HILLCREST INVITATIONAL
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.
