Russellville girls take first, boys second at own Invitational

RUSSELLVILLE, Mo. - The Russellville girls track and field team claimed the title and the boys squad was second in Saturday's Russellville Invitational.

The Lady Indians claimed the crown by totaling 96 points, nine better than second-place Sarcoxie.

Calvary Lutheran's Sam Gunn was the only area competitor to win a pair of events, as she took first in the 100-meter dash and 300-meter hurdles.

The Russellville boys nearly missed out on a victory of their own, as the Indians were one point behind Sarcoxie's winning total of 107 points.

Anthony Bertucci was a double-winner for Russellville, taking first in the 1,600-meter run and 800-meter run.

Here are the top-eight finishers for area schools in the event:

BOYS

Team scores: 1. Sarcoxie 107; 2. Russellville 106; 3. New Bloomfield 73; 4. Cole Camp 59; 5. St. Elizabeth 58; 6. Plato 53; 7. Tipton 45; 8. Iberia 39; 9. Calvary Lutheran 25; 10. Chamois 22; 11. Belle 21; 12. (tie) Hermitage, Jamestown and Vienna 14; 15. Eugene 12; 16. Stover 10; 17. (tie) Green Ridge and Sturgeon; 19. La Monte 5; 20. Russellville JV 3; 21. Weaubleau 2.

4x800-meter relay: 1. Russellvile (Anthony Bertucci, Harrison Frank, Matthew Fringer and Damian Miller), 8:39.91; 5. Calvary Lutheran, 9:23.81; 6. Tipton, 9:27.09; 8. New Bloomfield, 9:52.85.

110-meter hurdles: 3. Lucas Kuhn, Chamois, 18.26; 5. Alex Urbina, Tipton, 19.96; 6. Tristin Little, Russellville, 21.18.

100-meter dash: 3. Luke Allen, Calvary Lutheran, 12.27; 5. Clay Walker, New Bloomfield, 12.47; 6. Wyatt Stiles, St. Elizabeth, 12.66; 8. Keegan Ruppel, Russellville, 12.95.

4x200-meter relay: 1. New Bloomfield (Bailey Crane, Payton Culwell, Zain Culwell and Clay Walker), 1:37.70; 3. Russellville, 1:41.68; 4. Tipton, 1:42.05; 7. Vienna, 1:44.53; 8. Eugene, 1:45.64.

1,600-meter run: 1. Anthony Bertucci, Russellville, 4:47.27; 4. Isaac Ashton, Tipton, 5:01.89; 5. Matthew Fringer, Russellville, 5:02.62; 8. Kodie Dick, Tipton, 5;07.63.

4x100-meter relay: 3. New Bloomfield, 47.95; 4. Calvary Lutheran, 48.65; 5. Tipton, 48.66; 6. St. Elizabeth, 49.08; 7. Russellville, 49.11; 8. Vienna, 51.10.

400-meter dash: 1. Harrison Frank, Russellville, 52.92; 2. Stephen Bradshaw, St. Elizabeth, 53.62; 3. Bailey Crane, New Bloomfield, 54.01; 4. Drake Wilkerson, St. Elizabeth, 54.08; 5. Payton Culwell, New Bloomfield, 54.16; 7. Cory Minor, Russellville, 55.91.

300-meter hurdles: 2. Lucas Kuhn, Chamois, 43.36; 5. Alex Urbina, Tipton, 48.50; 7. Bradley Roddy, New Bloomfield, 50.15.

800-meter run: 1. Anthony Bertucci, Russellville, 2:05.99; 2. Harrison Frank, Russellville, 2:09.44; 6. Cal Kolzow, Calvary Lutheran, 2:15.93.

200-meter dash: 4. Zain Culwell, New Bloomfield, 24.91; 6. Tyler Voss, Russellville, 25.63; 8. Jarret Magers, Eugene, 26.07.

3,200-meter run: 2. Isaac Ashton, Tipton, 10:43.38; 3. Matthew Fringer, Russellville, 11:09.46; 4. Charlie Schattgen, New Bloomfield, 11:10.90; 5. Jared Shirley, Russellville, 11:21.77; 6. Kody Dick, Tipton, 11:30.66.

4x400-meter relay: 1. New Bloomfield (Bailey Crane, Payton Culwell, Zain Culwell and Clay Walker), 3:38.98; 2. Russellville, 3:40.66; 3. Tipton, 3:51.50; 7. Vienna, 4:11.53; 8. Calvary Lutheran, 4:15.75.

Pole vault: 1. Wyatt Stiles, St. Elizabeth, 13-0; 3. Damian Miller, Russellville, 11-0; 4. Everertt Schaffer, St. Elizabeth, 9-0; 6. Kyle Brautigam, Russellville JV, 7-0.

High jump: 4. (tie) Austin Dickey, Eugene, 5-6; 6. Jacob Struemph, St. Elizabeth, 5-6; 7. (tie) Dalton Fowler, Eugene, 5-2.

Long jump: 2. Beau Bryant, Russellville, 19-9; 3. Zain Culwell, New Bloomfield, 19-6; 4. Luke Allen, Calvary Lutheran, 19-2; 7. Dalton Weaver, Tipton, 18-7 1/2; 8. Drake Wilkerson, St. Elizabeth, 18-5 1/2.

Triple jump: 2. Drake Wilkerson, St. Elizabeth, 40-10 1/2; 3. Jacob Struemph, St. Elizabeth, 40-1; 5. Damian Miller, Russellville, 37-10; 6. Beau Bryant, Russellville, 37-10; 7. Trenton Barbour, Jamestown, 37-8; 8. Luke Allen, Calvary Lutheran, 35-10 1/2.

Shot put: 1. Lucas Knierim, Jamestown, 42-5 1/2; 2. Tanner Mitchem, Chamois, 41-4 1/2; 3. David Brunk, Eugene, 39-9; 4. Leo Ramirez, New Bloomfield, 39-3 1/4; 6. Hayden James, Vienna, 38-1 1/4; 8. Steven Livengood, Vienna, 37-5 1/2.

Discus: 2. Leo Ramirez, New Bloomfield, 100-7; 3. Chris Bax, St. Elizabeth, 98-9; 4. Hayden james, Vienna, 97-8; 7. Lucas Knierim, Jamestown, 91-7; 8. Grant Coslet, New Bloomfield, 85-0.

GIRLS

Team scores: 1. Russellville 96; 2. Cole Camp 87; 3. Eugene 70; 4. Vienna 69; 5. Sarcoxie 61; 6. New Bloomfield 50; 7. Jamestown 44; 8. Calvary Lutheran 38; 9. Chamois 37; 10. (tie) St. Elizabeth and Stover 22; 12. Plato 20; 13. Tipton 19; 14. Weaubleau 17; 15. Iberia 13; 16. Alton 12; 17. (tie) Bunceton, Hermitage and Sturgeon 5; 20. Conway 2; 21. Green Ridge 1.

4x800-meter relay: 2. Russellville, 10:58.46; 3. Vienna, 11:01.58; 6. Jamestown, 11:32.14; 8. Calvary Lutheran, 12:11.27.

100-meter hurdles: 1. Mickayla Strother, Jamestown, 17.77; 2. Kate Baxter, New Bloomfield, 18.68; 3. Mackenzie Schwartz, Russellville, 18.9; 7. Kaylie Oligschlaeger, St. Elizabeth, 20.48.

100-meter dash: 1. Sam Gunn, Calvary Lutheran, 14.17; 2. Mackenzie Schwartz, Russellville, 14.27; 3. Chiane Harlan, Jamestown, 14.41; 8. McKenzie Embry, Tipton, 14.74.

4x200-meter relay: 1. Eugene (Nicole Koetting, Payton Blank, Lexi Dickerson and Morgan Piening), 1:56.73; 2. Vienna, 1:58.60; 3. Jamestown, 1:58.87; 5. Russellville, 2:02.71; 6. Tipton, 2:03.14; 7. Calvary Lutheran, 2:04.29.

1,600-meter run: 2. Kara Harker, Vienna, 5:58.09; 3. Kassi O'Dowd, New Bloomfield, 6:09.45; 6. Sydney Robertson, Russellville, 6:21.05; 8. Maddy Lepper, Eugene, 6:28.49.

4x100-meter relay: 1. Jamestown (Chiane Harlan, Sierra Cooper, Mackenzie Strother and Mickayla Strother), 56.59; 2. Calvary Lutheran, 57.45; 3. Tipton, 57.59; 5. Russellville, 58.96; 8. Vienna, 1:00.91.

400-meter dash: 1. Lexi Dickerson, Eugene, 1:04.60; 2. Michaela Nolte, Chamois, 1:07.88; 5. Nicole Koetting, Eugene, 1:08.25; 7. Madison Schuster, Tipton, 1:09.63; 8. Ally Harris, Russellville, 1:10.17.

300-meter hurdles: 1. Sam Gunn, Calvary Lutheran, 50.54; 2. Mackenzie Schwartz, Russellville, 50.58; 4. Mikalah Brandt, Chamois, 53.83; 5. Lindsey Brandt, Russellville, 54.14; 6. Taylour Schoene, Vienna, 54.38; 7. Kate Baxter, New Bloomfield, 54.79.

800-meter run: 2. Chyan Wilkes, Russellville, 2:36.23; 3. Abbi Kern, Vienna, 2:36.97; 4. Mackenzie Strother, Jamestown, 2:39.25; 6. Mikalah Brandt, Chamois, 2:48.87; 7. Michaela Nolte, Chamois, 2:51.55; 8. Maddy Lepper, Eugene, 2:54.32.

200-meter dash: 2. Morgan Piening, Eugene, 29.10; 3. Samantha Haas, New Bloomfield, 29.14; 6. Shanley Kliethermes, St. Eliazbeth, 29.96.

3,200-meter run: 1. Kara Harker, Vienna, 13:04.52; 3. Kassi O'Dowd, New Bloomfield, 13:17.02; 5. Sydney Robertson, Russellville, 14:16.37; 7. Catherine Hoecker, St. Elizabeth, 14:55.56.

4x400-meter relay: 1. Eugene (Nicole Koetting, Payton Blank, Mikayla Payne and Lexi Dickerson), 4:34.98; 2. Vienna, 4:36.12; 3. Russellville, 4:36.49; 5. Tipton, 4:52.11.

Pole vault: 1. Shanley Kliethermes, St. Elizabeth, 8-6; 2. Kassidy Schilpp, Eugene, 7-6; 5. Allie Miller, Vienna, 5-6.

High jump: 3. Baylee Garrett, New Bloomfield, 4-10; 4. Olivia Bexten, Calvary Lutheran, 4-8.

Long jump: 2. (tie) Cheyenne Hemeyer, Chamois, and Samantha Haas, New Bloomfield, 13-9 1/2; 6. Rachel Garro, Vienna, 13-6.

Triple jump: 1. Samantha Haas, New Bloomfield, 31-7 1/2; 2. Cheyenne Hemeyer, Chamois, 31-3 1/2; 3. Lindsey Brandt, Russellville, 30-8; 5. Mickayla Strother, Jamestown, 30-3 1/2; 6. McKenzie Higgins, Tipton, 29-1; 7. Olivia Bexten, Calvary Lutheran, 28-10 1/2; 8. Anna Koestner, Russellville, 28-10.

Shot put: 1. Rebecca Hertzing, Vienna, 35-3; 2. Bethanee Plochberger, Russellville, 34-8 1/2; 4. Jasmine Evers, Eugene, 32-6 1/4; 5. Haley Skaggs, Chamois, 31-5 3/4; 6. Rachel Verslues, Russellville, 31-1; 7. Ally Puckett, Eugene, 30-8 1/4.

Discus: 1. Bethanee Plochberger, Russellville, 111-0; 2. Jasmine Evers, Eugene, 103-7; 4. Audrey Strutton, St. Elizabeth, 101-7; 5. Rachel Verslues, Russellville, 96-0; 6. Ally Puckett, Eugene 89-10; 7. Rebecca Hertzing, Vienna, 87-9; 8. Madison Nolte, Chamois, 85-5.

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