Panther teams finish regular season

The Panther cross-country teams competed in their final regular season meet Tuesday, October 18. Pekin’s varsity girls’ team continued with their winning season, taking first in E-B-F’s Mike Jay Invitational meet with 16 points. L&M finished second with 58 and Columbus was third with 63.

Pekin had all seven varsity runners finish in the top 15, with Chloe Glosser getting the win in 20:52.0. Lauren Steigleder was second in 21:29.5, Brooke Miller finished third in 22:36.6, and Audrey Fariss was fourth in 22:43.7. Lexi Swearingen took seventh in 24:07.3, while Brooke Sylvester was ninth in 24:34.4 and Renae Eubanks finished 12th in 24:44.1.

In the boys’ varsity race, Pekin didn’t field a full team but they still had the top runner with Brady McWhirter winning in a time of 17:34.9. Cole Millikin finished 11th in 19:47.0, Ben Guise finished 21st in 21:01.4, and Dylan Sobaski took 23rd in 21:29.2.

The Panthers had two in the JV girls’ race, with Teagen Swearingen winning in 26:36.8 and Kadence Frisbee finishing second in 31:41.2.

Pekin’s junior high girls’ won with 20 points, 15 points over second-place Columbus. Pekin runners took fifth through eighth place, with Callie Deutschle finishing fifth in 14:15.9, Harper Guise sixth in 14:36.7, Brinley Phillips seventh in 14:37.4, and Cambree Earnest eighth in 15:03.3. Alyssa Sylvester took an 11th place finish in 15:17.0.

In the junior high boys’ race, Pekin had the top runner with Mason Dahlstrom winning in 11:01.2. Cael Silvers finished third in 11:33.4, Lane Fariss was fourth in 11:43.0, and Brady Sobaski finished fifth in 11:49.9. Sam Hall finished seventh in 12:19.3 with Hayden Miller close behind in eighth in 12:23.5. Cody Silvers was 10th in 12:43.3, Clayton Harvey finished 20th in 14:19.7, and Liam Guise finished 22nd in 14:22.2.

The Panther varsity teams will be running in the state-qualifying meets this Thursday, October 20.