Senior Michelle Mehnert placed third at the Class 1A state finals in Peoria this morning, the best individual finish by a Uni cross country runner — male or female — in school history. As a team, the Uni girls placed ninth overall. On the boys side, junior Malcolm Taylor finished 29th out of 165 runners. He missed earning all-state honors by just four places. Both Taylor and Mehnert ran personal bests today.