The Ballard High School girls cross country team finished in third place out of four teams while the boys team placed fourth Oct. 7 at Island Crest Park.

The girls team finished with 72 points, behind Mercer Island's 30 and Garfield's 44, but ahead of the 76 points earned by Inglemoor.

Once again senior Erin Philbeck lead the Beaver girls, finishing fourth overall with a time of 19:48 on the 3.1-mile course.

The boys team's 64 points placed them behind Garfield (40), Mercer Island (49) and Inglemoor (64).

The Beaver boys were led by senior Aaron Hamilton, who placed fourth overall with a time of 16:17.

The Ballard cross country team has two meets left before the KingCo Conference Championship.

The next meet is the Fort Worden Invitational at 4 p.m. on Oct. 10 at Fort Worden State Park.