NEW CARLISLE — Highland senior Malachy Colglazier will close his cross country career at the state finals.
Colglazier placed 28th in 16:40.64 in the boys race at the New Prairie Regional on Saturday, 10/24, to qualify for state as an individual. The top 15 runners not on one of the five advancing teams moved on, and Colglazier was 12th among them.
He finished in a tight pack near the qualifying line. Colglazier crossed 0.10 seconds ahead of Lowell senior Jose Vazquez (16:40.74) and about two seconds behind Munster junior Robert Covarrubia (26th, 16:38.39).
The final individual qualifier finished 32nd in 16:49.87.
Colglazier led Highland at the Highland Sectional on 10/17, placing 10th in 16:30.93 as the Trojans took fifth with 126 points to earn the final team regional berth.
Highland placed 17th of 25 teams at the regional with 414 points. Sophomore Derrick Strietelmeier was the Trojans’ second finisher in 78th (17:32.17), and senior Tyler Bishop was 85th (17:35.21).
Penn won the team title with 75 points. Lake Central’s Lucca Neves won the individual race in 15:39.55, after also winning the Highland Sectional.
Four other Northwest Crossroads Conference runners qualified individually: Illiana Christian’s Mason Drost, Lowell’s Aiden Hernandez and Vazquez, and Covarrubia.
**Up next:** Colglazier runs in the IHSAA State Finals at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute on Saturday, 10/31. The boys race starts at noon CT.
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