WHS boys’ track 4th at state; Lymon wins girls’ 100-meter dash

The Waynesville High School boys’ track team had one of its best-ever team finishes while freshman Ekate Lymon of the Lady Tigers became a state champion during action over the weekend at the Missouri Class 4 Track and Field Championships.
The Class 4 and Class 3 meets were held Friday and Saturday at Dwight Reed Stadium on the campus of Lincoln University.
The WHS boys finished fourth as a team.
Raytown South won the boys’ Class 4 team crown with 76 points followed by Hazelwood East second with 55 points, Hazelwood Central third with 43 and Waynesville fourth with 34.5.
The Waynesville boys captured 10 all-state honors in six different events.
Senior Sam Scott highlighted the action for the WHS boys, as he gained all-state in all four of his events. He was third in the open 200-meter dash with a time of :21.81 and fourth in the 400-meter dash at :48.99.
He also ran the anchor leg on the 4x200-meter relay team – which also included senior T.R. Raines, junior B.J. Ray and sophomore Miakel Williams – and placed third with a time of 1:28.23.
The Tiger 4x400-meter relay team, consisting of senior Lucas Bateman, Raines, Ray and Scott, placed eighth with a time of 3:21.18.
WHS had a pair of all-staters in both hurdle events.
In the 110-meter hurdles junior Solomon Williams was third with a time of :14.46 while Bateman was eighth at :15.02.
In the 300-meter hurdles Bateman repeated his third-place performance of a year ago with a time of :38.47 while S. Williams was seventh at :40.91.
Sophomore Tim Williams tied for fourth in the high jump competition for WHS on Friday with a leap of 6-2. And Ray finished eighth in the 400-meter dash with a time of :50.86.
The top eight finishers in each event won all-state laurels.
Also for the WHS boys S. Williams was ninth in the triple jump at 44-7 1/4 and senior Albert Sostre was 16th in the 800-meter run at 2:29.14.
Lymon Stars
Lymon was one of the sprinting stars in Class 4, winning the girls’ 100-meter dash and placing second in the 200-meter dash.
The freshman speedster won in the 100 with a time of :12.61. She had a time of :25.63 in the 200 to take second place, trailing only state champion
Olivia Lewis of Gateway, who had a winning time of :24.55.
Also for the Lady Tigers sophomore Roxanne Koke competed in the shot put on Friday. Koke made it to the final round, but missed an all-state placement by just one inch, finishing ninth at 38-9.
As a team the Lady Tigers tied for 13th with 18 points.
Here are the top finishers in each event, along with other Waynesville placers:
Class 4
Boys
Team standings: 1. Raytown South 76, 2. Hazelwood East 55, 3. Hazelwood Central 43, 4. Waynesville 34.5, 5. Lee’s Summit West 32, 6. Normandy 30, 7. Springfield Kickapoo 26.
100-meter dash – 1. Maurice Mitchell, Raytown South, :10.88; 2. Garren Hendricks, Hazelwood Central, :10.93; 3. Damonte Bell, McCluer North, :11.19.
200-meter dash – 1. Maurice Mitchell, Raytown South, :21.40; 2. Garren Hendricks, Hazelwood Central, :21.52; 3. Sam Scott, Waynesville, :21.81.
400-meter dash – 1. Maurice Mitchell, Raytown South, :47.67; 2. Ian Moore, Lafayette Wildwood, :48.47; 3. Eric Rogers, Hazelwood Central, :48.67; 4. Sam Scott, Waynesville, :48.99; 8. B.J. Ray, Waynesville, :50.86.
800-meter run – 1. Darwin Price, Normandy, 1:54.39; 2. Sam Jones, Ozark, 1:56.15; 3. Chase Johnson Cape Central, 1:56.15; 16. Albert Sostre, Waynesville, 2:29.14.
1,600-meter run – 1. Darwin Price, Normandy, 4:12.66; 2. Rick Elliot, Kickapoo, 4:12.86; 3. Ross Larimer, Parkway West, 4:13.79.
110-meter hurdles – 1. Keyen Porter, Blue Springs South, :14.14; 2. Ralph Watson, McCluer North, :14.26; 3. Solomon Williams, Waynesville, :14.46; 8. Lucas Bateman, Waynesville, :15.02.
300-meter hurdles – 1. Kerwin Stricker, Washington, :37.71; 2. Vincent Howze, Raymore-Peculiar, :38.33; 3. Lucas Bateman, Waynesville, :38.47; 7. Solomon Williams, Waynesville, :40.91.
4x100-meter relay – 1. Raytown South, :41.47; 2. Hazelwood East, :41.79; 3. McCluer, :42.51.
4x200-meter relay – 1. Hazelwood East, 1:26.92; 2. Hazelwood Central, 1:26.95; 3. Waynesville (T.R. Raines, B.J. Ray, Miakel Williams, Sam Scott), 1:28.23.
4x400-meter relay – 1. Hazelwood East (3:16.29; 2. Hazelwood Central, 3:17.43; 3. Columbia Hickman, 3:18.19; 8. Waynesville (Lucas Bateman, T.R. Raines, B.J. Ray, Sam Scott), 3:21.18.
Pole vault – 1. Duggan Grant, Winnetonka, 15-3; 2. Ryan Rethy, DeSmet, 15-0; 3. Scott Spiegel, Lee’s Summit, 14-6.
Triple jump – 1. Derek Blevins, Raytown South, 48-0; 2. Josh Bankston, Parkway North, 47-6 1/4; 3. Michael Izuchukwu, Lafayette Wildwood, 47-2 1⁄2; 9. Solomon Williams, Waynesville, 44-7 1/4.
Discus – 1. James Coleman, Marquette, 176-2; 2. Gus Toca, Blue Springs, 173-8; 3. Brooks Mosier, Lee’s Summit West, 166-7.
3,200-meter run – 1. Darwin Price, Normandy, 9:15.27; 2. Rick Elliott, Kickapoo, 9:16.22; 3. Stephen Saylor, Raytown South, 9:20.40.
4x800-meter relay – 1. Kickapoo, 7:51.08; 2. Oak Park, 7:54.12; 3. Hazelwood East, 7:54.64.
High jump – 1. Andre’ McDonald, Park Hill, 6-10; 2. James White, Grandview, 6-8; 2. Chris Kilgore, Poplar Bluff, 6-8; t-4. Tim Williams, Waynesville, 6-2.
Long jump – 1. Derek Blevins, Raytown South, 24-0 1/4; 2. Derrick Shepherd, Jefferson City, 23-4 1⁄2; 3. Memarco Payne, Hazelwood East, 23-4; 3. Chris Carnes, Hazelwood Central, 23-4.
Shot put – 1. Brooks Mosier, Lee’s Summit West, 57-10 1⁄2; 2. Travis Ruth, Jefferson City, 57-4 1⁄2; 3. Josh Harvey, Hickman, 56-8 1⁄2.
Girls
Team standings: 1. Jefferson City 60.1, 2. Raytown South 56, 3. Rockwood Summit 50.5, 4. Parkway Central 46, 5. Eureka 34, t-13. Waynesville, 18.
100-meter dash -- 1. Ekate Lymon, Waynesville, :12.61; 2. Raequel Jacobs, Parkway Central, :12.76; 3. Mauri Lane, Blue Springs, :12.80.
200-meter dash – 1. Olivia Lewis, Gateway, :24.55; 2. Ekate Lymon, Waynesville, :25.63; 3. Racquell Powell, Raytown South, :25.74.
400-meter dash – 1. Racquell Powell, Raytown South, :56.16; 2. Kendra White, McCluer North, :57.44; 3. Leslie Farmer, Jefferson City, :57.63.
3,200-meter run – 1. Aimee Bonte, Rockwood Summit, 10:54.81; 2. Diane Robison, Parkway Central, 10:58.51; 3. Kat Oberle, Oakville, 11:02.95.
100-meter hurdles – 1. Leslie Farmer, Jefferson City, :14.89; 2. Erin Alewine, Jefferson City, :15.00; 3. Shea Groom, Liberty, :15.28.
300-meter hurdles – 1. Tierra Jones, Hazelwood East, :44.39; 2. Brynn Williamson, Oak Park, :45.68; 3. Leslie Farmer, Jefferson City, :45.84.
4x100-meter relay – 1. McCluer, :48.59; 2. Hazelwood East, :49.17; 3. Rockwood Summit, :49.51.
4x200-meter relay – 1. Parkway Central, 1:42.61; 2. Raytown South, 1:44.03; 3. Jefferson City, 1:44.59.
4x400-meter relay – 1. Parkway Central, 3:54.80; 2. Eureka, 3:55.13; 3. McCluer North, 3:55.68.
4x800-meter relay – 1. Eureka, 9:20.53; 2. Lee’s Summit West, 9:27.82; 3. Neosho, 9:36.40.
Pole vault – 1. Bethany Buell, Rockwood Summit, 11-9; 2. Abbie Garlich, Lee’s Summit, 11-6; 3. Heather Green, Jefferson City, 10-6.
Long jump – 1. Jade Nalls, Raytown South, 18-6 1⁄2; 2. Olivia Koehler, Timberland, 18-2; 3. Victoria Jackson, Hickman, 17-8.
Discus – 1. Megan Collins, Lee’s Summit North, 153-2; 2. Jasmine Boyer, Ft. Zumwalt West, 139-2; 3. Jill Rushin, Jackson, 134-0.
800-meter run – 1. Lauren Borduin, Columbia Rock Bridge, 2:12.92; 2. Chelsea Chrisman, Eureka, 2:13.31; 3. Landon Wachter, Jackson, 2:16.82.
1,600-meter run – 1. Lauren Borduin, Rock Bridge, 4:56.68; 2. Aimee Bonte, Rockwood Summit, 4:57.53; 3. Kate Oberle, Oakville, 5:04.66.
High jump – 1. Mirjam Albrecht, Oak Park, 5-5; 2. Ashley Taylor, Oak Park, 5-4; 2. Kelsey Knoche, Lee’s Summit, 5-4.
Triple jump – 1. Jade Nalls, Raytown South, 39-3 1⁄2; 2. Morgan Reid, North Kansas City, 38-9 1⁄2; 3. Sarah Noonan, Kirkwood, 38-1.
Shot put – 1. Jasmine Boyer, Ft. Zumwalt West, 46-9 1/4; 2. Jill Rushin, Jackson, 43-11 3/4; 3. LeKiesha McKnight, Raytown, 42-4 1/4; 9. Roxanne Koke, Waynesville, 38-9.
Class 3
Boys
Team standings: 1. McCluer South-Berkeley 54, 2. Lutheran North 49, 3. K.C. Central 44, t-4. Sikeston 37, t-4. Potosi 37.
100-meter dash – 1. Mark Morgan, K.C. Central, :11.01, 2. Marcus Bennett, Jennings, :11.22; 3. Joey Meyer, West Plains, :11.22.
200-meter dash – 1. Mark Morgan, K.C. Central, :21.94; 2. Joey Meyer, West Plains, :22.18; 3. Charles Dunbar, Lutheran North, :22.32.
400-meter dash – 1. Alex Whiteside, St. Charles West, :49.19; 2. Roland Denson, Ruskin, :49.31; 3. Matt Mee, St. Francis Borgia, :49.72.
800-meter run – 1. Jonathan Barnett, McCluer South-Berkeley, 1:56.58; 2. Nick Gray, Logan-Rogersville, 1:57.17; 3. Max Cruz, Priory, 1:57.27.
1,600-meter run – 1. Jason Barry, Osage, 4:21.98; 2. Chris Bell, Branson, 4:24.73; 3. Jacob Swearingen, Potosi, 4:24.78; 4. Max Cruz, Priory, 4:25.14.
110-meter hurdles – 1. Tyler Shaw, Lutheran North, :14.54; 2. Owen Allphin, Reeds Spring, :14.70; 3. Kenneth Boyer, Lincoln College Prep, :14.80.
300-meter hurdles – 1. Tyler Shaw, Lutheran North, :38.92; 2. Richard York, St. Clair, :39.49; 3. Luke Hibbeler, Bishop DuBourg, :39.65.
4x100-meter relay – 1. Jennings, :43.02; 2. Lincoln College Prep, :43.16; 3. Miller Career Academy, :43.26.
4x200-meter relay – 1. Lutheran North, 1:28.23; 2. K.C. Central, 1:28.43; 3. Ruskin, 1:29.26.
4x400-meter relay – 1. K.C. Central, 3:20.74; 2. Lutheran North, 3:20.99; 3. McCluer South-Berkeley, 3:21.72.
High jump – 1. Cal Lane, Sikeston, 6-6; 2. Josh Sutton, North County, 6-5; 3. Troy Groover, Logan-Rogersville, 6-2.
Long jump – 1. Cal Lane, Sikeston, 22-9 1⁄2; 2. John Farmer, Maryville, 22-2 1⁄2; 3. Josh Shipp, University City, 22-2 1⁄2.
Shot put – 1. Corey Jones, Boonville, 66-3 3/4; 2. Seth Hackney, Carl Junction, 59-1; 3. Zach Thompson, Willard, 55-0.
3,200-meter run – 1. Jacob Swearingen, Potosi, 9:21.99; 2. Max Storms, O’Hara, 9:27.87; 3. Chris Bell, Branson, 9:31.48.
4x800-meter relay – 1. McCluer South-Berkeley, 8:05.65; 2. Potosi, 8:05.94; 3. Branson, 8:05.99.
Pole vault – 1. Jeff Wilfond, North County, 14-0; 2. Richard York, St. Clair, 13-6; 2. D.J. Dunmire, Monett, 13-6; 2. Tyler Werner, Nevada, 13-6.
Triple jump – 1. Cal Lane, Sikeston, 48-10; 2. Pharez Hill, McCluer South-Berkeley, 46-7 1⁄2; 3. Myles Moody, John Burroughs, 45-8.
Discus – 1. Zach Thompson, Willard, 165-4; 2. Kord Stancell, McDonald County, 160-0; 3. Joseph Stull, Chillicothe, 159-0.
Girls
Team standings: 1. McCluer South-Berkeley 88, 2. Festus 66, 3. Villa Duchesne 53, 4. Ladue Horton Watkins 50, 5. Cardinal Ritter 37.
100-meter dash – 1. Alishea Usery, McCluer South-Berkeley, :11.78; 2. Lauren Hollingsworth, Villa Duchesne, :12.12; 3. Corie Chuning, Excelsior Springs, :12.54.
200-meter dash – 1. Alishea Usery, McCluer South-Berkeley, :24.43; 2. Lauren Hollingsworth, Villa Duchesne, :24.61; 3. Lynette Atkinson, Ladue Horton Watkins, :25.52.
400-meter dash – 1. Alishea Usery, McCluer South-Berkeley, :54.53; 2. Kianna Ruff, McCluer South-Berkeley, :55.80; 3. Lynette Atkinson, Ladue Horton Watkins, :56.32.
3,200-meter run – 1. Alyssa Allison, Festus, 10:48.58; 2. Brittani Johnson, West Plains, 10:58.25; 3. Ashley Scott, St. Clair, 11:02.32.
100-meter hurdles – 1. Tiffani McReynolds, Pembroke Hill, :14.67; 2. Jordan Stiens, Maryville, :14.94; 3. Gracie Prewitt, Bolivar, :15.71.
300-meter hurdles – 1. Tiffani McReynolds, Pembroke Hill, :43.47; 2. Jordan Stiens, Maryville, :44.34; 3. Gracie Prewitt, Bolivar, :44.81.
4x100-meter relay – 1. University City, :48.64; 2. Cardinal Ritter, :49.23; 3. Ruskin, :49.96.
4x200-meter relay – 1. McCluer South-Berkeley, 1:41.95; 2. University City, 1:42.51; 3. Ladue Horton Watkins, 1:42.60.
4x400-meter relay – 1. McCluer South-Berkeley, 3:47.49; 2. Cardinal Ritter, 3:53.09; 3. Villa Duchesne, 4:00.40.
4x800-meter relay – 1. Ladue Horton Watkins, 9:28.26; 2. McCluer South-Berkeley, 9:34.01; 3. Rosati-Kain, 9:38.56.
High jump – 1. Morgan Whitson, Moberly, 5-4; 2. Brittany Borman, Festus, 5-2; 2. Briana Isom-Brummer, Villa Duschesne, 5-2.
Triple jump – 1. Ahshane Johnson, Moberly, 37-6 1⁄2; 2. Jalexis Peterson, Lincoln College Prep, 37-5; 3. Arteshia Williams, Ruskin, 36-6.
Shot put – 1. Brittany Borman, Festus, 42-8; 2. Devyn McPherson, Carl Junction, 41-4; 3. Cortni Ervin, Marshall, 40-11 1⁄2.
800-meter run – 1. Cydney Ross, Villa Duchesne, 2:09.88; 2. Kianna Ruff, McCluer South-Berkeley, 2:09.89; 3. Alyssa Allison, Festus, 2:21.85.
1,600-meter run – 1. Alyssa Allison, Festus, 4:51.70; 2. Cydney Ross, Villa Duchesne, 4:55.23; 3. Ashley Scott, St. Clair, 5:06.25.
Pole vault – 1. Michelle Lange, Ladue Horton Watkins, 11-6; 2. Maggie Givens, Branson, 10-6; 2. Hannah Cooper, Excelsior Springs, 10-6.
Long jump – 1. Arteshia Williams, Ruskin, 18-2; 2. Jenny Zweifel, Maryville, 17-6 3/4; 3. Jalexis Peterson, Lincoln College Prep, 17-6 1/4.
Discus – 1. Brittany Borman, Festus, 135-9; 2. Kylie Jones, Webb City, 132-2; 3. Rachel McCarroll, Excelsior Springs, 131-6.