Cortes wins twice for Mount Mercy
FAYETTE, Mo. - Vanessa Cortes of Mount Mercy was the undisputed queen of the distance races at the Heart of America Conference track meet this weekend.
Cortes captured the 10,000 meter run on Friday and claimed the 5,000-meter race on Saturday in 18 minutes, 39.08 seconds.
Cortes helped the Mustangs finish fourth out of 12 teams in the standings.
Jasmine Wardell of Mount Mercy won the shot put (13.01 meters) and Kathryn Vander Poel claimed the 1500 (4:46.21). Vander Poel also finished second in the 800 (2:19.37). Andrea Ertz placed third in the 1500 (4:54.35) and Alexa Zamora was third in the 5000 (19:19.08).
Colton Forster won the 10,000 meter run in 31:54.27 for the Mount Mercy men's track team. Jon Anderson, James Lindstrom and Forster also collected second-place showings.