BENZONIA — Every second matters with the state meet less than a week away, and the Mason County Central and Manistee cross country teams knew that as they toed the line on Saturday in Benzonia in the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 3 Regional 20 meet.

In the girls 5,000-meter race, Manistee took home sixth place with 155 points while the Spartans grabbed eighth with 184 points.

The Mariners best finisher in the girls 5,000-meter race was senior Georgia Haag in 14th place. Her personal best time of 19:58.40 qualified her for the state final race on Nov. 1.

Manistee sophomore Hattie Driver was close behind in 17th place with a personal best 20:08.80.

The Mariners other finishers were senior Magdalena Herberger (37th, 21:44.40; season best), sophomore Yael DeBoni (43rd,

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