Area Cross Country Runners Headed to State

The Teutopolis High School girls cross country team and several area runners will be competing at the Class 1A State Cross Country Finals Saturday.

The Teutopolis team of senior Kara Weichman, freshman Jessica Runde, junior Rebecca Habing, junior Morgan Mette, junior Jenelle Vogt, freshman Ashley Bressendorf and sophomore Micah McWhorter will be competing at 9 a.m. at Detweiller Park in Peoria.

Other girls taking part are Effingham St. Anthony's Sarah Carr, a junior, Cumberland's Jasmyn Dittamore, a freshman and Neoga's Emmalyn Walk, a junior.

The lone boy competing at the Class 1A meet at 10 a.m. is Cumberland's Kort McClellan, a junior.