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PREP TRACK & FIELD: College Heights girls win three relays at East Newton invite; Lamar boys, Cassville girls claim team titles

By:
Jason Peake

GRANBY, Mo. — College Heights Christian and McAuley Catholic were among the schools competing at Thursday’s East Newton Relays track and field invitational.

The College Heights girls won three relays—the 4×100 (52.70), the 4×200 (1:51) and the 4×400 (4:26). 

Jayli Johnson, Allie Fiscus, Lauren Ukena and Addie Lawrence ran on both the 4×100 and 4×200 relays, while the 4×400 relay featured Johnson, Ukena, Katie Moss and Lawrence.

Also for the CHC girls, Ukena was the runner-up in the 200-meter dash, while Johnson finished third in the 100 and Fiscus took sixth in the 300 hurdles. 

McAuley freshman Kendall Ramsey finished fifth in the girls 1600. 

The College Heights boys placed in two relays and had medalists in two individual events.

The College Heights team of Colsen Dickens, Derrick McMillan, Corban Thomas and Caleb Quade took fourth in the 4×400, while the 4×800 team of McMillan, Thomas, Jace Edwards and Quade placed fifth. 

Also for College Heights, Dickens finished fourth in the 400 and McMillan placed sixth in the 1600.

 

TEAM STANDINGS

On the girls side, Cassville (110), Mount Vernon (103), Lamar (79) and Aurora (74) were the top four teams. Seneca (55) and College Heights (45) were fifth and sixth, respectively. There were 13 teams in attendance. 

Lamar’s boys won the meet with 138 points. East Newton (112), Mount Vernon (59.33) and McDonald County (58.33) rounded out the top four. There were 14 boys teams competing. 

 

MEET STANDOUTS

Mount Vernon’s Sadie Heisner won three events—the girls pole vault, long jump and 100 hurdles. Heisner set a meet record in the pole vault by clearing 10-6. 

Aurora’s Aubrey Boatwright won two events—the girls 800 and 3200. On the boys side,  Aurora’s Cole Rohlman won two events—the 200 and 400. He placed third in the 100. 

Seneca’s Rylee Darnell also had a busy day, as she won the triple jump, took second in the pole vault and placed third in the high jump. 

 

OTHER EVENT WINNERS

Other event winners on the girls side were Cassville’s Hannah Hackler (100), Hallie Hackler (200), Kyren Postlewait (shot put) and Sharayah Seymour (high jump), Lamar’s Kiersten Potter (1600) and Phajjia Gordon (discus), Aurora’s Maisie Phillips (300 hurdles) and Elizabeth Martin (javelin) and Mount Vernon’s Kadence Krempges (400). 

Individual event winners on the boys side were East Newton’s Gabe Bergen (300 hurdles), Kelton Sorrell (800), Michael Crowe (high jump) and Nathan Evey (pole vault), Lamar’s Logan Crockett (100), Joe Kremp (1600), Trace Willhite (javelin) and Rylan Wooldridge (shot put), McDonald County’s Eliam Eliam (discus), Esteban Martinez-Olvera (long jump) and Joshua Pacheco (triple jump), Mount Vernon’s Wyatt Cordray (110 hurdles) and Southwest’s Travis Sickles (3200).

 

FULL RESULTS: East Newton Relays 2021 – Meet Results (milesplit.com)

 

 

College Heights’ Derrick McMillan hands off the baton to Corban Thomas during the 4×800 relay at Thursday’s East Newton Invitational. Photos by Jason Peake.

 

College Heights Christian’s Addie Lawrence runs the final leg of the 4×200 relay on Thursday at the East Newton Invitational.

 

College Heights’ Jayli Johnson hands off the baton to Allie Fiscus.

 

McAuley Catholic’s Kendall Ramsey competes in the 1600 on Thursday at the East Newton Invitational.

 

McAuley’s Jacob Bracich competes in the long jump at the East Newton Invitational.

 

Seneca’s Katelyn Fyock competes in the long jump.

 

Runners compete in the 4×800 relay.

 

Runners compete in the girls 1600.

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