COURTESY PHOTO BY JAMES PATE Running hard Brundrett Middle School Ben Scott, left, runs on his way to 16th place finish among dozens of eighth grade boys and girls in the race at the Calallen cross country meet. With the Oct. 13 cross-country meet in Calallen behind them, Brundrett Middle School cross-country runners now are ready for district competition, said Coach Javier Mendoza.

The Calallen event "was a tough meet," Mendoza said. "There were a lot of runners, (but) the kids held their own."

BMS runners are making progress.

"This is a good group of kids," Mendoza said. "They show up and run, (with) minimal whining. I was proud of their efforts." Eighth grade boys Ben Scott, 13:45, 16th place Matt Fries, 15:14 Ely Bennett, 15:39 Chris Eggleston, 16:30 Seventh grade boys Austin Henderson, 13:37, 8th place Andrew Hardegree, 15:51 Chase Chambers, 14:58 Tyler Pate, 16:55 Seth Hyatt, 16:31 Austin Sergeant, 22:00 Seventh grade girls Maddison Shannon, 19:12 COURTESY PHOTO BY JAMES PATE Strong finisher Brundrett Middle School student Austin Henderson took eighth place among seventh graders at the Calallen crosscountry meet. Anna Roberson, 19:10 Megan Forrest, 18:28 Crystal McGarry, 19:11 Michelle Arnold, 17:32 Bakar Sackschewsky, 20:40 Missy Gilbreath, 24:00 Malika Hunter, 18:42 Nickie Samudio, 24:00