The Alexandria Cardinals finished third and the Perham Yellowjackets were fifth at the Class AA Girls State Cross Country Championship on Saturday at the Les Bolstad Golf Course on the campus of the University of Minnesota.  Marshall won the event with 81 points, St. Paul Highland Park was second with 101 after consulting the tie breaker (placement of the #6 runner for each) team.  Alexandria also scored 101 points but had to settle for third place.  Northfield was fourth with 126, just 3 points ahead of fifth place Perham with 129.