Teams Qualify for State, Reach Regional Finals
Postseason cross-country meets produced state and sectional qualifiers across Illinois and Iowa. Three Lawrenceville-Red Hill girls—Addison Thacker, Lexi Brooke and Laurel Buchanan—advanced to the IHSA Class 1A sectional, with Thacker seventh and Brooke 10th at the regional. In Iowa, boys’ qualifying meets sent 11 KMAland teams and 14 individuals to state, while girls’ meets produced five qualifying teams and 15 individual qualifiers. Ames senior Emma Stanley won the girls’ 4A qualifying race at Southeast Polk in 18:53.9, pulling away from Natalie Cogdill and Rebecca Flick near the finish.




