(Panora) The West Central Activities Conference Cross Country Meet took place on Thursday at Panorama. The Des Moines Christian Boys and Van Meter girls earned team championships. Individual winners were Jayden Dickson, of Earlham, and Clare Kelly, of Van Meter.
The ACGC boys took runner-up honors. They were seven points behind Des Moines Christian in the team count. Trevin Suhr led the Chargers in 5th place. Six others occupied spots on the top 20. Justin Reinhart placed 13th, Andrew Mahaffey 14th, Kaden Thompson 15th, Bo Arrasmith 17th, Lance Bunde 18th, and Noah Kading 19th.
Freshman Ava Campbell had the top performance for the ACGC girls in 3rd place. The Chargers got a 14th place run from Hayden Coffman. Adalyn Bensen placed 22nd. 33rd was Katelyn Schafer. Rounding out the varsity were Paige Van Meter in 37th, Kiersten Knobbe 39th, and Jayla Hoover 41st.
Boys Team Scoring
- DM Christian 57
- ACGC 64
- Earlham 77
- Ogden 94
- Interstate-35 136
- Madrid 159
- Van Meter 171
- Pleasantville 214
- Woodward Academy 265
Boys Individual Top Ten
- Jayden Dickson, Earlham
- Aaron Fynaardt, DM Christian
- Carson Houg, DM Christian
- Dominic Braet, Earlham
- Trvin Suhr, ACGC
- Ethan Loutzenheiser, Madrid
- Collin Houg, DM Christian
- Clay Warson, Madrid
- Carson Van Sickle, Ogden
- Ben Reyes, Interstate-35
Full Boys Results: WCAC Boys
Girls Team Scoring
- Van Meter 45
- DM Christian 62
- Earlham 91
- ACGC 93
- West Central Valley 134
- Ogden 165
- Woodward-Granger 198
- Madrid 201
- Pleasantville 218
Girls Individual Top Ten
- Clare Kelly, Van Meter
- Mary Kelly, Van Meter
- Ava Campbell, ACGC
- Olivia Spurling, Earlham
- Reagan Zimmer, DM Christian
- Emma McCoy, Van Meter
- Chasey Rowan, West Central Valley
- Lily Dixon, Earlham
- Taitlin Koch, West Central Valley
- Brooklyn Fryar, Van Meter
Girls Full Results: WCAC Girls