Unfortunately, this is the one time we have to make cuts- only the top 8 boys and top 8 girls can ski in the races. We will also name 2 alternates for each team, and the team members can be different for classic and skate. We use a combination of results and effort to help us name the team.
At the state meets, the top 4 skiers score for the team, places 5 and 6 don't score but do displace other schools from scoring lower points, and 7 and 8 are discarded.