Tipton pair win more medals

Twelve athletes from The Democrat’s coverage area won all-state medals Saturday at the Classes 1 and 2 state track and field tournaments in Jefferson City.

The top eight finishers in each event won medals.

Tipton senior Lori Mortenson won the sixth and seventh all-state medals of her career. She placed second in the 100-meter dash in 12.58 seconds. Precious Selmon, of Crystal City, won in 12.43.

Mortenson placed eighth in the 200 in 25.99. Londyn Backfisch, of Kelly, won in 25.41.

Tanner Edwards, of Tipton, won his fourth and fifth all-state medals Saturday. The junior placed third in the 200 in 22.67. Fred Taylor, of Maplewood, won in 22.04.

He finished seventh in the 100 in 11.32. Taylor won in 10.81.

Dylan Bradley, Mike Regan, Cullen Rosine and Joel Krause, all of Knob Noster, placed third in the 1600 relay in 3 minutes, 29.37 seconds. A team from Trenton won in 3:25.79.

Krause placed fourth in the 800 in 1:58.75. Lucas Manring, of Stockton, won in 1:55.32.

Carrie Binder,  Sarah Tyler, Kyra Williams and Christina Jones, all of Knob Noster, placed fourth in the 800 relay in 1:47.27. A team from Blair Oaks won in 1:46.07.

Brianna Blacklock, Tyler,  Williams and Jones, all of Knob Noster, placed fourth in the 400 relay in 51.38. A team from St. Louis Metro won in 50.45.

Joey White, of Concordia, placed sixth in the 400 in 53.23. Delandis Gillespie, of Scott County Central, won in 51.11.

White placed eighth in the 800 in 2:06.64. Alex Mullock, of Worth County, won in 2:00.00.

Knob Noster’s Jones placed eighth in the 100 in 13.00.

Other results involving local athletes:

•Hollie Heaper, of Sweet Springs, placed 12th in the shot put (30 feet, 8.50 inches). Candice Talbot, of Jasper, won with 37-9.25.

•Abish Curtis, Tori Kopp, Mandy Latty and Tina Guier, all of Concordia, placed 12th in the 3200 relay in 10:58.03. A team from Rock  Port won in 10:06.79.

•Corey Stackhouse, of Warsaw, placed 13th in the 800 in 2:04.83.