Wildcat United, the combined Oak Harbor and North Whidbey middle school cross country team, opened the season with an eight-team meet at Mount Vernon Wednesday, Sept. 24.

Oak Harbor, which won the team scoring in both girls races, placed seven runners among the top 11 in the seventh-grade girls race.

The top finishers for Wildcat United in each race were Jenny Danielson (first, seventh-grade girls, 9:50), Lincoln Bassett (fifth, seventh-grade boys, 9:30), Natalie Hahn (eighth, eighth-grade girls, 11:42) and Blake Servatius (fifth, eighth-grade boys, 9:25).

Wildcat United will host races Oct. 8 and 16.

Wildcat United results at Mount Vernon:

Seventh-grade girls (35 finishers): 1, Jenny Danielson, 9:50; 3, Cat Wickers, 10:44; 4, Leielle Salinger, 11:01; 5, Addy Day, 11:30; 6, Charlotte Shelor, 11:32; 8, Haley Riffel, 11:55; 11, Frances Empinado, 12:13; 17, Gracie Upchurch, 12:52; 18, Natalie Plush, 13:10; 21, Kyra Pitts 13:37; 22, Schelby Heston, 13:40; 23, Patti Miessner, 13:59; 30, Malena Hannahan, 15:44; 31, Marissa Barber, 15:57; 34, Tessa Haley, 16:54; 35, Ashley Berry, 17:16.

Seventh-grade boys (38): 5, Lincoln Bassett, 9:30; 9, Shamus Warden, 10:15; 19, Trenton Fisher, 11:16; 22, John Shelor, 11:54; 23, Ridgely Briddell, 12:07; 28, Luke Turner, 12:45; 31, Jonathan Rockey, 13:01; 33, David Harrington, 13:12; 36, Mason Fields, 13:40; 37, Andrew Lof, 18:09; 38, Zach Bertram, 18:59.

Eighth-grade girls (25): 8, Natalie Hahn, 11:42; 13, Maggie Jappert, 13:20; 15, Asiah Erickson, 13:31; 16, Brianna Gagum, 13:35; 18, Amy Diamond, 14:22; 19, Hally Parker, 14:22; 20, Emily Petty, 14:41; 22, Stephany Flores, 16:18; 24, Karissa Becerra, 17:38; 25, Julie Bucio, 17:38.

Eighth-grade boys (57): 5, Blake Servatius, 9:25; 6, Ben Knoll, 9:33; 14, Ethan Lang, 9:54; 20, Dawson Seabolt, 10:20; 21, Destin Mansikka, 10:31; 25, Caleb Hunter, 10:36; 29, Jared Johnston, 11:01; 39, Pablo Closson, 11:36; 39, Logan Ince, 11:55; 43, Devon Gilbert, 12:08; 49, Liam Gore, 12:28; 52, Ansel Schwarz, 12:55.