South Dakota regional cross country meets produce state qualifiers

Several regional cross country competitions have concluded, determining the participants for the upcoming Class A and Class B State Cross Country Meets in Rapid City on October 24.

In Region 2A, Sioux Falls Christian secured the boys team title with a near-perfect score, followed by West Central and Flandreau. Levi Vander Leest won the individual boys title with a time of 15:54. In the girls division, Sioux Falls Christian also took the team title, with Sadie Pettengill winning the individual title in 18:13. Sioux Valley secured the final team qualifying spot.

In Region 3B, the Freeman High School boys team qualified for the state meet after finishing as runners-up. For the girls, McCune and Schultz earned individual qualifying spots. Additionally, Menno senior Zoe Schaeffer secured her place at the state meet with a 13th-place finish.