Three Mustangs earn all-conference basketball recognition

PCM senior Jacob Wendt averaged a double-double in conference play for the second straight season this winter.

For his efforts on the hardwood, Wendt was one of seven players named to the Heart of Iowa Athletic Conference first team recently.

Wendt was joined on the all-conference squad by senior Jack Jungling and junior Gavin Van Gorp, who both were honorable mention selections.

All-conference recognition is based on statistics inside conference play only.

Wendt led the Mustangs and was first in the conference in rebounding at 10.4 per game. He ranked second on the team in scoring at 10.5 points per game, was second in assists at 2.7 per tilt and averaged slightly under one steal per game.

Wendt shot 42.3 percent from the floor and made 56 percent of his free throws. He started all 14 conference games, finishing with 147 points and 146 rebounds.

Van Gorp led the Mustangs in scoring at 12.5 per game. He was second in steals at 1.0 per game, ranked tied for third in assists at 1.4 per tilt and averaged 2.6 rebounds per contest.

Van Gorp led the Mustangs and ranked third in the conference in free throw percentage at 84.8. He started 13 of the 14 conference games and made 28-of-33 from the foul line.

Jungling ranked third on the team in scoring at 7.7 points per game and ranked second in rebounding at 6.8 per contest. He also averaged 1.0 steals and 1.0 assists per game.

Jungling shot 63 percent from the floor, which ranked second in the conference. He started all 14 conference games, finishing with 108 points and 95 rebounds.

Heart of Iowa Athletic Conference

Final Standings

Team Conference Overall

Nevada 13-1 19-5

Roland-Story 12-2 17-4

South Hamilton 11-3 18-5

Saydel 6-8 13-9

PCM 6-8 10-13

Perry 4-10 9-14

West Marshall 3-11 5-16

Greene County 1-13 2-20

All-Conference

First Team

Jacob Wendt, sr., PCM; John Nelson, so., Nevada; Jacob Khounsourath, sr., Nevada; Jonovan Wilkinson, sr., Roland-Story; Boaz Clark, sr., Roland-Story; Ryland Ubben, sr., South Hamilton; Shyne Lo, sr., Saydel.

Second Team

Alec Higgins, sr., Nevada; Easton Gray, jr., Nevada; Tristan Anderson, sr., Roland-Story; Reece Ricke, sr., South Hamilton; Brady Hicks, fr., Saydel; Geren Kenney, jr., Perry; Gabe Ebersole, sr., Greene County.

Honorable Mention

Jack Jungling, sr., PCM; Gavin Van Gorp, jr., PCM; Cody Long, so., Roland-Story; Brett Schmitz, sr., Roland-Story; Brynley Ruzicka, sr., Greene County; Nathan Behne, sr., Greene County; Kyle Kingsbury, sr., Nevada; Gavin Egeland, so., Nevada; AJ Ollen, jr., Saydel; Hunter Reed, jr., Saydel; Ty Koehnk, sr., South Hamilton; Owen Renaud, sr., South Hamilton; Drake Levan, sr., Perry; Zander Mahler, sr., Perry; Owen Siegert, sr., West Marshall; Cash Johnston, jr., West Marshall.