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