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).