The event took place Saturday at LaVern Gibson Championship Course in Terre Haute.
TERRE HAUTE - The historic LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute once again played host to the IHSAA Cross Country State Finals on Saturday.
Batesville High School junior Jayla Bedel was among 250 female competitors.
Bedel finished in 118th place with a time of 19:21 seconds.
The Bulldogs star qualified for the State Finals with a 25th place finish at the Regional (18:57). Bedel finished in second place at the Sectional with a time of 19:32.
This year's Girls Cross Country State Champion is Daphne Weller, of Fort Wayne Concordia. She completed the course in 16:52, setting a new state meet record.
Lake Central won the team championship.
Calvin Seitz, of Springs Valley, is the Boys Cross Country State Champion. Seitz became Southern Indiana's first two-time champion, smashing a 46-year-old state meet record on the LaVern Gibson Championship Course. Seitz finished 5,000 meters in 14 minutes, 34.7 seconds and won by 25.7 seconds – third-biggest margin of victory since 1968.
Fort Wayne Carroll won the team championship.
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