September 18, 2024

Mustangs gallop to pair of team titles at Davis County

State-ranked PCM makes statement against fifth-ranked Albia

By Troy Hyde
PCM girls cross country team

The PCM girls cross country teams begins the 5K race at Davis County on Thursday. The Class 2A No. 11 Mustangs were a few points better than No. 5 Albia at the top of the standings. (Photo by Scott Spurgeon/Bloomfield Democrat)

BLOOMFIELD — A trio of top-six finishes powered the PCM cross country teams to meet titles on Thursday.

The Class 2A No. 11 Mustangs went head-to-head with 2A No. 5 Albia in the girls’ race and bettered the Lady Demons by nine points.

In the boys’ race, the Mustangs and Albia put their five scoring runners in the top 15 and all seven finished in the top 20, but PCM won the meet by three points thanks a to 2-5-6 finish.

Lila Milani Abi Teeter

PCM sophomore Lila Milani, left, and junior Abi Teeter run in a meet hosted by Davis County on Thursday. Milani finished third and Teeter was fifth in the girls' 5K race at Bloomfield Country Club. (Photo by Scott Spurgeon/Bloomfield Democrat)

The Albia girls posted a 1-2 finish, but PCM won the meet because of its depth later in its lineup.

Lila Milani headlined the Mustangs with a third-place finish. She was clocked in 22 minutes, 49.12 seconds. That was just ahead of Darby DeRaad, who placed fourth in 22:50.78.

Abi Teeter (22:53.22) was next in fifth followed by Annie Ford (24:12.88) and Bailey Wheeler (24:17.16) in 11th and 12th, respectively.

The Mustangs’ non-scoring runners were Raegan Vannoy (24:54.18) and Paiten Rumbaugh in 18th and 23rd, respectively.

Class 2A No. 11 PCM scored 29 points at the top of the standings. Class 2A No. 5 Albia scored 38 in second. The Lady Demons’ top three runners were 1-2-7 but the final two scoring runners were 16th and 19th.

Coby DeRaad

PCM junior Coby DeRaad was the runner-up in a cross country meet hosted by Davis County on Thursday. The Mustangs won their first team title of the season, too. (Photo by Scott Spurgeon/Bloomfield Democrat)

Davis County (69), Centerville (106) and Central Lee (131) completed the field. Sigourney placed three runners in the top 10 but had only four total. Moravia also had an incomplete team.

Class 2A No. 3 McKenna Montgomery of Albia won the girls’ 5K race in 20:43.02. Albia’s Paige Popson was the runner-up in 22:35.99.

The Mustang boys edged Albia by three points to win the team title. PCM placing three in the first six was the difference.

Coby DeRaad was the runner-up in the boys’ 5K race. He was clocked in 19:04.57. Owen Osterhaus (19:46.4) was fifth and Kash Fischer (20:06.7) finished sixth.

Gabe Nessa (20:59.25) and Joe Shaver (21:12.89) completed the counting scorers in 12th and 15th, respectively.

Joe Shaver Gabe Nessa

PCM junior Joe Shaver, right, and sophomore Gabe Nessa, center, scored top-15 finishes at Bloomfield Country Club on Thursday. (Photo by Scott Spurgeon/Bloomfield Democrat)

Rylan Edgington (21:17.27) and Kolby Clark (21:28.11) were non-scoring runners in 16th and 19th, respectively.

Davis County’s Aaron Cook won the boys’ race in 18:31.42.

PCM won the meet title with 35 points. Albia scored 38 in second and the rest of the five-team field featured host Davis County (69), Central Lee (96) and Moulton-Udell (150). Sigourney, Moravia and Centerville had incomplete teams.