Kelly's Maurice Davis qualifies for three state track and field events

The Class 2 Track and Field State Championships will be filled with local athletes after a bevy of area standouts qualified through the Class 2 Sectional 1 meet Saturday at Troy Buchanan High School in Troy, Missouri.

Headlining the day was Kelly's Maurice Davis, the defending state champion in the 100-meter dash who qualified for three individual events -- the 100, 200 and triple jump. He was a sectional champ in the 100 with a first-place time of 11.33 while finishing second (23.40) in the 200 and fourth (41-08.50) in the triple jump.

His feat, though, was matched by Woodland's Cole Schlief, who qualified for three individual events in the 100 (fourth, 11.98), 200 (third, 23.79) and then took the top spot on the podium in the long jump with a mark of 21 feet, 3 inches.

The Cardinals as a whole impress, finishing third in the team standings with 61 points.

Logan Thomsen helped the cause with a sectional championship in the 1,600 run (4:43.77) and a fourth-place finish in the the 800 (2:04.40). The junior then added a third state qualification as part of a second-place 3,200-relay team that also included Brandon Sitzes, Landon Thomsen and Thomas Grindstaff. They posted a time of 8:40.03.

Zach Beel joined the Woodland cause with a second-place finish in the discus (150-10).

St. Vincent shined in the longer distance runs, as Southeast Missourian 2015 Cross Country Runner of the Year Levi Krauss qualified with a second-place effort in the 3,200 (10:20.39) and third in the 1,600 (4:44.32).

He was also a part of the Indians' 3,200-relay squad, which included Isaac Baer, Joseph Baer and Andrew Line and qualified with a 8:40.38 third-place result.

Lipe was an individual state qualifier, with a 2:03.64 in the 800, good enough for third place, as was Isaac Pennington in the long jump (20-03).

Scott City put an individual qualifier through with Noah Hahn's 52.23 second-place finish in the 400, while Hahn combined with Nick Bickings, Isaac Pennington and Cody Rhyne to take the Rams' 1,600-relay team through.

Augie Knutson will be Chaffee's lone representative at state, moving on with a 47-10.50 throw in the shot put to take fourth place.

On the girls side, Woodland's Cheyenne Wells will compete in three events at state, qualifying individually in the 1,600 (fourth, 5:54.38) and 3,200 (second, 12:55.20) and participating on the second-place 3,200-relay team that also includes Rebekah Page, Heidi Green and Krista Rhodes. The quartet finished second with a time of 10:46.85.

Scott City's Bella Bowers was the lone local female to win a sectional title, beating the field with a 5:42.99 run in the 1,600. She also qualified for state in the 3,200 with a fourth-place finish (13:13.20).

The Rams sent Rachel Perry through in the shot put, as she finished fourth with a throw of 32-11.50.

St. Vincent's 1,600-relay squad made the cut with a fourth-place finish (4:29.82). The group includes Kassidy Kassel, Kara Kassel, Delia Lowman and Jordin Wingerter.

Lowman was an individual qualifier with a third-place result in the 300 hurdles (50.79).

Saxony Lutheran freshman Khloe Koch will make her first trip to the final meet after finishing fourth in the 400 (1:03.57).

Class 1 Sectional 1

Zalma had a strong showing at Montgomery County High School in Montgomery City, Missouri, finishing sixth as a team and qualifying for six events at the Class 1 Track and Field State Championships.

Bell City's Cole Nichols also qualified for state thanks to a second-place finish in the long jump. The junior posted a mark of 20-2.

For the Bulldogs, junior Peyton Ford was a sectional gold medal winner in the 3,200 meter run, topping the field with a time of 10:22.61.

He'll be joined at state by senior Cole Shelby (400; fourth place in 54.08), junior Jacob Steinberg (1,600; third place in 4:53.28) and senior Alex Steinberg (300 hurdles; third place in 43.06).

That quartet will also join forces at state for the 3,200 relay after winning a sectional title in the event in 8:38.56.