ANDERSON, Mo. — In the opener of the 2022 prep track and field season, Carthage’s girls and boys both claimed the team championships at McDonald County’s Ebenee Munoz Memorial Stampede on Thursday.
Carthage’s girls took first in the team standings with 148 points. Cassville (132), McDonald County (124.5), Monett (92) and Jasper (86) rounded out the top five teams.
The Carthage boys scored 192.5 points to top the standings.
McDonald County (109), Cassville (105), Monett (103.5) and Southwest (72) finished second through fifth.
Athletes from College Heights Christian also fared well at the meet.
CARTHAGE HIGHLIGHTS
The Carthage girls won three of four relays. The team of Aven Willis, Sydnee Dudolski, Lexa Youngblood and Joey Hettinger took first in the 4×100 in 53.69 seconds.
Carthage’s 4×400 relay team of Willis, Youngblood, Ava Bunner and Maggie Boyd took first in 4:27, while the 4×800 team of Morelia Reyes, Boyd, Grace Brown and Bunner won in 10:54.
The Tigers were third in the 4×200, with Willis, Dudolski, Trisha Kanas and Millie Templeman competing.
Winning individual events for the Carthage girls were Bunner (800), Boyd (1600), Katy Witherspoon (3200) and Karlie Nichols (shot put).
Hettinger took second in the high jump and was fourth in the long jump, while Templeman placed third in the triple jump.
Dudolski placed third in the 200, with teammate Trinity Francis fourth. Jenna Calhoon placed third in the 800, while Reyes was fourth in the 1600.
On the boys side, the Tigers won three of the four relays.
The 4×100 relay team of Luke Gall, Cooper Jadwin, Tyler Burt and Aiden Rogers won in 44.64. Gall, Jadwin, Mason Frisinger and Chris Mejia won the 4×200 in 1:37.
The team of Miquel Solano, Burt, Mejia and Landen Schrader took first in the 4×400 in 3:40. The Tigers were fourth in the 4×800.
Carthage’s Solano won both the 800 (2:07) and the 1600 (4:45). Rogers won the 100-meter dash in 11.76 seconds, while Trenton Yates took first in the 300 hurdles in 44.48 and the triple jump.
Schrader and Braxton McBride finished first and second, respectively, in the long jump, while teammate Gall was fourth.
Taking second in their events were Schrader (100), Rogers (200), Burt (400) and Yates (110 H).
Finishing third were Caleb Fewin (3200), Mejia (triple jump), Daryl Martin (300 H) and Zachary Lansford (javelin).
Schrader finished fourth in the high jump and Martin was fourth in the 110 hurdles.
COLLEGE HEIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS
The College Heights girls finished sixth in the team standings with 63.5 points.
Addie Lawrence won three events — the 100 meter dash (13.26), the 200 (27.75) and the 400 (1:00).
The CHC girls placed second in the 4×400 relay in 4:35.
Jayli Johnson finished third in the 100 and fifth in the 800, while Lauren Ukena took third in the 300 hurdles. Emily Winters finished sixth in the 400, while Maddy Colin took sixth in the discus and was seventh in the high jump.
The College Heights boys took eighth place with 29 points.
Matt Williams was fourth in the 100, Colsen Dickens took fourth in the 400 and Ethan Ukena placed fifth in the triple jump. Caleb Quade was sixth in the 1600 and seventh in the 800.
The Cougars took fourth in two relays — the 4×100 relay and the 4×400.
MCDONALD COUNTY HIGHLIGHTS
For the McDonald County girls, Sosha Howard won the triple jump and took second in the long jump, while Mariana Salas won the javelin.
Lacey Nix placed second in the pole vault. Savannah Leib placed third in both the 400 and the high jump, while Anna Price and Melanie Gillming tied for third in the pole vault. Jada Alfaro was third in the shot put, while Peyton Cooper took third in the discus and Analisa Ramirez was third in the javelin.
Finishing fourth were Howard (100), Madison Burton (3200) and Mikala McCrory (triple jump).
McDonald County’s girls were third in the 4×100 relay, with Corina Holland, Leib, Nix and Price competing. The team of Nix, Holland, Maggie Pratt and Carlee Cooper finished fourth in the 4×200 relay.
The Mac County boys fared well in the throws. Eliam Eliam and Logan Harriman took first and second, respectively, in the discus, while Ricardo Salas and Andrew Moritz were the top two finishers in the javelin.
Garrett Gricks and Morgan Grider placed second and third, respectively, in the shot put, while Toby Moore was fourth in the discus and sixth in the shot put.
Also for the Mustangs, Joshua Pacheco finished second in the triple jump and was fourth in the 200.
The Mustangs placed third in the 4×200 relay, with Jared Mora, Pacheco, Samuel Barton and Esteban Martinez-Olvera competing. The Mustangs took fifth in both the 4×400 and 4×800.
Zeth Dake and Tyler Rothrock were fourth and fifth in the 3200.
OTHER EVENT WINNERS
Jasper’s Crystal Smith won four events — the 100 hurdles, the 300 hurdles, the high jump and the long jump.
Other event winners in the girls meet were Cassville’s Annie Moore (PV) and Riley Morris (discus).
Other event winners on the boys side were Monett’s Konner Poynter (200, 110 H), Diamond’s Chase Housh (400), Purdy’s Bryce Ozbun (3200), Cassville’s Peter Littlefield (HJ), Eli Pickett (PV) and Bradan Dickinson (shot put).
FULL RESULTS: McDonald County Ebenee Munoz Memorial Stampede 2022 – Complete Results Varsity (Raw) (milesplit.com)
