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Knisley qualifies for state cross country meet

For the second straight year, Banner County's Courtney Knisley is headed to the state cross country meet.

The sophomore finished 15th individually with a time of 23:12.72 to nab the final qualifying spot at the D-6 District meet last week at the Pheasant Run Golf Course.

"We are excited for Courtney to have the opportunity to run at state cross country again this year," Banner County coach Kari Gifford said. "Every meet our runners have goals that they are trying to obtain. Courtney's goals included making it to state and improving her time on the district course from the previous year. Wh...