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The Regina girls cross country team is headed back to the state meet.

Class 1A top-ranked Regina finished runner-up at the state qualifying meet at Wildwood Park in Ottumwa on Thursday finishing with 38 points, 10 behind second-ranked Pekin which won the team title.

Sophomore Mya Whitaker finished runner-up in 21:36.3 to lead five Regina runners in the top 16.

Josie Pursley was 11^th in a time of 22:54.2 while Natalie Franklin was 12^th in 23:18 and Allison Hein was 13^th in 23:40.

Josie Voss added a 16^th place finish in a time of 24:10.8.

In the boys race sixth-ranked Pekin won the title with 56 points while Columbus finished runner-up with 77 points to claim the second spot at the state meet.

Regina was fifth with 120 points.

Dan Maley led Regina placing 23^rd in a time of 19:40.

Class 1A State Qualifier

At Wildwood Park in Ottumwa

Team Scores – 1. Pekin 28; 2. Regina 38; 3. Twin Cedars 65; 4. Wapello 102

Individual leaders – 1. Rylee Dunkin (TC) 20:31.2; 2. Mya Whitaker (ICR) 21:36.3; 3. Leah Bontrager (Hillcrest Academy) 21:52.5; 4. Lauren Derscheid (PEK) 21:57.7; 5. Lauren Steigleder (PEK) 22:07.2; 6. Faith Neeley (Van Buren) 22:13; 7. Audrey Fariss (PEK) 22:34.9; 8. Lily Fariss (PEK) 22:39.8; 9. Shye Johnson (Meskwaki) 22:45.9; 10. Brooklyn Moehle (Mediapolis) 22:52.4

Regina (38) – 2. Mya Whitaker 21:37; 11. Josie Pursley 22:55; 12. Natalie Franklin 23:19; 13. Allison Hein 23:41; 16. Josie Voss 24:11; 18. Keira Sickels 24:50

Boys Race

Team Scores – 1. Pekin 56; 2. Columbus 77; 3. Valley Lutheran 93; North Mahaska 108; 5. Regina 120; 6. Winfield-Mount Union 146; 7. Mediapolis 154; 8. Wapello 173; 9. Fort Madison Holy Trinity 209; 10. Moravia 278

Individual leaders – 1. Isaac Natvig (VL) 16:55; 2. Brady Millikin (PEK) 17:37.1; 3. Tristin Kauffman (WAP) 17:41.4; 4. Zach Wise (PEK) 17:45.5; 5. Lane Harmon (NM) 17:49; 6. Adric Schmitz (VL) 17:56.1; 7. Solomon Zaugg (MED) 18:15.6; 8. Isaac Acosta (COL) 18:16.9; 9. Mitchell Pothitakis (HTC) 18:27.1; 10. Mason Moore (Sigourney) 18:34.1

Regina (120) – 23. Dan Maley 19:40; 24. Adam Boblenz 19:41; 25. Riordan Smith 19:41; 26. Joe Maley 19:53; 32. Joe Polyak 20:10; 39. Jacob Barnett 20:49; 44. Coli Olney 21:12

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