The Bedford Boys placed 29th in the field of 36 teams in the Portage Cross Country Invitational on Saturday. The Mules were led by sophomore Dane Hieronimus, who placed 75th overall in 16:41. Junior Braxon Lake also raced well, coming in 164th at 17:32, and fellow junior Jordan Bunce placed 170th in 17:34. Rounding out the scoring for the Mules were senior Gabe Bock (181st in 17:43) and junior Nick Balla (189th in 17:49).

In the JV race, the Mules were led by sophomore Anthony Kraus, who crossed the line 134th in 19:12. Also racing well for Bedford were freshman Charlie Rockwood, who hit a PR of 19:40 (184th); senior John Ball (199th in 19:48); sophomore Andy Nelson (231st in 20:10); freshman Andrew Harrison (321st in 21:03); senior Ethan Thomas (337th in 21:22); and senior Adrik Ruch (370th in 22:10).

The Mules compete next Saturday at the Dave Bork Classic in Monroe.