Petersburg High School cross country team poses for a photo at the regional meet in Sitka, October 1st 2022. (Photo by Marketa Ith)

Both of Petersburg High School’s cross country teams have qualified for the state meet coming up this weekend. They had fast finishes at the regional meet this past weekend in Sitka, with eleven schools participating overall.

The Petersburg girls team placed second, and the boys team placed third. 

Individually, Junior Kinley Lister took 5th in the girls division with a time of 22 minutes and 2 seconds.

And Junior Daniel Asprey led the Petersburg boys in 4th place with a time of 17 minutes and 27 seconds.

The team is heading to the state tournament this weekend in Anchorage.

Petersburg High School cross country runners (in blue) compete at the regional meet in Sitka, October 1st 2022. Leading the pack is Daniel Asprey. (Photo by Marketa Ith)


Petersburg High School cross country runners (in blue) competing at the regional meet in Sitka, October 1st 2022. Leading the pack is Kinley Lister. (Photo by Marketa Ith)