OTTUMWA — Running without their best, the Colfax-Mingo cross country teams still managed two top-20 finishes at the Pekin Invitational. The meet took place at Wildwood Park in Ottumwa.
Senior Cameron Warner once again led the Tigerhawk boys with an 11th-place finish. He crossed the line in 18 minutes, 8 minutes.
The girls team did not have senior Dakota Hostetter in its lineup.
Hostetter played in Colfax-Mingo’s five-set win over North Mahaska on Thursday. However, freshman Abbey McConeghey found her way into the top 20 with a 17th-place finish.
McConeghey crossed the line in 22:12. Sophomore Delaney Underwood placed 53rd with a time of 24:43. The other three scoring runners were sophomore Ilia Hostetter (25:01), Jodine Woods (27:14) and sophomore Payton Rhone.
After Warner in the boys’ race came freshman Cyden Fitch, who placed 50th in 20:03. Nic Duffy (21:36) and KC Huffman (21:49) were the next two best finishers, but official results were not available at press time.