Martin High School sophomore Carsen Young Saturday qualified for the Division 4 state cross-country meet next weekend at Michigan International Speedway near Brooklyn.
Young, whose older brother last year qualified for the meet in the Clippers’ first-ever season, crossed the finish line for the 5K in 17:15.51, placing eighth in the regionals at Allendale. The top three teams and top 15 individual finishers earn the right to go to state Saturday, Nov. 3.
Martin as a team captured sixth place with 163 points. Saugatuck won the meet with 20.
Clippers Kyle Pallett was 20th, Eli Dykstra 38th, Brysan Young 43rd and Travis Marsman 54th.
On the girls’ side, Sara Tyrell was 21st in 22:24.61, Esther Tyrell 46th, Zoie Tuinstra 533rd and Amy Harris 58th.