CARTHAGE, Mo. — With a top-two finish in seven events, including a pair of wins by senior standout Donovyn Fowler, Joplin’s boys claimed the team championship at the 38th annual Carthage Invitational track meet on Thursday at Haffner Stadium.
In a field of 14 teams, Joplin finished on top of the standings with 110 points.
Willard took second with 100 points, while Webb City was third with 91. Neosho (86) and Carthage (69.5) rounded out the top five teams.
JOPLIN HIGHLIGHTS
A future Oklahoma Sooner, Fowler won both the long jump (23-1.25) and the triple jump (47-2.5) to lead the Eagles.
With their overall team depth on display, Joplin finished second in five events. Hobbs Campbell was the runner-up in both the 1600 (4:27) and the 800 (1:59), while Donovahn Watkins took second in the shot put (53-9.25) and Zaben Barnes crossed the line second in the 3200 (9:56).
Also taking second was Joplin’s 4×800 relay team of Barnes, Nicholas Horton, Ian Horton and Evan Matlock.
Finishing fourth in their respective events for Joplin were Drew VanGilder (javelin), Korey Read (110 H) and Noah Soriano (400, 200).
Fifth-place finishers were Soriano (pole vault, 100) and Ian Horton (3200), while Gustavo Onate finished sixth in the 300 hurdles and took seventh in the 110 hurdles. Evan Matlock placed sixth in the 1600.
The Eagles were seventh in the 4×200, with Read, Aidan Sampson, Luke Vieselmeyer and VanGilder competing.
Finishing eighth in their events were Orion Norris (triple jump), Matthew Foglesong (javelin) and Read (300 H).
WEBB CITY HIGHLIGHTS
Webb City had two event winners, as Billy Wolfe won the high jump (5-11.75) and Grayson Smith took first in the pole vault (15-0.25).
Wolfe was the runner-up in the 100-meter dash, while Smith finished third in the long jump and Lucas Ott placed third in the javelin.
The Cardinals were third in the 4×800 relay, with Jose Antillon, Daunte Smiles, Blake Vaughn and Roman Borboa competing.
Finishing fourth for the Cardinals were Dante Washington (triple jump) and Borboa (1600, 3200), while fifth-place finishers were Nathaniel Miller (discus) and Malique McCarter (javelin).
Webb City finished sixth in the 4×200, with William Headrick, William Jackson, Wolfe and Washington competing.
Taking sixth in their individual events were Jackson (long jump) and Evan Stevens (3200), while Omari Jackson (triple jump), Antillon (400), Jadon Brisco (300 H), Wolfe (200) and Dustin Brockmiller (3200) all claimed seventh-place in their events.
NEOSHO HIGHLIGHTS
Missouri Southern recruit Kaden Cole won two events for the Wildcats. Cole won the 1600 in 4:24 and also crossed the line first in the 3200 in 9:50.
Isaiah Green finished second in the triple jump and was eighth in the long jump, while Erie Bebie was the runner-up in the 300 hurdles.
Neosho’s 4×200 relay team of Brock Franklin, Evan Haskins, Konnor Siler and Tyrese Hill finished second in 1:35.
The team of Franklin, Talon Mitchell, Marcus Duncan and Hill took second in the 4×100 in 45.28.
Taking third for Neosho were Jared Siler (high jump) and Bebie (110 H). Jared Siler was fifth in the triple jump and Cade Camerer took sixth in the high jump.
The Wildcats were sixth in the 4×800, with Gabriel Mabrey, Jacob Bailey, Adam Farrell and Oscar Granados competing.
Connor Jordon finished seventh in the 800, while 8th: Tyrese Hill (100, 200) and Izaiah Hill (400) placed eighth in their events.
CARTHAGE HIGHLIGHTS
Carthage’s Zach Lansford was the runner-up in the javelin (142-2.25).
Carthage finished third in the 4×400 relay, as Miquel Solano, Tyler Burt, Chris Mejia and Landen Schrader recorded a time of 3:36.
Trenton Yates placed third in the triple jump and the 300 hurdles, while Luke Gall was third in the 100.
Finishing fourth in their events were Schrader (long jump), Braxton McBride (400) and Daryl Martin (300 H). Taking fifth were Schrader (high jump), Micah Lindsey (shot put), Martin (110 H), Solano (800) and Gall (200).
Yates finished sixth in the 110 hurdles, while the Tigers took eighth in the 4×200 relay.
MCDONALD COUNTY HIGHLIGHTS
McDonald County took fourth in the 4×100 relay, with Jared Mora, Toby Moore, Francisco Blancas-Ayala and Andrew Watkins running.
The Mustangs finished fourth in the 4×200 relay, with Mora, Joshua Pacheco, Samuel Barton and Esteban Martinez-Olvera competing.
Also for Mac County, Logan Harriman took fourth in the discus, while Andrew Watkins (PV), Joshua Pacheco (TJ) and Junior Eliam (discus) finished sixth in their respective events. Andrew Moritz was seventh in the javelin.
CARL JUNCTION HIGHLIGHTS
Carl Junction’s Caleb Graham was the runner-up in the pole vault (11-5.75), with teammate Owen Hensley tying for third (11-0).
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
Winning individual events were East Newton’s Gabe Bergen (300 H) and Kelton Sorrell (800), Lamar’s Trace Willhite (javelin), Grove’s Emanuel Crawford (100, 200) and Carson Trimble (400), and Willard’s Isaac Shaw (discus), Karon Johnson (shot put) and David Schwartz (110 H).
Nevada’s Drew Beachler was second in the long jump and fourth in the high jump, while teammate Jerimia Collins was the runner-up in the discus.
FULL RESULTS: https://mo.milesplit.com/meets/468398-carthage-varsity-invitational-2022/results
