Izaiah Steury, an 18-year-old junior at Angola, has emerged not only as one of Indiana’s best high school distance runners; he is among America’s top teens. In eighth grade, he was 38th in the middle-school state cross-country meet. In ninth grade, he was 38th at high school state. “Somebody the other day asked me: ‘When has he had a bad day?’ “ Peterson said. Izaiah will be among the favorites, although not a certainty, to win his first state cross-country title Oct. 31 at Terre Haute.

Source: Ethiopian News September 18, 2020 09:00 UTC