It finally felt like Fall on an early Saturday morning in Lake City, Florida as the Bell Runnin’ Bulldog Cross Country team ran in the 2026 Inaugural Run Florida Invitational on September 26. The Lady Bulldogs did an amazing job as the team placed 2nd out of 14 schools. The Lady Bulldogs were led by Freshman Haylee Lunn who placed 7th individually with a time of 25 minutes, 39.6 seconds followed by 7th grader Kyleigh Belasky who finished with a time 26:20 and placed 11th. 7th grader Juliette Britton rounded out the top three Bulldogs with a time of 26:33.0 and placed 13th. Senior Calista McGuigan finished the race with a time of 28:29.1 and Julianna Britton finished her race in 33:20. The boys team placed 12th and was led by senior Mitchell Anderson with a time of 20 minutes, 11.1 seconds. Jackson Manders was right behind Anderson with a time of 20:40.2 and Samuel “Fitch” Graden rounded out the top three Bulldogs with a time of 21:08.5. The Runnin’ Bulldogs will be participating in the Cedar Key Invitational on Thursday, October 1st.