The Mount Mercy women's and men's cross country teams both placed second at the 26th Annual Mustang Gallop at Seminole Valley Park Friday.

Andrea Ertz placed fifth for the Mount Mercy women in 15 minutes, 28.6 seconds for four kilometers. Jacob Blackmon finished sixth for the Mount Mercy men in 16:07.1 for five kilometers.

Iowa Central won both races.

WOMEN'S RESULTS

Team Standings - 1. Iowa Central 20, 2. Mount Mercy 40, 3. Cornell 78, 4. Iowa JV 132, 5. Clarke 166, 6. Hawkeye 225.

Mount Mercy - 5. Andrea Ertz 15:28.6, 7. Vanessa Cortes 15:42.2, 8. Emily Erickson 15:45.9, 9. McKenna Johnson 15:46.3, 11. Kelsi Huhndorf 15:51.1.

MEN'S RESULTS

Team Standings - 1. Iowa Central 28, 2. Mount Mercy 62, 3. Cornell 73, 4. Hawkeye 77, 5. Clarke 116.

Mount Mercy - 6. Jacob Blackmon 16:07.1, 9. Aaron Golding 16:20.7, 15. Cameron Steffens 16:31.4, 16. Sayed Opeyany 16:37.0, 28. Oscar Lopez 17:08.9.