High School SportsMonday, November 9
Concordia's Daphne Weller sets a girls state meet record on Terre Haute's course
The Today in Terre Haute team
If you follow high school running, here's the name to know. Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran junior Daphne Weller won the girls cross country state title on Sat., Oct. 31, in a state meet record of 16 minutes, 52.2 seconds. It's the fastest ever by an Indiana girl on the LaVern Gibson Championship course.
Weller's record run beat two big marks
- 16:52.2
- Weller's winning 5,000-meter time
- 17:06.7
- the old state meet record, set by Libby Dowty in 2023
- 17:12.2
- sister Mallory's winning time in 2024
Sources: WANE 15, The Indianapolis Star
Terre Haute North sophomore Addyson Bautista was second in 17:06.8. Weller said she waited for the "Stairway to Heaven," the 2- to 3-kilometer stretch of the course, to make her move.
“Your mind-set is so much stronger than anything else in running.”
A Terre Haute North sophomore took second at state
| Place | Runner | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Daphne Weller, Concordia | 16:52.2 |
| 2nd | Addyson Bautista, Terre Haute North | 17:06.8 |
| 3rd | Anya Zoeller, Hamilton Southeastern | 17:08.0 |
Source: The Indianapolis Star
Weller isn't done this fall, WANE reports.
- Preparing for: Nike Cross Regionals and Brooks Midwest Cross Country Championships
- Past state finishes: eighth as a freshman, fifth as a sophomore
- Mallory Weller: 2024 state champion, now a freshman at N.C. State
Sources: WANE 15, The Indianapolis Star