The Bedford boys cross country team opened their season tonight at the Bert Cebulski Memorial Run at Adrian's Heritage Park. The Kicking Mules varsity placed 6th out of 12 teams, a race that was won handily by an impressive Coldwater squad. Leading the way for the Mules was junior standout Alex Zittleman, who finished 13th overall in a time of 18:10. Close behind was sophomore Noah Scheffer (26th in 18:45) and junior Michael Greeley (28th in 18:52). Rounding out the scoring for the varsity was Brendan Burns (19:12) and Steven Kraine (19:49).

In the reserve race, Bedford led all teams, scoring a near-perfect 17 points to pace the field. Sophomore Jake Reaume took first place in the race, posting a time of 19:13. He was followed closely by junior Bradey Huber (2nd in 19:24) and freshman Noah Bock (3rd in 19:29). Rounding out the scoring in the reserve race were sophomore Seth Murphy (19:44) and freshman Seth Oxer (20:06). The Mules race next at the Oakland University Invitational on September 2.