LEBANON, Mo. - The Jefferson City Jays and Lady Jays advanced as teams from Saturday's Class 4 district cross country championships.
The Lady Jays were second and the Jays fourth to move on to next Saturday's sectional meet.
The Lady Jays finished with 54 team points to finish behind Rock Bridge (26).
Five Lady Jays individuals earned all-district honors by finishing in the top 30.
Emily Deeken led the way, taking third in 18:56.84. Other top finishers Tori Bonnot (10th), Kaylee Ruff (11th), Jaycie Sabala (14th) and Lindsey Biesemeyer (16th).
The Jays finished with 102 team points. West Plains was first with 31, followed by Rock Bridge (35) and Glendale (87).
Five Jays also captured all-district individual honors, led by Eli Jacobs (15th, 16:26.58). He was followed by Saxon Teubner (17th), Jackson Schwartz (20th), Lucas Theroff (21st) and Will Pierce (29th).
The sectional meet will be held in Camdenton.
Here are the team scores and Jefferson City's finishers from the district meet:
BOYS
Team Scores: 1. West Plains 31; 2. Rock Bridge 35; 3. Glendale 87; 4. Jefferson City 102; 5. Rolla 149. 6. Hickman 167; 7. Waynesville 183; 8. Camdenton 204; 9. Washington 208; 10. Lebanon 288. 11. Springfield Central 328; 12. Sedalia Smith-Cotton 333.
Jefferson City Individuals: 15. Eli Jacobs 16:26.58; 17. Saxon Teubner 16:29.36; 20. Jackson Schwartz 16:43.51; 21. Lucas Theroff 16:47.75; 41. Dylan Fischer 17:51.04; 45. Courtney Fitch 18:11.89.
GIRLS
Team scores: 1. Rock Bridge 26; 2. Jefferson City 54; 3. West Plains 67; 4. Rolla 115; 5. Glendale 147. 6. Washington 168; 7. Hickman 179; 8. Waynesville 205; 9. Lebanon 228; 10. Springfield Central 294.
Jefferson City Individuals: 3. Emily Deeken 18:56.84; 10. Tori Bonnot 19:46.36; 11. Kaylee Ruff 19:46.64; 14. Jaycie Sabala 20:03.04; 16. Lindsey Biesemeyer 20:14.82; 37. Michaela Krause 21:33.90; 43. Maidson Hart 22:21.86.