NIXA, Mo. — Joplin, Carthage and Neosho all had athletes keep their respective seasons alive at the Class 5 District 6 track meet at Nixa High School.
The top four in each event advanced to next Saturday’s sectional in Carthage.
Joplin’s boys finished second in the team standings with 125 points. Nixa was first with 158.
Nixa (168.5) and Ozark (120) were the top two girls teams.
JOPLIN RESULTS
Joplin’s boys had sectional qualifiers in nine events and the Eagles won six events.
Donovyn Fowler captured gold in his two signature events, the long jump and the triple jump.
A junior, Fowler recorded a winning leap of 22-3.75 in the long jump and went 47-7.25 in the triple jump.
Trayshawn Thomas was the runner-up in the triple jump (44-8.25) and finished third in the long jump (21-2.75).
Fowler and Thomas also placed second and fourth, respectively, in the 200-meter dash.
Hobbs Campbell won a pair of events, taking first in both the 1600 (4:27) and the 3200 (9:37).
Donovahn Watkins was the shot put champion with a heave of 48-6.
Micah Bruggeman was the runner-up in the 800 (1:58) and the Mizzou recruit also finished fourth in the 1600 (4:31). Zaben Barnes placed third in the 3200.
The Eagles once again fared well in the relays.
Joplin’s 4×800 relay team of Barnes, Evan Matlock, Nicholas Horton and Ashton Ventura took first with a time of 8:13.
The 4×100 relay team of Dominick Simmons, Thomas, Luke Vieselmeyer and Fowler took fourth.
For the Joplin girls, Jennalee Dunn won the 1600 in 5:34 and took second in the 800 with a time of 2:23.
Alayna Merriman finished third in the javelin with a toss of 99 feet even to advance.
CARTHAGE RESULTS
The Carthage boys had two event winners, as Miguel Solano won the 800 in 1:57 and Caleb Calvin claimed gold in the javelin with a toss of 169-7.
Bryce Miller placed third in the pole vault, Mariques Strickland finished fourth in the 3200 and Zachary Lansford was fourth in the javelin.
Carthage’s boys advanced in all four relays.
The Tigers were third in the 4×100 relay, with Cale Patrick, Calvin, Tyler Burt and Aiden Rogers competing.
Carthage also placed third in the 4×200, with Patrick, Dennis Witt, Landen Schrader and Rogers running.
The 4×400 (Solano, Burt, Rogers, Schrader) was third, while the 4×800 (Malcolm Robertson, Solano, Ty Lewis and Richard Contreras) took fourth.
For the Carthage girls, Joey Hettinger finished third in the high jump (5-1).
Kenedy Smith just missed qualifying in the triple jump, as she finished fifth.
NEOSHO RESULTS
Neosho’s Kaden Cole finished third in the 1600 and was fourth in the 800 to advance in a pair of events.
Tristen Linders took second in the discus (135-2).
The Wildcats finished fourth in the 4×400, with Isaiah Hill, Evan Haskins, Tristan Clanton and Isaiah Green competing.
For the Neosho girls, senior Jayden Browning advanced in two events, as she was the runner-up in the triple jump (35-6.75) and took fourth in the long jump (16-1).
Riley Kemna finished third in the 3200, Bailey Miller placed third in the pole vault and Kaylee Schibi was fourth in the discus.
Neosho’s girls finished fourth in the 4×400, with Miller, Makayla Peters, Michell Lindsay and Madilyn Ebbinghaus competing.
CLASS 5 DISTRICT 6
Boys team standings: Nixa 158, Joplin 125, Raymore-Peculiar 97, Ozark 89, Branson 71, Carthage 68, Neosho 51, Republic 48, Belton 30.
Girls team standings: Nixa 168.5, Ozark 120, Republic 115, Raymore-Peculiar 108, Branson 75.5, Neosho 60, Joplin 54, Carthage 15.5, Belton 13.5.
FULL RESULTS:
https://mo.milesplit.com/meets/425525-class-5-district-6-2021/results/747721/raw#.YKBffIeSlPZ
