BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. — The Joplin High School boys track and field squad finished second in the team standings at the Gary Parker Invitational on Friday night.
The top five teams were Nixa (84.4), Joplin (77.2), Park Hill (75), Liberty (73) and Kearney (71). There were 15 teams competing.
Joplin senior Hobbs Campbell won the 3200 with a school record time of 9:17.35 and teammate Ian Horton was third in the same event (9:43).
Joplin’s boys won two relays, the 4×100 relay in 42.69 seconds and the 4×800 in 8:16. Competing in the 4×100 were Quinton Renfro, Davin Thomas, Orion Norris and Noah Soriano, while Campbell, Horton, Chance Tindall and Grey Edwards ran the 4×800.
Soriano finished second in two events, the 100-meter dash (11.46) and the 200 (22.58). He also finished third in the pole vault.
Also for the Eagles, Avarus Kuhn-Wofford took fourth in the 300 hurdles, Cordell Washington was fourth in the triple jump, Logan Bever took sixth in the pole vault, Dontrell Holt placed seventh in the shot put, Edwards finished seventh in the 1600 and Drew VanGilder placed eighth in the javelin.
The top five girls teams were Blue Springs (160), Liberty (92), Blue Springs (92), Park Hill (51.5) and Lee’s Summit North (51).
Joplin’s girls scored 25 points and finished 11th out of 17 teams.
Joplin’s Kiki Thom and Aubrey Strickland finished fourth and fifth, respectively, in the 300 hurdles.
Maria Loum placed fifth in the pole vault, Brylee Strickland finished sixth in the 100-meter dash, Micah Holden was sixth in the 100 hurdles and Aubrey Strickland finished eighth in the triple jump.
The JHS girls were sixth in the 4×400 relay, with Thom, Sophia Schroeder, Aubrey Strickland and Kendall Nyarango competing.
Joplin’s 4×100 relay team finished seventh, with Phia Vogel, Abigayle Lowery, Loum and Brylee Strickland competing.
LAMAR, Mo. — Local tracksters competed at the Lamar Rotary Relays on Thursday.
Lamar’s boys won the team, while the Lamar girls were second in the final team standings. The team champion in the girls meet was Pittsburg, Kansas.
Seneca and McAuley Catholic were among the Joplin area schools competing.
BOYS HIGHLIGHTS
Monett’s Konner Poynter won three events—the 100-meter dash in 11.42 seconds, the 110 hurdles in 15.55 and the 300 hurdles in 40.26. He was second in the 200 in 22.66 seconds.
Lamar’s Terrill Davis (high jump, triple jump) and East Newton’s Chase Sorrell (800, 1600) won two events apiece.
Winning events for Lamar were Ian Ngugi (200), Tyson Williams (discus), Cameron Sturgell (javelin) and Trace Wooldridge (shot put).
Other event winners were Monett’s Julio Cruz (3200) and Nevada’s Drew Beachler (long jump).
Lamar’s boys won three relays, the 4×100, 4×200 and 4×400. East Newton won the 4×800.
McAuley Catholic’s Michael Parrigon finished third in the 1600 (4:50) and teammate Joe Staton was eighth in the pole vault (8-6.25).
Seneca’s Blake Hurn finished fifth in the 100 and eighth in the 200, while Grant Landers was fifth in both the long jump and triple jump, Ethan Altic took sixth in the 800 and Brock Pendergraft placed seventh in the javelin.
GIRLS HIGHLIGHTS
Jasper’s Crystal Smith won four events—the 200 in 26.64 seconds, the 100 hurdles in 15.32, the 300 hurdles in 47.03 and the high jump (5-5.75).
Lamar’s Kiersten Potter (1600, 3200) and El Dorado Springs’ McKinli Mays (triple jump, 800) each won two events.
Other individual event winners were Seneca’s Isabella Renfro (shot put), Monett’s Vayla Smith (400) and Lamar’s Elise Ferris (long jump).
Lamar’s girls won the 4×800.
McAuley Catholic’s Kendall Ramsey placed third in the 1600 (5:53) and seventh in the 800 (2:43).
Also for Seneca, Amber Garrison finished fourth in the javelin, Cambry Long took fifth in the 200, Amber Garrison was sixth in the shot put, Anna Adkins finished seventh in the high jump and Harley Lankford took seventh in the discus.
Lamar Rotary Relays
Boys team scores: Lamar 175, Monett 107, Nevada 79, East Newton 74, Pittsburg 67, El Dorado Springs 52, Jasper 44, Butler 40.5, Pierce City 25.5, Seneca 25, Liberal 18.5, McAuley Catholic 14, Miller 4.5, Lockwood 4.
Girls team scores: Pittsburg 104, Lamar 87, El Dorado Springs 85, Butler 74.5, Monett 74.5, Jasper 57, Nevada 42.5, Pierce City 42, Seneca 36, Liberal 32, Sheldon 24, Miller 16.5, East Newton 16, Lockwood 11, McAuley Catholic 8, Bronaugh 6.
The College Heights Christian, Thomas Jefferson, and McAuley Catholic boys and girls track and field squads each finished in the top three teams in the high school divisions Wednesday of the Ozark 7 Conference at Thomas Jefferson’s J.P. Humphreys Track and Field Complex.
College Heights finished with 232 points on the girls side, while Thomas Jefferson took second at 157.5 points and McAuley Catholic finished third with 62 points.
College Heights posted 199 points to win the Ozark 7 on the boys side, while Thomas Jefferson finished second with 145 points and McAuley Catholic third with 97 points.
Athletes from College Heights Christian, McAuley Catholic and Thomas Jefferson compete in the 4×200 relay at the conference meet on Wednesday. Photo by Jason Peake.
COLLEGE HEIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS
Behind a pair of outstanding individual performers, as well as points in every facet Wednesday, both the College Heights boys and girls defended their conference titles.
“I was very pleased with the kids and their performances today,” College Heights coach Daniel Lewis said. “We’ve been battling a lot of injuries and we had a couple kids who this was their first day back, and they weren’t able to perform to the level they’re used to, but they helped us get the points that we needed. We had another kid get hurt during the meet and wasn’t able to finish the events. We relied on our sprinters a lot today.
“The highlights would be Jayli Johnson on the girls side. She won the 100, 200, and 400. On the boys side, Caleb Quade won the long jump, triple jump, and high jump, and ran on the winning 4×2. Obviously, they contributed a lot.
“We’ve got a bunch of good kids. Our three fastest boys sprinters have been injured and on the girls side, our fastest girl (Addie Lawrence) has been injured. She hasn’t run all year, either. For the position we’re in and how many injuries we’ve had, I’ve been very pleased with what we’ve done.”
College Heights senior Jayli Johnson runs to a first-place finish in the 100-meter dash at Wednesday’s Ozark 7 Conference Meet at Thomas Jefferson. Photo by Jason Peake.
On the girls side, Johnson won the 100-meter dash in 13.87 seconds, the 200 in 27.90, the 400 in 1:07.06, and the javelin with a toss of 69 feet, 5 inches, earning the Cougars 40 of their points alone from her four individual event victories.
Lauren Ukena placed second and Amelia Hagale fourth in the 100, Ukena finished second and Jesalin Bever third in the 200, Marla Anderegg finished second and Lilly Lackey fifth in the 800, Anderegg finished second in the 1600 and third in the 3200, and Bever won the 100 and 300 hurdles and Ukena placed second in both events.
College Heights finished second in the 4×100, won the 4×200, took second in the 4×400, and won the 4×800.
In the field events, Maddy Colin won gold and Bailey Peoples tied for third in the high jump, Allie Stout and Peoples finished second and third in the long jump, Peoples won the triple jump while Isabelle Clevenger and Lindsay Griesemer finished third and fourth, Peoples placed fourth in the shot put, Colin finished second and Lackey fifth in the discus, and Colin took second in the javelin.
On the boys side, jumpin’ junior Quade swept the long, triple, and high jump for 30 points and contributed to another 10 points by running the second leg on the winning 4×200 relay.
Steven Calandro, Ian Edwards and Jace Edwards finished third through fifth in the 110 hurdles, Logan Decker, Colsen Dickens and Derek Bowman finished second, fourth and fifth in the 100, Colton McMillan and Josiah Thomas placed fifth and sixth in the 1600, Ethan Ukena won the 400 and Levi Durling and Dickens finished third and fourth, Calandro took second, Ian Edwards fourth and Jace Edwards fifth in the 300 hurdles, Derrick McMillan and Quade finished third and fourth in the 800, Decker placed second in the 200, and Thomas finished second and Jace Edwards sixth in the 3200.
Out in the field, Decker finished second in the high jump and the long jump, Ukena placed second in the triple jump, Bowman took fourth in the long jump and the triple jump, Gavin Doll finished fifth in the shot put and discus, and Dickens took fifth in the javelin.
The 4×100 won first and both the 4×400 and the 4×800 finished second.
The Cougars have district and sectional competition ahead in the next month.
“We’re putting together some relays that I think can get us to state,” Lewis said. “We have a good opportunity there. Caleb Quade can probably make it in the jumps. Of course, the girls are up to Class 3 because we won Class 1 two years ago. Both the 4×200 and the 4×400 are probably going to go and then Jayli in the 4 has a good chance to go to state.”
Thomas Jefferson’s Kip Atteberry and McAuley Catholic’s Michael Parrigon were the top two finishers in both the 1600 and the 3200 at Wednesday’s Ozark 7 Conference Meet at TJ. Photo by Jason Peake.
THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGHLIGHTS
Thomas Jefferson had a series of solid individual and team performances to finish second on both the boys and girls side of the Ozark 7.
“I’m just proud of our team overall,” Thomas Jefferson coach Clayton Carnahan said. “Every one of our athletes gave 100 percent today and did their absolute best for themselves and their team. We saw a lot of personal records, we had at least one school record, and so I couldn’t be more pleased with the performance of the kids.
“I think all of our relay teams worked very well together and we’ve got a lot of good long-distance kids in eighth grade and coming up the line. I’m proud of their work.”
Pictured is Thomas Jefferson’s Tyler Brouhard.
On the boys side, Thomas Jefferson senior Jay Ball won the discus with a school record of 111-7, finished third in the discus, and placed fourth in the javelin.
Kip Atteberry won the 800, the 1600 and the 3200, Tyler Brouhard won the 100 and the 200, Benji Carroll took second in the discus and fourth in the shot, Sheraz Anis finished second in the 110 hurdles and third in the 300 hurdles, and the Cavaliers’ 4×100 placed fourth, 4×200 second, 4×400 third, and 4×800 third.
On the girls side, meanwhile, the 4×100 and 4×400 relays won conference titles.
In the field events, Gabriella Hiebert and Nico Carlson finished second and third in the high jump, Hiebert won the long jump and Avery Hocker finished third in the long jump, Hocker placed second in the triple jump, Lannah Grigg finished second and Macie Shifferd fifth in the shot, and Grigg won the discus and finished third in the javelin.
Hocker placed fourth in the 100 hurdles, Carlson third in the 100, Sarah Mueller, Shifferd and Samantha Seto third through fifth in the 1600, Leah Studer third and Jenna Joseph fifth in the 400, Hiebert and Seto third and fourth in the 300 hurdles, Mueller and Joseph third and fourth in the 800, Haley Orr fifth and Studer sixth in the 200, and Shifferd second, Seto fourth and Mueller fifth in the 3200.
Postseason competition looms ahead for the Cavaliers and the rest of the state.
“We’ve done everything that we can at this point in the season,” Carnahan said. “There’s a little bit more grit before we get to districts and state, but we’re looking at taking the most amount of people to state that we ever have. I’m very happy with that.”
MCAULEY CATHOLIC HIGHLIGHTS
The Warriors’ day Wednesday included three conference titles on the boys side and a three-event conference champion on the girls side, as both teams finished third behind fellow Joplin schools College Heights and Thomas Jefferson.
“I am really proud of our effort and performances on such a windy day,” McAuley Catholic coach Andy Youngworth said. “We still have a long way to go to close the gap on College Heights and Thomas Jefferson, but I feel we took a step forward despite the point differential. We only had 11 (boys) athletes compete today and it is hard to cover all 19 events.
“(Our girls) finished fourth last year and our goal was to move up one place. Again, we lack the depth to compete against College Heights and Thomas Jefferson, but I am proud of their efforts as well.”
Individual winner Tripp Miller set a new school record in the javelin with a toss of 107-6, while the 4×400 and the 4×800 both won conference titles.
Michael Parrigon finished second in the 800, 1600, and 3200 behind Thomas Jefferson standout Kip Atteberry.
On the girls side, Kendall Ramsey won titles in the 800, 1600, and 3200, with times close to her PR or a little better, according to Youngworth, on a very windy day.
Ozark 7 Conference Track Meet
(At J.P. Humphreys Track and Field Complex)
Boys team scores: College Heights 199, Thomas Jefferson 145, McAuley Catholic 97, Wheaton 52, Verona 30, Exeter 16.
Girls team scores: College Heights 232, Thomas Jefferson 157.5, McAuley Catholic 62, Exeter 25, Wheaton 21, Verona 17, Golden City 0.5.
McAuley’s Kendall Ramsey, College Heights’ Marla Anderegg and Thomas Jefferson’s Sarah Mueller were the top three finishers in the girls 1600 at Wednesday’s Ozark 7 Conference Meet. Photo by Jason Peake.Athletes from College Heights Christian and Thomas Jefferson compete in the 4×200 relay on Wednesday at the Ozark 7 Conference Track Meet at Thomas Jefferson.
LAWRENCE, Kan. — A number of local athletes competed at the Kansas Relays on Friday and Saturday.
Joplin senior Hobbs Campbell finished third in the 1600 with a time of 4:21 and Grey Edwards finished fifth in the 2000 steeplechase in 6:39.
Joplin finished 11th in the 4×100 relay in 44.03 seconds, with Quin Renfro, Davin Thomas, Orion Norris and Noah Soriano competing.
Joplin’s boys also finished 11th in the distance medley, with Campbell, Avarus Kuhn-Wofford, Edwards and Ian Horton recording a time of 11:04.
Webb City’s Grayson Smith finished fourth in the pole vault after clearing 15-5, while Evan Stevens finished seventh in the 3200 in 9:34 and teammate Trey Roets was 11th in the javelin (163-7).
Carthage’s Micah Lindsey placed sixth in the shot put with a toss of 53-11.75.
Neosho’s Isaiah Green was 11th in the triple jump (43-8.75) and Jared Siler was 15th in both the triple jump (42-11.75) and the long jump (20-0.25).
Neosho’s Tyrese Hill was 14th in the prelims of the 100-meter dash in a school record time of 10.66 seconds.
In the girls meet, Webb City’s Abi Street finished ninth in the 3200 with a time of 11:26. She was also 19th in the 1600 in 5:30.
Webb City’s Dawsyn Decker was 12th in the javelin (125-3) and Brooke Hedger finished 24th in the 800 (2:27).
Joplin’s Brylee Strickland was 19th in the prelims of the 400 (1:01).
SARCOXIE, Mo. — College Heights Christian, Thomas Jefferson, McAuley Catholic and Seneca were among the schools competing at the Inch at a Time Track Classic on Friday at Sarcoxie High School.
The top five girls teams were Sarcoxie (116), Sherwood (94), Reeds Spring (86), College Heights (80) and Pierce City (60.5).
The top five boys teams were Reeds Spring (130), Hollister (106), Sarcoxie (83), Seneca (53) and College Heights (49).
There were 20 squads competing.
COLLEGE HEIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS
Winning events for the College Heights girls were Jayli Johnson (100, 400) and Lauren Ukena (200).
The CHC girls won two relays, the 4×200 and the 4×400. The 4×200 featured Jesalin Bever, Amelia Hagale, Johnson and Ukena. Bever, Hagale, Johnson and Quincy O’Malley ran the 4×400.
Also for the CHC girls, Marla Anderegg finished third in the 1600 and fourth in the 800, Bever took third in the 300 hurdles, Bailey Peoples tied for third in the high jump and Maddy Colin placed third in the discus.
For the College Heights boys, Caleb Quade won the triple jump, finished fourth in the long jump and was fifth in the high jump.
The CHC boys finished third in the 4×800 relay, with Zach Beaty, Steven Calandro, Ian Edwards and Jace Edwards competing.
Also for the Cougars, Calandro finished fourth in the 300 hurdles and Josiah Thomas placed fifth in the 3200.
THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGHLIGHTS
Thomas Jefferson’s Kip Atteberry won the 800 in 2:05, while Tyler Brouhard finished third in the 100 and fourth in the 200 and Sheraz Anis finished fifth in the 300 hurdles and seventh in the 110 hurdles.
The Cavaliers placed fourth in the 4×400 relay, with Anis, Brouhard, Atteberry and Braden Honeywell-Lynch competing.
For the TJ girls, Lannah Grigg was the runner-up in the discus and also took sixth in the shot put, while Gabriella Hiebert and Nico Carlson both tied for third in the high jump, Samantha Seto finished fifth in the 3200 and Avery Hocker was seventh in both the long jump and triple jump.
MCAULEY CATHOLIC HIGHLIGHTS
McAuley’s Kendall Ramsey finished second in the 1600 and was also fifth in the 800.
The McAuley girls were sixth in the 4×400 relay, with Ramsey, Samantha Perrin, Brooke Righter and Cristal Torres competing.
For the McAuley boys, Michael Parrigon took second in the 800, Trae Veer finished third in the 3200 and eighth in the 3200, Alex Bohachick finished seventh in the 400 and Jack Jones was eighth in the high jump.
McAuley’s boys fared well in the relays.
The Warriors took second in the 4×800 relay, with Bohachick, Connor Taffner, Drew Zeb and Parrigon competing.
McAuley’s 4×400 relay team of Jones, Dylan Taffner, Connor Taffner and Parrigon finished third.
McAuley’s 4×800 relay team of Ethan Stabb, Joe Staton, Dylan Taffner and Roscoe Miller finished eighth.
SENECA HIGHLIGHTS
Seneca’s Cambry Long was the runner-up in the girls 200 and also finished fifth in the 400, while Addyson Jones finished third in the high jump, Amber Garrison took fourth in both the shot put and javelin and Harley Lankford placed fifth in the discus.
Seneca’s girls were fifth in the 4×200 relay, with Long, Jones, Savannah Johnson and Anna Adkins competing.
For the Seneca boys, Blake Hurn took second in the 100 and was fifth in the 200, Brodie Probert was the runner-up in the 400, Brock Pendergraft placed third in the discus, Ethan Altic finished fifth in the 800 and Grant Landers took fifth in the triple jump.
The Indians were third in the 4×100 (Hurn, Marrs, Probert, Vaughn) and third in the 4×200 (Altic, Hurn, Marrs, Probert).
SARCOXIE HIGHLIGHTS
For the Sarcoxie girls, Nikki Roth won the javelin, Ariel Wilson was the runner-up in both the 400 and the long jump, Lily Garrison was second in the 3200, Madison Chrisman finished second in the 100 hurdles, Abbey Lawyer was the runner-up in the high jump, Jordyn Misner took second in the triple jump, Baylon Malotte finished third in the javelin and Laney Dorris took third in the pole vault and fourth in the 1600.
Jaron Malotte won two events for the Sarcoxie boys, the 110 hurdles and the pole vault.
Noah Garrison won the 200 and was third in the long jump, while Blake Heckmaster was the runner-up in the triple jump, Garrett Smith took second in the javelin and Gatlon Malotte finished fourth in two events, the 100 hurdles and the pole vault.
OTHER EVENT WINNERS
Other local individual event winners at the girls meet were Pierce City’s Hayden Kramer (discus) and Marionville’s Olivia Hopkins (shot put) and Jeslyn Coker (pole vault). Other local individual event winners at the boys meet were Diamond’s Zachary Roughton (300 H) and Marionville’s Wil Carlton (HJ).
Sarcoxie’s Inch at a Time Classic
Girls team standings: Sarcoxie 116, Sherwood 94, Reeds Spring 86, College Heights Christian 80, Pierce City 60.5, Hollister 49, Seneca 45.5, Spokane 40, Crane 40, Marionville 30, Thomas Jefferson 25.5, Miller 16, McAuley Catholic 15, Lockwood 13, Diamond 7.5, Lamar 7, Bronaugh 5.
Boys team standings: Reeds Spring 130, Hollister 106, Sarcoxie 83, Seneca 53, College Heights 49, Marionville 46, Lamar 44, Crane 37, Thomas Jefferson 34, McAuley Catholic 33, Pierce City 32, Sherwood 29, Diamond 27.5, Spokane 15, Wheaton 12, Lockwood 8, Miller 8.
GRANBY, Mo. — Neosho and McDonald County were among the schools competing at the East Newton Invitational on Thursday.
Lamar’s boys and Bolivar’s girls won the team championships. Neosho’s girls were second in the standings, while the Neosho boys finished fifth.
The McDonald County girls finished seventh and the MCHS boys were eighth. There were 11 full teams competing.
NEOSHO HIGHLIGHTS
Leading the way for the Neosho boys, Brice Warren took second in the discus, Collyn Kivett was the runner-up in the javelin and William Ebbinghaus finished second in the 400.
Colton Burr placed third in both the 100 and 200, while Lathan Cote (long jump) and Tyrone Harris (triple jump) both finished fourth. Finishing fifth in their events were Cade Camerer (long jump), Nicolas Olivares (shot put), Harris (100) and Adam Farrell (3200).
Finishing sixth were Gabriel Mabrey (800), Levi Dennison (110 H), Konnor Payton (300 H) and Carter Baslee (discus, shot put).
The Wildcats took third in the 4×800 relay, with William Ebbinghaus, Mabrey, Corbin Ables and Carson Newell.
Neosho’s 4×100 relay team of Bentlee Farley, Michael Day, Cote and Harris finished fifth.
For the Neosho girls, Claire Burghart was the runner-up in the triple jump.
Taking third in their events were Jazmyn Washington (high jump, 100 hurdles), Kaylee Schibi (discus) and Riley Kemna (3200), while Kali House (400) and Chloe Wood (3200) finished fourth and Miranda Wennhold (long jump) and Raine Harris (100 H) earned fifth-place finishes.
Finishing sixth were Ebbinghaus (200), Kemna (1600), Washington (300 H), Harris (LJ), Wennhold (TJ) and Kinley Wilson (pole vault).
Neosho’s 4×800 relay finished third, with Wood, Burghart, Carley Lane and Kemna competing.
The team of Rylyn Moritz, Regan Weber, Kendra Clark and Madilyn Ebbinghaus finished third in the 4×200 relay. Moritz, Weber, Kali House and Ebbinghaus finished third in the 4×100 relay.
The Wildcats were fifth in the 4×400, with House, Burghart, Olivia Emery and Lane running.
MCDONALD COUNTY HIGHLIGHTS
McDonald County’s Toby Moore placed third in the shot put and fourth in the discus, while Caleb Garvin finished third in the 3200 and Andrew Moritz took fourth in the javelin.
The Mustangs finished fifth in the 4×200 relay, with Eli Jordan, Samuel Barton, Julio Rosiles and Aidrian Short competing.
Mac County was also fifth in the 4×400, with Dominic Cervantes, Jordan, Short and Hunter Leach running.
The McDonald County girls won the 4×400 relay in 4:23, with Clara Horton, Corina Holland, Ireona Nirka and Anna Price competing.
Anissa Ramirez and Analisa Ramirez finished second and fourth, respectively, in the javelin.
Savannah Leib (high jump), Lacey Nix (pole vault), Malia Diaz (shot put) and Holland (200) all finished fourth in their respective events, while Dallie Racher was fifth in the 400. Taking sixth were Price (800) and Gia Coffel (HJ).
LOCAL EVENT WINNERS
Local event winners in the boys meet were Aurora’s Daunte Floyd (high jump), Lamar’s Ian Ngugi (100, 400), Terrill Davis (long jump) and Cameron Sturgell (javelin), East Newton’s Chase Sorrell (800, 1600), River Enlow (triple jump) and Dominic Shaw (shot put), Jasper’s Noah Neher (discus) and Mitchel Avalos (200) and Diamond’s Zachary Roughton (110 H, 300 H).
Local event winners in the girls meet were Jasper’s Crystal Smith (high jump, 100 H, 300 H, 200), Cassville’s Annie Moore (pole vault), Aurora’s Makena Hall (long jump), Mount Vernon’s Nina Cowherd (100) and Lamar’s Kiersten Potter (1600, 3200).
East Newton Invitational
Boys team scores: Lamar 114.5, Bolivar 101, Cassville 85, East Newton 68, Neosho 67, Jasper 40, Aurora 39, McDonald County 26, Diamond 24, Pierce City 16, Mount Vernon 8.5.
Girls team scores: Bolivar 149, Neosho 68.33, Cassville 60, Mount Vernon 58, Lamar 55, Aurora 53.33, McDonald County 44.33, Jasper 43, Pierce City 38, East Newton 18, Diamond 2.
The talent and depth of the Joplin High School boys track and field squad was on full-display on Wednesday night.
The Eagles won 10 events and finished second in six others en route to capturing the team championship at their own Joplin Invitational at JHS.
With a top-three finish in all but one event, Joplin’s boys won the team title with 251.5 points. Webb City took second with 193.5 points. There were eight full squads competing.
The top four girls teams were Carthage (163), Webb City (134.5), Joplin (132.66) and Carl Junction (113.33).
Joplin’s Quin Renfro is pictured during the 4×100 relay on Wednesday night. Photo by Sloan Uebinger.
JOPLIN HIGHLIGHTS
In an impressive showing, the Joplin boys had 24 top-three performances.
The Eagles won two relays — the 4×100 and the 4×200. The team of Quin Renfro, Davin Thomas, Orion Norris and Noah Soriano won the 4×100 in 43.25 seconds, while Tayshaun Palmer, Norris, Fredy Cerrato-Martinez and Thomas won the 4×200 in 1:33.
The Eagles were third in the 4×400, with Cerrato-Martinez, Jamohn Smith, Logan Bever and Palmer competing.
Joplin sophomore Chance Tindall won two events— the 1600 in 4:42 and the 3200 in 10:48.
Eagles senior standout Hobbs Campbell won the 800-meter run in 1:56.65, just short of the school record time of 1:56.04.
Next, Joplin had the top three finishers in the 200-meter dash—Soriano (21.84), Norris (23.23) and Thomas (23.76).
The Eagles also took first and second in the 110 hurdles, with Cordell Washington first and Avarus Kuhn-Wofford second.
Kuhn-Wofford also won the 300 hurdles, with Ben Sotlar third.
A freshman, Washington won the high jump by clearing 1.82 meters. He also took third in the triple jump.
Dontrell Holt won the shot put (15.33m), while Neil Barstow was the runner-up in the discus and fourth in the shot put.
Soriano and Bever placed second and fourth, respectively, in the pole vault, while Soriano was second in the long jump, with Aidan Sampson fourth.
Aiden Scourten took second in the 400, while Thomas, Palmer and Renfro finished third, fourth and fifth in the 100, again showing off the team’s depth.
Joplin senior Hobbs Campbell won the 800-meter run at Wednesday’s Joplin Invitational. Photo by Jason Peake.
Ian Horton and Grey Edwards finished third and fourth in the 800, while Parker Durham took third in the 3200.
Drew VanGilder and Draven VanGilder finished third and fourth, respectively, in the javelin and Cerrato-Martinez was fifth in the triple jump.
Next, Joplin’s girls won three events.
The Eagles won the 4×100 relay in 50.83 seconds, with Phia Vogel, Abigayle Lowery, Abigail Eckert and Brylee Strickland competing.
The team of Micah Holden, Aubrey Strickland, Kendall Nyarango and Allie Keizer took second in the 4×400.
Also for the JHS girls, Aubrey Strickland won the 100-meter hurdles in 16.8 seconds and teammate Maria Loum was the runner-up.
Kirsten Thom (49.96) and Aubrey Strickland (51.46) were first and second in the 300 hurdles.
Brylee Strickland was the runner-up in both the 100 and 200, with teammate Lowery fourth in both events. Ava Werberger-Doll and Annabelle Rutledge finished second and third in the 1600, while Rutlege was also fifth in the 3200.
Also for the JHS girls, Vogel and Nyarango placed fourth and fifth in the long jump, Aubrey Strickland finished fifth in the triple jump, Holden was fifth in the pole vault and Claire Jasper placed fifth in the shot put.
Carthage’s Jaidyn Brunnert competes in the hurdles at the Joplin Invitational. Photo by Sloan Uebinger.
CARTHAGE HIGHLIGHTS
Carthage’s Joey Hettinger is pictured during Wednesday’s Joplin Invitational. At right is Webb City’s Kylie Jennings. Photo by Sloan Uebinger.
Also possessing plenty of depth, the Carthage girls won six events en route to capturing the team title.
Carthage’s 4×400 relay team of Ashleigh Rowden, Evelyn Carrol, Maggie Boyd and Lexa Youngblood took first with a time of 4:27.
Carthage was second in the other relays. Competing in the 4×100 were Ashlyn Brust, Youngblood, Ada Roughton and Joey Hettinger. The 4×200 featured Brust, Rowden, Trisha Kanas and Roughton, while Boyd, Carrol, Lauren Choate and Grace Brown competed in the 4×800.
A senior, Hettinger took first in two individual events—the high jump and the long jump.
Boyd won the 800 in 2:34 and Youngblood took first in the 400 in 1:03 and was also third in the 200 in 26.79.
Chasity Straw won the discus (29.33m), while Karlie Nichols, Shaw and Lilly Holmes finished 2-3-4 in the shot put.
Roughton took second in the triple jump and third in the long jump, while Carrol placed third in the high jump and Katy Witherspoon took third in the 3200 and fifth in the 1600. Jaidyn Brunnert finished sixth in both hurdle races.
For the Carthage boys, Caleb Fewin placed second in the 3200 and was also third in the 1600.
The Tigers were third in the 4×800 relay, with Fewin, Skuylor Honeycutt, Xander Vazquez and Michael Lanyon competing, while the 4×400 finished fourth and featured Indiana Gray, Vazquez, Welle Welle and Lanyon.
WEBB CITY HIGHLIGHTS
Webb City’s boys won six events and finished second in five others on their way to the runner-up team finish.
The Cardinals won two relays and finished second in two others.
Webb City’s 4×400 relay featuring Jadon Brisco, Noah Moss, Mason Hedger and Gabe Johnson won in 3:37. The team of Hedger, Dakota Grove, Atticus Luzander and Evan Stevens won the 4×800 in 8:32.
The 4×100 and 4×200 relays both took second and featured Jordan Thornburg, William Headrick, Johnson and William Wolfe.
Wolfe and Thornburg took first and second, respectively, in the 100-meter dash. Wolfe crossed the line at 10.86 seconds, with Thornburg recording a time of 11.06.
Justin Allen won the pole vault, with Brisco third and Carson Farmer fifth in the same event. Nathaniel Miller won the discus (40.5m) and Trey Roets won the javelin (51.65m).
Pictured is Webb City’s Atticus Luzadder.
Tucker Liberatore was second in the javelin, Hedger was the runner-up in the 800, with Grove fifth in the same event. Joseph DeGraffenreid was the runner-up in the high jump.
Moss, Jace Jones and Dalton Riggs were third, fourth and fifth in the 100 hurdles, with Moss taking fourth in the 300 hurdles.
Grayson Smith finished third in the long jump, Julian Andrae took fourth in the triple jump and Ryan Reid was fourth in the high jump.
Dalton Thurlo was third in the shot put, with Eric Lathan fifth. Devin Turner was fourth in the discus and Malique McCarter took fifth in the javelin.
Webb City’s girls won four events.
Winning individual events for the Webb City girls were Brooke Hedger (1600), Emily Countryman (3200) and Dawsyn Decker (shot put).
Hedger recorded a time of 5:48 in the 1600, while Countryman crossed the line at 12:46 in the 3200. Miller was the runner-up to her teammate in the 3200. Decker’s toss went 10.28 meters.
Webb City’s girls won the 4×800 relay in 10:35 and featured Rachel Miller, Hedger, Countryman and Abi Street.
The Cardinals were third in the 4×200 and fourth in the 4×100. Sydney Brisco, Khloe Rhuems, Hannah Frazier and Alyssa Morena ran the 4×200, with Kylie Jennings, Chase Stilley, Moreno and Frazier running the 4×100.
Also for the Webb City girls, Stilley took second in the high jump, Essence Robinson was second in the long jump, Alix Davis was third in the pole vault and Aspen White took third in the 800.
Robinson and Jennings finished third and fourth, respectively, in the 400, Kristina Bundy placed fourth in the 1600, Aubree Lassiter took fifth in the discus and Bryleigh Webb and Riley Hanes were fourth and fifth in the javelin.
CARL JUNCTION HIGHLIGHTS
Carl Junction sophomore sprinter Sydney Ward won two events — the 100-meter dash in 12.23 seconds and the 200 in 25.01.
CJ’s Acadia Badgley and Brooke Jasperson took first and second in the pole vault, while Bella Montez and Madilyn Olds were the top two finishers in the javelin.
Also for the CJ girls, Abigail Wilson was third in the triple jump, Sloan Uebinger took fourth in the 100 hurdles and Montez was fourth in the 300 hurdles.
Fifth-place finishers were Olivia Battagler (100), Zoie Weibel (400), Delaney Harris (800) and Montez (100 H).
The Carl Junction girls won the 4×200 (names unavailable) and were fifth in the 4×100.
Carl Junction’s boys 4×100 relay team of Dexter Merrell, Colton Talken, Ryder Pyles and Jaxton Wobken took fourth.
Talken took fourth in the 200, Tony Stewart was fourth in the 400, Jonah Younge placed fifth in the high jump and Donnie Keith took fifth in the discus.
Carl Junction’s Sydney Ward and Joplin’s Brylee Strickland are pictured during the 100-meter dash on Wednesday at the Joplin Invitational. Photo by Sloan Uebinger.
THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGHLIGHTS
Thomas Jefferson’s Kip Atteberry was the runner-up in the 1600, while Braden Honeywell-Lynch took fifth in both the 1600 and 3200.
Tyler Brouhard finished sixth in the 100 and seventh in the 200, while Sheraz Anis was seventh in the 300 hurdles.
Lannah Grigg had the top performance for the Thomas Jefferson girls by finishing second in the discus.
Thomas Jefferson’s girls finished fourth in the 4×800 relay, with Macie Shifferd, Nico Carlson, Samantha Seto and Sarah Mueller competing.
Carlson and Gabriella Hiebert placed fourth and fifth in the high jump, while Shifferd took fourth in the 3200.
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
Nevada’s Drew Beachler won the long jump (6.5m) and teammate Jack Cheaney won the triple jump (12.66m).
The only girls event that wasn’t won by an athlete from Carthage, Webb City, Carl Junction or Joplin was the triple jump, which was won by Pittsburg’s Dessie Gorley.
JOPLIN INVITATIONAL
Boys team standings: Joplin 251.5, Webb City 193.5, Nevada 95, Pittsburg 59, Carl Junction 31, Carthage 28, Thomas Jefferson 24, Exeter 10.
Girls team standings: Carthage 163, Webb City 134.5, Joplin 132.66, Carl Junction 113.33, Pittsburg 79, Nevada 36.5, Thomas Jefferson 33, Exeter 5.
Webb City’s Aspen White and Carl Junction’s Delaney Harris compete in the 800 on Wednesday at Joplin High School. Photo by Jason Peake.
Joplin High School hosted a track and field invite on Wednesday. Pictured above is the boys 400-meter dash.
Webb City’s Mason Hedger and Joplin’s Ian Horton compete in the 800 on Wednesday. Photo by Jason Peake.
Runners, including Joplin’s Hobbs Campbell (center), compete in the 800-meter run.
NIXA, Mo. — The Neosho High School boys track and field squad finished fifth in the team standings at Tuesday’s Nixa Invitational.
The top five teams were Waynesville (138), Nixa (101), Kickapoo (90), Ozark (67) and Neosho (65). There were 13 full teams competing.
Neosho’s Tyrese Hill won the 200-meter dash in 22.3 seconds, while Izaiah Hill took first in the 400 with a time of 49.93 seconds.
The Wildcats took first in the 4×200 relay in 1:31 and Jared Siler won the high jump by clearing 6-4.75.
Neosho’s Collyn Kivett was the runner-up in the javelin with a school record toss of 156-0.
Also for the Wildcats, Isaiah Green finished third in the long jump, Tyrone Harris took fourth in the triple jump, Konnor Siler and Jared Siler finished seventh and eighth in the 100-meter dash, while Isaiah Keezer and Green finished seventh and eighth in the 400.
For the Neosho girls, Madilyn Ebbinghaus finished eighth in the 200.
MONETT HIGHLIGHTS
Monett’s Konner Poynter won the 100 in 11.48 seconds and the 300 hurdles in 40.26 seconds. A senior, Poynter took second in two events, the 200 and the 110 hurdles.
EL DORADO SPRINGS, Mo. — College Heights Christian was among the schools competing at the El Dorado Springs Relays on Tuesday.
The College Heights girls finished fifth in the team standings, while the CHC boys were 13th.
For the College Heights girls, Jayli Johnson was the runner-up in the 400, Lauren Ukena took second in the 200 and Maddy Colin placed third in the discus and fifth in the high jump.
CHC’s Marla Anderegg placed third in the 1600 and sixth in the 800, Bailey Peoples finished fourth in the triple jump and Jesalin Bever took fourth in both hurdle races. Ukena was sixth in the 300 hurdles.
CHC’s 4×400 relay of Bever, Amelia Hagale, Johnson and Ukena took second. The CHS girls finished third in the 4×200 relay, with Johnson, Bever, Amelia Hagale and Ukena competing.
College Heights’ Caleb Quade won the boys high jump by clearing 5-11.75. Quade also placed fourth in the triple jump.
Also for the Cougars, Steven Calandro was seventh in the 110 hurdles and Colton McMillan finished eighth in the 1600.
The Cougars were seventh in the 4×200 relay, with Zach Beaty, Derek Bowman, Colsen Dickens and Levi Durling competing. The 4×800 relay took seventh, with Beaty, Calandro, Ian Edwards and Jace Edwards running.
Jasper’s Noah Neher won the boys discus (137-2.5). On the girls side, Jasper’s Crystal Smith won the 200, the 100 hurdles, the 300 hurdles and the high jump.
PITTSBURG, Kan. — Webb City’s boys and girls track teams both finished second in the team standings at the 34th annual Jock’s Nitch PSU Gorilla Relays on Friday at Pittsburg State University.
Webb City’s boys compiled 125.5 points and were second to Nixa (208). Willard (90), Lamar (87.5) and East Newton (60) rounded out the top five boys teams.
Nixa’s girls won the team title with 144 points, with Webb City second with 126.5.
Labette County (72), Girard (70) and El Dorado Springs (66) completed the top five teams. There were 20 teams in both divisions.
BOYS HIGHLIGHTS
Webb City’s boys won four events.
Webb City senior Grayson Smith won the pole vault by clearing 14 feet. Justin Allen and Jadon Brisco finished third and fourth in the same event.
Trey Roets won the javelin with a toss of 165-6, with teammates Tucker Liberatore and Malique McCarter finishing third and fourth.
Evan Stevens won the 3200 in 9:33 and also took second in the 1600 in 4:24.
Webb City won the 4×100-meter relay in 42.64 seconds.
Also for the Cardinals, William Wolfe was the runner-up in the 100-meter dash, Joseph DeGraffenreid finished third in the high jump, Jordan Thornburg took fourth in the 100 and Jace Jones was fifth in the 110 hurdles. The Cardinals were fifth in the 4×400.
East Newton’s Chase Sorrell won two events, the 1600 in 4:18 and the 800 in 1:57.
Lamar’s Terrill Davis took first in the long jump (19-11) and East Newton’s Michael Crowe won the high jump after clearing 6-6.
Thomas Jefferson’s Braden Honeywell-Lynch placed fifth in the 2000 steeplechase.
GIRLS HIGHLIGHTS
Webb City’s Abi Street, Brooke Hedger and Dawsyn Decker all won events in the girls meet.
Street won two events, the 1600 with a time of 5:16 and the 3200 in 11:06.
Hedger took first in the 800 with a time of 2:24 and Decker won the javelin with a toss of 138-9. Decker also placed third in the shot put (34-6).
Webb City’s Chase Stilley was the runner-up in the high jump after clearing 5-3.
Also for the Webb City girls, Essence Robinson placed third in the 400, Aubree Lassiter was third in the discus, Jaeli Rutledge tied for fourth in the high jump and was fifth in the shot put, while Alix Davis placed fourth in the pole vault, Emily Countryman took third in the 3200 and fifth in the 1600 and Hedger finished fifth in the 800.
Webb City’s girls took first in the 4×400 relay and third in the 4×100 relay.
Jasper sophomore Crystal Smith won four events, the high jump (5-5), the 100 hurdles (15.29), the 300 hurdles (46.24) and the 200-meter dash (26.22).
Thomas Jefferson’s duo of Samantha Seto and Nico Carlson took first and second in the 2000 steeplechase.
Carlson and Gabbi Hiebert finished fourth and sixth in the high jump and TJ’s Macie Shifferd was sixth in the 3200.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Joplin, Carthage and McDonald County had multiple athletes finish in the top eight of their respective events at Thursday’s Hillcrest Invitational boys track and field invite at JFK Stadium.
There were 34 schools in attendance. The top eight in each event were considered medalists.
Joplin’s Noah Soriano won the pole vault by clearing 4.14 meters. Soriano was the runner-up in the 200-meter dash in 22.66 seconds and also finished ninth in the 100-meter dash.
In the 1600, Joplin’s Ian Horton placed third in 4:33 and teammate Grey Edwards was sixth in 4:34. Edwards took fifth in the 3200 with a time of 10:01.
The Eagles finished sixth in the 4×200 relay, with Tayshaun Palmer, Orion Norris, Fredy Cerrato-Martinez and Davin Thomas competing.
Joplin’s Avarus Kuhn-Wofford finished seventh in the 300 hurdles.
In the field events, Joplin’s Cordell Washington finished third in the high jump, Dontrell Holt placed fourth in the shot put and Drew VanGilder was eighth in the javelin.
Carthage’s Daryl Martin placed second in the 300 hurdles in 41.77 seconds. Martin was also third in the 110 hurdles in 15.95 seconds.
Carthage’s Miguel Solano took second in the 800 with a time of 1:58, while Micah Lindsey placed second in the shot put (15.9m) and third in the discus (44.7m).
Carthage’s 4×400 relay team of Braxton McBride, Solano, Martin and Joseph Childs finished fifth.
Also for the Tigers, Trenton Yates finished sixth in the triple jump and was seventh in the 110 hurdles.
McDonald County’s Josh Pacheco was fourth in the triple jump and teammate Andrew Moritz placed fifth in the javelin. Mac County’s Toby Moore was ninth in the discus.
McDonald County’s 4×400 relay finished eighth, with Dominic Cervantes, Adrian Diojayke-Diopulos, Esteban Martinez-Olvera and Pacheco competing.
AURORA ICE BOX RELAYS
AURORA, Mo. — Athletes from College Heights Christian and Seneca fared well at the Aurora Ice Box Relays on Thursday.
College Heights Christian had two event winners in the girls meet, as Jesalin Bever won the 300 hurdles in 50.73 seconds and Marla Anderegg took first in the 800 with a time of 2:41.
CHC’s Jayli Johnson finished second in both the 100 and the 400, while Lauren Ukena took third in the 200, Anderegg placed fourth in the 1600 and Maddy Colin was fourth in the discus.
The CHC girls finished third in two relays, the 4×800 and the 4×400.
Aurora’s Makena Hall won four events—the long jump, triple jump, pole vault and 100 hurdles.
Cassville’s Jolie Evans (1600, 3200) and Monett’s Vayla Smith (200, 400) won two events apiece.
Other local individual event winners in the girls meet were Seneca’s Isabella Renfro (shot put), Mount Vernon’s Camryn Cornell (high jump), Sarcoxie’s Nikki Roth (javelin) and Aurora’s Maci Montgomery (discus).
Also for Seneca’s girls, Cambry Long took second in the 200, fourth in the triple jump and fifth in the 400, Amber Garrison took fourth in the shot put, Addyson Jones was fourth in the high jump and Dalisia Reed took fourth in the 800.
Aurora (107), Monett (92) and Cassville (89) were the top three girls teams.
College Heights (67.5) and Seneca (66) finished sixth and seventh in the standings.
On the boys side, College Heights Christian’s Caleb Quade placed third in the high jump and fourth in the triple jump, while teammate Steven Calandro finished fourth in the 300 hurdles and Levi Durling was sixth in the 200.
The Cougars finished third in the 4×400 relay and were fourth in the 4×800 relay, sixth in the 4×200 and sixth in the 4×100.
Seneca’s Brock Pendergraft won the discus with a toss of 120-8. Also for the Seneca boys, Grant Landers was third in the triple jump, Blake Hurn took fourth in the 100, Brodie Probert placed fourth in the 400 and Ethan Altic took fourth in the 800.
The Indians finished fourth in two relays, the 4×200 and the 4×100.
Monett’s Konner Poynter won four events—the 100-meter dash, the 200, the 110 hurdles and the 300 hurdles.
Aurora’s Daunte Floyd (triple jump, high jump) and Sarcoxie’s Jaron Malotte (long jump, pole vault) won two events apiece.
Other local event winners were Aurora’s Ethan Husmann (shot put) and Jose Ibarra (javelin) and Cassville’s Matteo Lumetta (1600) and Caleb Leach (3200).
Rogersville (141.5), Monett (121) and Cassville (109) were the top three boys teams.
Seneca (45.5) and College Heights (42) were sixth and seventh, respectively.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Joplin, Carl Junction, Carthage and McDonald County were among the teams competing at the Girls Night Out track and field invitational on Wednesday at JFK Stadium.
The meet featured female athletes from 33 schools.
Carl Junction’s Sydney Ward won two events — the 100-meter dash in 12.65 seconds and the 200 in 25.62 seconds.
Carl Junction’s Acadia Badgley and Joplin’s Maria Loum placed second and third, respectively, in the pole vault. Both cleared 3.04 meters.
Also for the Bulldogs, Brooke Jasperson tied for 10th in the pole vault.
Joplin’s Allie Keizer finished sixth in the 1600 with a time of 5:33, while teammate Brylee Strickland placed fifth in the 200 with a time of 25.82 seconds. Strickland was also seventh in the 400 with a time of 1:01.
Joplin’s 4×100 relay team of Phia Vogel, Abigayle Lowery, Abigail Eckert and Strickland took sixth in 51.88 seconds.
Also for the Eagles, Kirsten Thom and Aubrey Strickland took 10th and 12th in the 300 hurdles.
Carthage’s 4×400 relay team of Aven Willis, Evelyn Carrol, Maggie Boyd and Lexa Youngblood finished sixth in 4:22.
Also for the Tigers, Joey Hettinger placed sixth in the high jump, Boyd finished seventh in the 800, Karlie Nichols and Lilly Holmes took 10th and 11th in the shot put and Youngblood was 13th in the 200.
McDonald County’s top performers were Lacey Nix (10th in the pole vault) and Corina Holland (11th in the 400).
The top five teams were Blue Springs, Hickman, Helias Catholic, Republic and Kickapoo.
SENECA, Mo. — Seneca’s girls and Jasper’s boys captured the team championships at the inaugural Bordertown Relays on a warm and windy Monday at the Seneca Schools Athletic Complex.
Seneca’s girls compiled 186 points to top the team standings, while Pierce City was second with 171.
Rounding out the girls team standings were Jasper (109), Wyandotte (83), Fairland (76), College Heights Christian (48) and McAuley Catholic (16).
The top three boys teams were Jasper (136), College Heights (130) and Seneca (128.5).
Also competing were Pierce City (99), McAuley Catholic (67.5), Fairland (56), Wyandotte (54) and Ketchum (34).
McAuley Catholic’s Kendall Ramsey, Seneca’s Dalisia Reed and College Heights Christian’s Marla Anderegg are among the athletes competing in the 1600 on Monday. Photos by Jason Peake.
SENECA HIGHLIGHTS
Seneca’s Addyson Jones competes in the 4×200 relay on Monday at the Bordertown Relays.
Seneca’s girls won six events en route to capturing the team championship at their new facility.
Seneca won the girls 4×200 relay in 1:59, with Anna Adkins, Addyson Jones, Olivia Leonard and Savannah Johnson competing.
The team of Adkins, Cambry Long, Riley Hamilton and Johnson took first in the 4×400 with a time of 4:40.
The Indians were second in the 4×100, with Johnson, Jaycie Graham, Parker Long and Leonard competing.
Winning individual events for the Seneca girls were Cambry Long (400, triple jump), Isabella Renfro (shot put) and Amber Garrison (javelin).
Taking second for the Seneca girls were Jones (high jump), Garrison (shot put) and Harley Lankford (discus).
Finishing third in their respective events were Parker Long (javelin), Jaime Eitemiller (discus), Grace Elliott (pole vault), Johnson (100), Dalisia Reed (800) and Cambry Long (200).
Seneca’s boys won the 4×100 relay in 46.42 seconds, with Morgan Vaughn, Brodie Probert, Jackson Marrs and Blake Hurn competing.
The Indians were second in the 4×200 relay, with Ethan Altic, Canaan Miller, Probert and Hurn competing. Seneca’s 4×400 team of Nash Crane, Gavyn Hoover, Jude King and Miller finished fourth.
Seneca’s Grant Landers won two individual events, the long jump (19-7) and the triple jump (40-0.75).
Seneca’s Brock Pendergraft won the javelin (119-4).
Probert was the runner-up in the 400, while Altic (triple jump, 800), King (javelin), Pendergraft (discus), Hurn (100) and Miller (300 H) all finished third in their events.
COLLEGE HEIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS
Pictured is CHC’s Colsen Dickens.
College Heights’ boys won the 4×200 relay in 1:38, with Colsen Dickens, Caleb Quade, Ethan Ukena and Logan Decker competing.
The Cougars also won the 4×400 in 3:44, with Ukena, Levi Durling, Quade and Dickens competing.
The CHC boys were second in the 4×800, with Ian Edwards, Jace Edwards, Zach Beaty and Steven Calandro running.
The team of Dickens, Durling, Ukena and Decker finished third in the 4×100.
College Heights’ Calandro and Ian Edwards took first and second in the 110 hurdles. Calandro crossed the line at 19.8 seconds, with Edwards finishing in 20.09.
A junior, Calandro also won the 300 hurdles in 47.1 seconds.
Ukena was the runner-up in the triple jump, Quade took second in the high jump, while Durling and Quade placed third and fourth in the 200.
Also for the Cougars, Josiah Thomas took third in the 3200, Derek Bowman was fourth in the long jump, with Calandro fifth, Layden Shaffer finished fourth in the discus, Jace Edwards took fifth in the 300 hurdles, Bowman placed sixth in the triple jump, Dickens was sixth in the 100, Ian Edwards was sixth in the 300 hurdles and Derrick McMillan was sixth in the 1600.
On the girls side, College Heights sophomore Marla Anderegg won the 800-meter run in 2:44 and also took second in the 1600 in 6:04.
CHC’s Bailey Peoples was the runner-up in both the long jump and triple jump and was also seventh in the high jump, while Amelia Hagale took fourth in the 200 and seventh in the 100.
McAuley Catholic’s Michael Parrigon is among the athletes competing in the 1600 on Monday at the Bordertown Relays.
MCAULEY CATHOLIC HIGHLIGHTS
McAuley’s boys won the 4×800 relay in 9:25, with Michael Parrigon, Connor Taffner, Drew Zeb and Alex Bohachick competing.
The Warriors took third in the 4×400, with Parrigon, Dylan Taffner, Bohachick and Jack Jones running.
Parrigon was the runner-up in two events, the 1600 and the 800, while McAuley’s Trae Veer finished second in the 3200, fourth in the 1600 and fourth in the triple jump.
Zeb placed fourth in the 3200, while Jones took sixth in the long jump and Ethan Stabb placed seventh in the 300 hurdles.
For the McAuley girls, Kendall Ramsey was the runner-up in the 3200 and also finished third in the 1600.
OTHER LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS
In the girls meet, Jasper sophomore Crystal Smith won four events—the high jump (5-1.5), the 100 hurdles (15.48 seconds), the 300 hurdles (47.36) and the 200-meter dash (26.82). Jasper’s Chandler Spear won the pole vault.
Winning individual events for Pierce City’s girls were Hayden Kramer (discus), Liliana Lasker (100) and Emma Hunt (1600, 3200).
Pierce City’s Clayten O’Hara won three events in the boys meet, the 100, 200 and 400.
Other individual event winners in the boys meet were Jasper’s Wyatt Durman (3200) Austin Taylor (shot put) and Noah Neher (discus) and Pierce City’s Austin Beaty (high jump) and Lincoln Johnson (pole vault).
Second place finishers for the Jasper boys were Durman (javelin), Taylor (discus), Juan Rivera (pole vault), Neher (300 H) and Mitchel Avalos (200).
Jasper’s Crystal Smith took first place in the 100-meter hurdles on Monday at the Bordertown Relays in Seneca. Smith won four events for the Eagles.
Athletes compete in the 4×200 relay on Monday at the Bordertown Relays in Seneca.
Athletes compete in the 100-meter dash on Monday at the Bordertown Relays at the Seneca Schools Athletic Complex.
When queried about the main goals for his senior season, Joplin standout distance runner Hobbs Campbell didn’t need much time to ponder the question.
Campbell has had one main objective in mind since his junior year concluded last May.
“I want to win a state title, that’s my main goal this year,” Campbell said before Thursday’s Carthage Invitational. “I’d like to run under 4:05 in the mile, too. But winning a state title in the 1600 is what I’m really focused on this year.”
As the spring track and field season gets underway, Campbell already owns an impressive list of accomplishments when it comes to his chosen craft.
But one lofty goal remains.
“The ultimate goal for Hobbs is to win a state title,” said Joplin distance coach Dustin Dixon. “There’s not a lot I can say about Hobbs that hasn’t already been said. He has high hopes for his senior season, and I know he’s going to have a great year. Hobbs is an incredibly gifted athlete who has had a lot of really great performances. He runs his best on the biggest stages. A state title has eluded him so far, and he’s got his work cut out for him because the defending state champ in the mile is back. But for Hobbs, a state title is the goal.”
Joplin senior Hobbs Campbell poses with coach Dustin Dixon after earning all-state honors at last fall’s state cross country meet.
Campbell established himself as one of the state’s elite distance runners last spring.
He was the Central Ozark Conference champion in the 800 and was a close second in both the 1600 and the 3200.
At the district meet, Campbell won two events, the 800 and the 1600. He was also fourth in the 3200.
Campbell advanced to state in two individual events at the sectional meet by winning the 1600 and finishing second in the 800. He also advanced to state with the 4×800 relay and just missed qualifying in the 3200 after finishing fifth.
At the Class 5 state championships in Jefferson City, Campbell concluded his junior season on a high note by earning three trips to the awards podium.
Campbell was the state runner-up in the 1600 with a school record time of 4:12.19, crossing the finish line just behind Rock Bridge’s Adam Hauser (4:11.75).
Coming so close to winning a state championship, and settling for the silver medal, has provided Campbell with extra motivation.
“Going into that race, I was seeded ninth,” Campbell recalled. “I did not expect to get second. I was in the lead going into the last stretch before I got passed. Getting out-kicked at the end definitely has sparked some extra motivation.”
“Hobbs was winning the race at 1585 meters last year, but it’s a 1600-meter race,” Dixon added.
Joplin’s Hobbs Campbell took second in the 1600 at last May’s Class 5 state track meet.
Campbell was also a state medalist in the 800 by placing fifth with a time of 1:56. Three of the four athletes who finished ahead of Campbell in that event have graduated.
Campbell ran a leg of Joplin’s 4×800 relay that finished fifth.
Overall, securing three state medals capped an outstanding 2022 track season for Campbell.
“I was really happy with it,” Campbell said of his junior season. “I beat all of my goals for my junior season, and it was definitely a breakout season. After the season, I had a lot of really good schools reach out to me. I realized this is something that I’m good at and I realized this is something I want to do at the next level. I was really happy with how last season went.”
Campbell is coming off a standout senior season in cross country.
At last fall’s Class 5 state meet in Columbia, Campbell finished fifth with a time of 15:42. Campbell was also the COC champion this past fall.
Campbell said he’s planning on competing in four events on the track this spring—the 800, the 1600, the 3200 and the 4×800 relay.
Also of note, Campbell is once again balancing two sports this spring. In addition to track and field, Campbell is one of Joplin’s top golfers.
Ahead of Thursday’s season-opening Carthage Invitational, Campbell played in golf tournaments on three straight nights.
“Getting through the first couple of weeks of the season is always the difficult part of that,” Dixon said of Campbell juggling two sports. “He had three golf matches this week, so he’s been training for track by himself. He’s been logging miles at 9:30 at night, and not finishing until 10:15 or so. I’m sure that can affect his rest. But he’s a tough kid. And we know he’s a track-first kid.”
When his prep career ends, Campbell will run at the next level. He’s signed with the University of Kansas, where he’ll run cross country and track for the Jayhawks.
“KU is a school that I have always known was great,” Campbell said on his signing day. “Their track program has an amazing history, including three different athletes who held the mile world record at some point (Jim Ryun, Wes Santee and Glenn Cunningham). They also have amazing coaches who have coached (and still coach) many Olympic athletes. It is so cool to be part of such a historically great program with unbelievable athletic facilities.”
Joplin’s Hobbs Campbell
Before Campbell heads to Lawrence, Kansas, he has unfinished business in a Joplin uniform.
Dixon expects Campbell to have a stellar senior season. In fact, Dixon noted Campbell has the potential to capture the gold medal in his signature event when the state track meet arrives in late May.
“Of the five distance records at Joplin High School, the only one Hobbs does not hold is the open 800,” Dixon said. “So that’s another goal on his list. But winning a state title in the 1600 has to be at the top of his list. And he’s going to have his opportunities to reach those goals.”
Campbell won two events at the season-opening Carthage Invitational, the 800 in 1:58 and the 1600 in 4:29. He also ran on the 4×800 relay that took second.
And ahead of the first prep meet of the ’23 season, Campbell was asked what he’ll need to do in April and May to accomplish all of his ambitious goals.
Once again, Campbell didn’t hesitate before responding to the query.
It’s safe to say the answer has been on his mind for nearly a year now.
“I just have to keep working hard, have good workouts and I have to stay healthy,” Campbell said. “And I’m just really excited for this season.”
Joplin High School senior Hobbs Campbell has established himself as one of the state’s top distance runners entering the 2023 track and field season. File photos by Shawn Fowler.
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
Joplin’s Tayshaun Palmer is pictured at the start of the 4×200 relay. The Eagles won the team championship at the meet. Photo by Darris Strickland.
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 Katy Witherspoon hands off the baton to Maggie Boyd during the 4×800 relay. The Tigers took first place in the event and also won the meet. Photo by Jason Peake.
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.
Webb City senior Abi Street won two events at the Carthage Invitational, the 1600 and the 3200. Photo by Darris Strickland.
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’s Sydney Ward wins the 100-meter dash on Thursday at the Carthage Invitational. Also pictured is Joplin’s Brylee Strickland, who took second. Photo by Darris Strickland.
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.
Above and below, runners compete in the 4×800 relay on Thursday at the Carthage Invitational. Photo by Jason Peake.
The Carthage Invitational track meet was held Thursday and Friday at David Haffner Stadium. Pictured above is the girls 100-meter dash, which was won by Carl Junction’s Sydney Ward. Carthage’s Lexa Youngblood (far left) finished fifth, while Joplin’s Brylee Strickland (second from left) took second and Joplin’s Abigayle Lowery (far right) took eighth. Photo by Jason Peake.
Carl Junction’s Sloan Uebinger finished third in the 100 hurdles. Photo by Darris Strickland.
Joplin’s boys track team won the Carthage Invitational. The Eagles are pictured above competing in the 4×800 relay.
GALENA, Kan. — Athletes from College Heights Christian, McAuley Catholic, Thomas Jefferson and Seneca competed at the Galena Bulldog Relays on Thursday.
The meet was cut short due to Thursday night’s weather. There were nine events that were not completed.
College Heights’ boys won the team crown with 47 points, while Miami was second with 46 and Thomas Jefferson took third with 39 points.
The College Heights girls finished third in the standings with 42.2 points. The top two girls teams were Neodesha (58.5) and Frontenac (43).
COLLEGE HEIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS
College Heights Christian’s boys 4×800 relay team of Zach Beaty, Steven Calandro, Ian Edwards and Jace Edwards took second.
CHC’s Caleb Quade was the runner-up in the high jump, while Logan Decker took second in the long jump, Ethan Ukena placed second in the triple jump, Derek Bowman was fourth in the triple jump and fifth in the long jump, Colton McMillan finished fifth in the 3200 and Calandro was fifth in the 110 hurdles.
The CHC boys were fifth in the 4×100 relay.
For the College Heights girls, Jesi Bever won the 100 hurdles in 18.69 seconds, while Jayli Johnson was the runner-up in both the 100-meter dash and the 400, Maddy Colin placed third in the high jump and Marla Anderegg took third in the 1600.
The CHC girls finished fourth in the 4×100, with Bever, Colin, Amelia Hagale and Johnson competing.
THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGHLIGHTS
Thomas Jefferson senior Kip Atteberry won two events, the 3200 in 10:42 and the 1600 in 4:54.
Also for the Cavaliers, Tyler Brouhard finished second in the 100-meter dash, Sheraz Anis took third in the 110 hurdles, Braden Honeywell-Lynch was fifth in the 1600 and Jay Ball placed fifth in the discus.
For the TJ girls, Avery Hocker was the runner-up in the triple jump, Macie Shifferd finished third in the 3200, Nico Carlson finished fourth in the high jump, and Lannah Grigg placed fifth in the discus.
MCAULEY CATHOLIC HIGHLIGHTS
McAuley’s boys finished fourth in the 4×800, with Michael Parrigon, Connor Taffner, Alex Bohachick and Joe Staton competing.
Also for the Warriors, Parrigon was fourth in the 1600, Trae Veer finished fourth in the 3200 and took fifth in the triple jump, Joe Staton was fifth in the pole vault and Jack Jones was fifth in the high jump.
For the McAuley girls, Kendall Ramsey finished second in two events, the 1600 and the 3200.
SENECA HIGHLIGHTS
Seneca’s boys 4×100 relay team of Morgan Vaughn, Brodie Probert, Jackson Marrs and Blake Hurn finished second. Grant Landers was third in the triple jump and Hurn was fifth in the 100.
For the Seneca girls, Cambry Long won the triple jump (31-2.25) and Isabella Renfro took fourth in the shot put.
DIAMOND HIGHLIGHTS
Diamond’s Zachary Roughton won the 110 hurdles in 16.86 seconds.
For the Diamond girls, Aspen Daniel took fourth in the 100 hurdles.
DIAMOND, Mo. — The McAuley Catholic Warriors and Seneca Indians were among the teams competing at the Diamond Invitational on Tuesday.
McAuley’s boys finished fourth in the team standings with 70 points and Seneca was fifth with 66.5 points. The top three teams were Jasper (113), Sarcoxie (77) and Galena (73).
McAuley’s girls finished eighth in the standings with 31 points. The top three girls teams were Sarcoxie (160.5), Seneca (88) and Jasper (82.5). There were 12 teams in attendance.
BOYS HIGHLIGHTS
McAuley’s boys fared well in the relays.
The Warriors took second in the 4×800 relay in 9:30, with Michael Parrigon, Connor Taffner, Drew Zeb and Alex Bohachick competing.
The team of Parrigon, Dylan Taffner, Jack Jones and Bohachick took second in the 4×400 with a time of 3:53.
McAuley finished fourth in the 4×100, with Ethan Stabb, Jack Jones, Dylan Taffner and Roscoe Miller competing. McAuley’s 4×200 relay finished sixth and featured Stabb, Jones, Dylan Taffner and Miller.
Also for the Warriors, Parrigon took second in the 1600 and Trae Veer was the runner-up in the triple jump, third in the 3200 and fourth in the 1600.
McAuley’s Jones took third in the high jump, Joe Staton finished fifth in the pole vault and sixth in the 800, Taffner was seventh in the 800 and Bohachick placed eighth in the 300 hurdles.
Seneca’s Blake Hurn won the 100-meter dash in 11.79 seconds, while teammates Brodie Probert and Ethan Altic finished second and third, respectively, in the 400. Altic took second in the 800.
Seneca’s Jackson Marrs was fourth in the triple jump and Brock Pendergraft was fourth in the discus.
Diamond’s Zachary Roughton won the 300 hurdles and took second in the 110 hurdles, while teammate Nicholas Meza was the runner-up in the long jump.
Winning events for Sarcoxie were Jaron Malotte (pole vault, 110 hurdles) and Noah Garrison (long jump).
Other event winners were Liberal’s Kale Marti (high jump) and Wyatt Pryor (shot put), Jasper’s Noah Neher (discus) and Mitchel Avalos (200), Southwest’s Robert Humphries (800) and Marionville’s Cash Pomeroy (triple jump).
GIRLS HIGHLIGHTS
McAuley Catholic junior Kendall Ramsey won two events — the 1600 with a time of 6:06 and the 3200 in 13:35.
The Warriors were fourth in the 4×400 relay, with Ramsey, Brooke Righter, Samantha Perrin and Vanessa Diaz-Hernandez competing. Righter, Perrin and Diaz-Hernandez are all freshmen.
McAuley’s Righter finished sixth in the 100 hurdles and ninth in the 300 hurdles. McAuley’s Perrin finished eighth in three events—the high jump, the 100 hurdles and the 300 hurdles.
Jasper’s Crystal Smith won four events—the high jump, the 100 hurdles, the 300 hurdles and the 200-meter dash.
Winning events for the Seneca girls were Harley Lankford (discus) and Isabella Renfro (shot put).
Seneca’s Cambry Long finished second in the 400 and took third in both the 100 and the triple jump and was fourth in the 200.
Seneca’s Amber Garrison was the runner-up in the shot put, Dalisia Reed finished third in the 800 and fifth in the 1600 and Anna Adkins was fourth in the high jump and Parker Long was fifth in the long jump.
Sarcoxie’s girls won all four relays.
Sarcoxie’s Ariel Wilson won both the long jump and the 400, while Liberal’s Abby Barton took first in the 800 and Marionville’s Jeslyn Coker won the pole vault.
Diamond’s Arissa McLaughlin was the runner-up in the discus and teammate Jernie DeWitt took second in the 100, third in the 200 and fourth in the triple jump.
Note: Results for the boys and girls javelin were unavailable at time of publication.
Diamond Invitational
Boys team scores: Jasper 113, Sarcoxie 77, Galena 73, McAuley Catholic 70, Seneca 66.5, Marionville 52, Diamond 51, Southwest 49.5, Liberal 46, Lockwood 39, Wheaton 26, Verona 11, Purdy 11.
As the 2023 prep track and field season gets underway, the Joplin area once again features a large number of returning state medalists and returning state qualifiers.
Below is a look at area tracksters to watch this spring.
CLASS 5
Joplin senior Hobbs Campbell is definitely a distance runner to watch this spring.
At last year’s Class 5 state track meet, Campbell finished second in the 1600 with a time of 4:12 and he was fifth in the 800 in 1:56.
Campbell, who placed fifth at the Class 5 state cross country championships last fall, has signed with the University of Kansas.
Carthage senior Micah Lindsey placed seventh in the shot put (53-0) at last year’s state meet and will look to finish higher this spring.
Neosho seniors Isaiah Green and Tyrese Hill are other athletes to watch in Class 5. Green finished ninth in the triple jump (44-0.75) at state, while Hill qualified for state in the 100.
On the girls side in Class 5, Carthage senior Joey Hettinger is a returning state qualifier in the high jump.
Neosho junior Riley Kemna is a distance runner to watch on the girls side. She was a sectional qualifier in the 3200 after finishing third at last year’s district meet. Kemna and fellow distance runner Chloe Wood qualified for state during the cross country season.
CLASS 4
Carl Junction’s girls track team features returning state medalist Sydney Ward, who reached the podium in two events last May as a freshman.
Ward placed fifth in the 200-meter dash (25.08 seconds) and sixth in the 100-meter dash (12.32) and will look to improve upon those finishes as a sophomore.
Webb City’s girls feature returning state medalists Dawsyn Decker and Sami Mancini.
A junior, Decker finished fourth in the javelin with a toss of 126-3 at last year’s state event. A sophomore, Mancini took seventh in the shot put (36-6.25).
Of course, Webb City senior distance runner Abi Street is a returning state qualifier who is coming off a stellar cross country season. She finished third at the state cross country meet and placed 12th in the 3200 at state last May.
Webb City’s boys track team features four returning state medalists.
Webb City senior Grayson Smith is the defending state champion in the pole vault (15-5.75), while classmate Justin Allen was fourth in the same event (13-5.25).
Webb City senior Trey Roets placed third in the javelin (169-9) and junior Evan Stevens finished seventh in the 3200 (9:45).
Also at last year’s Class 4 state meet, McDonald County’s Andrew Moritz took sixth in the javelin (160-6), Monett’s Konner Poynter placed seventh in the 400-meter dash (51.5 seconds) and Nevada’s Drew Beachler finished fifth in the long jump (22-4.5) and seventh in the triple jump (43-2.5). McDonald County junior Josh Pacheco finished eighth in the triple jump at state.
CLASS 3
Due to MSHSAA’s championship factor, College Heights Christian’s girls have been bumped up to Class 3 this season.
At last year’s Class 2 state meet, CHC’s Addie Lawrence claimed the gold medal in the 400 in 58.97 seconds. A senior, Lawrence placed fourth in the 200 (26.67).
Of course, Lawrence won two individual events, the 100 and 400, at the Class 1 state meet as a sophomore.
Also, College Heights’ girls won the 4×400 relay and took second in the 4×200 last year in Class 2.
Lamar senior Phajjia Gordon is the defending Class 3 champion in the discus (122-2). Gordon was also a medalist in the shot put by finishing fifth (38-7.5).
Lamar also features returning state qualifiers Kiersten Potter (1600, 3200), Marcy Miller (high jump) and Elise Ferris (long jump).
Also at last year’s state meet, Aurora senior Maisie Phillips was sixth in the 300 hurdles and Aurora sophomore Makena Hall placed seventh in the 100 hurdles.
Mount Vernon’s Kadence Krempges and Cassville’s Annie Moore are returning qualifiers in the pole vault, while Seneca’s Isabella Renfro is a returning qualifier in the shot put.
On the boys side, East Newton junior Chase Sorrell placed sixth in the 1600 (4:21) and seventh in the 3200 (9:39) at last year’s Class 3 state meet. East Newton senior Dominic Shaw finished seventh in the discus at last year’s state meet with a toss of 150-11.
CLASS 2
In Class 2, Jasper features sophomore standout Crystal Smith, who won the gold in both the 100 hurdles and the high jump and took second in the 200-meter dash at last year’s Class 1 meet. Jasper is now in Class 2.
Stockton’s Kylie Hunter finished sixth in the 400 and Sarcoxie junior Madison Chrisman placed seventh in the 100 hurdles.
Diamond junior Jernie DeWitt is a returning qualifier in the triple jump, while Pierce City senior Hayden Kramer competed at state last year in the discus and Sarcoxie sophomore Nikki Roth advanced in the javelin.
Returning state qualifiers for the College Heights boys are Matt Williams (100), Colsen Dickens (400) and Ethan Ukena (TJ). The Cougars competed in Class 1 last year but have been bumped up to Class 2.
Jasper’s Noah Neher placed fourth in the boys discus as a junior.
At last year’s Class 2 state meet, Miller’s Beau Hall placed fourth in the 100 (11.21), Marionville’s Wil Carlton was fourth in the high jump (6-0.75) and Stockton’s Braden Postlewait was seventh in the 800 (2:01). All three are now seniors.
Other returning state qualifiers are Sarcoxie’s Jaron Malotte (110 hurdles, pole vault), Diamond’s Zachary Roughton (300 hurdles) and Stockton’s Max Brown (300 H).
CLASS 1
Thomas Jefferson senior Kip Atteberry earned all-state honors in three events at last year’s Class 1 state track meet.
Atteberry placed third in the 3200 (10:14), fourth in the 1600 (4:33) and seventh in the 800 (2:04). He’ll look to improve upon those podium finishes this spring.
Returning individual state qualifiers for the Thomas Jefferson girls are Lannah Grigg (discus) and Avery Hocker (TJ).
McAuley Catholic junior Kendall Ramsey is another returning state qualifier. Ramsey earned conference titles in the 1600 and 3200, qualified for sectionals in both events, and qualified for state in the 3200 last season. She finished eighth in Class 1 at state in cross country this fall with a time of 21:07.6.
REPUBLIC, Mo. — The College Heights Christian School track and field squads competed at the Republic Classic on Monday.
The College Heights girls finished fifth in the team standings, while the CHC boys were sixth.
Host Republic won both team championships, with Fair Grove taking second in both divisions.
College Heights scored 63 points in the girls meet.
CHC’s Jesalin Bever was the runner-up in the 100 hurdles (18.19 seconds), Maddy Colin took second in the high jump (4-9.75), Jayli Johnson finished third in the 400 (1:06) and Lauren Ukena placed fourth in the 300 hurdles (54.7).
Marla Anderegg was fifth in the 800 (2:46) and seventh in the 1600 (6:17), while Bailey Peoples took fifth in the triple jump (28-11.75) and Colin was sixth in the discus (78-10).
The CHC girls finished second in the 4×200, second in the 4×400 and third in the 4×800. The 4×200 and 4×400 relays featured Bever, Amelia Hagale, Johnson and Ukena. The 4×800 consisted of Johnson, Anderegg, Hagale and Ukena.
Stockton’s Kylie Hunter won the 100 in 14 seconds flat and took first in the 400 in 1:04. She was the runner-up in the 200 (28.49).
Aurora’s Maisie Phillips won both hurdle races and teammate Makena Hall won the pole vault.
On the boys side, the Cougars compiled 46 points.
College Heights’ Caleb Quade took second in the high jump (6-0), Ethan Ukena was fourth in the triple jump (39-0) and Colsen Dickens finished fourth in the 400 (54.91).
Jace Edwards finished seventh in the 300 hurdles and eighth in the 3200, while Ian Edwards was eighth in both the 110 hurdles and the 300 hurdles.
College Heights’ 4×200 relay team of Dickens, Quade, Ukena and Logan Decker finished second in 1:37.
The team of Ukena, Quade, Derrick McMillan and Dickens placed fourth in the 4×400, while Quade, Ian Edwards, Zach Beaty and Jace Edwards took fourth in the 4×800.
The Cougars were fifth in the 4×100, with Dickens, Derek Bowman, Ukena and Decker competing.
Stockton’s Braden Postlewait won two events, the 800 in 2:07 and the 1600 with a time of 4:43.
The Webb City High School girls track and field team features a trio of athletes who are among the state’s best in their respective events.
Senior distance runner Abi Street is coming off a stellar cross country season.
Street finished third in Class 4 at the state cross country championships with a 5K time of 19:06.
Street captured conference and district championships in cross country. At the conclusion of the fall, Street was named the top Class 4 female runner by the SWCCCA.
At last year’s state track meet, Street finished 12th in the 3200 with a time of 12:07.
Street just missed qualifying for state in the 1600 after finishing fifth at the sectional. Street has signed to run for the University of Kansas.
Webb City junior Dawsyn Decker took fourth place in the javelin at last year’s Class 4 state meet with her toss of 126-3.
Decker, who won conference and district titles in her signature event, will have her sights set on another podium finish this spring.
Webb City sophomore Sami Mancini finished seventh in Class 4 in the shot put last year (36-6.25).
A standout on the basketball court, Mancini will also look to score big points in the discus.
Webb City will also feature a number of promising underclassmen this spring.
Freshman Brooke Hedger is expected to contribute nicely in the 800 and 1600, while sophomore Chase Stilley is expected to score big points in the high jump.
Junior Aubree Lassiter and freshman Jaeli Rutledge are two athletes who are expected to score points in the throws.
Seniors Kylie Jennings and Essence Robinson should also be key performers in multiple events.
Webb City’s girls track team is scheduled to begin the season on Thursday at the Carthage Invitational.
