Mount Ayr runs at Chariton meet
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By RYAN STONEBRAKER
CHARITON, Iowa — Both Mount Ayr cross-country teams traveled to Chariton last week to run in their only meet of the week. The Mount Ayr girl’s team placed 11th at the meet with a team score of 256 points. The Raiderettes were led by a pair of top-40 finishers. Ryley Greenwell had the top Mount Ayr time in 30th place in 23:54. Alice Briner was next in 31st place in 23:56.
PCM won the meet with a team score of 49 points followed by Pella Christian in second with 82 points and Chariton third with 93 points. The Cardinals were the first POI team to finish in eighth place with 228 points. Mount Ayr was next in 11th place with 256 points.
Mady Montgomery from Albia won the girls race in a time of 20:41 followed by Kate Krutsinger from Chariton second in 21:34 and Lila Milani from PCM in third place in 21:36.
Other Mount Ayr finishers were 65th Tatum Friedrich, 77th Alba Friedrich, 91st Kinsley Greenwell, 93rd Irais Trujillo, 117th Chloe Robb, and 122nd Mia Tseng.
On the boys side, Mount Ayr had three runners at the meet. Mason Starmer led, placing 134th in 25:31. Other Mount Ayr finishers were Kellon Shaffer 145th and Braxton McAlexander 158th. There were 185 runners in the boys race. Chariton claimed the top-2 individual finishes with Lucas Anderson winning the race in 16:37 and Cy Stuart finishing as the runner-up in 16:41. Pella Christian had four finishers in the top-10 finishers and won the meet with a team score of 44 points. Chariton was the runner-up team with 70 points and PCM was third with 116 points.
Both Mount Ayr cross-country teams will run twice this week. The annual Pride of Iowa Conference meet will be held on Tuesday, October 13 in Corning. The Mount Ayr program will host a home meet later in the week.
Chariton Charger
Invitational
Monday, October 5
At Chariton
Girl’s Team Scores: 1. PCM 49; 2. Pella Christian 82; 3. Chariton 93; 4. Lynnville-Sully 93; 5. Albia 121; 6. Oskaloosa 164; 7. Davis County 202; 8. Central Decatur 228; 9. Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 231; 10. Knoxville 237; 11. Mount Ayr 256; 12. Centerville 272; 13. Clarke 372.
MOUNT AYR (256): 30. Ryley Greenwell 23:54, 31. Alice Briner 23:56, 65. Tatum Friedrich 26:25, 77. Alba Friedrich 27:09, 91. Kinsley Greenwell 28:07, 93. Irais Trujillo 28:20, 117. Chloe Robb 32:01, 122. Mia Tseng 34:32.
MOUNT AYR (NTS): 134. Mason Starmer 25:31, 145. Kellon Shaffer 26:36, 158. Braxton McAlexander 28:41.
