The Aggie Middle School Cross Country runners competed at home on Tuesday in the Beal City Invitational against 12 other schools. Owen Gross (12:59.7) finished third in a 66 runner field while Kaylee Locke (13:03.1) and Tailor Onstott (13:03.3) went 1 – 2 in the 114 runner girls’ race. The Lady Aggies placed third with 84 points, 21 back from McBain and just 5 points off runner-up Clare. Rylee Sisco (20th, 15:11.9) was third across for Beal with Genevieve Lasater (28th, 15:32.1), and Haylee Long (33rd, 16:04.9) completing the scoring. Addyson Zuker (18:34.0) posted an excellent improvement over her first two-mile race last week. The Junior Aggies will head into Highland Conference racing at next Tuesday’s Jamboree No. 1 at Evart.