Track and Field: Jays, Lady Jays both finish second

April 24, 2016 at 10:36 p.m. | Updated January 1, 2021 at 12:00 a.m.

ST. LOUIS — The Jefferson City Jays and Lady Jays both finished second Saturday in the Ladue Invitational.

On the boys side, Jefferson City amassed 79 points to finish behind Lafayette: Wildwood’s total of 111.

Dennis Barnes led the way for the Jays by picking up victories in the 110- and 300-meter hurdles. The other Jay to win an event was Mason York in the pole vault.

On the girls side, Hazelwood Central racked up 126 points to win and the Lady Jays were next with 82.

Jefferson City’s winners were Rachel Holt in the pole vault and Jessica Rhoads in the javelin.

Here are the top-eight finishers for Jefferson City in the event:

BOYS

Team scores: 1. Lafayette: Wildwood 111; 2. Jefferson City 79; 3. Chicago Heights 70; 4. Rockwood-Summit 65.5; 5. Hazelwood Central 57; 6. John Burroughs 43; 7. McCluer 36; 8. Pattonville 32.5; 9. Hazelwood West 32; 10. Battle 24.

  1. Webster Groves 20; 12. Ritenour 19; 13. Fort Zumwalt West 18; 14. Cardinal Ritter 16; 15. McCluer North 14; 16. Kirkwood 13; 17. (tie) Ladue, McCluer South-Berkeley, Riverview Gardens and Lindbergh 11.

  2. Washington 10.5; 22. Hickman 9.5; 23. (tie) Clayton and DeSmet 8; 25. Francis Howell Central 4; 26. University City 3; 27. Sumner 2; 28. Parkway West 1; 28. Fort Zumwalt South 1.

4x800-meter relay: 3. Jefferson City (Brendan Bena, Saxon Teubner, Jackson Schwartz and Jacob Gourley), 8:09.79.

110-meter hurdles: 1. Dennis Barnes, 15.15.

4x200-meter relay: 4. Jefferson City (Maleek Jackson, Barnes, Adam Huff and Carson Ridgeway), 1:30.93.

1,600-meter run: 5. Jackson Schwartz, 4:35.49.

4x100-meter relay: 3. Jefferson City (Jackson, Barnes, Ridgeway and Huff), 44.02.

300-meter hurdles: 1. Barnes, 39.28.

800-meter run: 7. Gourley, 1:59.99; 8. Bena, 2:00.32.

3,200-meter run: 4. Cole Biesemeyer, 9:59.40.

Pole vault: 1. Mason York, 13-0; 5. Nathaniel Bustamante, 12-0.

Shot put: 3. Mekhi Burnley, 47-0.

Discus: 7. Devin Roberson, 132-0.

Javelin: 2. Bustamante, 140-0.

GIRLS

Team scores: 1. Hazelwood Central 126; 2. Jefferson City 82; 3. Battle 54.5; 4. Lee’s Summit North 53.6; 5. McCluer South-Berkeley 49; 6. Lafayette: Wildwood 46.6; 7. Washington 40; 8. John Burroughs 37; 9. Rockwood-Summit 33; 10. Pattonville 30.

  1. Ritenour 23; 12. Cardinal Ritter 19; 13. Chicago Morgan Park 18; 14. McCluer North 16; 14. Parkway West 16; 16. Gateway 15; 17. Fort Zumwalt West 13.5; 18. Ladue Horton Watkins 11.1; 19. Northwest 9.5; 20. Hickman 9.2.

  2. Francis Howell Central 9; 22. Rosati-Kain 7; 23. Clayton 6; 23. Fort Zumwalt South 6; 25. Kirkwood 5; 26. University City 4; 27. Riverview Gardens 2.

4x800-meter relay: 3. Jefferson City (Haley Watson, Tori LePage, Ryan Esterline and Lindsey Biesemeyer), 10:01.79.

100-meter hurdles: 7. Jacquelyn Walker, 16.26.

4x200-meter relay: 3. Jefferson City (Naomi Kerkula, Niya Slaughter, Walker and Watson), 1:44.25.

3,200-meter run: 5. Biesemeyer, 12:07.85.

4x400-meter relay: 3. Jefferson City (Watson, Walker, LePage and Kerkula), 4:11.15.

Pole vault: 1. Rachel Holt, 10-6.

Triple jump: 6. Lexie Stull, 34-6.

Shot put: 2. Alexis Roberson, 40-2 1/2; 4. Jessica Rhoads, 37-9 1/2.

Discus: 3. Roberson, 127-10.

Javelin: 1. Rhoads, 104-8.

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