St. John’s junior Megan Joseph passes another runner down the stretch to finish 45th at the Division III Tiffin Regional race Saturday afternoon.

TIFFIN — It’s all about next week.

The State Cross Country meet, for the second year in a row at National Trail Raceway in Hebron, was what all the runners have been shooting for from the start of pre-season conditioning in late July/early August to now.

The Tri-County area will have a number of youngsters running in that race in both the Division III and II ranks after performances at Saturday’s Tiffin Regional at Hedges-Boyer Park on a cloudy, chilly morning/afternoon.