Eldon girls win top track honors at district

Fatima, Blair Oaks and School of the Osage also compete

OWENSVILLE, Mo. - The Eldon Lady Mustangs were the overall winners Saturday in the Class 3 District 5 Track and Field Championships, while Fatima, Blair Oaks and School of the Osage finished second, third and sixth, respectively, in the girls competition.

On the boys' side, Eldon finished third, Osage was fourth, Blair Oaks came in fifth, and Fatima finished eighth.

Eldon was led by Sara Rhine, who won four events: the 100-meter hurdles, the 300-meter hurdles, the high jump and the long jump. Macie Halderman also finished first for Eldon, winnign the triple jump. Blair Oaks' Abbey Eskens won the 100-meter dash, while Robyn Schroeder won the discus throw. Osage had two individual winners: Lacey Cotton in the pole vault and Isabel Morris in the shot put. Fatima's Brianna Haller finished first in the 3,200-meter run.

In the boys competition, Osage had two individual winners, Jason Edwards in the pole vault and Charles Kempf in the discus throw.

The top four finishers in each event advance to sectionals. Blair Oaks qualified in 11 girls events and five boys events, Fatima qualified in 14 girls events and five boys events, Eldon qualified in 12 girls events and seven boys events, and Osage qualified in seven each.

Here are the final team scores and top-eight finishers for Blair Oaks, Fatima, Osage and Eldon.

BOYS

Team scores: 1. Owensville 151; 2. Mountain Grove 92; 3. Eldon 78.5; 4. Osage 76; 5. Blair Oaks 64.5; 6. Liberty: Mountain View 59; 7. Salem 46; 8. Fatima 44; 9. St. James 44; 10. Willow Springs 34; 11. Houston 9; 12. Cuba 4.

4x800-meter relay: 1. Blair Oaks (Nick Yaeger, Sam LePage, Jason Otto, C.J. Closser) 8:24.06; 4. Fatima (Michael Fick, Logan Borland, Cody Huhn, Austin Muenks) 8:49.35; 5. Eldon (Ryan Bennett, Tristan Burns, Jacob Whittle, Christian Bohrn) 9:15.51.

110-meter hurdles: 2. Levi Shinn, Eldon, 15.96; 3. Zachary Schaeffer, Eldon, 16.53; 5. Adam Barb, Osage, 16.98.

100-meter dash: 3. William Simpson, Eldon, 11.90; 4. Brandon Pierce, Osage, 11.93; 7. Danial Wermuth, Osage, 12.33.

4x200-meter relay: 1. Blair Oaks (Peyton Wilde, Thomas Barker, Caleb Bischoff, Chase Duren) 1:33.13; 5. Osage (Dylan Brown, Brandon Pierce, Leeland Scott, Hayden Drace) 1:36.17; 7. Eldon (Cory Albertson, Timothy Fischer, Hunter Lawless, Walker Suling) 1:37.71.

1,600-meter run: 3. Alex Krieg, Fatima, 4:51.60; 4. Jason Otto, Blair Oaks, 4:52.33.

4x100-meter relay: 3. Osage (Dylan Brown, Brandon Pierce, Leeland Scott, Danial Wermuth) T5. Blair Oaks (Chase Duren, Peyton Wilde, Caleb Bischoff, Thomas Barker), Eldon (Isaiah Merida, Walker Suling, Shane Randall, William Simpson) 45.57; 8. Fatima (Justin Bax, Lucas Rehagen, Noah Boehm, Michael Stratman) 47.70.

400-meter dash: 7. Cole Bisges, Blair Oaks, 55.03; 8. Jacob Whittle, Eldon, 55.34.

300-meter hurdles: 2. Zachary Schaeffer, Eldon, 42.33.

800-meter run: 2. Nick Yaeger, Blair Oaks, 2:03.98; 6. Cody Huhn, Fatima, 2:07.82; 7. Ryan Bennett, Eldon, 2:09.62.

200-meter dash: 4. Shane Randall, Eldon 24.05; 5. Chase Duren, Blair Oaks, 24.31; 6. Lucas Rehagen, Fatima, 24.35; 7. William Simpson, Eldon, 24.85; 8. Danial Wermuth, Osage, 25.05.

3,200-meter run: 3. Austin Muenks, Fatima, 10:35.27; 4. Alex Krieg, Fatima, 10:39.03; 6. Brian Jordan, Osage, 10:55.02; 7. Cole Brenneke, Blair Oaks, 11:23.42.

4x400-meter relay: 1. Blair Oaks (Caleb Bischoff, C.J. Closser, Chance Cumpton, Nick Yaeger) 3:32.37; 4. Eldon (Levi Shinn, Ryan Bennett, Jacob Whittle, Timothy Fischer) 3:36.44. 8. Fatima (Justin Bax, Michael Fick, Logan Borland, Cody Huhn) 3:52.59.

Pole vault: 1. Jason Edwards, Osage, 13-0; 5. Jonathon Hedrick, Eldon, 11-6; 6. (tie) Joseph Borgmeyer, Fatima, 11-0.

High jump: 3. James Rakestraw, Fatima, 5-10; 5. Levi Shinn, Eldon, 5-10; 6. Jason Edwards, Osage, 5-10; 7. Gavin Ownbey, Fatima, 5-10.

Long jump: 3. Hayden Drace, Osage, 21-1; 6. Shane Randall, Eldon, 20-1; 7. Nolan Huot, Fatima, 19-8.

Triple jump: 2. Shane Randall, Eldon, 42-5; 5. Colin Prenger, Blair Oaks, 40-11; 6. Hayden Drace, Osage, 40-8.5; 8. Chris Cooper, Blair Oaks, 39-11.

Shot put: 2. Scott Brannan, Osage, 49-7.5; 5. Graham Baucom, Eldon, 43-5.5; 6. Dustin Kennedy, Osage, 43-2.5; 8. Matthew Maasen, Blair Oaks, 41-8.5.

Discus: 1. Charles Kempf, Osage, 153-0; 2. Samuel Smith, Osage, 148-11; 5. Jacob Lueckenhoff, Blair Oaks, 127-9; 6. Kristofer Doran, Eldon, 124-5; 7. Samuel Williams, Fatima, 124-1.

GIRLS

Team scores: 1. Eldon 132; 2. Fatima 122; 3. Blair Oaks; 4. St. James 79; 5. Owensville; 6. Osage 62; 7. Cuba 42.5; 8. Liberty: Mountain View 32; 9. Houston 22; 10. Salem, Mountain Grove 14; 12. Willow Springs 7.

4x800-meter relay: 1. Fatima (Madison Day, Brittany Meyer, Brianna Haller, Michelle Barnhart) 10:20.31; 2. Blair Oaks (Taylor Scott, Jolie Duffner, Kristina Wortmann, Rachel Isenberg 10:25.95); 3. Eldon (Julianna Timm, Chelsea Cotten, Jada Sullens, Emma Hoback) 10:53.91.

100-meter hurdles: 1. Sara Rhine, Eldon, 15.85; 2. Katie Eichholz, Fatima, 16.79; 4. Rose Colonius, Osage, 17.72; 5. Halle Herbert, Eldon, 17.89; 6. Alexa Stegemann, Blair Oaks, 18.16; 7. Rebecca Schroeder, Blair Oaks, 18.22.

100-meter dash: 1. Abbey Eskens, Blair Oaks, 13.38; 3. Grace Brune, Fatima, 13.74; 7. Hailey Buscher, Fatima, 14.48; 8. Madeline Partridge, Eldon, 14.68.

4x200-meter relay: 1. Fatima (Hailey Buscher, Katie Eichholz, Leah Kesel, Grace Brune) 1:52.30; 3. Eldon (Madeline Partridge, Brianna Burnett, 3. Macie Halderman, 4. Debra Baucom) 1:53.50; 4. Blair Oaks (Sarah Ferrell, Christina Kempker, Olivia Sieg, Paige Rackers) 1:55.40; 6. Osage (Clare Colonius, Rose Colonius, Samantha Funderburgk, Skylar Webb) 1:57.10.

1,600-meter run: 3. Madison Day, Fatima, 5:47.21; 4. Faith Parrent, Eldon, 5:54.28; 5. Kristina Wortmann, Blair Oaks, 6:01.11; 8. Jada Sullens, Eldon, 6:37.93.

4x100-meter relay: 1. Fatima (Hailey Buscher, Katie Eichholz, Leah Kesel, Grace Brune) 52.11; 2. Eldon (Vivian Partirdge, Halle Herbert, Brianna Burnett, Debra Baucom) 53.31; 3. Blair Oaks (Sarah Ferrell, Abbey Eskens, Olivia Sieg, Christina Kempker) 53.71; 6. Osage (Clare Colonius, Rose Colonius, Samantha Funderburk, Jordyn Bartlett) 55.68.

400-meter dash: 4. Samantha Funderburk, Osage, 1:03.50; 6. Raegan Streeter, Fatima, 1:06.07; 8. Halie Moeller, Fatima, 1:06.80; 7. Vivian Partridge, Eldon, 1:06.43.

300-meter hurdles: 1. Sara Rhine, Eldon, 47.78; 2. Halle Herbert, Eldon, 50.28; 3. Rebecca Schroeder, Blair Oaks, 51.58; 5. Rose Colonius, Osage, 52.37; 6. Katelyn Weber, Blair Oaks, 52.85; 7. Brittany Meyer, Fatima, 53.59; 8. Alyssa Bax, Fatima, 55.66.

800-meter run: 2. Michelle Barnhart, Fatima, 2:29.98; 4. Emily Yaeger, Blair Oaks, 2:40.66; 5. Grace Scott, 2:41.93; 6. Emma Hoback, Eldon, 2:43.20; 7. Julianna Timm, Eldon, 2:46.57.

200-meter dash: 2. Grace Brune, Fatima, 27.85; 4. Leah Kesel, Fatima, 29.29; 7. Elizabeth Cochran, Eldon, 30.22; 8. Madeline Partridge, Eldon, 30.35.

3,200-meter run: 1. Brianna Haller, Fatima, 11:54.29; 3. Gabrielle Hill, Osage, 12:37.40; 4. Faith Parrent, Eldon, 13:08.07; 6. Kasey Kerperin, Blair Oaks, 13:52.78; 7. Nicole Grefrath, Blair Oaks, 13:57.25; Jada Sullens, Eldon, 14:02.92.

4x400-meter relay: 3. Fatima (Halie Moeller, Stephanie Falter, Grace Eisterhold, Raegan Streeter) 4:22.79; 4. Blair Oaks (Paige Rackers, Rachel Isenberg, Jolie Duffner, Taylor Scott) 4:23.63; 5. Eldon (Vivian Partridge, Madeline Partridge, Brianna Burnett, Macie Halderman) 4:23.70.

Pole vault: 1. Lacey Cotton, Osage, 10-0; 3. Logan Reed, Eldon, 8-0; 5. Holly Wolken, Blair Oaks, 8-0; 7. Lea Hart, Osage, 8-0.

High jump: 1. Sara Rhine, Eldon, 5-8; 3. Jordyn Bartlett, Osage, 5-0; 4. Jada Sullens, Eldon, 4-8.

Long jump: 1. Sara Rhine, Eldon, 17-7; 3. Katie Eichholz, Fatima, 16-3; 4. Hailey Buscher, Fatima, 16-3; 5. Macie Halderman, Eldon, 16-1.

Triple jump: 1. Macie Halderman, Eldon, 33-10.75; 2. Jordyn Bartlett, Osage, 32-6; 6. Julianna Timm, Eldon, 31-5.25; 7. Leah Kesel, Fatima, 31-04.75; 8. Grace Eisterhold, Fatima, 30-8.

Shot put: 1. Isabel Morris, Osage, 40-9.5; 2. Cassidy Prenger, Blair Oaks, 22-10; 3. Cassie Twehus, Blair Oaks, 32-11; 6. Heather Luebbering, Fatima, 29-11.5; 7. MaShayla Crider, Fatima, 29-8; 8. Sidney Prater, Eldon, 29-1.5.

Discus: 1. Robyn Schroeder, Blair Oaks, 115-2; 2. Veronica Wiebold, Blair Oaks, 97-5; 3. MaShayla Crider, Fatima, 96-0; 5. Sidney Prater, Eldon, 92-6; 8. Heather Luebbering, Fatima, 82-8.

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