Historic alumni runners to gather for 50th anniversary of New Prairie Invitational
NEW CARLISLE – Some of the greatest runners in Indiana high school history will gather in New Carlisle on Saturday, Sept. 16.
This year marks the 50th running of the New Prairie Cross Country Invitational, for many years the biggest high school athletic event in the state of Indiana, and one of the largest cross country meets in the nation.
As part of the 50th anniversary celebration, some of Indiana’s best individual runners will be introduced to the crowd. Each of them competed at the New Prairie Invitational at one time or another, with most winning titles.
The list includes Waverly Neer, from Culver Academies, who won both Indiana state and New Prairie Invitational titles in 2010. She was a three-time All-American in college, competing at Columbia University and the University of Oregon. In track, she holds the Indiana state meet record in the 1600-meter run. She also was a national junior champion in the 3,000-meter run.
