Led by four event wins apiece, Webb City and Carl Junction finished second and third, respectively, in the team standings at the Joplin Invitational on Thursday at the JHS athletic complex.
Ozark took first with 150 points, with Webb City second with 89.5 points and Carl Junction third with 80.5. Rounding out the top six teams were Branson (79.5), Lamar (67.5) and Joplin (66). There were 12 full squads.
Webb City’s team of Izzy Lopez, Hally Philpot, Abi Street and Riley Hawkins won the 4×800 relay in 10:32. Lopez, Philpot, Essence Robinson and Mia Lenker finished third in the 4×400.
Webb City’s first-place individuals were Sami Mancini (shot put), Dawsyn Decker (javelin) and Abi Street (3200). Mancini tossed the shot 10.7 meters, while Decker recorded a mark of 37.78 meters in the javelin. Street crossed the line in the 3200 in 11:50.
Taking second for the Cardinals were Ripley Shanks (pole vault) and Hawkins (800), while Street (1600) and Robinson (400) placed third in their events. Alanna Bundy finished fourth in the 3200 and Mancini was fifth in the discus. The Cardinals were seventh in the 4×200.
Carl Junction’s Ally Montez once again won both hurdle races. A senior headed to Pittsburg State, Montez won the 100 hurdles in 15.02 seconds and the 200 hurdles in 45.4 seconds.
The Bulldogs won the 4×100 relay in 51.39 seconds, with Sydney Ward, Olivia Vediz, Hannah Cantrell and Montez competing.
Carl Junction’s 4×400 relay team of Harris, Ward, Riley Briggs and Montez took first in 4:16.
Ward was the runner-up in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.45 seconds.
Also for the CJ girls, Emerson Lundien tied for third in the pole vault, Madilyn Olds was fourth in the javelin, Vediz placed fifth in the triple jump and Harris finished fifth in the 800.
Joplin’s Jennalee Dunn crossed the line first in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:18. Dunn not only won the event, but also set a school record time.
Joplin’s 4×200 relay team of Brynn Driver, Allie Lawrence, Amaya Montgomery and Izzy Yust finished third, while the 4×100 featuring Kaylie Anderson, Abigail Eckert, Lawrence and Phia Vogel took fourth.
The JHS team of Dunn, Driver, Abigayle Lowery and Bailey Owens placed fourth.
Also for the Eagles, Claire Jasper placed fifth in the shot put, Maria Loum was sixth in the 100 hurdles, Lowery took sixth in the 100, Allie Keizer was sixth in the 1600 and Meridyth Mai was sixth in the 3200.
According to the Joplin track program, Camryn Ledford broke the adaptive sports national record in the F56 javelin with her toss of 13.62 meters.
Carthage’s 4×800 relay team of Morelia Reyes, Jenna Calhoon, Grace Brown and Maggie Boyd took third.
The CHS team of Aven Willis, Lexa Youngblood, Ashlyn Brust and Boyd finished fifth in the 4×400.
The Tigers finished sixth in the 4×100, with Willis, Sydnee Dudolski, Youngblood and Joey Hettinger competing.
Hettinger placed sixth in the high jump, while Jordan Childs was seventh in the shot put and Jaidyn Brunnert was seventh in the high jump.
Nevada’s Clara Swearingen won the 400 in 1:03, while Lamar’s Marcy Miller took first in the high jump (1.53m) and teammate Phajjia Gordon won the discus (31.3m).
The Thomas Jefferson girls were seventh in the 4×400, with Avery Hocker, Gabbi Hiebert, Leah Studer and Nico Carlson competing.
Joplin Invitational
Team standings: Ozark 150, Webb City 89.5, Carl Junction 80.5, Branson 79.5, Lamar 67.5, Joplin 66, Nevada 50.5, Pittsburg 47.5, Riverton 38, Willard 32, Carthage 27, Thomas Jefferson 2.
FULL RESULTS: Joplin Varsity 2022 – Complete (Raw) (milesplit.com)
