Alta senior Myles Jessen finished fourth in the Region 6 boys cross country championship with a time of 15:45.9, leading the Hawks into the 5A postseason.

Jessen crossed the line at Sugar House Park just behind Viewmont's Micah Hooper (15:02.5), Brighton's Whittaker Bettis (15:39.9) and Bountiful's Evan Ostler (15:42.0), according to results reported by the Deseret News. Alta's boys scored 107 points for fifth in the Region 6 field. The Hawks' girls finished seventh with 190 points.

At Valley Regional Park, Hillcrest's girls grabbed third with 78 points in the Region 4 championship, behind Taylorsville (28) and West (50). Sophomore Lena Moise led the Huskies in eighth place at 20:38.5. Senior Ella Goodman finished ninth (20:45.6) and senior Tristan Oler was 13th (21:28.2).

Hillcrest's boys placed fourth with 130 points, behind West Jordan (31), Taylorsville (36) and West (61). Senior Gregory Anderson was the top Husky, finishing 19th in 18:08.5.

Both schools next compete at the 5A Divisional meet Wednesday, Oct. 14, at Lakeside Park in Orem. Qualifiers advance to the 5A state championship Wednesday, Oct. 28, at Sugar House Park.