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St. Louis area was well represented with top performances at last

weekend’s Kansas Relays in Lawrence. The meet brought together top

athletes from the state of Missouri and Kansas were on hand to

compete in this prestigious mid-season classic.

Hazelwood

Central standout Michael Hester won the 400-meter dash with a

winning time of 48.54 seconds. Hester then joined teammates Marc

Franks, Sean Wills and Cole Davis to win the 4×400-meter relay in 3

minutes 21.26 seconds. The Hawks also won the sprint medley in

3:39.85.

Ladue’s

girls also enjoyed a big day with senior Samantha Levin winning the

800-meter run in 2:10.07. Levin also finished fourth in the 1,600.

The team of Levin, Montenae Roye, Shayla Arnold and Emily Warner

won the 4×400 in an impressive time of 3:56.62. Levin, Roye, Warner

and Jocelyn Todd won the 4×880-yard relay in 9:21.39. Roye finished

a close second in the 400, posting a time of 56.18.

Nerinx

Hall’s girls brought home three gold medals from the KU Relays.

Colleen Quigley doubled up as the winner of the 1,600 an

3,200-meter runs. Quigley turned in winning times of 4:53.31 in the

1,600 and 10:44.66 in the 3,200. Teammate Peyton Chaney won the

100-meter dash in 12.03 seconds.

Daniel

Mazar of Rockwood Summit recorded a quick time of 1:54.03 in

winning the 800. He also anchored the Falcons to a victory in the

4×880-yard relay in 8:02.17. Daniel Everett of Westminster

Christian won the 1,600 in 4:12.58.

Sophomore

Ezekiel Elliott of John Burroughs finished second in the 110-meter

high hurdles and 300-meter intermediate hurdles. Junior Sherice

Williams continued her fine work in the field events by winning the

high jump by clearing 5 feet 6 inches.

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“font-family: Verdana;”>Ridley the hurdler

Divonte

Ridley of Belleville West has been enjoying an excellent year as

one of the top hurdlers in the metro area. Ridley won the 110-meter

high hurdles and 300-meter intermediate hurdles at the Belleville

City Track Meet.

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“font-family: Verdana;”>ESL wins in Alton

East St.

Louis’ girls ran away

with the championship of the Alton Girls Track Invitational last

weekend. In one of the highlight events, senior Ashley Gaston won

the shot put with a heave of 41 feet 10 ½ inches. Sophomore

standout Emmonnie Henderson of Edwardsville finished second with a

throw of 41-3.

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“font-family: Verdana;”>Meet me at the meet

The action

really heats up in the area this weekend with several top meets

taking place. The Marion Freeman Invitational at Clayton High began

on Wednesday with prelims. The finals will be held on Saturday. The

Jim Schmuck Invitational for boys at Parkway South will be held

today, beginning at 4 p.m. Parkway South will also be hosting the

Victoria Reeves Invitational on Saturday. That will be an all-girls

event. The Dale Collier Invitational at Kirkwood High will be held

on Saturday for both boys and girls.