The Pekin Cross Country teams traveled to Solon on Monday, September 22nd, to compete in the Solon Invitational, facing strong competition from highly-ranked teams across multiple classifications.
Girls Team Shines with 7th Place Finish
The Pekin girls cross country team delivered a solid performance, finishing 7th out of nine teams with 167 points. The Panthers were led by senior standout Chloe Glosser, who captured second place in the individual standings.
Glosser’s runner-up finish marked her second consecutive race placing second, demonstrating remarkable consistency at the top level. She was narrowly defeated by Evelyn Moeller of Mount Vernon-Lisbon, who is currently ranked seventh in Class 3A.
The meet was dominated by highly-ranked teams, with Mount Vernon-Lisbon (#3 in 3A) taking the team title, followed by host Solon (#5 in 3A) in second and Williamsburg (#15 in 3A) rounding out the top three.
Pekin Girls Individual Results:
- Chloe Glosser – 2nd place
- Abby Guise – 41st place
- Maddy Petrehn – 44th place
- Harper Guise – 47th place
- Callie Deutschle – 53rd place
- Cambree Earnest – 58th place
- Zoe Heisdorffer – 62nd place
Boys Team Battles in Tough Field
The Pekin boys cross country team, ranked 15th in Class 1A, faced a challenging field and finished 11th out of 13 teams with 223 points. Cole Millikin led the Panthers with a strong 12th place individual finish.
Lane Fariss followed with a 20th place showing, while Mason Dahlstrom rounded out Pekin’s top three with a 31st place finish. The boys team raced against several highly-ranked squads, including meet winner Mount Vernon-Lisbon (#3 in 3A) and runner-up Tipton (#12 in 2A).
Pekin Boys Individual Results:
- Cole Millikin – 12th place
- Lane Fariss – 20th place
- Mason Dahlstrom – 31st place
- Brody Sobaski – 77th place
- Landon Fariss – 83rd place
- Clayton Harvey – 84th place
Looking Ahead
The cross country teams will host a home meet in Fairfield at Waterworks Park on Saturday, September 27th at 9 AM.
