Thompson Valley cross country coach Kris Christensen knew his boys team was capable of a top-three finish at this year's state meet way back in the summer.
Saturday morning at the Norris Penrose Event Center, the Eagles proved their coach right.
With regional meets a week and half away, several local cross country teams and runners came home with some hardware over the weekend at their respective league meets.
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