CARTHAGE, Mo. — Joplin’s boys and Carthage’s girls captured the team championships at the 39th Carthage Track and Field Invitational on Friday at David Haffner Stadium.
Joplin’s boys won six events and finished with 177 points. Webb City (98), Willard (79) and Carthage (72.5) finished second, third and fourth. There were 14 teams in attendance.
Carthage’s girls compiled 100 points to take the team crown. Riverton (91), Joplin (89) and Webb City (85.27) were the second, third and fourth place teams. There were 15 girls teams competing.
The meet began on Thursday, was postponed due to the weather and was finished up on Friday.
JOPLIN HIGHLIGHTS
In addition to winning six events, the Eagles were second in five events, third in five events and fourth in four others. With that, the Eagles had 20 top-four finishes.
Joplin senior standout Hobbs Campbell won two events. A future Kansas Jayhawk, Campbell won the 800 in 1:58 and the 1600 in 4:29.
Joplin sophomore sprinter Noah Soriano won two events, the 100-meter dash in 11.47 seconds and the 200 in 23.1 seconds. Soriano also finished fifth in two other events, the long jump and pole vault.
JHS senior Orion Norris crossed the line first in the 400 in 54.23 seconds and took third in the 200, while sophomore Avarus Kuhn-Wofford won the 300 hurdles in 43.2 seconds.
Joplin’s boys were second in all four relays.
The team of Tayshaun Palmer, Fredy Cerrato-Martinez, Norris and Davin Thomas took second in the 4×100, while the team of Palmer, Norris, Aidan Sampson and Thomas finished second in the 4×200.
The Eagles were also second in the 4×800 relay, with Ian Horton, Grey Edwards, Chance Tindall and Parker Durham competing. The 4×400 featuring Cerrato-Martinez, Jamohn Smith, Kuhn-Wofford and Campbell also took second.
In the field events, Dontrell Holt placed third in the shot put, while Drew and Draven VanGilder finished third and fourth, respectively, in the javelin, while Cordell Washington was third in the high jump and Neil Barstow placed third in the discus.
The Eagles showed off their depth on the track, as Horton was the runner-up in the 3200, Thomas took fourth in the 100 and sixth in the 200, Aiden Scourten took fourth in the 400, Tindall was fourth in the 3200, Edwards finished sixth in the 800 and Washington was seventh in the 300 hurdles.
Joplin’s girls won the 4×200 relay in 1:48, with Phia Vogel, Abigail Eckert, Abigayle Lowery and Brylee Strickland competing.
A freshman, Strickland won the 400 with a time of 1:02. She was also the runner-up in both the 100 and 200.
Also for the JHS girls, Allie Keizer finished third in the 800 and fourth in the 1600, Annabelle Rutledge took third in the 3200 and Kirsten Thom was fourth in the 300 hurdles.
Joplin’s Maria Loum placed fourth in the pole vault, Aubrey Strickland took fifth in the 100 hurdles and seventh in the 300 hurdles, Lowery finished fifth in the 200, Mairi Beranek took fifth in the 3200 and Claire Jasper finished seventh in the shot put.
The JHS girls finished third in the 4×400 and were sixth in the 4×100.
CARTHAGE HIGHLIGHTS
Carthage’s girls won three events, including two relays. The Tigers were second in three events and took fourth in five other events for 11 top-four finishes.
The invite hosts won the 4×800 relay in 11:12, with Lauren Choate, Grace Brown, Katy Witherspoon and Maggie Boyd competing.
Carthage’s 4×400 relay team of Aven Willis, Evelyn Carrol, Boyd and Lexa Youngblood took first in 4:25.
The team of Ashlyn Brust, Youngblood, Willis and Joey Hettinger finished fourth in the 4×100 relay, while the Tigers were fifth in the 4×200, with Willis, Ashleigh Rowden, Brust and Ada Roughton competing.
Carthage’s Karlie Nichols won the discus and took fourth in the shot put, while Hettinger took second in the high jump and Lilly Holmes was the runner-up in the shot put.
Youngblood took second in the 400 and also placed fourth in the 100, Witherspoon was fourth in the 3200, Boyd finished fourth in the 800, Roughton was fourth in the triple jump, Jaidyn Brunnert was seventh in the 100 hurdles, Willis was seventh in the 200 and Hettinger was seventh in the long jump.
Carthage’s boys won the 4×400 relay in 3:35, with Braxton McBride, Miguel Solano, Daryl Martin and Joseph Childs competing.
Martin and Trenton Yates placed second and third in the 110 hurdles. Martin was also the runner-up in the 300 hurdles. Solano took second in the 800 and was fourth in the 1600.
Micah Lindsey finished fourth in the shot put and the discus, with Neil Barstow seventh in the same event. Caleb Fewin placed sixth in the 3200 and Yates tied for seventh in the high jump.
The CHS boys finished fifth in the 4×100 relay.
WEBB CITY HIGHLIGHTS
Webb City’s boys won four events.
Justin Allen and Grayson Smith finished first and second in the pole vault, with Jadon Brisco fourth in the same event.
Trey Roets won the javelin, while Evan Stevens took first in the 3200 and was also third in the 1600.
Webb City’s 4×100 relay featuring Jordan Thornburg, William Headrick, Joseph DeGraffenreid and Breckin Galardo took first in 44.44 seconds.
Also for the Cardinals, Mason Hedger placed third in the 3200, Noah Moss finished fourth in the 110 hurdles and fifth in the 300 hurdles, while DeGraffenreid took fourth in the high jump, Gabe Johnson was fifth in the 100 and Joshua White was seventh in the 200.
The Cardinals were fourth in the 4×400.
For the Webb City girls, senior standout distance runner Abi Street won a pair of events, the 1600 with a time of 5:36 and the 3200 in 11:53.
Dawsyn Decker won the javelin and was fifth in the shot put, while Brooke Hedger took second in the 800 and was sixth in the 1600 and Emily Countryman was the runner-up in the 3200.
Also, Essence Robinson took second in the long jump and finished third in the 400, Chase Stilley placed fourth in the 200 and Bryleigh Webb was sixth in the javelin.
CARL JUNCTION HIGHLIGHTS
Carl Junction sophomore sprinter Sydney Ward won two events, the 100-meter dash in 12.64 seconds and the 200 in 26.35.
Madilyn Olds was the runner-up in the javelin, Brooke Jasperson and Acadia Badgley were second and third in the pole vault and Sloan Uebinger placed third in the 100 hurdles.
Carl Junction’s 4×100 relay took third and featured Olivia Battagler, Mya Thomure, Hannah Cantrell and Ward. The team of Battagler, Zoie Weibel, Mya Thomure and Ward finished fourth in the 4×200.
Carl Junction’s boys were seventh in the 4×100, with Colton Talken, Ryder Pyles, Dexter Merrell and Jaxton Wobken competing.
NEOSHO HIGHLIGHTS
Neosho senior Jared Siler won the high jump and the long jump. In fact, Siler and teammate Isaiah Green finished first and second in the long jump, and Siler and Green were also second and third in the triple jump.
Tyrese Hill was the runner-up in the 100. Carter Baslee finished fifth in the discus and Cade Camerer tied for seventh in the high jump.
For the Neosho girls, Riley Kemna and Chloe Wood finished third and fifth, respectively, in the 1600, Jazmyn Washington was third in the high jump, Kaylee Schibi finished fourth in the discus and Kailyn Daniels placed sixth in the pole vault.
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
Monett’s Konner Poynter won the 110 hurdles and Lamar’s Tyson Williams won the discus.
East Newton’s Chase Sorrell was the runner-up in the 1600.
McDonald County’s Joshua Pacheco took third in the 100, while Andrew Moritz finished sixth in the javelin.
The Mustangs were fifth in both the 4×800 (Hunter Leach, Dalton McClain, Devon Hickman and Tyler Rothrock) and the 4×200 (Dominic Cervantes, Aidrian Short, McClain, Esteban Martinez-Olvera).
McDonald County’s girls finished third in the 4×800 relay, with Clara Horton, Madison Burton, Kate Cheney and Anna Price running. Mac County’s Anissa Ramirez took fifth in the girls javelin.
RECOGNITION
Carthage took a moment at the meet to recognize Roger Kirby on 40 years of officiating track meets in Carthage.
Carthage Invitational
Boys team scores: Joplin 177, Webb City 98, Willard 79, Carthage 72.5, Lamar 68, Neosho 62.5, Marshfield 47, Nevada 25, Grove 25, Riverton 20, McDonald County 19, East Newton 16, Monett 13, Carl Junction 8.
Girls team scores: Carthage 100, Riverton 91, Joplin 89, Webb City 85.27, Marshfield 80.53, Carl Junction 64, Willard 49, Grove 46, Lamar 31, Neosho 29, Nevada 14.54, McDonald County 11.54, Pittsburg 11.27, Monett 8.81, East Newton 1.
