Wabash JH XC Invite
The Wabash junior high cross country teams were host to the Wabash Invite Saturday at City Park.
The Wabash Middle School Boys Cross Country Team hosted their own invitational Saturday at the city park. Behind excellent performances the Apaches finished 3rd out of 12 teams.
Leading the way for Wabash was Kamden Oswalt with a 2nd place finish. A pack of Apaches followed with Jacoby Amburgey, Kaden Kelsheimer, Beckett Shaw, Jeffery Small, Kedryn Evenson, and Easton Cantrell coming in 15th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, and 25th respectively. In the reserve race Kalib Mabery came in 10th, Demetri Shull 12th, Jaydenn Mertz 13th, Aiden Young 14th, Mason Tart 17th, and Finn Fairchild 22nd. Many outstanding performances happened throughout the morning. Beckett Shaw, Kaleb Mabery, Demetri Shull, Mason Tart, Easton Cantrell, Kaden Kelsheimer, and Aiden Young all equaled or bettered their lifetime personal bests. Many other runners were very close. This concludes the cross country season for the 5th graders. The 6-8th graders will be in action next week at the conference meet.
The Lady Apaches had their first and only meet of the season on their own stomping grounds at the Wabash Invite Saturday morning. On the line with them were eight other complete teams. The girls accepted the challenge to come from their home course. Knowing that they practice strong every day and were ready to face the hills. At the mile mark, every single girl in both the varsity and JV race were ahead of their mile time targets. Ultimately, the race led to seven PR’s, a fourth place team finish, and a phenomenal end to our fifth graders season. The girls gave it their all today, and showed themselves that when they face the challenge, all they need to do is believe.
Coming in first for the Varsity running Apache crew was 6th grader, Teresina Cordes, running a PR time of 11:50, taking 2nd place overall and far surpassing the previous Wabash Girls beat home time. Second for the team was a 6th grader, Sutton Stoffel, running in with a PR time of 13:30 and placing 20th overall. Next was Kinslee McBride, another 6th grader, running in 25th place with a PR time of 14:13. Close behind her was 7th grader, Eliza Denney, running in with a time of 14:22, closing in on her PR, and taking 28th place. Coming in 32nd place was 6th grader, Briar Stoffel, running a time of 14:41, also close to her PR. Next for the Apache crew was Emma Cantrell, a 7th grader, running a PR time of 15:30 and finishing in 43rd place. Kylie Mickleson, another 6th grader, followed in behind Cantrell with a PR time of 15:51 in 44th place. Rounding out the varsity squad was Camille Coffman, running a career PR of 16:35 and taking 48th place overall. There were 58 athletes within the varsity race.
In the reserved race was our 5th grade trio. Our 5th graders were determined to complete their season strong; with set intentions, that is exactly what they did. First of our 5th graders to come through was Harper Ellet. Ellet ran a career PR time of 18:53 and took 24th place. Close behind her was Addilyn McBride finishing with a season best time of 19:03 and taking 25th place. Finishing up for the trio was Adelyn Edwards with her time of 23:05 in 27th place. There were 27 girls in the boys and girls mixed reserve race. There were 54 athletes total. It was an incredible way to end their competitive season and we couldn’t be more proud.
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The Northfield Middle School Boys finished 2nd behind a very good West Noble cross country team on Saturday at the Wabash Middle School Invitational. Leading the Norse was Bode Sorg, 3rd, Preston Moore, 7th, Nate Hodson, 8th, Hudson Haupert, 12th, Maesyn Jones, 22nd, Gavin Lester, 31st, and Bentley Sutterby, 52nd. The boys will compete in the Running Rivers Conference Championships at Manchester High School next Saturday to wrap up the season.
The Northfield Middle School Lady Norse Cross Country team’s undefeated season came to an end Saturday at the Wabash Middle School Invitational. Falling just short of West Noble, they finished 2nd. Kaleigh Rice paced the Norse by winning the individual championship. Teagan Baer, 8th, Ali Copeland, 13th, Addi Hawkens, 15th, Andrea Widemon, 16th, Sheila Smith, 44th, Haylee Bucher, 46th, and Izzy See in a new PR, 47th. Also running in the 3rd and 4th grade race was Audrie Hawkens. She won the event which was a 2k race. The Lady Norse will compete in the RRC Championships at Manchester High School next Saturday.
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On Saturday, the lady Knights finished eighth as a team at the Wabash Invitational, with 195 points. West Noble finished first with 45 points, followed by Northfield in second with 53 points. Western came in third with 77 points. Wabash placed fourth with 105 points. McCulloch finished in fifth with 129 points. Manchester came in sixth with 137 points, and Frankton placed seventh with 166 points.
Individually, Paige Nelson placed sixth in a time of 12:41.20. Ellie Simpson came in 49th with a career best time of 16:43.40. Ambry Strickler finished 52nd with a season best time of 17:10.50. Dallis Kroft came in 53rd with a season best time of 17:37.50. Rayli Pershing finished 54th with a season best time of 18:02.21.
Individually, Zander Chellis placed seventh with a career best time of 11:38.50. Riley Sutphin finished 31st with a season best time of 13:38.90.
Results from Manchester will be added IF received
