The Ouray-Silverton-Ridgway Cross Country Boys Team had five runners qualify for the state competition last week, held at the Norris-Penrose Events Center in Colorado Springs on Oct. 17. The 5K course had 98 finishers from 16 teams this year, and local runners earned enough points for the team to earn 8th place at state.

Individual results were: Cory Thomsen, 22nd place; Vinny Schierenberg, 35th place; Canyon Ishikawa, 39th place; Paton Edwards, 67th place; and Rock Gibbs, 70th pl...