The Webb City girls cross country team will compete Saturday in the state championships in Columbia after placing third in the Class 5 District 2 meet last Saturday at Bolivar.
The boys team barely missed the top-four cut at districts to compete as a team at state, but four runners will compete individually.
Araceli Perez led the girls by coming in second place with a time of 18:07.35.
Other team members are and how they placed are: Olivia Klotz, 7; Alexis Shuster, 12; Tatym Buster, 36; Emma McKinzie, 43; Ellie Foreman, 61, and Hallie McKinzie, 76.
St. Teresa’s Academy was first in team standings, with 47. Nixa had 78 for second, followed by Webb City’s 100 points.
James Baldassaro led the boys, coming in 20th, with a time of 16:13.27.
James Dalrymple, 22; Aaron Dawson, 23, and Oscar Antillon, 27, will also run individually at state.
Also running in the district meet were Jace Cross, 47; Mason Struckhoff, 53, and John Elvis Yeakey, 60.
Webb City’s team score of 139 was the fifth best. Lee’s Summit West took first place with a score of 56.
