Shelbyville senior Shia Veach finished 79th Saturday in the IHSAA State Championship Cross Country Meet at LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute.
Veach (photo, center) crossed the finished line in 16 minutes, four seconds to close out his cross country career. He was the first Golden Bear compete in the state championship meet since 2003.
Spring Valley’s Calvin Seitz repeated as the state champion with a time of 14:34.7 to set a new state record. Seitz, an University of Oregon recruit, was the first back-to-back state champion since 2014-15.
Fort Wayne Carroll was crowned state champion with 66 points. Carmel was second at 105 to finish ahead of Columbus North (124), Brownsburg (207) and Homestead (230).
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