IMS girls’ place sixth

submitted by Marty Gingerich
The IMS girls team placed sixth out of eleven full teams at the South East Iowa Super Conference meet October 8 at IMS. Elana Gingerich and Madeline Miller both earned all-conference honors by placing fourteenth and fifteenth with times of 17:52 and 17:53. Both times are personal bests on the course which is an accomplishment considering the muddy conditions.
Mallory Martens was twenty-seventh in 19:18 and Linnea Slabaugh placed sixtieth in 21:48. Britni Piegors ran a good race taking two minutes off her time on the course at our first meet.
Brenna Conger of Pekin won the race in 16:10, one second off the course record. 2008 class 1A state champs Pekin won the team title with a stingy 18 points.
IMS girls’ stats: Elana Gingerich, 14th, 17:52; Madeline Miller, 15th, 17:53; Mallory Martens, 27th, 19:18; Linnea Slabaugh, 60th, 21:48; Britni Piegors, 76th, 23:18; Marija Topalovic, 81st, 26:36; Julie Kim, 82nd, 27:31.
Team Scores: 1) Pekin 18; 2) Lone Tree 100; 3) Louisa Muscatine 131; 4) Mediapolis 140; 5) Van Buren 186; 6) Iowa Mennonite 192; 7) WACO 197; Columbus 222; 9) Central Lee 239; 10) Wapello 302; 11) Cardinal 322.