Cross Country: Weather forces more section meet postponements (UPDATED)

The Section 7A Cross Country Meet scheduled for Thursday (October 28) has been
postponed until 1 p.m. Friday at the Cloquet Country Club. (Please note change in times)

The current conditions of the course merit the postponement as five inches of snow was reported to be on the ground with numerous trees also blown down.

According to the MSHSL release, if the course is deemed unusable, a new site will be determined sometime tomorrow (Thursday). (THURSDAY UPDATE: The course has been ruled favorable to host the meet, please note the change in the start time above)

THURSDAY UPDATE: The Section 5A Cross Country Meet scheduled for this afternoon at the Pierz Golf Course has been postponed until tomorrow (Friday) due to the cold weather and wet course.

The Section 8AA Cross Country Meet scheduled for Thursday (October 28) in Fergus Falls also has been postponed until Friday due to the weather.

The starting times of the meet will remain the same, with the boys running at 3:30 p.m. with the girls race to follow at 4:15 p.m.

Area high school cross-country teams affected by the postponement include Alexandria, Brainerd, Detroit Lakes, Fergus Falls and Little Falls.

Wadena-Deer Creek will head to the Section 8A Cross Country Meet in Bagley on Friday. The girls' race will start at 4 p.m. and the boys will follow at 4:30 p.m.

The top 10 individuals and top two teams in each section will advance to the state meet at St. Olaf College in Northfield.