Martin County West was second in the girls team standings and third in the boys at the Valley Conference cross country meet Tuesday at Fox Lake Golf Course.
Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial/Nicollet won the girls meet with 28 points, followed by the Mavericks and Mankato Loyola/Cleveland (62).
MCW had three runners in the top six, with Katie Hartke second (20:51.8) Katelynn Kennedy fifth (23:25.6) and Liz Peterson sixth (23:26.3).
In the boys meet, LCWM/Nicollet was first with 37 points, with Loyola/Cleveland second (42) Martin County West third (72).
Jamesson Forsberg led the Mavericks, placing second (17:35.1).
MCW will compete in the Section 2A meet Thursday, Oct. 28 at Riverside Town & Country Golf Club north of Blue Earth.
VALLEY CONFERENCE
Cross country
At Fox Lake Golf Course
Girls
Team standings
1. Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial/Nicollet 28, 2. Martin County West 37, 3. Mankato Loyola/Cleveland 62.
MCW results
27 finishers
Katie Hartke, 2nd, 20:51.8; Katelynn Kennedy, 5th, 23:25.6; Liz Peterson, 6th, 23:26.3; Jocelyn Schmidtke, 11th, 25:02.9; Maddison Lynn, 15th, 26:09.0; Hannah Cole, 16th, 26:47.8; Sydney Borntager, 18th, 27:58.5.
Boys
Team standings
1. Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial/Nicollet 37, 2. Mankato Loyola/Cleveland 42, 3. Martin County West 72, 4. Madelia/Truman/Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Martin Luther 85.
MCW results
37 finishers
Jamesson Forsberg, 2nd, 17:35.1; Grant Koehnen, 12th, 19:40.4; Riley Cole, 15th, 19:48.2; Connor Pope, 25th, 21:00.5; Nick Matejka, 28th, 21:43.9; David Taylor, 31st, 22:05.8; Josh Miller, 32nd, 22:14.9.