Area Cross Country teams in action Thursday night

Thursday marks the first major cross country night for schools in the KQWC listening area, as six of the eight cross country programs will be competing in various events. The Webster City boys and girls cross country team will be competing in the Marshalltown Early Bird meet at Marshalltown Community College this evening, with an event start time of 4:30 PM. Clarion-Goldfield-Dows boys and girls cross country teams return to action tonight as they will travel down to Gowrie to compete in the Southeast Valley Invitational at the Gowrie Municipal Golf Course, with an event start time of 5 PM.

The Eagle Grove cross country teams will be competing tonight, but in different locations. The Eagle Grove boys will make the trip down to Ames to compete in the Iowa State Invitational at the Iowa State Cross County course, which will begin at 4:45 PM. The Eagle Grove girls will head east to compete in the Iowa Falls-Alden Invitational, which will be held at Meadows Hill Golf Course in Iowa Falls, which will also start at 4:45 PM