Scenes from the second day of the Missouri State Cross Country Championships

Fans watch the runners cross the line during the Class 4 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

West Plains celebrates after the Class 4 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Washington junior Steven Broadbent during the Class 4 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Parkway Central senior Alexander Moresi during the Class 4 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Webster Grovesjunior Drew Upperman during the Class 4 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Webster Groves react after seeing the scoreboard during the Class 4 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Festus senior Tate Uding during the Class 4 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Farmington runners congratulate Festus during the Class 4 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Webster Groves senior Corbin Cole (left) and Drew Upperman during the Class 4 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Clayton junior Dante Zou during the Class 4 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Washington sophomore Mason Bliss during the Class 4 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

John Burroughs junior Chris Tao during the Class 4 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

MICDS sophomore Frances Applegate during the Class 4 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Benton junior Conner Jones-Taylor during the Class 3 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Collegiate School of Medicine Silas Bloch and Owen Garrett during the Class 3 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

St. Clair senior Zechariah Slater during the Class 3 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Herlaneum senior Nathaniel Wright during the Class 3 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The secondary group during the Class 4 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The secondary group during the Class 4 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The secondary group during the Class 4 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Herlaneum senior Nathaniel Wright during the Class 3 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Summit senior Reese Martin during the Class 4 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Principia senior Amos Ostler during the Class 3 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Priory senior Justin Nangle during the Class 3 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Washington freshman Grace Owenby during the Class 4 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Whitfield senior Elijah Charmley during the Class 3 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Union senior Abigail Spurgeon during the Class 4 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Parkway North sophomore Andie Hylan during the Class 4 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The start of the girls race of the Class 4 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Summit Caterina Rossomanno (left) and Washington Grace Owenby during the Class 4 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Bowling Green junior Brendan Finnegan during the Class 3 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Jefferson senior Ayla Karch during the Class 2 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Herculaneum sophomore Finley Hamtil during the Class 3 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Gainesville freshman Jessica Suit during the Class 2 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Umbrellas during the Class 2 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

St. Charles West junior Emily Finley during the Class 3 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Notre Dame freshman Aidan Morris during the Class 3 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Brentwood junior Kensington Curd during the Class 2 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Notre Dame freshman Marina Ressel during the Class 3 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Fans cheer on the sideline during the Class 2 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Rosati-Kain senior Madeline Wenger during the Class 2 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The lead group of the Class 2 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Fordland Adia Brown and Nylia Garcia during the Class 2 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Metro junior Lucy Luetkemeyer during the Class 2 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Herculaneum freshman Amaya Ferguson during the Class 3 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

St. Charles West Genevieve Wacker (right) and Miley Jackson during the Class 3 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Duchesne sophomore Audrey Hoffmann during the Class 2 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Jefferson sophomore Bryant Horn during the Class 2 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Jefferson junior Emerson Selsor during the Class 2 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

St. Charles West sophomore Brianna Krueger during the Class 3 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Metro junior Vivienne Rose during the Class 2 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

St. Charles West sophomore Brianna Krueger (left) hugs Genevieve Wacker during the Class 3 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Festus sophomore Kendall Counts celebrates during the Class 4 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Festus junior Carson Driemeier pulls away from Lincoln senior Aidan Kemnitzer during the Class 4 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Metro junior Lucy Luetkemeyer during the Class 2 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

St. Charles West senior Claire Horstmann (982) during the Class 3 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Festus sophomore Lucy Boyer points out the scoreboard during the Class 4 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Festus junior Katelyn Thurman during the Class 4 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

St. Charles West senior Genevieve Wacker during the Class 3 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Festus junior Carson Driemeier pulls up to the finish line during the Class 4 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

St. Charles West sophomore Brianna Krueger crosses the finish line to win the Class 3 girls cross country individual state championship on November 8, 2024, at Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. West also won the team championship for the third consecutive year.

The start of the race during the Class 2 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The start of the girls race during the Class 3 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Lexington junior Chael Lichte during the Class 2 state championship cross country meet on November 8, 2024 at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch