The Austin girls cross country took second and the boys took fifth at the 10-team Lake City Invite Tuesday.

The Packer girls were led by Haley Splinter, who took second and Madison Overby, who took third.

“The girls continue do very well and we just need to close the gap between our third and fourth runner a little more,” Austin head coach Tony Einertson said. “We should be a solid team by the end of the season.”

For the Austin boys, Nate Schwab led the way with an 11th place finish while Zach Fadness was just five seconds behind at 13th place.

“The boys are learning and six of them had career best times today,” Einertson said. “Zach and Max (Gillen) are coming along and they kept up with Nate for the first mile.”

Austin boys scores: Nate Schwab (11th, 17:25); Zach Fadness (13th, 17:30); Max Gillen (20th, 17:48); Dylan Diekmann (28th, 18:04); Andrew Baker (33rd, 18:20); Joe Gerber (41st, 19:05)

Austin girls scores: Haley Splinter (second, 15:37); Madison Overby (third, 15:49); McKenzie Besel (11th, 16:07); Kaitlynn Carroll (26th, 17:42); Lauren Thompson (34th, 18:19); Annissa Zynda (35th, 18:35)