Cade McCadams sets new Jackson record in state

Jackson’s Cade McCadams finished his high school career with the school record in the boys’ 1600m on Friday in Jefferson City.

The graduating senior finished 12th in the MSHSAA

Class 5 state championships with a time of 4:17.74, two seconds faster than the record. McCadams is slated to run for Southeast Missouri State next year.

The Jackson mile record was previously held by Dodd McCellan, who set it back in 1987.

Cape Central’s Ryan Seabaugh finished second in the boys’ 1600m ahead of his future college teammates Jonah And Josh Allison of Hillsboro at the Class 4 state championships. He also finished eighth in the boys' 800m with a time of 1:55.58. The graduating senior has the school record in the 1600m (4:15.78) and the 3200m (9:26.45) and is slated to run for Southern Illinois next year.

Notre Dame’s Jacob Brown finished eighth in the boys' 100m with a time of 11.06 to qualify for the Class 3 finals on Saturday.

Notre Dame junior Lauren Eftink finished sixth in the girls 3200m with a time of 11:20.65, establishing a new school record.

Cape Central finished eighth (second in their heat) in the girls’ 4x200m (Haylie Williams, RaKiara Bogan, Aleah Jackson, Amiyah Mackins) with a time of 1:44.96 and qualified for the Class 4 finals on Saturday. The Tigers also finished sixth in the boys' 4x200m (Torrance Murray, Breijon Clemons, Jamauri Brooks-Davis, Marshon Edwards) with a time of 1:30.36.

Notre Dame (Cole Bruenderman, Kyle Eftink, Davis Dow, Jacob Brown) finished seventh with a time of 1:31.80 in the boys' 4x200m and qualified for the Class 3 finals on Saturday.

From the field, Notre Dame’s Katelyn Turner finished eighth in the Class 4 girls' pole vault, and Jackson’s Lillian Gibbs finished seventh (36.53) in the Class 5 girls' discus throw. Gibbs is slated to throw javelin collegiately at Indiana State.

__Saturday's slate__

Boys' Pole Vault Class 4: Kent Sheridan (Central)

Girls' Long Jump Class 5: Brooklyn Williams (Jackson)

Boys' Triple Jump Class 3: Cole Bruenderman (Notre Dame)

Girls' Shot Put Class 4: Ellie Gerler (Perryville)

Girls' Javelin Throw Class 3: Blaire Riley (Kelly)

Boys' 4x800 Class 3: Dexter (Anistin Kyle, Cameron Bell, Chase Farmer, Chris Stone)

Boys' 4x800 Class 4: Cape Central (Henry Rusten, Peyton Schlick, Jackson Seabaugh, Ryan Seabaugh)

Boys' 4x800 Class 5: Jackson (Cole Puls, Cade McCadams, Hunter Wendel, Bryce Gentry)

Boys' 100m Class 3: William Gaines-Parker (Kennett), Jacob Brown (Notre Dame)

Girls' 4x200 Class 4: Cape Central (Haylie Williams, RaKiara Bogan, Aleah Jackson, Amiyah Mackins)

Girls' Long Jump Class 3: Karis Kennedy (Dexter)

Girls' Shot Put Class 5: Makyra Mead (Poplar Bluff)

Boys' Pole Vault Class 5: Braeden Cain (Jackson), Mason Turley (Jackson), Spencer Nunn (Poplar Bluff)

Girls' 1600m Class 4: Lauren Eftink (Notre Dame)

Girls' 4x100 Class 4: Cape Central (Amazia Watkins, Haylie Williams, Aleah Jackson, RaKiara Bogan)

Boys' 4x100 Class 3: Notre Dame (Cole Bruenderman, Gregory Dennis, Davis Dow, Jacob Brown)

Boys' 300mH Class 3: RJ Farmer (Dexter)

Girls' 800m Class 3: Lani Heeb (Kennett)

Boys' 200m Class 3: William Gaines-Parker (Kennett)

Girls' Long Jump Class 4: Kyndal Steward (Sikeston), Kirsten Fairhurst (Sikeston)

Boys' Triple Jump Class 5: Darius Graham (Poplar Bluff)

Girls' Shot Put Class 3: Myah Herrion (Kelly)

Girls' Javelin Throw Class 5: Kennedy Zgaynor (Poplar Bluff), Lillian Gibbs (Jackson)

Boys' 3200m Class 3: Mason Morris (Notre Dame)

Boys' 3200m Class 4: Ryan Seabaugh (Cape Central)

Boys' 3200m Class 5: Hunter Wendel (Jackson)

Boys' 4x400 Class 3: Dexter (Anistin Kyle, Cameron Bell, RJ Farmer, Chris Stone)