PCM boys win team title at Bill Miller Invitational

VAN METER — The Mustangs claimed six wins, doubled up in five individual events and the PCM boys track and field team finished at least third in five relays during the Bill Miller Invitational on Monday.

PCM split its six wins between individual events and relays and the Mustangs scored 135 points to win their first meet championship of the season.

Des Moines Christian finished second with 115.5 points, while the rest of the top five featured Baxter (86.5), Pleasantville (84) and host Van Meter (79). There were 12 teams total in attendance.

Evan Jones, Riley Graber and Mark Bussan grabbed the individual wins and the Mustangs won the 4x200, 4x400 and shuttle hurdle relays.

Jones won the 200-meter dash in a career-best time of 23.6 seconds. Tad Wilson’s 23.95 was fast enough for third. Jones also placed second in the 100 in 11.61.

Graber (55.11) won the 400 and Joey Ferneding (56.95) was fifth, while Griffin Olson (16.25) and Jake Winters (17.03) were 2-4 in the 110 high hurdles.

Bussan won the shot put with a throw of 45 feet, 4 inches and Chase Wagaman (5-10) and Winters (career-best 5-4) finished 3-6 in the high jump.

The Mustangs also doubled up in the 800 as Coby DeRaad (2 minutes, 15.58 seconds) was fourth and Joe Shaver (career-best 2:15.64) placed fifth.

Gavin Steenhoek grabbed the last top-six individual finish. He was third in the 400 hurdles in a career-best time of 1:00.85.

Olson, Gabe Hobbs, Jacob Wendt and Jones teamed up to win the 4x200 relay in 1:32.

The 4x400 relay team of Graber, Hobbs, DeRaad and Wendt won the race in 3:41.2 and the shuttle hurdle relay foursome of Jaden Houser, Winters, Steenhoek and Olson posted a winning time of 1:04.98.

Carter Burns, Wendt, Hobbs and Graber finished second in the sprint medley relay with a season-best time of 1:38.

In the 4x800, the team of DeRaad, Carson Hansen, Shaver and Kolby Clark placed third in 8:57.69.