Three members of the Marion County R-II boys cross country team are headed to the state meet after qualifying at districts held at Mokane Saturday.
Competing at the Class 1, District 3 meet hosted by South Callaway High School, Levi Wright, Porter Britt and Rheo Schluckebier all won advancement to the Class 1 state meet to be held in Columbia Friday.
Wright led the Mustangs with an eighth place finish in a time of 18:57.02, while Britt came in 13th place at 19:21.45 and Schluckebier finished 27th in a time of 19:54.57.
Also competing Marion County were: Nick Kelso, 80th, 23:55.79; Nathan Wright, 82nd, 24:08.24; and James Walker, 93rd, 27:17.76.
As a team, the Mustangs finished fifth out of 11 teams behind Vienna, Paris, Salsbury, and Chamois.
The Class 1 State will be held at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia Friday.
Levi Wright runs at districts. (Photo by Will Johnson, Gasconade Republican)
Porter Britt runs at districts. (Photo by Will Johnson, Gasconade Republican)
Rheo Schluckebier runs at districts. (Photo by Will Johnson, Gasconade Republican)
