Some familiar names led Southern Boone's boys cross country team back to state as a team for the first time since 2013.
Competing at the Class 3 District 3 meet at Fulton High School on Saturday, junior Brian Burns (above right) won the race for Southern Boone in 16:31.63. Freshman Sean Burns (above left) was second at 16:40.51.
For Brian Burns, it was a fourth straight win.
The duo are two of the three younger brothers of current Oregon runner Connor Burns, one of the best high school runners in MSHSAA history.
The 1-2 punch helped the Eagles take second overall with 82 points. Centralia won the district title with 42 points.
The top 30 runners and top four teams move on to the state championship this weekend in Columbia.
Centralia had three runners in the top 10: Nolan Spickert (3rd), Carter Moss (4th) and Dryst Bostick (6th).
Fulton (third) and Priory (fourth) were the other team qualifiers.
In the girls race, sophomore Brianna Krueger continued her winning streak for St. Charles West. She won in 18:49.44 -- the fourth win in a row. She posted a winning margin of nearly 15 seconds ahead of runner-up Ilene Limberg of Owensville
St. Charles West won the team title with 37 points. Along with Krueger's win, Miley Jackson was third, Claire Horstmann took sixth and Genevieve Wacker was 10th. The average time was 20:08 and a 2:26 split between the first- and fifth-place runners for St. Charles West.
Lutheran St. Charles, Owensville and Fatima finished second through fourth, respectively.
Madalyn Mahoney and Grace Schaff were fourth and fifth for Lutheran St. Charles. Fatima had two runners in the top 10: Brie Massman and Heidi Struemph.