Lady Jays claim track honors

Jays finish fourth

BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. - The Jefferson City Lady Jays took team honors while the Jays finished fourth Thursday at the Rusty Hodge Track and Field Invitational.

The Lady Jays, led by a pair of wins in field events, finished with 105 team points. Blue Springs South was second at 101, while Blue Springs took third in the 15-team event with 100.

Nicole Martin and Destinee Milton finished 1-2 in the high jump for the Lady Jays, while Alexis Robertson won the shot put title.

On the boys side, Jefferson City finished with 51 points. Blue Springs was first with 148, followed by Lee's Summit North at 75 and Park Hill at 71. There were 15 teams competing.

Jefferson City was led by third-place finishes by Jackson Schwartz in the 1,600-meter run and Saxon Teubner in the 3,200-meter run.

Here are the final team scores along with top-eight finishers for Jefferson City:

BOYS

Team scores: 1. Blue Springs 148; 2. Lee's Summit North 75; 3. Park Hill 71; 4. Jefferson City 51; 5. Blue Springs South 48; 6. Raytown 47; 7. Lee's Summit 46.5; 8. Raymore-Peculiar 42; 9. Hickman 41; 10. Raytown South 37; 11. Liberty 36.5; 12. Grandview 35; 13. Truman 12; 14. Fort Osage 8; 15. St. Joseph Central 3.

110-meter hurdles: 6. Dennis Barnes 15.90.

100-meter dash: 7. Elijah Pittman 11.34.

4x200-meter relay: 8. Jefferson City (Elijah Pittman, Garrett Parker, Nicholas Nangole, Carson Ridgeway), 1:33.56.

1,600-meter run: 3. Jackson Schwartz 4:28.85; 6. Brendan Bena 4:40.0.

4x100-meter relay: 6. Jefferson City (Carson Ridgeway, Rashaun woods, Garrett Parker, Elijah Pittman), 44.52.

300-meter hurdles: 6. Dennis Barnes 42.12.

800-meter run: 4. Jacob Gourley 2:01.06; 7. Brendan Bena 2:05.90.

200-meter dash: 7. Rashawn Woods 23.13.

3,200-meter run: 3. Saxon Teubner 10:00.07.

4x400-meter relay: 5. Jefferson City (Dennis Barnes, Jacob Gourley, Nicholas Nangole, Rashaun Woods), 3:31.91.

Pole vault: 8. Nathaniel Bustamante 13-0.

Long jump: 7. Rashaun Woods 20-5.25.

Shot put: 5. Zane Coleman 46-6.

Discus: 7. Zane Coleman 125-2; 8. George Johnson 125-0.

GIRLS

Team scores: 1. Jefferson City 105; 2. Blue Springs South 101; 3. Blue Springs 100; 4. Lee's Summit North 55; 5. Raytown 53; 6. Liberty 48; 7. Raymore-Peculiar 41; 8. (tie) Raytown South and Fort Osage 38; 10. Grandview 36; 11. St. Joseph Central 29; 12. Hickman 23; 13. Park Hill 21; 14. Notre Dame de Sion 10; 15. Truman 4.

4x800-meter relay: 7. Jefferson City (Kayellee Payton, Allie Haug, Brenna Duncan, Lindsey Biesemeyer), 10:28.58.

100-meter hurdles: 2. Louisa Nylander 16.17; 3. Haley Watson 16.71.

100-meter dash: 4. Naomi Kekula 12.93.

4x200-meter relay: 5. Jefferson City (Naomi Kekula, Sydney Crockett, Nicole Martin, Haley Watson), 1:46.41.

4x100-meter relay: 4. Jefferson City (Louisa Nylander, Nicole Martin, Jaquelynn Walker, Naomi Kekula), 49.90.

300-meter hurdles: 4. Louisa Nylander 48.77.

4x400-meter relay: 3. Jefferson City (Louisa Nylander, Lakia Newman, Naomi Kekyla, Hanna Watson), 4:14.27.

Pole vault: 4. Emma Elwood 9-6; 7. Victoria Arcobasso 8-6.

High jump: 1. Nicole Martin 5-2; 2. Destinee Milton 5-0.

Triple jump: 4. Lexi Stull 34-9; 5. Sydney Crockett 34-2.5.

Shot put: 1. Alexis Roberson 41-9; 7. Jessica Rhoads 34-11.

Discus: 2. Andrea Hughes 117-8.

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