By John RittenhouseStrong races turned in by every individual led the Luverne cross country teams to second-place finishes at the annual Southwest Conference meet staged near Jackson Tuesday.Marshall, which fields the state’s No. 1-ranked Class AA boys’ team and the third-ranked girls’ squad, ran away with the team titles.Luverne placed second behind Marshall in the final standings at meet’s end, with every LHS runner turning in a personal or seasonal best time on the course."We ran fantastic," said Cardinal coach Bruce Gluf. "The Marshall kids are great. The competition was there, and that’s what pulled the good performances out of our runners. I think we made a statement today, and we’re ready for the section meet."The Luverne girls, who fell by 15 points to Marshall (26-41), received All-Conference performances from Lexi Heitkamp, Amanda Saum and Kayla Raddle.Heitkamp placed second in 14:45, Saum fourth in 15:08 and Raddle sixth in 15:11.Kelsey Dooyema and Amanda Kannas placed 11th and 19th with respective 15:58 and 16:25 times to round out the scoring for LHS.Christy Van Dyke and Ashley Kraetsch finished 53rd and 54th in 20:28 and 20:27 without contributing to the scoring.Thomas Pinkal missed making the All-SWC team for the Cardinal boys, who finished 43 points (15-58), by one place. Pinkal placed eighth in 17:08 to lead LHS.Tom Ward finished 10th in 17:20, Steve Schneiderman 11th in 18:28, Nick Otten 13th in 18:57 and Dusty Antoine 16th in 17:42 to pad Luverne’s point total.Travis Halfmann (28th in 18:28), David Nelson (36th in 18:57), Craig Oeding (38th in 19:07), Eric Kraetsch (43rd in 19:47) and Michael Nelson (46th in 20:08) ran in the varsity race without impacting the scoring.Luverne will run at the Section 3A Championships in Adrian Thursday, Oct. 28. The girls’ race begins at 4 p.m., with the boys’ race following at 4:45.Here is a look at the team standings and the rest of Luverne’s individual efforts during the SWC meet.Girls’ standings: Marshall 26, Luverne 41, Redwood Valley 93, Jackson County Central 104, Worthington 117, Windom 129.Boys’ standings: Marshall 15, Luverne 58, RWV 82, JCC 109, Windom 110, Worthington 142.Junior high girlsRachel Saum, 10th, 6:50; Whitney Oehlerts, 21st, 7:35.Junior high boysDavonte Maine, seventh, 5:57; Matthew Stensland-Bos, 15th, 6:17; Nick Den Herder, 32nd, 8:14.