Marathon senior Kaden Lees finished fifth at the Region II-1A cross-country championship with a time of 17 minutes, 36 seconds. The finish earned him a spot at the state meet.
Lees is the only runner from Alpine, Marathon, Marfa and Fort Davis to qualify for state. The regional round ended the season for the other runners from those programs.
In Lubbock, Alpine's girls team finished ninth among 24 teams. Alpine's all-freshman boys lineup placed 24th of 24. The Fort Davis boys finished 18th among 22 schools.