Four Coulee Region teams qualified for the state cross country meet at the WIAA Division 2 sectional hosted by Portage on Friday at Wyona Park.
West Salem's boys and Aquinas' girls won team championships, while Logan's boys and West Salem's girls finished second. All four teams advance to the state meet in Wisconsin Rapids on Saturday, Oct. 31.
West Salem's boys won with a team score of 62, four points ahead of Logan. Junior Evan Berra won the individual title in 15:44, with scoring runs also from Michael Torrance, Owen McKinney, Landon Rieber and Mason Gronemus.
Logan was led by senior Gabe Passes, who finished third in 16:26.5, with Dylan Belby sixth and Quinn Passe ninth. The Rangers are team qualifiers for the 14th time and are making their first state appearance since 2019.
Aquinas' girls earned their 13th state appearance and fourth in a row, led by junior Sanjana Musafir in second place at 19:15 and senior Emily Bagniefski in third at 19:42.4.
West Salem's girls were led by junior Anna Witte, who finished 12th in 20:37, followed by Nora Johnson in 14th.
