Smithton runner among medal winners

Eight athletes from The Democrat’s coverage area won all-state medals Friday at the Missouri state track and field championships in Jefferson City.

The top eight finishers in each event won all-state honors.

Benjamin Calvert, of Smithton, placed third in the 3200-meter run in 10 minutes, 23.50 seconds. Aaron Viets, of Kansas City Lutheran, won in 10:12.83.

Megan Sheffield, of Windsor, placed third in the triple jump with a leap of 34 feet, 3.25 inches. Anessa Alexander, of Strafford, won with an effort of 35-10.

Chelsey Hainen, of Tipton, tied for third in the high jump (5-0).  Lindsay Vollmer, of Penney, won with a jump of 5-4.

Cullen Rosine, of Knob Noster, tied for fifth in the high jump (6-1). Deandre Vandevender, of Trenton, won (6-6) the event.

Colby Brand, Tony Demma, Chris Stehle and Joel Krause, all of Knob Noster, placed sixth in the 3200 relay in 8:18.58. A Principia team won in 7:59.82.

Several other local athletes qualified for the finals:

•Lori Mortenson, of Tipton, won her 100 heat in 12.33. The top eight times in the preliminary races advanced to today’s finals.

•Tanner Edwards, of Tipton, placed second in his 200 heat in 22.58 and fourth in his 100 heat in 11.33.

•Knob Noster’s Dylan Bradley, Colby Brand,  Krause and Mike Regan placed second in their 1600 relay heat in 3:30.83.

•Knob Noster’s Carrie Binder, Brianna Blacklock, Christina Jones and Sarah Tyler  placed second in their 400 relay heat in 50.75.

•Knob Noster’s Binder, Blacklock, Jones and Tyler placed second in their 800 relay heat in 1:47.47.

•Christina Jones, of Knob Noster, placed fourth in her 100 heat in 12.67.

•Joey White, of Concordia, placed fourth in his 400 heat in 52.90.

In other results involving local athletes:
 
•Bradley placed fourth in his 400 heat in 52.23. The cutoff time was 52.21.

•Tipton’s Keil Allison, Trey Allison, Marcus Brinkley and Edwards finished sixth in their 400 relay heat in 45.52. The cutoff time was 44.82.

•Blake Shrout, of Bunceton, tied for eighth in the pole vault (10-6). He lost the tiebreaker and didn’t earn an all-state honor. Will Haer, of Craig, won with a jump of 13-3.

•Tray Lange, of Cole Camp, finished 11th in the 3200 in 10:15.72. Ethan Beaver, of College Heights Christian, won in 9:37.80.

•Tory Kramer, of St. Paul Lutheran, placed 11th in the 800 in 2:26.86. Dallis Bailey, of Conway, won in 2:19.80.

•Regan tied for 11th in the high jump (5-10).

•Garrett Gilbert, of Cole Camp, placed 12th in the long jump (20-0). Deandre Vandevender, of Trenton, won with a jump of 22-2.5.

•London Cline, of Smithton, placed 15th in the 800 in 2:42.55. Taylor Rivera, of Miller, won in 2:24.44.

Cline placed 15th in 1600 in 6:05.96. Rivera won in 5:22.72.

•Kristen Jones, of Sweet Springs, placed 15th in the discus with a throw of 93-09. Kyleigh Parrish, of Rock Port, won with a heave of 115-00.

•Warsaw’s Grant Pate, Coty Winsauer, Allen Painter and Corey Stackhouse placed 15th in the 3200 relay in 8:39.07.

•Lauren Smith, of Warsaw, placed 16th in the 1600 in 5:51.63. Megan Kowalik, of Wright City, won in 5:11.95.

•Amelia Truex, of Pilot Grove, placed 16th in the long jump (13-3). Melissa McGinley, of Albany, won with a jump of 16-9.25.