MANLY—A pair of area girls earned berths in the Class 1A state cross-country meet in Fort Dodge on Friday to highlight the performances of three area teams at the regional meet held at the Pioneer Town & Country Club on Thursday, Oct. 20.

Jacey Welbig of North Union finished in fourth place overall in 20:03.97 just ahead of West Bend-Mallard’s Tyra Schupbach in fifth place with a clocking of 20:07.36. Both times were the season bests for the youngsters.