Class 1 track & field state meet day 1
Olivia Francka of Halfway claims the first state title for the Ozarks yesterday as she won the 3200 yesterday. Her finish puts Halfway in the top 10 team standings at seventh. Liberal shares eighth place with four other teams as Kylie Brown took fourth in the 3200 and their 4X800 relay team took eighth.
On the boys side, New Covenant is a strong second in the early team results trailing only Princeton. Luke Letsinger took third in both the 800 and 1600, and Jeremy Weimer grabbed second in the high jump for the Warriors. The only other area team in the top 10 is Everton, tied for seventh on Garrett Gladden’s second place shot put finish.
GIRLS
Team Standings
1) Marion County – 22
2) Mound City – 16
2) Orrick – 16
2) Polo – 16
5) Midway – 13
6) Rock Port – 11
7) Halfway – 10
Canton – 8
Sturgeon – 8
Wellsville – 8
Lutheran (Kansas City) – 8
Liberal – 8
Other area teams
20) Crocker – 3
4×800 Meter Relay
1 Marion County – 10:12.36
2 Rock Port – 10:17.08
3 Mound City – 10:24.96
4 Southwest (Ludlow) – 10:25.94
5 Orrick – 10:26.65
6 Liberal – 10:28.91
7 Concordia – 10:29.08
8 Midway – 10:29.22
Other area teams
14 Crocker – 11:09.26
16 Walnut Grove – 11:33.90
High Jump
1 Jessica Redd FR Marion County – 5-02.00
2 Brooke Endsley SO Orrick – 5-01.00
3 Rebekah Belcher SR Stewartsville – 5-00.00
3 Chelsea Hollrah FR Sweet Springs – 5-00.00
5 Emily Heissler SO La Plata - J5-00.00
6 Tori Niemann JR Canton - J5-00.00
7 Katie Mehmert JR Chamois – J5-00.00
8 Nikki Bozic SO Viburnum – 4-10.00
8 Whitney Lockhart SO Stanberry – 4-10.00
Other area athletes
10 Kaitlin Bogle SR Crocker – J4-10.00
15 Andrea Mason FR Greenfield – J4-08.00
Shot Put
1 Brittney McGinley JR Polo – 39-02.50
2 Mallory Embree JR Sturgeon – 35-06.00
3 Courtney Cawthon SR Polo – 34-10.25
4 Jana Werr SR North Shelby – 34-07.50
5 Elizabeth Clark SR Orrick – 34-03.75
6 Makayla Vette SO Rock Port – 33-11.25
7 Shannon Carver JR Midway – 33-10.25
8 Hollie Heaper JR Sweet Springs – 33-03.25
Other area athletes
10 Hayle Wendleton JR Humansville – 32-10.25
11 Alex Hoffman SO Newburg – 32-01.00
Triple Jump
1 Kallie Schoonover SR Mound City - 35-03.00
2 Michelle Persich JR Lutheran - 34-11.50
3 Chandelar Carey SO North Harrison – 34-00.50
4 Tori Niemann JR Canton – 33-10.50
5 Shelby Garrigus SR Midway – 33-09.50
6 Kaitlin Bogle SR Crocker – 33-06.00
7 Samantha Kircher SO New Franklin – 33-05.75
8 Kalie Hogan JR Norborne – 33-03.00
Other area athletes
15 Brittany Colby SR Osceola – 29-08.00
3200 Meter Run
1 Olivia Francka SO Halfway – 11:42.35
2 Amy Gangloff SR Wellsville – 11:51.28
3 Mackenzie Weis FR Midway – 11:55.86
4 Kylie Brown SO Liberal – 12:07.54
5 Paige McHugh FR Northwestern – 12:25.72
6 Hannah Olson FR St. Joseph – 12:34.37
7 Morgan Spratt JR Marion County – 12:39.18
8 Jacqueline Schulte JR Northeast Nodaway – 12:43.03
Other area athletes
15 Shayla Cross FR Humansville – 13:56.50
BOYS
Team results
1) Princeton – 28
2) New Covenant Academy – 20
3) Chamois – 15
4) Stet – 14
4) Glasgow – 14
6) Mound City – 11.50
7) Everton – 8
7) Novinger – 8
7) Lone Jack – 8
10) Chaffee – 7
Other area teams
11) Jasper – 6
11) McAuley Catholic – 6
19) Wheaton – 3
23) Dora – 2
25) Crocker – 1.50
Shot Put
1 Ben Meyer JR Glasgow – 49-04.25
2 Garrett Gladden SR Everton – 47-07.50
3 Raleigh Neher JR Jasper – 46-07.75
4 Cameron Seitz SR Wellington-Napoleon – 45-11.00
5 Seth Vie JR Lone Jack – 45-10.75
6 Garrett Derr SR South Holt – 45-06.75
7 Robby Downen JR Dora – 45-04.75
8 Luke Milligan SR Hardin-Central – 44-11.00
Other area athletes
13 Donnie Smith JR Crocker – 42-02.75
Long Jump
1 Chris Deselle SR Stet – 21-04.75
2 Aric Luman SR Novinger – 21-03.75
3 Brant Russell SR McAuley – 20-06.00
4 Armstrong Tyler JR Malta Bend – 20-01.00
5 Logan Dixon SO Polo – 20-00.75
6 Bubba Galvan FR Wheaton – 19-11.00
7 Chris Davis JR Clopton – 19-10.75
8 Kyle Hollrah JR Sweet Springs – 19-08.25
Other area athletes
16 Dustin Colegate SO Newburg – 18-02.50
1600 Meter Run
1 Blake Goodin FR Princeton – 4:25.76
2 Tyler Malone JR Chamois – 4:33.35
3 Luke Letsinger JR New Covenant – 4:39.62
4 Jeff Kornbrust SR Northwestern – 4:40.01
5 Mitchell Littrell SO Glasgow – 4:46.06
6 Benjamin Calvert JR Smithton – 4:46.77
7 Chris Viele SO Chamois – 4:49.01
8 Nathan Pickering JR Lone Jack – 4:50.43
Other area athletes
15 Aaron Cross SO Humansville – 5:03.68
High Jump
1 Chris Parsons SR Princeton – 6-05.00
2 Jeremy Weimer JR New Covenant – 6-04.00
3 Logan Holmer SO Tina-Avalon – 6-03.00
4 Trenton Horman SR Chaffee – 6-02.00
5 Chris Deselle SR Stet – J6-02.00
6 Norbert Henry SO Jefferson – J6-02.00
7 Willy Walker JR Mound City – J6-02.00
7 Donnie Smith JR Crocker – J6-02.00
Other area athletes
9 Kevin O’Keefe SR McAuley – 6-00.00
15 Eric Tuck SR Jasper – J5-10.00
800 Meter Run
1 Miles Clifton SR Mound City – 1:59.32
2 Blake Goodin FR Princeton – 1:59.97
3 Luke Letsinger JR New Covenant – 2:01.76
4 Tyler Malone JR Chamois – 2:03.10
5 Kolby Reagan FR DeKalb – 2:04.25
6 Tyler Wood SO Lone Jack – 2:05.01
7 Jordan Yahn FR Chaffee – 2:05.48
8 KJ Cool SR Newtown-Harris – 2:05.81
Other area athletes
13 Alex Gardner SO Osceola – 2:15.28
15 Aaron Cross SO Humansville – 2:23.39
