Mustangs march to second at conference track and field meet

STATE CENTER — The PCM girls track and field won two races, doubled up in five events and placed second in the Heart of Iowa Athletic Conference meet on Thursday.

The Mustangs scored 122 points in second. Only Roland-Story was better. The Lady Norse won the conference championship with 166 points.

The rest of the top five included Greene County (94), Perry (84) and Grand View Christian (79). South Hamilton (63) edged host West Marshall (62) for sixth and Nevada (53) and Saydel (15) completed the field.

Lila Milani was part of both of PCM’s wins. She won the 800-meter run in a career-best time of 2 minutes, 22.78 seconds.

That time set a new meet record and also ranks 12th in Class 2A. Bailey Wheeler finished fourth in a career-best 2:36.73.

Wheeler and Milani finished the 4x800 relay that placed second. Abi Teeter and Darbey DeRaad started the event and PCM finished in a season-best 10:14.59, which also ranks 12th in 2A.

The 4x400 relay team included Katelynn Fagg, Lexi Fagg, Milani and Jorja Teeter and they won the race in 4:15.3. It was a season-best time by 4 seconds.

The shuttle hurdle relay team also placed second. Lillian Humpal, Ryan DeVore, Libby Winters and Tori Lindsay finished the race in 1:13.47.

Abi Teeter posted a career-best time of 5:13.39 and placed second in the 1,500 and Ali Hilsabeck’s 5:22.65 put her fourth. Hilsabeck’s time was a career best by 6 seconds.

Hilsabeck (11:48.15) and Annie Ford (12:16.6) were 4-6 in the 3,000. Hilsabeck set a career best by 4 seconds and Ford’s time was a nine-second PR.

The Mustangs finished third in two events. Jorja Teeter (1:10.22) was third in the 400 hurdles and Ila Keuning (105-1) placed third in the discus. Keuning’s throw was a career best by 9 feet.

Humpal (17.68) and Lindsay (17.80) were 4-5 in the 100 hurdles, Katelynn Fagg (15-4 1/4) finished fourth in the long jump and Lexi Fagg (1:05.58) and Katelynn Fagg (career-best 1:06.03) placed 4-6 in the 400. DeVore placed sixth in the 200 in a career-best time of 27.86.

Mustangs finish fourth at North Polk

ALLEMAN — Jorja Teeter posted a career-best time in winning the 400 hurdles and another win in the 800 by Milani led the Mustangs to a fourth-place finish at the North Polk Coed Invitational on Monday.

The Mustangs scored 91 points in fourth. They were well clear of South Hamilton (62), Nevada (54), North Polk JV (37) and Bondurant-Farrar (23).

North Polk won its home meet with 145 points. Greene County (117) and Roland-Story (107) finished second and third, respectively, in the eight-team field.

Jorja Teeter’s win in the 400 hurdles came with a career-best time of 1:09.36. Milani won the 800 in 2:25.68.

PCM was second four times and third three times. The Mustangs doubled up in the 100 hurdles and long jump.

Lindsay (18.04) edged Humpal (18.09) for second in the 100 hurdles, Katelynn Fagg (15-11 1/4) and Lexi Fagg (15-4) went 2-3 in the long jump and Abi Teeter (5:19.32) placed second in the 1,500.

Alyssa Buckingham’s sixth-place finish in the 100 completed the top-six individual finishes. She was clocked in 14.36 seconds.

PCM’s sprint medley relay team of Buckingham, DeVore, Peyton Lathrum and Lexi Fagg finished second in 1:59.63.

Lathrum, Jorja Teeter, Katelynn Fagg and Paiten Rumbaugh took third in the distance medley relay in 4:40.17.