The high school cross country season started on Saturday with the four-team Batesville Invitational.
The host Bulldogs had eight runners in the Top 11 and won the girls race with 19 points, followed by runner-up East Central with 42.
Batesville sophomore Ava Wade took the individual championship with a time of 20:36.
East Central won the boys race with 35 points, followed by Batesville (40) and South Ripley (53).
Carson Hartwell from Oldenburg Academy was the individual champ with a time of 18:37.
