Wabash High School

The running Lady Apaches left Friday night for the overnight stay to preform at the Brown County Eagle Classic Saturday morning. The Lady Apaches participated in the Girls Varsity race with over 30 teams on the line. The teams were separated in scoring into two classes, giving the Apaches plenty of competition to help them place within their division. As the Apaches took off, the narrowing of the straight away caused collision, making footing a challenge for the Apaches. As they advanced into the woods, the girls were able to break through and proceeded to run fast mile times. Going through the two mile, the girls worked to find each other towards the front of the packs. Rounding out the third mile into the finish, the running Lady Apaches crossed the line with some intense competition. Their efforts earned them a 5th place team finish. First for the team was sophomore, Mia Fairchild, placing 6th, with a career PR time of 21:43. Next up was our team senior, Ivy Beamer, with a time of 22:58 and placing 20th overall. Beamer and Fairchild receiving hardware for placing within the top 25. Following in behind Beamer was a junior, Haylee Friend, who came in 49th place with a time of 24:44. Right behind her was Josie Bailey, a sophomore, in 50th place with a time of 24:45. Following close behind was another junior, Maya Howard, with a time of 25:26. Howard finished in as the 57th individual. Up next was another sophomore, Mallory Tart, with a time of 25:31 in 59th place. Following Tart was Paula Alvarez-Ibanez, a sophomore, with a time of 25:48. Alvarez-Ilbanez took 66th place. There were 109 runners in the their class. The running Lady Apaches will be at it again next weekend at West Noble.