Southern Cayuga runners Alexandria Morgan and Brady Young qualified for the state high school cross country championships with top-six finishes at the Section IV Class D meet Thursday.
Morgan placed third in the girls race in 20 minutes, 31 seconds, while Young finished sixth in the boys race in 18:30, according to coach Brett Jillson.
Both will race at the state championships Nov. 14 in Queensbury.
It will be Young's third consecutive trip to states and Morgan's second.
Southern Cayuga finished fifth in both team competitions at the Nov. 5 meet.
Delhi won the boys team title, led by Jaden Lewis, who finished first in 17:18, 36 seconds ahead of the runner-up.
For Southern Cayuga, Auden Ferrari placed 28th in 20:22 and Charlie Gloss was 30th in 20:26.
Odessa-Montour won the girls team title, ending Delhi's nine-year championship run, Jillson said.
Groton's Madison Farberman won the girls race in 20:10, 21 seconds ahead of Morgan.
Southern Cayuga's Samantha Morgan placed 17th, and Taylor Bailey finished 40th in 25:33.
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