman, raced to the finish in 19th place and running a career PR time of 24:35. Coming in after her was Mia Fairchild, another freshman. Fairchild started her career with a time of 25:50 and taking 27th place overall. Irma Robles, a senior, followed in close behind with a career PR of 26:03 and placing 28th. Following Robles was another freshman, Rinka Higuera. Higuera ran a career PR time if 26:14 and snagged a close 31st place. Rounding out the group was a freshman, Josie Bailey, with a career setting time of 26:39. Bailey finished in 32nd place.
