The ranked Pella Christian cross country teams competed in a split field at Ballard’s Mike Carr Invitational Tuesday, with the boys taking 3rd and the girls finishing in 4th in Class B.

The Class 2A #14 Eagles boys finished behind two Class 3A teams in #3 ranked Des Moines Christian and Nevada, while the girls were behind Class 3A #15 Des Moines Christian, Class 2A #1 Van Meter and Class 1A #1 Madrid. Sawyer Meinders led the way for the Pella Christian boys in the meet, taking 10th place with a time of 18:25.5. Deacon Branderhorst (18:27.2) wasn’t far behind in 11th, finishing just two seconds back of Meinders. Will Vanden Bosch (19:21.8), Eli Hoksbergen (19:41.9), and Griffin Stoltz (19:43.4) claimed 20th, 22nd, and 23rd respectively, while Logan Gallaher (20:00.7) rounded out the Eagles lineup in 29th. The Pella Christian girls were led by Bailey Vos on the night, as she took eighth place with a time of 21:05.8. Hayley Rens (22:01.3) was the second Eagle girl across the line in 14th place, followed by Julia Schmalcs (23:21.3) in 20th and Maisy Meinders (23:54.4) in 27th. Nora Lamb (24:49.5), Sophia Slagter (25:34.8), and Addison DeJong (25:40.0) round out the Pella Christian lineup in 39th, 41st, and 42nd.

Find full results from the Mike Carr Invitational here. The Eagles cross country teams have two days to rest before returning to action on Thursday, when they run at the Lynnville-Sully Invitational at Diamond Trail Golf Club.