Natasha Hessler, left, and her twin sister Ariel Hessler, right, run in the middle school girls’ 3k North Fork Invitational race on Sept. 3 in Hotchkiss. Natasha finished the race in first place, with a time of 11:04, and Ariel finished in second place, with a time of 11:14. The race included 86 runners. The middle school cross country team will be competing at Ridgway Secondary School at 4 p.m. Friday. David Emory — Special to the Ouray County Plaindealer