West Mercer Elementary School students Savannah Brondstetter, left, and Beau Berry, right, competed in the USATF Junior Olympic National Cross Country championship on Dec. 9 at Tom Sawyer State Park in Louisville, Kentucky. They notched All- American Cross Country honors as Berry placed sixth and Brondstetter placed 18th in the women’s 3,000-meter age 9-10 race. Mercer Island Bluebirds runner Berry finished in 11:18.44, and West Seattle Road Runners harrier Brondstetter finished in 11:36.26. Courtesy photo
MI runners shine at national cross country championship
![West Mercer Elementary School students Savannah Brondstetter, left, and Beau Berry, right, competed in the USATF Junior Olympic National Cross Country championship on Dec. 9 at Tom Sawyer State Park in Louisville, Kentucky. They notched All- American Cross Country honors as Berry placed sixth and Brondstetter placed 18th in the women’s 3,000-meter age 9-10 race. Mercer Island Bluebirds runner Berry finished in 11:18.44, and West Seattle Road Runners harrier Brondstetter finished in 11:36.26. Courtesy photo](https://www.mi-reporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/34921647_web1_CLOSportsRunners-MIR-231227-w-runners_1.jpg)