Claiming the number six spot for PCM top sports stories of the 2023-2024 school year is sophomore Coby DeRaad and freshman Lila Milani qualifying for the state Cross Country Meet.

At the state qualifying meet on October 19th hosted by Pella Christian, DeRaad finished 17th overall and was the 5th at large qualifier with a time of 17:22.99, and Milani finished 13th with a time of 20:45.49. Milani finished 79th at the state meet with a time of 21:20 while DeRaad finished 101st with a time of 18:16. The Mustang girls team fell just two points short of qualifying for state as a team.