Siblings qualify for elite race.

Siblings qualify for elite race.

YPSILANTI – Siblings Bobby Jazwinski, a fourth grader at New Era Elementary School, and Jessie Jazwinski, a sixth grader at Shelby Middle School, were invited to compete in the “Elite Middle School Mile” after qualifying at Eastern Michigan University, Feb. 2.

Competing against some of the best middle school runners in the state, Bobby ran fast enough to qualify as a fourth grader. His time was 5:35, and Jessie’s was 5:39.