Joshua Irvin finished 23rd overall as the Western Middle School Boys Cross Country team took 28th place at the Portage Invitational on Saturday. Irvin was the fourth fastest 7th grader in the race, and finished with a time of 8:43.1 for the 2500 Meter race. Owen Bradley (6th) ran a 9:43.2 to take 146th place, while Wesley Nierer (8th) finished 218th with a time of 10:04.6. Nathan Bowser (8th) took 258th place with a time of 10:17.5, while Xavier Flores (8th) rounded out the team scoring for Western by finishing 368th at 11:13.0. Henry Schiable (7th) also ran the Middle School Varsity race, finishing 396th at 11:34.6 Adalynn Newton (8th) led all Western girls in the Varsity race by taking 128th place with a time of 10:43.7. Abigail Jacobson (7th) ran a time of 11:37.8 and finished 237th. Jaxon Young (6th) led all Panthers in the Boys JV race, finishing 153rd with a time of 11:29.6. Other finishers for Western in the Boys JV race included Ben Knickerbocker (7th) - 333rd place, 13:28.0 Matthew Balliet (7th) - 371st place, 14:24.2 Samuel Kruso (7th) - 372nd place, 14:24.7 Tyler Cole (7th) - 380th place, 14:41.7 Conor Denissen (6th) - 406th place, 15:38.1 Zander Flowers (6th) - 420th place, 16:38.8 Addison Benner (6th) led all Lady Panthers in the Girls JV race by running a time of 13:21.8 to finish 186th. Other finishers for Western in the Girls JV race included Laynie Sawyer (8th) - 263rd place, 14:36.0 Makinzee Taylor (7th) - 348th place, 19:58.6 Western runs again in the I8 Conference Meet next Thursday at Marshall.