GUTHRIE CENTER — Junior Jayci Vos came into Thursday night’s track and field meet with the 16th best time in the state in the 400-meter hurdles.
The top eight times at next week’s cutoff qualifies for the Drake Relays later this month.
Vos made sure she was in the conversation when she blew away the field and catapulted to the top spot. Vos broke her own school record, set a new meet record and is the current leader in the entire state after finishing with a time of 65.64 seconds.
That was one of the Mustangs’ five wins on the night as PCM finished in second overall.
“We finally were able to run in some good weather tonight,” PCM coach Lindsey Cunningham said. “Our hard work day in and day out is starting to pay off and show in some of the drastic drops in time.”
Vos and seniors Ashley Van Gorp and Emily Hugen were part of three victories and a runner-up finish.
The trio were all part of the winning 4x100 and 4x200 relays.
Joined by junior Tatum Nearmyer, the 4x100 team finished in 52.99, which is currently above the cut-off mark for the Drake Relays.
Freshman Morgan Uhlenhopp ran with Vos, Hugen and anchor Van Gorp on the 4x200 and that foursome won with a time of 1 minute, 52.42 seconds.
The Mustangs also won the sprint medley relay. That team of freshman Delaney Clarke, freshman Avert Stock, Hugen and junior Rachel Stafford crossed the finish line in 1:58.33.
Van Gorp began her night with a win in the long jump. Her best leap was marked at 14 feet, 9 1/4 inches.
Success in the relays was a big part of the Mustangs’ night. The 4x400 and distance medley relay teams were both second.
The 4x400 included Vos, Nearmyer, Van Gorp and Stafford, and they finished in 4:20.18. The distance medley relay included Hugen, Uhlenhopp, Stock and freshman Payton Schut and that group crossed the finish line in 4:46.61.
The final top-three finish came in the 4x800 relay. That foursome included sophomore Amaya Hartson, freshman Kirstin Ives, senior Morgan Novak and senior Kiara Kappelman.
The Mustangs compete at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at Montezuma.