A fast modified runner is brought up to the girls varsity 4X800 towards the end of the indoor season. She easily is faster than the girl she replaces on the relay team and actually is very slightly faster than the fastest girl on the team (although the whole team is pretty close in speed). The girls work out pretty much together for about three weeks training for the last 4X800 of the season.
The big event arrives. Its the last race of the season for the girls (unless they qualify for the next step which they won't) Two seniors, a freshman and the new girl are on the team. The new girl edges the others out in training races and becomes anchor. The first three girls run the race of their lives pushing themselves as hard as they can. After the first three legs they are way ahead of the 5th place team and a bit behind the 4th place team.
The new girl figures that the 5th place team won't catch her and she won't catch the third place team so she pretty much does a jog for her anchor leg. She runs 40 seconds slower than any other runner and is lapped by the first two place teams. The relay team never finds out what they could have done in a race setting.
The coach says nothing to her.