The Luxemburg-Casco boys cross country team, Luxemburg-Casco's Claire DuChateau and Southern Door's Malaina Veeser will compete in the WIAA State Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Oct. 31, at The Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids.

Southern Door's Malaina Veeser also qualified for state after finishing the girls 5,000-meter race in 20:04.2. Her performance helped lead the Eagles to a fourth-place team finish with 133 points, just four points behind third-place Lourdes Academy.

The Luxemburg-Casco boys earned a trip to state with a second-place finish at sectionals, led by junior Ezra Treml, who finished second in 15 minutes, 56.1 seconds. Junior Zach Tassoul added a ninth-place finish for the Spartans in 16:53.9, while seniors Marcis Doell (21st, 17:37.2), Bryce Piesler (22nd, 17:40.0) and Evan Vandermause (28th, 17:50.6) rounded out the team's top five finishers.

FILMED EARLIER THIS YEAR AT THE RENDEZVOUS OF LUXEMBURG

Luxemburg-Casco senior Claire DuChateau captured the girls sectional individual championship in 18:19.3, finishing more than 40 seconds ahead of runner-up Andi Gallagher of Two Rivers, who finished in 19:01.0.

Racing begins at noon Saturday at The Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids.