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Bobcat girls sixth at Valley Relays

Phoebe Hermanson

WEST DES MOINES — The Marshalltown girls track and field team placed sixth out of seven teams at the West Des Moines Valley Dr. Brooks Coed Relays on Saturday with 40.5 points.

Freshman Phoebe Hermanson had the best individual finish of the day for the Bobcats by placing third in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 11 minutes, 11.51 seconds, which was a new season best.

The 4×800 relay team of Mia Barajas, Rachel Smith, Mackenna Ainsworth and Lilly Roberts also took third with a time of 10:50.16, while the distance medley team of Grace Collins, Mya Gallegos, Priscilla Vergara and Hermanson took fifth with a season-best 4:39.06 and the 4×200 team of Abbey Weldon, Mariana Ramirez, Alyvia Chadderdon and Kierra Gardner was third with a season-best 1:55.90.

Chadderdon also placed fifth in the long jump with a distance of 15 feet, 6 1/2 inches, and Gardner was eighth in the 200 with a season-best 29.02.

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