Great Bend Post Sports
Great Bend senior Morgan Beckwith closed out her prep cross country career strong with a 29th-place performance at the Class 5A State Championships in October. Wednesday, she signed a letter of intent to continue her running career at Fort Hays State University next year.
Beckwith finished in 21:43 and ran 67th at the state meet at Rim Rock Farm her junior year. She cut her 5K time to 20:12.17 for a personal best at Lake Barton at the regional meet this October, then followed that up with a 20:06 and the 29th-place finish at Rim Rock this year.
Beckwith debuted strong as a freshman, finishing 30th at the state championships, held in Augusta that year, in 20:44. She placed seventh in the 3200m run at last May's regional track meet in Maize to miss state by three spots.