Area Middle School Runners to Compete at State
Several runners will move on after placing at last weekend's sectional meet in McHenry.
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Several area middle school cross-country runners qualified for the upcoming state meet, which will take place in Normal this Saturday.
The runners will move onto the state meet after competing at sectionals on Oct. 8 at McHenry Middle School.
Three area girl's teams will head to state after grabbing the top spots at the meet.
The Algonquin Heineman Middle School team placed first at the meet with the Marlowe Middle School girl's team following with a second place finish. Cary Junior High School girl's cross-country team placed third.
Algonquin Heineman's Amanda Andrews, an 8th grader, won the girl's two-mile race with a finishing time of 12:20.
While none of the area boy's team placed in the top three at sectionals, a handful of runners will compete at state this weekend after qualifying individually. Keagen Smith, an 8th grade student at Marlowe Middle School, placed first at sectionals with a time of 10:54.
Below is a full list of state qualifiers from the area:
| Keagan Smith | 8th grade |
| Algonquin Heineman |
| Seth Conroy | 8th grade | ||
| Matthew Kapolnek | 7th grade |
| Megan Hernandez | 6th grade | ||
| Taryn Jakubowski | 8th grade | ||
| Alyssa Kaufman | 8th grade | ||
| Eve Meintz | 6th grade | ||
| Jaclyn Smitendorf | 7th grade | ||
| Chloe Smith | 6th grade | ||
| Paige Torres | 8th grade |
Algonquin Heineman Middle School
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Amanda Andrews | 8th grade | |
| Heather Baldacci | 7th grade | ||
| Lindsey Ferguson | 6th grade | ||
| Halle Kopp | 6th grade | ||
| Kate Mitchell | 8th grade | ||
| Abbey Molaski | 6th grade | ||
| Elizabeth Raclawski |
7th grade |
Cary Junior School
| Maddie Angus | 7th grade | ||
| Maddie Cote | 8th grade | ||
| Alyssa Gurgone | 7th grade | ||
| Emma Kreutzmann | 8th grade | ||
| Elizabeth Penney | 8th grade | ||
| Allie Renner | 8th grade | ||
| Sarah Riley | 8th grade |
