District track and field stars The baton was passed to larger schools at last weekend’s district track and field meets around the area. Here is a look at some of the top performers from the Class 4 and 5 district competitions.
Girls
Havyn Smith (Pattonville): The standout sprinter won the 100-, 200- and 400-meter dashes at the Class 5, District 3 meet at Wentzville Liberty. She posted winning times of 11.74 seconds in the 100, 24.59 in the 200 and 56.46 in the 400.
Kyndall Spain (Cardinal Ritter): The senior hurdler won the 100-meter-high hurdles and 300-meter low hurdles at the Class 5, District 2 meet at Parkway South.
Justyce Sanders (MICDS): The sprinter finished first in the 100, 200 and 400 at the Class 4, District 5 meet at Washington.
Bailey Hensgens (Incarnate Word): The sophomore jumper won the long jump, triple jump and high jump at the Class 4, District 2 meet at Windsor.
Gabrielle Moresi (Parkway Central): Moresi won the 800-, 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs in the Class 4, District 3 meet at Parkway Central.
Ava Tobias (Incarnate Word): The sprinter finished first in the 200 and 400 in the Class 4, District 2 meet at Windsor.
Delaney Brinker (Ladue): The standout sprinter won the 200 and 400 and finished second in the 100 at the Class 5, District 2 meet at Parkway South.
Uyoyoghene Omunu (Parkway North): Omunu finished first in the 100, long jump and triple jump at the Class 4, District 3 meet at Parkway Central.
Hallie Kay Shelton (John Burroughs): Shelton finished first in the 100-meter-high hurdles and 300-meter low hurdles in the Class 4, District 3 meet at Parkway Central.
Boys
Layton Hollis (Windsor): The standout jumper won the long jump, triple jump and high jump in the Class 4, District 2 meet at Windsor.
Emmanuel Ellis (Cardinal Ritter): Ellis won the 100, 200 and ran legs on the first place 4×100- and 4×200-meter relays at the Class 4, District 2 meet at Windsor.
Kristoff Bailey (Fort Zumwalt East): Bailey won the 100, 200 and 400 in the Class 4, District 3 meet at Parkway Central.
Graham Stevener (Kirkwood): The distance standout won the 800, 1,600 and finished second in the 3,200 at the Class 5, District 2 meet at Parkway South.
Jordan Rowe (St. Charles): The standout jumper won the long jump and triple jump at the Class 4, District 3 meet at Parkway Central.
Small schools to make State-ment
Small school track and field teams are headed to Mid Missouri this weekend for the Class 1,2 and 3 state championships, which will be held at Jefferson City High School. Lift for Life’s boys will be taking athletes in eight events to the Class 3 state championships with a chance to bring home a trophy with a strong performance. The Hawks 4×100- and 4×200-meter relays won sectional championships at Lutheran North.
A sprinter to watch is Ike Fronabarger of Lutheran South, who was a Class 3 sectional champion in the 100, 200, and 400 with respective winning times of 10.7, 21.35 and 49.0 seconds.
Genesis Garner of Lutheran North is among the top individual girls at the girls Class 2 meet. Garner won sectional titles in the 100, 200, and 400.
Hurdler Zahir Harvey and sprinter Michael Clark among the ones to watch for Lutheran North. In Class 2, Demetrious Thompson of Brentwood is expected to excel in the respective hurdle and jump competitions.
Earl’s World
Both Caitlyn Clark and Angel Reese played down a hard foul Clark put on Reese during the WNBA season opener for the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky, calling it “a basketball play.” Clark was assessed a flagrant 1 foul, which she said “was not malicious” following the Fever’s 93-58 win…Following the play, some Indiana fans reportedly peppered Reese with racial epithets and the WNBA is investigating… Napheesa Collier, the pride of Incarnate Word High School, scored 34 points in leading the Minnesota Lynx to a 99-84 season-opening win over rookie Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings…Running back Kyren Williams, who starred at Vianney High School then Notre Dame, said last week “I haven’t touched my peak yet.” He has touched the football a lot, registering 579 carries for 2,582 yards over three seasons.