After a rain-out last week, the Iowa Mennonite School cross country team got their season started Thursday in Williamsburg at the Raider Invitational.

On the boys side of the meet IMS finished in ninth place of 13 teams with 249 points. Center Point-Urbana won the meet with 76 points. Top finisher for IMS was Brian Maren with his time of 19:55, good for 38^th place. Other IMS finishers included Noah Miller 42^nd, Jacob Boller 47^th, John Hughes 57^th, Aaron Hershberger 67^th, Jesse Slater 85^th and Bronze Slabach 86^th.

The Iowa Mennonite girls finished in ninth place of 12 teams with their score of 225 points. Team champion was Williamsburg with 45 points. Top finish for IMS came from Leah Bontrager in 21^st with her time of 23:00. Other IMS runners included Sarena Gerber 26^th, Mackenzie Gutierrez 68^th, Esther Hughes 72^nd, Julia Boller 78^th, Rachel Geyer 85^th and Ainsley Shaw 92nd. IMS will next be on the course Thursday at Fairfield.