Athens High’s boys and girls cross country teams had good performances Saturday at the Cold Springs Kudzu Hills Invitational.

The Golden Eagles boys team placed fourth in a field of 18 in the Class 4A-7A race, while the Athens girls came in sixth in a field of 12 teams in the girls 4A-7A race. Both races were 5,000 meters.

Chase Irland was the top local finisher on the boys side, placing 13^th in a field of 199 runners. His time was 17:46.72. Elijah Frankel had a top 25 finish, coming in 23^rd with a time of 18:19.24. Other runners who scored for Athens were Guy Greenhaw, Joshua Simmons and Luis Diaz.

All five of the runners who scored points for the Golden Eagles broke the 20-minute mark.

West Limestone also competed in the boys race. Levi Jackson was the Wildcats’ top finisher, placing 66^th in a time of 20:11.28. Ethan Navas, Sawyer Graham, Ashton Parmley and Brayson Owens also scored points for West Limestone.

In the girls 4A-7A race, Ella Romine was the top Athens finisher, placing 24^th in a time of 23:20.13. Hannah Turner, Abbie Ogles, Ella Marlowe and Maddie Tibbetts also scored points for the Golden Eagles.

West Limestone didn’t have enough runners to compete as a team, but found success competing as individuals. Cassidy Winter placed fifth in a time of 21:22.97, while Avery Keenon was seventh in a time of 21:43.59 and Katie Serrato was 13^th in a time of 22:09.67.

Clements competed in the girls 1A-3A race, placing 10^th as a team. Darby Moore was the top Colts runner, finishing 32^nd in a field of 103 runners. Abby Craig, Addison McFarland, Alexandra Estrada and Natalia Herndon also scored for Clements.