Tigers Shine At All-Star RaceWarsaw Community High School senior Ashley Erba, fresh off her Nike Cross Nationals win on Nov. 11, won Saturday’s Mid-East Cross Country Championship in Kettering, Ohio. In the race, Erba surged to the front of the racing pack after the first mile and took control of the race from there, going on to finish in a course record-setting time of 17:21, breaking the previous record by Ohio's Claire Durkin’s 2007 time of 17:24. Erba’s performance helped push the Indiana All-Stars finished with 29 points, defeating Ohio (37), Illinois (96) and Michigan (100). Indiana runners finished 1-2-3 with Bobbie Burgess (West Lafayette) and Bethany Neeley (Eastern) completing the sweep. This was the second year in a row that the Indiana girls have won and the seventh time in the 26-year history of the meet. On the boys' side, Indiana (48 points) finished in a close third behind Michigan (42) and Illinois (42) and in front of Ohio (108). Warsaw senior Jacob Poyner finished 13th (15:56) and senior teammate Robert Murphy finished 14th (15:57) to place as the fourth and fifth scoring runners for Team Indiana as they wrapped up their incredible senior cross country seasons. Erba will be racing at the Foot Locker Mid-West Regional Qualifier this Saturday in Kenosha, Wisc. with the goal of qualifying for the Footlocker National Meet in San Diego, Calif.
