MARION – Mia Beckham had a day to remember Saturday.

The Warsaw cross country standout earned an eighth place finish in the Marion Invitational to pace the Tigers.

Beckham, a senior for coach Matt Campbell’s team, notched the second-fastest 5K time in program history in the process as she hit the finish line in 18:22. The outstanding effort was a 10 second personal best performance for Beckham.

The Warsaw ladies placed 10th in the final team standings with a score of 289.

Carroll won the team title with a score of ..

Emma Bohnenkammer was 77th overall in 20:43 for Warsaw. Angie Sanchez-Vigil was 79th in 20:48, while Carmen Yoder was 86th (21″04), Megan Dawson 99th (21:18), Alex Hermann 104th (21:25) and Taylor Gunter 105th (21:27) for the Tigers.

The Warsaw boys team turned in an outstanding effort with a third place finish. The Tigers posted a score of 116 among the 21 teams in the Elite Division.

No. 8 North Central won the team title at 75 with No. 2 Carroll second at 94.

Zeb Hernandez led the way for coach Jim Mills’ outstanding group with an eighth-place overall finish in a time of 15:47.

Lucas Howett hit the finish line in 13th place for the Tigers in 16:10. Taylor Mills was 22nd in 16:17, with Xavi Ramriez 31sr (16:28), Justin Fleming 48th (16:48), Sam Lechlitner 69th (17:14), Nathaniel Gottschalk 84th (17:29), Nick Bazzoni 113th (17:58), Hunter Thompson 122nd (18:01) and Eric Williamson 144th (18:30).

The Warsaw boys junior varsity team placed fifth out of 18 teams. Top finishers for the JV group included Anthony Bass in 20th place in a time of 18:08, followed by Jacob Kissling in 28th (18:26), Gary Keyes in 33rd (18:36), Tanner Stiver in 36th (18:18) and Ryan Bonebrake in 38th (18:44).

MARION CROSS COUNTRY INVITATIONAL

At Marion

GIRLS ELITE

TEAM SCORES: Carroll (Fort Wayne) 43, Noblesville 92, Carmel 97, Penn 143, Chesterton 170, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger 176, Homestead 182, Oak Hill 189, Huntington North 256, Warsaw 269, DeKalb 281, Indianapolis North Central 340, Columbia City 363, Pendleton Heights 378, Fort Wayne Northrop 430, Bellmont 476, Heritage 541.

TOP 10 FINISHERS: 1, Tyler Schwartz (DeKalb) 17:34.9. 2, Zoe Duffus (Carroll-FW) 17:45.4.  3, Phoebe Bates (Carmel) 17:52.3.  4, Meagan Hathaway (Carroll-FW) 18:01.8.  5, Margo Hornocker (Oak Hill) 18:04.8.  6, Abi Little (Noblesville) 18:19.7.  7, Erin Strzelecki (FW Dwenger) 18:20.7.  8, Mia Beckham (Warsaw) 18:22.2.  9, Shelby Bullock (Chesterton) 18:29.0.  10, Mallory Clements (Carroll-FW) 18:42.1.

GIRLS PURPLE

TEAM SCORES: Fort Wayne Bishop Luers 107, Yorktown 110, Concord 121, Fort Wayne Snider 127, Norwell 142, West Noble 146, Maconaquah 148, New Palestine 166, Angola 208, Western 224, Delta 234, Leo 297, Mississinewa 337, New Castle 471, Richmond 475, Marion 481.

TOP 10 FINISHERS: 1, Sydney Lambert (Norwell) 18:44.1.  2, Emily McManus (FW Luers) 19:17.9.  3, Madison Winegardner (Maconaquah) 19:33.8. 4, Madeline Aul (Yorktown) 19:43.4.  5, Yarency Murillo (West Noble) 19:47.9.  6, Summer Cooper (Concord) 19:50.0.  7, Sarah Mahnensmith (Norwell) 19:52.2.  8, Aurora Fisher (Mississinewa) 19:53.6. 9, Alexa Porter (Concord) 19:55.0.  10, Brenna Shaw (New Palestine) 20:00.2.

 BOYS ELITE

TEAM SCORES: Indianapolis North Central 75, Carroll (Fort Wayne) 94, Warsaw 116, Chesterton 153, Homestead 183, Fort Wayne Northrop 184, Indianapolis Brebeuf 198, Fort Wayne Snider 199, Pendleton Heights 247, Bellmont 298,Concord 307, DeKalb 328, Oak Hill 338, Hagerstown 365, Lapel 401, Leo 443, Heritage 443, Angola 470, New Castle 477, Eastern Hancock 526.

TOP 10 FINISHERS: 1, Cole Powers (Carroll-FW) 15:11.2. 2, Connor Goetz (Carroll-FW) 15:11.7. 3, Ian Hunter (Indianapolis No Central) 15:12.8. 4, Jakob Kintzele (Chesterton) 15:20.6. 5, Brennan Butche (Mississinewa) 15:26.3. 6, Jesse Hamlin (FW Snider) 15:31.0. 7, Luke Combs (Lapel) 15:43.6. 9, Zeb Hernandez (Warsaw) 15:47.0.  10, Christian Stevens (Indianapolis Brebeuf) 15:59.4.

Full results at this link:

https://www.directathletics.com/results/xc/11620.html