Clear Lake, Ia (Northwest Iowa Now) – The Spencer and Storm Lake Cross Country teams traveled to Veteran’s MEmorial Golf Course in Clear Lake for the Class 3A State Qualifying Meet.

In the Girls Race, Elyse Erzen from Des Moines Christian of Urbandale won with a time of 18:13.6. The Top 15 runners advanced to the State Meet Individually. Punching her ticket to the State Meet as a Freshman was Laynee Healey of Spencer with a time of 19:56.

For the Girls team scores, Des Moines Christian of Urbandale won with 50 points, Clear Lake was 2nd with 80, and Decorah took 3rd with 92. All three of those teams advance to the State Meet as groups. Spencer took 5th with 152 and Storm Lake was 13th with 345.

The Boys race was won by Mason City’s Henry Hansen with a time of 15:50.3. Storm Lake’s Heath Kampbell punched his ticket to the State meet by finishing 11th with a time of 16:56.5.

In the Boys team scores, Des Moines Christian of Urbandale won with 52 points, Decorah was 2nd with 60, and Mason City took 3rd with 91. Those three teams advance to the State Meet as groups. Storm Lake finished 8th with 173 and Spencer was 9th with 230.