PCM girls win 4x800 relay at Bill Miller Invitational

VAN METER — Girls track and field teams from PCM and Baxter faced a tough field at the Bill Miller Invitational on Monday.

The Mustangs claimed one victory and placed seventh in the 15-team field, but the Bolts scored just 12 points and their best finish was fourth.

Host Van Meter won the meet championship with 121 points, while Des Moines Christian (101), Carlisle (95), Grand View Christian (72) and Panorama (59) completed the top five.

Ankeny Christian Academy (56) was three points better than PCM (53) in sixth and the rest of the field featured Interstate 35 (44), Pleasantville (34), West Central Valley (27), Central Decatur (26), Nodaway Valley (18), Albia (16), Baxter (12) and Saydel (7).

PCM’s win came in the 4x800-meter relay. The quartet of Abi Teeter, Bailey Wheeler, Darbey DeRaad and Lila Milani had a season-best time of 10:15.64.

Katelynn Fagg and Lexi Fagg gave the Mustangs a 3-5 finish in the long jump. Katelynn finished third with a leap of 16 feet, 2 1/2 inches and Lexi was fifth with a jump of 15-9 1/4.

Ila Keuning (91-11) placed fifth in the discus, Ali Hilsabeck (12:08.21) took fifth in the 3,000 and Lillian Humpal (18.11) was sixth in the 100 hurdles.

PCM finished fourth in the sprint medley and fifth in the shuttle hurdle and 4x200 relays, while Baxter was fourth in the 4x200.

Baxter’s Grace Anderegg, Camryn Russell, Avery Wonders and Sydnee Hibbs placed fourth in the 4x200 in a season-best 1:56.01 and PCM was fifth in a season-best 1:56.02 with Peyton Lathrum, Addison Shannon, Libby Winters and Katelynn Fagg.

The Mustangs’ sprint medley relay team of Stella Stravers, Ryan DeVore, Lathrum and Katelynn Fagg took fourth in a season-best 2:00.51 and Kylie Tuller, DeVore, Humpal and Tori Lindsay placed fifth in the shuttle hurdle relay in 1:15.36.