Three area cross country teams ran at the Pleasantville Cross Country Invitational on Monday as runners from Pleasantville, PCM, and Melcher-Dallas all competed.
In the girls race PCM placed fifth with a team score of 123 points, while Pleasantville came in eighth place with 201 points. Individually, the Mustangs were led by a fourth-place effort by Abi Teeter (21:13.61) and a 19th place finish by Reagan Vannoy (22:47.12). Sophia Mason was the top girl’s runner for Trojans, who came in 29th place (23:47.82), with Kyleigh McConnell not far behind in 32nd place (24:04.50). Melcher-Dallas’ two girls runners Hailey Stegman (24:40.78) and Addison Wadle (25:14.63) came in 40th and 48th respectively.
In the boys race, Pleasantville was 11th with a team score of 274 and PCM was 14th with 318 points. Kurt Kuhnen led the Trojans boys team, finishing in 18th place (18:50.82). Jenkin Fulmer was Pleasantville’s second-best finisher in 39th (19:54.58). The Mustangs top two runners in the meet were Coby DeRaad in 19th place (18:53.61) and Carson Taylor in 60th (21:15.07).
Of the three teams that ran Monday at Pleasantville, Melcher-Dallas is the next to be in action. The two Saints’ girls runners run on Thursday at the Lynnville-Sully Cross Country Invite. PCM is off until Monday, when they host six teams for their home meet, and Pleasantville is off until the Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont meet next Tuesday.