The James Wood cross country teams competed Saturday at the Third Battle Invitational in their final regular-season races.

The boys' team came away with a third place finish out of 39 teams while placing 3 runners in the top 12: Liam McDonald 12th in 16:09, Ethan Pratt-Perez 10th in 16:03, and Nathaniel Woshner 5th in 15:54. 

The girls' team placed 5th overall out of 39 teams with Lauren Beatty being the top finisher for Wood in 9th place with a time of 18:47. 

The girls' underclassmen JV team placed second, missing out on first place by only 6 points.

The teams will compete in the Northwestern District Championships on Saturday, October 23 at the 3rd Winchester Battlefield.  The girls' race starts at 10:00 and boys will race at 10:30.