Lady Jays win at Ladue, Jays place fifth

In track and field competition

LADUE, Mo. - Kezia Martin was a double winner in the long and triple jumps to help lead the Jefferson City Lady Jays to a first-place finish in the 23-team field at Ladue on Saturday.

Destinee Miller also earned a first-place finish in the high jump to lead Jefferson City, which tallied 114 total points.

On the boys side, Jefferson City collected 42 points to take fifth out of 26 teams.

Mervyn John led the Jays with a first-place finish in the triple jump.

Here is a list of the top-eight finishers for the Jays and Lady Jays.

BOYS

110-meter hurdles: 3. Austin Chiagrom, 15.12; 6. Mervyn John, 15.39.

4x100-meter relay: 6. Jefferson City (John, Chiagrom, Elijah Pittman and Darrel Williams), 44.32.

300-meter hurdles: 4. John, 44.32.

3,200-meter run: 8. Jackson Schwartz, 10:12.37.

4x400-meter relay: 6. Jefferson City (Jeremiah Streeter, Lucas Theroff, Chris Cook, Rashaun Woods), 3:36.73.

Triple jump: 1. John, 46-2.

Shot put: 5. Rajae Scott, 48-1.

Discus: 5. Zane Coleman, 125-0; 6. Scott, 124-5.

GIRLS

4x800-meter relay: 7. Jefferson City (Madison Hart, Torrie Bonnot, Emily Deeken and Bria Lawrence), 10:12.58.

100-meter hurdles: 4. Kezia Martin, 16.23; 5. Louisa Nylander, 16.60.

4x200-meter relay: 7. Jefferson City (Queen Robinson, Martin, Madison Deatherage and Naomi Kekula), 50.13.

4x100-meter relay: 3. Jefferson City (Nylander, Nicole Martin, Deatherage and Kekula), 50.13.

300-meter hurdles: 4. Haley Watson, 47.40.

3,200-meter run: 4. Deeken, 12:02.29; 7. Jayce Sabala, 12:31.89.

4x400-meter relay: 3. Jefferson City (Kekula, Watson, Ogechi Ajuzie and Nylander), 4:10.14.

Pole vault: 2. Leah Ambrosious, 10-6; 3. Emma Ellwood, 10-0.

High jump: 1. Destinee Milton, 5-2; 5. Nicole Martin, 4-10.

Long jump: 1. Kezia Martin, 18-1.

Triple jump: 1. Kezia Martin, 37-3; 6. Lexi Stull, 33-11.

Shot put: 2. Lexi Roberson, 37-6.75; 4. Ellanie Jamison, 36-1.25.

Discus: 2. Mallory York, 115-7; 3. Roberson, 110-6.