Small school track champions decided this weekend

The top small-school track athletes in the state are headed to Jefferson City this weekend to compete in the Missouri State High School Activities Association Class 1-2 Championships.

The prelims will be held on Friday with the championship events set for Saturday. The field events will begin at 9:30 a.m. with the running events beginning at 11 a.m. on both days.

Among the top girls’ competitors headed to state this weekend are senior Busiwa Asinga of Principia and junior McKinlee Morris of Crossroads. Asinga is one of the top qualifiers in the 100- and 200-meter dashes and the 300-meter intermediate hurdles. She was a Class 3 state champion in the 300-meter hurdles last season. Asinga was a sectional champion in all three events last weekend at Park Hills Central.

Morris is a state qualifier in the shot put and discus. She was the Class 2 state champion in the discus last season. She was the sectional champion in the shot put last weekend.

On the boys’ side, Cleveland Naval Jr. ROTC, Principia and Brentwood will be taking several qualifiers to the state meet. Principia, the sectional champion, will be taking athletes in six events to state. They include sectional champions Nathan Babcock in the 800-meter run, Branwell Havi in the 1,600-meter run and Howard Dean in the long jump.

Cleveland will be led by field event standout Dealo McGee, who was a sectional champion in the high jump, triple jump and a runner-up in the long jump. Brentwood will be taking all three of their sprint relays to the state meet. 

Class 4-5 district standouts

Here is a look at some of the top standout performers from last weekend’s Class 4-5 district meets from around the area.

• Justin Robinson (Hazelwood West) – Finished first in the 100, 200, 400 and ran a leg on the first-place 4×200 meter relay at the Class 5, District 4 meet at Pattonville.
• Kemeric Winston (Trinity) – Finished first in the 100, 200 and anchored the 4×100 and 4×200 relays to victories at the Class 3, District 3 meet at Christian-O’Fallon.
• Courtney Williams (Nerinx Hall) – Finished first in the 100, 200 and 400 at the Class 5, District 3 meet at Eureka.
• Madison Fuller (John Burroughs) – Finished first in the 100, 200 and 400 at the Class 3, District 3 meet at Christian-O’Fallon.
• Brooke Jenkins (Pattonville) – Won the long jump and triple jump at the Class 5, District 4 meet at Pattonville.
• Jhordin Galmore (MICDS) – Finished first in the 200, 400 and anchored the 4×400 to first place at the Class 4, District 5 meet at MICDS.
• Akilah Heffner (Trinity) – Finished first in the long jump, 100-meter high hurdles and ran a leg on the first place 4×100 at the Class 3, District 3 meet at Christian-O’Fallon.