Another Warrick run to state
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Southern’s Maddie Garner takes off in the Boardman regional meet Saturday. (Photo by Ron Firth)
PICKERINGTON -- Beaver Local senior Luke Warrick is returning to the state cross country meet.
Warrick earned a state berth for the second straight year with a ninth-place finish at the Division III regional meet Saturday at Pickerington North High School.
He will run in the Division III boys state meet at 2:20 p.m. Saturday at Fortress Obetz south of Columbus. Warrick was 69th at state last year.
Fairless junior Brice Fuller, the defending state champion, was championship form with a winning time of 14 minutes, 49.4 seconds to top the 274-runner field.
Warrick was ninth in 16:03.3.
The top eight boys teams and top 16 runners not on a qualifying team advanced to state.
The Minerva boys and girls are sending teams to the state meet again.
The Minerva boys earned their sixth straight state bid by finishing third in the Division III regional Saturday.
The Minerva girls had six runners under 21 minutes to win the regional title. The Lions claimed their 11th straight state and 18th this century.