High school track and field

Boys

Central

• Head coach -- Lawrence Brookins
• Assistant coach -- Mark Hahn, Scott Schweinbold, Chuck Goodale, Amy Blattel
• Returning starters -- Allen Walker, sr.; Tyler Terry, sr.; Anwar Glenn, sr.; Matt Willingham, sr.; Kadeem Hammonds, sr.; Chase Johnson, jr.; Tyler Yeargain, sr.; Jauvaris Walker, so., Lucian Johnson, so.
• Top newcomer -- Jared Siemers

Chaffee

• Head coach -- Terry Glenzy
• Assistant coaches -- Tyson Moyers, Travis Calkins
• Returning letter winners -- Walker Rice (all-state in shot put), sr.; Gage Harrell, jr.; Collin Dadnnenmueller, so.; Hunter Thomason, so.; Steven Atkinson, jr.; Dylan McAlister, jr.; Gabe Seabaugh, jr.; Michael Spies, jr.; Zac Wachter, jr.; Trenton Horman, so.; Taimen Taylor, so.
• Coach's outlook -- Depends on how much returning people improve. We want to remain competitive.

Jackson

• Head coach -- Bob Sink
• Assistant coach -- Carl Gross, Eric Venable, Andrea Talley, Nathan Norman
• Returning starters -- Alex Austin, sr.; Chris Palmer, sr.; Earl Popp, sr.; Grant Ressel, sr.; Caleb Smith, sr.; Trae Smith, sr.; Jacob Bullinger, jr.; Andrew Lysell, jr.; Perry Hazelwood, jr.; Zach Humphrey, jr.; Greg Gibson, so.
• Other top returning players -- Micah Nickelson, jr.; Chris Hurst, so.; Adam Zweigert, so.; Jake Wren, so.; Blake Peiffer, so.; Mitchell McCulley, so.; Jake Wolpers, so.
• Top newcomers -- Wren Harris, sr.
• Coach's outlook -- We have some good senior leadership, plus some good athletes in our other classes which should make for a much improved team over last year's.

Notre Dame

• Head coach -- Bill Davis
• Assistant coach -- Steve Meadows, Karen Roggow, Ira Judd
• Returning starters -- Mark Zimmer, jr.; Blake Kirkpatrick, so.; Logan Davis, so.; Neil Kanneberg, jr.; Dillon Klaffer, so.; Michael Montgomery, so.
• Other top returning players -- Matt Rosenquist, sr.; Breman Scheeter, so.; John Unterreiner, so.; Ben Beussink, jr.; Richie Bohn, jr.; Shane Judd, jr.; Jeremy Sarno, jr.
• Top newcomers -- Jon Ramsey, sr.; Taylor Essner, fr.; Grant Eudy, fr.; Ethan Huber, fr.; Wynn McClellan, fr.; Cody Moore, fr.; Michael Bohn, fr.; David Willems, fr.
• Coach's outlook -- Very young but strong distance unit. Veteran throwers.

Saxony Lutheran

• Head coach -- Larry Cleair
• Last year -- district champions, second in Class 1
• Returning starters -- Brandon Etzold, sr.; Alex Jauch, sr.; Clay Obergoenner, sr.; Max Wieser, jr.; Alex Rodewald, jr.; Ross Gage, so.
• Other top returning athletes -- Andrew Etzold, so.; Sam Kluesner, so.; Casey Hemmann, so.; Jordan Brown, so.
• Top newcomers -- Peter Winningham, sr.
• Coach's outlook -- We have a great returning core of distance and middle distance and a much-improved group of sprinters and field events.

Scott City

• Head coach -- Terry Flannigan
• Assistant coaches -- Travis Schiwitz, David Enderle
• Returning starters -- Andrew Glueck, sr.; Craig Arnzen, jr.; Chris Blankenship, jr.; Keegan Callow, jr.; Derek Goodin, jr.; Derek Laxton, jr.; Eric Lutes, jr.; David Massey, jr.; Chris Klinge, so.
• Other top returning athletes -- Jordan Weiss, jr.; Jacob Azinger, so.
• Top newcomers -- Rynn Eskew, sr.; Matt Koehler, jr.; DJ Sharrock, jr.; Jay Simmons, jr.; Corey Schlosser, so.
• Coach's outlook -- We have a small group back with state experience. If we can keep injuries low and mix our young runners in here and there, we will be a competitive group.

Girls

Chaffee

• Head coach -- Terry Glenzy
• Assistant coaches -- Tyson Moyers, Travis Calkins
• Last year -- second in district
• Returning letter winners -- Whitney Schlosser; Amber Kirk; Rachel Hendrix, sr.; Christa Beck, sr.; Tara Propst, sr.; Heather Thomason, so.; Veronica Bennett, jr.; Kim Hester, jr.; Madelyn Kiefer, so.; Sarah Reischman, so.; Sarah Benton, jr.
• Coach's outlook -- Should have another good year. Our goal is to win conference.

Central

• Head coach -- Lawrence Brookins
• Assistant coach -- Mark Hahn, Scott Schweinbold, Chuck Goodale, Amy Blattel
• Returning starters -- Roxanne Jackson, jr.; Brianna Egbuka, sr.; Brittany Moreland, so.; Renee Moreland, sr.; Tiffany Mead, jr.; Veronica Schabbing, so.
• Other top returning players -- Rita Walter, so.
• Coach's outlook -- We have a good crop of young kids, especially young sprinters.

Jackson

• Head coach -- Bob Sink
• Assistant coach -- Carl Gross, Eric Venable, Andrea Talley, Nathan Norman
• Returning starters -- Rachel Kahle, sr.; Amanda Peiffer, sr.; Katelynn James, jr.; Heather Hileman, jr.; Casey Hatton, jr.
• Other top returning players -- Andrea Richardet, so.; Nicole Parrish, so.
• Top newcomers -- Beth Barton, jr.; Amy Sterling, jr.; Jill Rushing, fr.; Landon Wachter, fr.
• Coach's outlook -- We have some proven quality in the sprints, horizontal jumps, high jump and the throws.

Notre Dame

• Head coach -- Bill Davis
• Assistant coach -- Steve Meadows, Karen Roggow, Ira Judd
• Returning starters -- Haley Bohnert, sr.; Hannah Glueck, sr.; Jessica Banda, jr.; Allie Job, so.; Alicia Toole, so.; Jill Schnurbusch, so.
• Other top returning players -- Courtney Fels, so.; Kala Longman, jr.
• Top newcomers -- Lauren Castleman, fr.; Emily Messmer, fr.; Mallory Siebert, fr.; Jessica Triller, fr.
• Coach's outlook -- Young squad, seniors must lead. Will take time to come together. Good group of sophomores and freshmen.

Perryville

• Head coach -- Tim Steffens
• Assistant coach -- Steve Francis
• Returning starters -- Brittney Castleberry, sr.; Kelsey Dobbelare, sr.; Cassie Lawrence, sr.
• Top newcomers -- Emily Westmoreland, fr.; Ashley Wingerter, fr.; Lani Buerck, fr.; Casey Brewer, fr.; Desi Buehler, fr.; Melissa Hayden, fr.
• Coach's outlook -- We have four girls returning from last year's squad. Everyone else is a newcomer.

Saxony Lutheran

• Head coach -- Larry Cleair
• Returning starters -- Deanna Dippold, jr.; Alexandra Bothmann, jr.; Brooke Kasten, so.
• Top newcomers -- Cassie Simpher, fr.; Katelin Engelhart, fr.; Jessica Reisenbichler, jr.; Claire Grebing, fr.; Madison Klaus; Ashley Wunderlich
• Coach's outlook -- With a larger squad we look forward to opportunities to compete in more events, including relays.

Scott City

• Head coach -- Terry Flannigan
• Assistant coaches -- Travis Schiwitz, David Enderle
• Returning starters -- Brittany Licare, jr.; Beth Razer, jr.
• Other top returning athletes -- Ashley Cornell, jr.; Sara Irwin, so.
• Top newcomers -- Katie Diebold, fr.; Stephanie Essner, fr.