Few schools in the state have had as much success on the track for both their boys and girls programs than PCM in 2018. On Thursday the Trojans once again proved their dominance, as the girls walked away with a team title at South Tama and the boys placed third at Eddyville-Blakesburg.

The girls captured the title with 98 points on the strength of two first place finishes that were personal best times. Sierra Foster took care of business in the 400m dash (1:02.53) and Margo Chipps won the 400m hurdles (1:08.57). Second place finishes include Ashley Miller in the 100m, the 4x400m relay team, and shuttle hurdle relay team. Head Coach Bridget Martin tells KNIA/KRLS Sports that the meet was filled with tough teams and the win proves that they are a great team that provides a lot of depth.

The boys’ team traveled to Eddyville-Blakesburg and finished third in the 13-team meet with 86 points. Mount Pleasant won the event with 151 points. Noah Anderson was a man on a mission winning the 100m (11.17 seconds) and 200m (22.38 seconds) dashes. Anderson was also a part of the champion 4x200m relay team (1:32.01) along with Payton Strovers, Wes Cummings, and Preston VanWyk. Other top finishes include VanWyk was second in the 200m dash and Strovers was second in the long jump.

Find full results below from both meets.

Eddyville-Blakesburg Results

South Tama Results

1st place
400 meter dash: Sierra Foster – 62.53 (new personal record)
400 meter hurdles: Margo Chipps – 68.57 (new personal record)
2nd place
100 meter dash: Ashley Miller – 13.23
4×400: Paytan Schut, Kate McCarthy, Ashley Miller, Sierra Foster – 4:19.52
Shuttle Hurdle: Margo Chipps, Lexi Kuecker, Maybelle Smith, Megan Cowman – 1:12.73
3rd place
100 meter hurdles: Megan Cowman – 17.27
4×800: Baylee Smith, Kate McCarthy, Klaire Jungling, Paytan Schut – 10:59.98
Sprint Med: Margo Chipps, Ashley Miller, Sierra Foster, Paytan Schut – 1:55.87 (season best time)
Long Jump: Lexi Kuecker – 14′ 5 1/4″
4th place
400 meter dash: Baylee Smith – 69.28
3000 meter run: Sayde White – 12:57.00
100 meter hurdles: Morgan Uhlenhopp – 17.65
4×100: Sierra Foster, Lexi Kuecker, Margo Chipps, Ashley Miller – 53.39
Distance Medley: Regan Freland, Emma Houser, Hannah McCarthy, Sayde White – 4:57.09
High Jump: Celeste Wagaman – 4’10” (ties personal record)
5th place
1500 meter run: Baylee Smith – 5:36.68 (new season best)
Long Jump: Emma Houser – 14′ 3 3/4″
6th place
Hannah McCarthy – 29.38
4×200: Kassidy Block, Emma Houser, Celeste Wagaman, Kate McCarthy – 2:00.26