WELLSVILLE — The Iola High boys cross country team came in second place at the Pioneer League meet in Wellsville Thursday.
On a windy day in Wellsville, Mustangs Cole Moyer and Keegan Hill placed in the top 10 in the 5,000-meter race to propel the team.
The Mustang girls didn’t place as a team with only two varsity runners, but Lyndsie Fehr came in 10th with a time of 24:09 while Mahailie Genoble did not place.
Anderson County came in first place in the varsity boys race while Prairie View placed first in the varsity girls 5K.
Moyer took fourth with a time of 18 minutes, 40 seconds, while Hill placed seventh with a time of 19:02. Iola’s Kaiden Vega came in 29th place with a time of 21:38 while Caden Coltrane placed 30th with a time of 21:42. Joshua Wanker rounded out the Mustangs in 33rd place with a finish of 22:10. 
“I think I did a lot better this race than last race with just keeping up and getting faster when I needed to,” said Moyer. “I’m exactly where I want to be. Last year I got sixth so placing a little bit higher felt good.”
“What stuck out to me is that I kept the same pace the whole time,” said Hill. “My dad has been helping me with speed workouts, which have helped my endurance. He’s also been giving me motivational speeches and telling me how I’m improving.”
In the eighth grade girls 2-mile run, Iola’s Blayke Patterson came in fourth place with a time of 18:22 while Brecken Bycroft came in sixth place at 18:41. Sydney Ebberts rounded out the pack in 11th place with a time of 22:42.
In the eighth grade boys run, Mosiah Fawson placed fourth with a time of 13:02 while Cameron Palmer came in 13th place with a finish of 17:28.
In the seventh grade girls two-mile run, Mustang Eliana Higginbotham came in sixth place with a time of 16:48.
In the seventh grade boys 2-mile run, Adam Klubek came in second place with a time of 13:36 while Konner Morrison placed eighth with a finish of 15:46.
Iola will be at the Class 3A regional meet in Council Grove next Saturday at 10 a.m.
