Mustangs qualify for state cross country meet after taking second at districts

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The Marion County R-II boys cross country team won second place at districts Saturday and qualified for the state meet.

The Marion County R-II Mustang cross country team is all smiles after taking second at the district meet in Fulton Saturday. (Photo by Will Johnson, Gasconade Republican)

Competing at the Class 1, District 3 meet in Fulton, the Mustangs scored 77 points to finished eight behind first place and seven ahead of Stoutland, and will now advance to the Class 1 state meet to be held at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia this Saturday.

Levi Wright led the team with a sixth-place finish in a time of 19:06.75.

Also competing for Marion County were: Porter Britt, 13th place, 19:30.40; Wyatt Tuley, 28th, 20:06.88; Jackson Stewart, 30th, 20:17.00; Mason Wood, 39th, 21:00.77; Shawn Martin, 43rd, 21:29.19; and Joey Lagemann, 66th, 23:37.32.