The Highland Oaks Middle School boys' cross country team finished seventh out of 20 teams in the Miami-Dade County Cross Country Championships at Larry and Penny Thompson Park Oct. 31.

For the third year in a row, Jeffrey Tait finished in the top 10, coming in ninth out of 168 runners and covering the 2-mile course in 12:43. He was followed by Kyle Lampkin (14:07), Evan Gruda (15:02), Zion Edelson (15:03), Joaquin Osio (15:12), Amani Coq (15:58), Alex Setuain (16:27), Cameron Eghtessadi (16:29), Julien Moreira (17:32), Daniel Angeles (17:49), Ari Lusky (18:00), Efraim Vainstein (18:07), Nolan Houghteling (18:40) and Eduardo Vitale (20:14).

Lauren Houghteling led the girls' team, finishing 31st out of 128 in 16:13. Marissa Gudiel (19:04), Cassandra Savino (20:02), Kristine Mora (20:14), Allison Bermudez (22:05), Beatrice Ulysse (23:18), Brianna Molina (23:25) and Meredith Lee (24:01) turned in their best performances of the season.