Jays, Lady Jays cruise to victories in track

Jefferson City's Haley Watson sails over a hurdle while building a comfortable lead on the rest of the
field in the girls 300-meter hurdles during Friday afternoon's track meet at Adkins Stadium.
Jefferson City's Haley Watson sails over a hurdle while building a comfortable lead on the rest of the field in the girls 300-meter hurdles during Friday afternoon's track meet at Adkins Stadium.

The Jefferson City Jays and Lady Jays claimed dual wins Friday in track and field action against Hickman at Adkins Stadium.

The Lady Jays finished with a 124-22 victory against Hickman, while the Jays posted a 101.5-44.5 victory against the Kewpies.

Lexi Stull was a double-winner for Jefferson City on the girls side, taking first in the long jump and triple jump.

On the boys side, Rashaun Woods of Jefferson City was the winner in the 200- and 400-meter dashes.

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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/KAREN E. SEGRAVE 1/22/10 North Little Rock's Jerica James (23) drives past Centrals' Jamie Ruffins (4, left) during the second half Friday night. FOCUS Gallery too.

Helias and School of the Osage also had individuals participate Friday, but neither posted a team score.

Kaitlyn Shea of Helias was a double-winner, taking first in the 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs. Her time of 11:01.23 in the 3,200 established a Helias school record, breaking the mark of 11:05.5 set by Becca Miller in 2004.

Listed are Jefferson City athletes who scored points in the dual, along with Helias and School of the Osage athletes in their final positions if they would have been competing for team points:

GIRLS

Team scores: 1. Jefferson City 124; 2. Hickman 22.

4x800-meter relay: 1. Helias (Kylie Frank, Lanie Hentges, Molly Light, Kaitlyn Shea) 9:58.49.

100-meter hurdles: 1. Louisa Nylander, Jefferson City, 16.06; 2. Jaquelynn Walker, Jefferson City, 16.84; 3. Elizabeth Case, Helias, 17.13; 4. Brianna Holley, Jefferson City, 17.61.

100-meter dash: 1. Naomi Kerkula, Jefferson City, 12.91; 2. Haley Watson, Jefferson City, 12.98; 3. Emma Ellwood, Jefferson City, 13.75.

4x200-meter relay: 1. Jefferson City (Haley Watson, Jaquelynn Walker, Naomi Kerkula, Nicole Martin), 1:44.58.

1,600-meter run: 1. Kaitlyn Shea, Helias, 5:15.05; 2. Kylie Frank, Helias, 5:32.07; 3. Kayelee Payton, Jefferson City, 5:33.62; 4. Tori Bonnot, Jefferson City, 5:34.25.

4x100-meter relay: 1. Jefferson City (Louisa Nylander, Nicole Martin, Jacquelynn Walker, Naomi Kerkula) 49.75.

400-meter dash: 2. Tori LePage, Jefferson City 1:05.07; 3. Alicia Engelbrecht, Helias, 1:05.42; 4. Macy Randolph, Helias, 1:06.05; 5. Madison Peth, Jefferson City, 1:06.59.

300-meter hurdles: 1. Haley Watson, Jefferson City, 46.51; 2. Jaquelynn Walker, Jefferson City, 48.43; 3. Danni Nichols, Jefferson City, 48.53.

800-meter run: 1. Allie Haug, Jefferson City, 2:32.22; 2. Lindsey Biesemeyer, Jefferson City, 2:33.31; 3. Allison Wieberg, Helias, 2:37.86; 4. Andrea Stackman, Jefferson City, 2:45.52.

200-meter dash: 1. Louisa Nylander, Jefferson City, 26.50; 2. Naomi Kerkula, Jefferson City, 26.97; 3. Emma Ellwood, Jefferson City, 27.85

3,200-meter run: 1. Kaitlyn Shea, Helias, 11:01.23; 2. Caitlin Ruth, Jefferson City, 12:25.03; 3. Molly Light, Helias, 12:30.42; 4. Laura Sherwood, Jefferson City, 12:58.70; 5. Abby Hake, Helias, 13:07.54; 6. Syleste Martinez, Jefferson City, 13:21.20.

4x400-meter relay: 1. Jefferson City (Louisa Nylander, Emma Ellwood, Tori LePage, Haley Watson), 4:08.90.

Pole vault: 1. Emma Ellwood, Jefferson City, 10-6; 3. Caitlyn Mahoney, Jefferson City, 9-6.

High jump: 1. Erica Haslag, Helias, 5-0; 2. Kaitlyn West, Jefferson City, 4-10; 3. Nicole Martin, Jefferson City, 4-10.

Long jump: 1. Lexi Stull, Jefferson City, 16-10.5; 3. Nicole Martin, Jefferson City, 15-3.

Triple jump: 1. Lexi Stull, Jefferson City, 34-1; 3. Dominika Helm, Jefferson City, 31-11.

Shot put: 1. Isabel Morris, School of the Osage, 41-.5; 2. Alexis Roberson, Jefferson City, 41-0; 3. Jessica Rhoads, Jefferson City, 39-11; 4. Andrea Hughes, Jefferson City, 35-9.

Discus: 1. Alexis Roberson, Jefferson City, 130-1; 2. Jessica Rhoads, Jefferson City, 122-7; 3. Andrea Hughes, Jefferson City, 121-2.

BOYS

Team scores: 1. Jefferson City 101.5; 2. Hickman 44.5.

110-meter hurdles: 2. Dennis Barnes, Jefferson City, 15.16; 3. Paul Harris, 15.67.

100-meter dash: 1. Garrett Parker, Jefferson City, 11.45.

1,600-meter run: 1. Brendan Bena, Jefferson City, 4:36.41; 2. Elliot Knernshield, Helias, 4:42.55; 4. Cole Biesemeyer, Jefferson City, 4:57.51.

4x100-meter relay: 1. Jefferson City (Carson Ridgeway, Nathaniel Bustamante, Dennis Barnes, Garrett Parker), 44.20.

400-meter dash: 1. Rashaun Woods, Jefferson City, 52.19.

300-meter hurdles: 2. Dennis Barnes, Jefferson City, 40.92; 3. Paul Harris, Jefferson City, 41.34.

800-meter run: 1. Jacob Gourley, Jefferson City, 2:02.02; 2. Brendan Bena, Jefferson City, 2:03.06; 3. Thomas Asmar, Helias, 4:53.49; 5. Jackson Schwartz, Jefferson City, 2:03.49.

200-meter dash: 1. Rashaun Woods, Jefferson City, 23.25; 2. Carson Ridgeway, Jefferson City, 23.43.

3,200-meter run: 1. Nathan Wieberg, Helias, 10:51.89; 2. Cole Biesmeyer, Jefferson City, 10:55.88; 3. Brian Jordan, School of the Osage 11:00.30; 4. Jeffrey Dodson, Jefferson City, 11:18.03; 5. George Tharp, Jefferson City, 11:44.41.

4x400-meter relay: 1. Jefferson City (Paul Harris, Dennis Barnes, Brendan Bena, Rashaun Woods), 3:34.28.

Pole vault: 1. Nathaniel Bustamante, Jefferson City, 13-6; 2. Tyler Schrimpf, Helias, 13-6; 3. Jason Edwards, School of the Osage, 12-6; 4. Mason York, Jefferson City, 11-0.

High jump: 1. Daniel Ellinger, Jefferson City, 5-10; 2. Noah Blume, Helias, 5-8; 3. Jason Edwards, School of the Osage, 5-8; 4. Xavier Vaughn, Jefferson City, 5-0.

Long jump: 2. Rashaun Woods, Jefferson City, 20-5.5; 3. Coliln Caywood, Helias, 20-1.5.

Triple jump: 1. Deion Driver, Jefferson City, 42-3; 3. Chuck Cooper, Jefferson City, 38-1.

Shot put: 1. Scott Brannan, School of the Osage, 51-5; 2. Zane Coleman, Jefferson City, 50-6.5; 3. Dustin Kennedy, School of the Osage, 46-6.25; 4. Adam Weaver, Jefferson City, 42-9.5; 5. Daniel Miller, 42-9.5.

Discus: 1. Chaz Kempf, School of the Osage, 159-8; 2. Zane Coleman, Jefferson City, 134-7; 3. Sam Smith, School of the Osage, 144-78; 4. Scott Brannan, School of the Osage, 142-5; 5. Adam Weaver, Jefferson City, 134-7; 6. Isaac Templeton, Jefferson City, 132-1.

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