THE CROSS COUNTRY teams concluded their regular season today with the Amboy Invitational. Two days earlier they competed in the Mahomet-Seymour Invitational. The teams will now prepare for the IHSA postseason, which begins with regionals on Oct. 20. Both squads will compete in the St. Joseph regional. The Paxton-Buckley-Loda sectional will follow on Oct. 27. The state finals are scheduled for Nov. 3 at Detweiller Park in Peoria. The girls placed fourth at state last year and have been ranked as high as third this year. The boys are hoping to qualify for state for the first time since 1997. Check back for photos and more coverage of the Amboy and Mahomet meets.

AMBOY INVITATIONAL, OCT. 8

Uni High varsity results (2.9 miles)

Girls: 14th of 35 scoring teams (373 pts)

6th: Michelle Mehnert, 18:23
51st: Elizabeth Russell, 20:10
68th: Shivani Khanna, 20:35
135th: Isaure Hostetter, 22:05
145th: Katherine Allen, 22:24
161st: Brittany Scheid, 22:51
180th: Samantha Nguyen, 23:14

Boys: 19th of 33 scoring teams (491 pts)

92nd: Nathan Smith, 17:16
93rd: Isaac Chambers, 17:17
102nd: Malcolm Taylor, 17:26
112th: Buck Walsh, 17:33
152nd: Jacob Olshansky, 18:20
156th: Austin Rundus, 18:24
171st: Carl Zielinski, 18:39

MAHOMET-SEYMOUR INVITATIONAL, OCT. 6

Uni High varsity results (3 miles)

Girls: 4th of 11 scoring teams (105 pts)

5th: Michelle Mehnert, 19:35
12th: Elaine Gu, 20:19
13th: Elizabeth Russell, 20:21
42nd: Jennifer Roloff, 22:16
43rd: Katherine Allen, 22:38
45th: Isaure Hostetter, 22:51
56th: Brittany Scheid, 24:05

Boys: 7th of 16 scoring teams (201 pts)

9th: Malcolm Taylor, 16:34
28th: Nathan Smith, 17:33
33rd: Isaac Chambers, 17:41
53rd: Buck Walsh, 18:18
82nd: Carl Zielinski, 19:30
88th: Ziran Shang, 19:56
92nd: Andrew Weatherhead, 20:09