Three Locals Among XC All-State
TERRE HAUTE – The Indiana Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches released its boys and girls All-State lists Monday morning. The lists were grouped into four classes across the state, with All-State and Honorable Mention All-State recipients named for each boys and girls class.
The lists included Warsaw sophomore Mia Beckham and freshman Zeb Hernandez both earning Honorable Mention All-State in Class 4-A and Triton sophomore Baylee McIntire earning Honorable Mention All-State in Class 1-A.
Beckham led Warsaw to a Northern Lakes Conference team championship by placing second in the NLC race. The sophomore did not run at the sectional, only to return to win the Culver Academy Regional race as Warsaw claimed both sectional and regional team titles. Beckham finished 40th at the semi-state and 20th at state.
Hernandez had quite a rookie season. Finishing as NLC race champion, Hernandez helped Warsaw to a team title and then to sectional and regional team titles in the following weeks. Hernandez was second at the sectional and third at the regional in the individual standings. He concluded his season 20th at the semi-state and 52nd in the state finals.
McIntire had a quality season for the Trojans, taking seventh in the Hoosier North Athletic Conference meet, then placing 10th at the sectional, 22nd at the regional and 96th at the semi-state.
Area recipients for the IATCCC lists include:
Boys
Class 1-A All-State: Mitchell Rans, Caston
Class 2-A All-State: Wesley Meyer and Eli Pugh, Rochester; Matthew Yoder and Richmond Stoltzfus, Westview; Zen Zupin, Winamac
Class 2-A Honorable Mention All-State: Thomas Mohr, Manchester; Mitch Perkins, Prairie Heights; Derek Miller, Westview; Kyle Collins, Winamac
Class 3-A Honorable Mention All-State: Landon Miller, Fairfield; Gavin Gresham, New Prairie; Ryan Price, NorthWood; Matt Morris, South Bend St. Joseph
Class 4-A Honorable Mention All-State: Conner Sandt, Northridge; Zeb Hernandez, Warsaw
Girls
Class 1-A Honorable Mention All-State: Hannah Yeakey, ECA; Baylee McIntire, Triton
Class 2-A All-State: RaeCee Bedke, Manchester; Claire Collins, Winamac
Class 2-A Honorable Mention All-State: Alyssa Fanning, Bremen; Kelsey Tyler, Rochester
Class 4-A All-State: Tyler Schwartz, DeKalb
Class 4-A Honorable Mention All-State: Kayla McCulloch, East Noble; Jessica Duvall, Mishawaka; Emma Jankowski and Lauren Frank, Penn; Mia Beckham, Warsaw