The PCM Lady Mustang Track and Field squad got their season started off on the right foot with a first place finish at Centerville. The team flourished in almost every event at the meet, getting top five finishers in 16 total events.

The long distance running was very successful, Rachel Stafford finished first in the 800, and Payten Schut picked up first place in the 1500. Junior Jayci Vos would dominate the hurdles, winning both the 100 and the 400 and the 4×400 relay team would also finish first with the team of Vos, Stafford, Schut and Ashley Van Gorp. The Lady Mustang distance medley and shuttle hurdle would also get first, and Paige Wood placed second in the Shot Put to round things out. On the field Head Coach Lindsey Cunningham tells KNIA/KRLS sports “As a team we were very competitive in all events and I thought that we showed a lot of heart by really fighting for places. We had a lot of good times and splits for the first meet and with those have chances to improve the rest of the season.” The Lady Mustangs will next hit the track on April 5th when they host their own meet.

Top 5 finishers:
400 dash-Rachel Stafford 2nd (1:05.33), Avery Stock 3rd (1:11.28), Amaya Hartson 5th (1:16.81)
800 run- Rachel Stafford 1st (2:48.84), Baylee Smith 3rd (3:05) Alex Inskeep 4th (3:06)
1500 run-Paytan Schut 1st (5:38), Amaya Hartson 4th (6:11), Alex Inskeep 5th (6:35)
3000 run- Baylee Smith 2nd (14:12)
100 hurdles- Jayci Vos 1st (17.55), Megan Cowman 2nd (18.92)
400 hurdles-Jayci Vos 1st (1:10.84) Morgan Uhlenhopp 3rd (1:24.34)
4×200- 2nd Emily Hugen, Morgan Uhlenhopp, Delaney Clarke, Ashley VanGorp (1:57.76)
4×400-1st (4:31.12) Ashley VanGorp, Paytan Schut, Rachel Stafford, Jayci Vos
2nd (4:56.5) Tatum Schnug, Kirsten Ives, Morgan Novak, Kiara Kappelman
4×800- 2nd (12:14.46) Amaya Hartson, Morgan Novak, Kiara Kappelman, Kirsten Ives
Sprint Med-3rd (2:05.78) Emily Hugen, Delaney Clarke, Avery Stock, Ashley VanGorp
Distance Med-1st (4:51.4) Ashley Miller, Tatum Schnug, Morgan Unlenhopp, Paytan Schut
Shuttle Hurdle-1st (1:22.04) Delaney Clarke, Megan Cowman, Morgan Novak, Tatum Schnug
Long jump- Ashley VanGorp 3rd (14-01.5) Avery Stock 5th(13-11)
Shot Put-Paige Wood 2nd (33-02.5) Maddie Samson 3rd (32-11)
Discus- Maddie Samson 5th (66-00)

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