Central boys, girls track teams both finish second in districts

Central came home from Saturday's Class 4, District 1 track and field meet at Northwest High School in Cedar Hill with a pair of second-place team finishes.

The Central boys second to Poplar Bluff, while the Central girls were behind Lindbergh.

Jackson was sixth in the boys and fourth in the girls.

The top four individual finishers advance to this Saturday's sectional at Parkway South.

The Central girls swept the individual distance events in addition to wins in the 3,200 and 1,600 relays. Jennifer Pancoast won the 1,600-meter run, Holly Shaffer won the 800 and Linnea Woldtvedt won the 3,200. Nicole Jackson added a win in 200-meter dash.

The Central boys won the 800- and 1,600-meter relays. The Tigers added three victories in field events: Darren Neels won the discus, Mark Egbuka won the shot put and Xavier Delph won the triple jump.

Jackson's lone first-place finish was a win in the girls 400-meter relay.Class 4 District 1

Boys

Team scores -- 1, Poplar Bluff 139.5; 2, Central 112; 6, Jackson, 45.5Local sectional qualifiers

100 -- 2, Allen Walker (C), 11.1; 800 relay -- 1, Central (Calen Wills, Will Johnson, Zeno Walker, Allen Walker), 1:29.8; 400 -- 2, Wills (C), 49.6; 800 -- 2, Isaac Venable (J), 1:58.7; 200 -- 4, Anwar Glenn (C), 22.8; 1,600 relay -- 1, Central (Wills, Johnson, Zeno Walker, Allen Walker), 3:24.2; Discus -- 1, Darren Neels (C), 141-6; 4, Brad Crader (J), 131-3; Shot put -- 1, Mark Egbuka (C), 50-3 1/2; 3, Andy Glass (J), 48-3; High jump -- 3, John Mosby (C), 5-6; Triple jump -- 1, Xavier Delph (C), 41-7 1/4; 3, Tyler Terry (C), 40-5 3/4; Pole vault -- 4, Jarred Harris (C), 12-6.Girls

Team scores -- 1, Lindbergh 131; 2, Central, 115; 4, Jackson 91.Local sectional qualifiers

3,200 relay -- 1, Central (Jennifer Pancoast, Holly Shaffer, Stephanie Wehner, Linnea Woldtvedt), 9:46.0; 3, Jackson (Rachel Lowes, Ashley Meyr, Katie Matthews, Rachel Schmidt), 10:05.2; 100 hurdles -- 2, Trisha Kluesner (J), 15.7; 100 -- 2, Rachel Kahle (J), 12.5; 4, Nicole Jackson (C), 12.7; 800 relay -- 2, Jackson (Lowes, Kahle, Melanie Essner, Rebecca Martin), 1:46.2; 3, Central (Meg Yats, Maggie Limbaugh, Jackson, Dani Gross), 1:47.0; 1,600 -- 1, Pancoast (C), 5:17.2; 400 relay -- 1, Jackson (Kahle, Essner, Martin, Kami Miinch), 51.0; 3, Central (Yates, Limbaugh, Jackson, Gross), 51.8; 400 -- 2, Lowes (J), 1:01.9; 4, Wehner (C), 1:02.4; 300 hurdles -- 1, Shaffer (C), 2:24.8; 200 -- 1, Jackson (C), 25.7; 4, Kahle (J), 26.6; 3,200 -- 1, Woldtvedt (C), 11:51.8; 3, Schmidt (J), 12:22.9; 1,600 relay -- 1, Central (Yates, Wehner, Shaffer, Renee Moreleand), 4:09.0; 3, Jackson (Lowes, Essner, Martin, Jordan Cook), 4:11.6; Shot put -- 2, Martin (J), 35-2 1/2; 4, Brianna Egbuka (C), 30-11; High jump -- 4, Lisa Langenfeld (C), 4-8; Long jump -- 3, Gross (C), 15-9 1/2; Pole vault -- 3, Amy West (J), 10-6.

Class 2 District 1

Loren Groves won four district titles for Scott City at the Class 2 District 1 meet in East Prairie.

Groves won the discus, the shot put, the 100 hurdles and the 300 hurdles. Groves' time in the 100 hurdles (15.21 seconds)was a personal record and school record.

The top two in each event qualify for the state meet Friday and Saturday in Jefferson City.

Kelly had four state qualifiers.Boys

Team scores -- 1, Malden 158; 2, Crystal City 103; 3, Kelly 63; 10, Scott City 18.Local state qualifiers

800 -- 1, Michael Glastetter (K), 2:05.99; Pole vault -- 2, Tyson Glaser (K), 11-0; High jump -- 1, Nathan Lewer (K), 6-4.

Girls

Team scores -- 1, Valle 134; 2. Crystal City 127; 3. Scott City 114; 6, (tie) Kelly 40Local state qualifiers

3,200 relay -- 1, Scott City, 10:31.41; 100 hurdles -- 1, Loren Groves (SC), 15.21; 1,600 -- 2, Angie Laxton (SC), 5:47.97; 400 -- 2, Megan Eaton (SC), 1:04.36; 300 hurdles -- 1, Groves (SC), 47.92; 800 -- 2, Christy Laxton (SC), 2:34.87; 3,200 -- 2, Angie Laxton (SC), 12:56.63; High jump -- 1, Rachel Kline (K), 5-1; Discus -- 1, Groves (SC), 153-8; Shot put -- 1, Groves (SC), 37-7 1/2.

Class 1 District 1

The Saxony Lutheran boys team capped its inaugural season by finishing second at the meet, hosted by the Missouri School for the Deaf in Fulton, Mo. The Crusaders qualified five individual entries for the state meet this Friday and Saturday in Jefferson City.

Brandon Etzold won the 3,200 meters and finished second in the 1,600 meters for Saxony.

Chaffee had several state qualifiers. On the boys side, Sid Burks won the high jump while Brett Whitaker and Matt Sanders went 1-2 in the discus. For the girls, Natalie Townsend was first in the long jump and second in the triple jump while Amy Holmes won the high jump.

Viburnum won the boys meet; Wellsville topped the girls.

Boys

Team scores -- 1, Viburnum 146; 2, Saxony Lutheran 64; 6, Chaffee 44; 10, Advance 16.Local state qualifiers

3,200 -- 1, Brandon Etzold (SL), 11:00; 1,600 -- 2, Etzold (SL), 4:54; High jump -- 1, Sid Burks (C), 5-10; 2, Trey Maevers (SL), 5-8; Discus -- 1, Brett Whitaker, 130-1; 2, Matt Sanders, 124-9; 400 -- 2, Grant Lehmann, 52.75; 1,600 relay -- 2, SL (Lehmann, Maevers, Alex Jauch, Etzold), 3:43.

Girls

Team scores -- 1, Wellsville 138; 5, Chaffee 54; 9, Oran 13.Local state qualifiers

High jump -- 1, Amy Holmes (C), 5-0; Long jump -- 1, Natalie Townsend (C), 15-4; Triple jump -- 2, Townsend (C), 31-2.--From staff reports