ANDERSON, Mo. — In the opener of the 2022 prep track and field season, Carthage's girls and boys both claimed the team championships at McDonald County's Ebenee Munoz Memorial Stampede on Thursday.
Carthage's girls took first in the team standings with 148 points. Cassville (132), McDonald County (124.5), Monett (92) and Jasper (86) rounded out the top five teams.
The Carthage boys scored 192.5 points to top the standings.
McDonald County (109), Cassville (105), Monett (103.5) and Southwest (72) finished second through fifth.
Athletes from College Heights Christian also fared well at the meet.
CARTHAGE HIGHLIGHTS
The Carthage girls won three of four relays. The team of
Aven Willis,
Sydnee Dudolski,
Lexa Youngblood and
Joey Hettinger took first in the 4×100 in 53.69 seconds.
Carthage's 4×400 relay team of Willis, Youngblood,
Ava Bunner and
Maggie Boyd took first in 4:27, while the 4×800 team of
Morelia Reyes, Boyd,
Grace Brown and Bunner won in 10:54.
The Tigers were third in the 4×200, with Willis, Dudolski,
Trisha Kanas and
Millie Templeman competing.
Winning individual events for the Carthage girls were Bunner (800), Boyd (1600),
Katy Witherspoon (3200) and
Karlie Nichols (shot put).
Hettinger took second in the high jump and was fourth in the long jump, while Templeman placed third in the triple jump.
Dudolski placed third in the 200, with teammate
Trinity Francis fourth.
Jenna Calhoon placed third in the 800, while Reyes was fourth in the 1600.
On the boys side, the Tigers won three of the four relays.
The 4×100 relay team of
Luke Gall,
Cooper Jadwin,
Tyler Burt and
Aiden Rogers won in 44.64. Gall, Jadwin,
Mason Frisinger and Chris Mejia won the 4×200 in 1:37.
The team of Miquel Solano, Burt, Mejia and Landen Schrader took first in the 4×400 in 3:40. The Tigers were fourth in the 4×800.
Carthage's Solano won both the 800 (2:07) and the 1600 (4:45). Rogers won the 100-meter dash in 11.76 seconds, while
Trenton Yates took first in the 300 hurdles in 44.48 and the triple jump.
Schrader and
Braxton McBride finished first and second, respectively, in the long jump, while teammate Gall was fourth.
Taking second in their events were Schrader (100), Rogers (200), Burt (400) and Yates (110 H).
Finishing third were
Caleb Fewin (3200), Mejia (triple jump),
Daryl Martin (300 H) and Zachary Lansford (javelin).
Schrader finished fourth in the high jump and Martin was fourth in the 110 hurdles.
-In part, SoMo Sports Online
