The small school track and field standouts take center stage in the state capitol this weekend at the Missouri Class 1-2 State Championships at Jefferson City High School.
The action begins on Friday with field events beginning at 9:30 a.m. and the running events beginning at 11 a.m. The schedule will be the same on Saturday with the championship running events beginning at 11 a.m.
On the girls’ side, Lutheran North qualified athletes in seven events from last weekend’s Class 2 sectional meet at New Haven.
Sprinter Genesis Garner won the 200-meter dash and finished second in the 400-meter dash. The Crusaders also won sectional championships in the 4×200- and 4×400-meter relays.
On the boys’ side, Christian High has qualified athletes in six events, a pair of sectional championship performances from Austin Ball in the 110-meter-high hurdles and 300-meter intermediate hurdles. Middle distance standout Ronan Hardwick also qualified in the 800 and 1,600-meter runs.
*Sectional Track Meets on Tap
The track athletes in Classes 3,4 and 5 will be participating in Sectional competition this weekend around the state. St. Louis area athletes will be competing in Class 3 and 4 sectionals at Hillsboro and Mexico. Area athletes in Class 5 will head to Poplar Bluff and Columbia for sectional competition. The top four finishers in each event will advance to the State Championships in Jefferson City on May 26-27.
Dominant district performances
Senior Ahrmad Branch of Festus won the long jump and triple jump at the Class 4, District 1 meet at Cape Girardeau Notre Dame. Branch is a Purdue football recruit.
*Senior Chavi Flowers of Incarnate Word Academy won the 100- and 200-meter dashes and ran legs on the first place 4×100-meter relay team at the Class 3, District 3 meet at Timberland.
*Junior Skyye Lee of Parkway Central finished first in the 100, 200 and the 110-meter-high hurdles at the Class 4, District 3 meet at Parkway Central
*Senior Melvin Sledge of Hazelwood East won the 100 and 200 and ran legs on the first place 4×100 and 4×200 relay teams at the Class 3, District 3 meet at Parkway Central.
*Sophomore Alyssa Anderson of North Point finished first in the 100, 200 and anchored the 4×100 to a first-place finish at the Class 4, District 4 meet at North Point.
*Junior Ryan Wingo of SLUH won the 100, finished second in the 200 and anchored the 4×100 relay to a first-place finish at the Class 5, District 1 meet at SLUH.
*Senior Caleb Cody-Jackson of Marquette finished first in the 200 and 400 at the Class 5, District 2 meet at Parkway Central
*Senior Maya Anderson of MICDS finished first in the triple jump and 100-meter-high hurdles at the Class 5, District 2 meet at Parkway Central
*Senior Joseph Anderson of Westminster Christian finished first in the 110-meter-high hurdles, triple jump and second in the long jump at the Class 5, District 2 meet at Parkway Central.
*Junior A’laji Bradley of Pattonville finished first in the 200 and 400 and second in the 100 at the Class 5, District 2 at Parkway Central.
*Sophomore Grant Stevener of Kirkwood won the 800 and 1,600 at the Class 5, District 1 meet at SLUH.
*Junior Aniyah Brown of Cardinal Ritter won the 100 and finished second in the 200 at the Class 5, District 2 meet at Parkway Central
*Junior Jacob Oliphant of SLUH won the 110-meter-high hurdles and 300-meter intermediate hurdles at the Class 5, District 1 meet at SLUH
*Junior Xander Dewitt of Fort Zumwalt South finished first in the 110-meter-high hurdles and 300-meter intermediate hurdles at the Class 5, District 3 meet at Timberland.
*Junior Josie Baker of Kirkwood won the 800 and 1,600-meter runs at the Class 5, District 1 meet at SLUH.
*Senior Noah Holland of Hillsboro won the 100, 200 and 400 at the Class 4, District 1 meet at Cape Girardeau Notre Dame
*Senior Amari Foluke of Metro won the high jump and triple jump and finished third in the long jump at the Class 3, District 2 meet at Herculaneum.
*Junior Leah Macon-Ford of Metro finished first in the 100, 200 and ran a leg on the first place 4×200 relay at the Class 3, District 2 meet at Herculaneum
