CARTHAGE, Mo. — Nevada and Joplin were the top two girls teams at the Carthage Invitational track meet on Thursday at Haffner Stadium.
Nevada finished with 111 points and Joplin was second with 99.5 points.
Webb City (96), Carl Junction (80), Carthage (62) and Neosho (54.5) finished third through sixth.
NEVADA HIGHLIGHTS
Winning events for Nevada were Hope Hearting (LJ) and Lillian Hart (TJ), while taking second were Hart (LJ), Taylor Thompson (discus) and Jade Feller (300 H).
Clara Swearingen, Brooklyn Kutina-Smith and Delanie Hope finished third, fourth and fifth in the 400. Hart was third in the high jump, while Jerica Collins was fourth in the javelin.
Feller was fifth in the 100 and Madyson Majors took sixth in the 200.
JOPLIN HIGHLIGHTS
Joplin senior Jennalee Dunn crossed the line first in two events for the Eagles. Dunn won the 1600 in 5:15 and the 800 in 2:23.
Joplin’s 4×200 relay team of Allie Lawrence, Bailey Owens, Brynn Driver and Isabella Yust took first place with a time of 1:54.
The team of Mya Ndedi-Ntepe, Abigayle Lowery, Driver and Dunn took second in the 4×400. The Eagles finished fourth in the 4×100, with Lawrence, Kylie Anderson, Maria Loum and Abigail Eckert competing.
Driver took second in the 400 (1:04) and Allie Keizer was the runner-up in the 800 (2:34).
Kylie Anderson finished third in the 100, while Lawrence (pole vault, 200) and Driver (triple jump) claimed fourth place finishes.
Also for the Eagles, Eckert was fifth in the long jump, while Phia Vogel (100), Owens (400) and Jackaline Triplett (800) all finished sixth.
Kaya Cooper (javelin) and Eckert (100) finished seventh in their events, while Claire Jasper (shot put), Addison Route (100 H) and Tatianna Potter (300 H) took eighth place.
WEBB CITY HIGHLIGHTS
Webb City’s 4×800 relay team of Alanna Bundy, Abi Street, Elliett Capron and Riley Hawkins took first in 10:50.
The Cardinals were fourth in the 4×400, with Hally Philpot, Essence Robinson, Isabelle Lopez and Khloe Rhuems competing.
The Webb City team of Kylie Jennings, Halle Hurd, Ripley Shanks and Mia Lenker placed fifth in the 4×100.
The Cardinals finished fifth in the 4×200 relay, with Jennings, Essence Robinson, Khloe Rhuems and Chase Stilley competing.
Winning individual events for Webb City were Sami Mancini (shot put), Dawsyn Decker (javelin) and Hawkins (3200).
Jennings (100) and Hawkins (1600) claimed runner-up finishes, while Street was third in the 3200 and fifth in the 1600.
Taking sixth place were Decker (shot put) and Bundy (1600, 3200), while Aubree Lassiter (discus) and Cassady Ryberg (300 H) finished seventh in their events.
Finishing eighth were Mia Lenker (long jump), Makenzie Storm (javelin) and Philpot (800).
CARL JUNCTION HIGHLIGHTS
Carl Junction’s Ally Montez and Sydney Ward won two events apiece.
Montez took first in the 100 hurdles in 15.04 seconds. Montez also won the 300 hurdles in 45.6. Montez also placed second in the 200.
Ward took first in the 100-meter dash in 12.6 seconds and also won the 200 (26.46).
CJ’s Emeron Lundien won the pole vault to give the Bulldogs five event wins.
Also for Carl Junction, Olivia Vediz finished second in the triple jump and third in the long jump.
Delaney Harris took third in the 800 and Sloan Uebinger was seventh in the 100 hurdles.
CARTHAGE HIGHLIGHTS
Carthage won the 4×100 relay in 53.2 seconds, with Aven Willis, Sydnee Dudolski, Lexa Youngblood and Joey Hettinger competing.
The Tigers also took first in the 4×400 relay, as Willis, Youngblood, Ashlyn Brust and Maggie Boyd recorded a time of 4:33.
The Tigers were second in the 4×200 relay, with Willis, Dudolski, Brust and Youngblood running.
Carthage’s Joey Hettinger won the high jump (5-2.25).
Finishing fourth for the Tigers were Lilly Holmes (shot put) and Jaidyn Brunnert (300 H), while Boyd (1600), Jenna Calhoon (400) and Morelia Reyes-Perez (800) all took seventh place.
NEOSHO HIGHLIGHTS
Neosho’s Riley Kemna took second in the 3200, while Bailey Miller was third in the pole vault.
Finishing fourth in their events were Kendall Platner (high jump, 100H), Kinley Wilson (pole vault), Kaylee Schibi (discus), and Chloe Wood (1600).
Platner was fifth in the 300 hurdles, Madilyn Ebbinghaus was seventh in the 200 and Adrianna Adams placed eighth in the 3200.
MCDONALD COUNTY HIGHLIGHTS
McDonald County’s Mariana Salas was the runner-up in the javelin, while Sosha Howard placed third in the triple jump and Jada Alfaro took fifth in the shot put.
The Mustangs were fifth in the 4×400 relay, with Corina Holland, Anna Price, Savannah Leib and Lacey Nix competing.
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
Grove’s Elliot Geer won the 400. Seneca’s Isabella Renfro was the runner-up in the shot put, East Newton’s Mackenzie Massey took second in the 100 hurdles and Lamar’s Marcy Miller was the runner-up in the high jump. Lamar’s Kiersten Potter was third in the 1600 and fourth in the 3200.
FULL RESULTS: https://mo.milesplit.com/meets/468398-carthage-varsity-invitational-2022/results
