Junior Alex Bowns led the Ballard High School boys cross country team to a first-place finish against Newport High School and Bothell High School as the Ballard girls cross country team took second in its race Oct. 6 at Wilburton Hills Park.

The boys team finished with a score of 25 to Newport's 46 and Bothell's 60.

Bowns' winning time was 16:52. Behind him for the Beavers were senior Blair Scott (17:48) and junior Victor Bailly (17:55) in fourth and fifth respectively.

The girls team finished with a score of 45, while Newport had 17 and Bothell finished with 77.

Senior Natalie White led the Beavers with a fourth-place finish in 21:39, 15 seconds behind first-place Alisa Poplawski from Newport. Juniors Rachel Livengood (22:09) and Anna Mirenzi (22:21) finished seventh and 10th for Ballard.

Click here for complete results from the meet.

Next up for the Ballard cross country teams is the Fort Worden Invitational at 10 a.m. Oct. 9 at Fort Worden in Port Townsend.