A pair of athletes from the KCII listening area ran the final cross country race of their high school careers Saturday at the Pella Race Park in the Iowa Association of Track Coaches Senior All-Star Race.

Columbus’ Freddy Vergara ran for “Team 2” and was their top finisher with a time of 17:25 in 15th place. Other team members included Zach Wise of Pekin 16th, RC Hicks of Wayne 20th, Seth Walraven from Knoxville 23rd and Dawson Bonnett from Albia in 28th. “Team 2” finished in fourth place of seven competing teams with a score of 102 points. The team from ACGC/ADM/DCG won the team title with 54 points.

In the girls race, Hillcrest Academy’s Leah Bontrager competed for “Team 2” and was their top finisher in 12th with a time of 21:24. Other members of her team included Faith Neely of Van Buren 14th, Lauren Derscheid of Pekin was 15th, Shy Johnson of Meskwaki 17th, Sage Adam of Oskaloosa 22nd and Macy Hill of Davis County 23rd. “Team 2” was fourth of four teams with 80 points, Team Valley Warrior Dragon won the championship with 38.