The Martha’s Vineyard Hurricanes Youth Running Club, Inc. ran in the 2016 Massachusetts Middle School cross country invitational on Nov. 5. Over 2,500 runners from 120 schools from across the state competed in the 1.8-mile course.

The Vineyard Hurricanes were represented by 12 students. Zachary Utz, a seventh grader at the Tisbury School, placed 17th out of  200 runners in his age group, with a time of 11:32.

For information about the running club, email mvmiddleschoolxcountry@gmail.com.