JENKINS' BID FOR FIRST SHOT DOWN BY NEMESIS

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Cape Girardeau Central's Heather Jenkins recorded her second runner-up finish of the weekend as the Missouri High School Track & Field Championships came to a close Saturday.

Jenkins, who had placed second in Friday's Class 4A discus competition, was second in the shot put Saturday with a toss of 41-3 3/4 inches.

Marquette's Amarachi Ukabam, one of the nation's top throwers who had bested Jenkins with a record discus toss, also won the shot put with a distance of 42-9.

Cape Central's girls tied for 11th place with 22 points.

Jackson's Heidi Jansen finished fourth in the shot put at 38-0 3/4.

Central's Lainie Bohnsack turned in a big performance Saturday as she captured third place in the high jump with a height of 5-4. The winning jump was 5-8.

Central and Jackson had both nabbed a seventh place during Friday's action, by the Tigers' Jeremiah Dukes in the boys triple jump and the Lady Indians' Lindsey Meyr in the girls long jump.

The top eight finishers in each event at the meet earned all-state honors.

Also for Central during Saturday's competition, the boys 4x800 relay team of Ross Tilghman, Gabe Austin, Mark Stone and Trevor Duncan brought up the rear as it finished 16th (8:31.08).

Class 3A

Perryville's Susan Miller had a huge performance Saturday as she finished third in the 400, fourth in the 200 and anchored the Lady Pirates 4x400 relay team that placed second.

Miller's times were 59.21 in the 400 and 25.95 in the 200, off the winning performances of 58.26 and 25.17.

In the 4x400, Sarah Lappe, Emily Amberger and Gina Buerck joined Miller in clocking 4:05.88. The winning time was 4:02.87. Perryville's girls finished 11th with 19 points.

On the boys side for Perryville, the 4x800 relay squad of Nathan Moore, Brian Hadler, Jacob Schneider and Kent Hadler placed seventh (8:20.22).

Perryville's Andy Cranick had finished seventh in Friday's long jump.

Fredericktown's Steve Francis nabbed seventh Saturday in the discus (154-9).

State tennis

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Cape Girardeau Central's doubles team of Trevor Blattner and Andy Tansil wound up tied for seventh in the Missouri high school boys state tennis championships.

Blattner and Tansil, who had won two consolation matches after losing in the first round Friday, were defeated Saturday in the consolation semifinals by Billy Rippe and Matt Lunneen of St. Joseph Central 6-3, 6-3.

"Trevor and Andy came out a little flat today and their opponents were really on," said Central coach Bud Craven. "But overall I was very happy with the weekend they had. Friday they played the best they have all year."

Blattner and Tansil will have a chance to return to the state meet next year since they are both juniors.