Monett’s George, Cassville trio earn state track medals
May 29, 2019
Lee Stubblefield
Monett’s Keisha George refused to let the wild weekend distract her from the task at hand. On her final throw at Washington High School in the javelin competition of the Class 4 state track meet, George nailed a gold medal effort of 151-06. It was not only a winning throw, it was a state record throw.
George’s performance did not happen in the state capital. Because of extensive damage from the Jefferson City tornado, the Class 3, 4 and 5 state meets were farmed out to separate locations with all competition on Saturday. The single-day meet format, while not unprecedented, turned the state meet into a grueling test for multi-event athletes.
At Washington, Monett’s Kelsey Dalton failed to qualify for the finals in both the 100 and 200 meter sprints. Dalton finished ninth in the 100 prelims in 12.70 and eleventh in the 200 in 26.29.
The Lady Cubs also placed eleventh in the 4x100 meter relay prelims. The quartet of Mary Jane Martinez, Alyssa Williams, Ashley Kurima and Kelsey Dalton turned a time of 50.68.
Wildcats medal at Columbia
The Class 3 meet was relocated to the Audrey J. Walton Track and Field facility on the campus of the University of Missouri Columbia. The Cassville contingent was one place shy of earning medals for every participant.
Kyren Postlewait claimed a fourth-place medal in the girls shot, throwing 39-03.5.
Jordyn Stafford took seventh in the girls 1600 with a PR of 5:29.20. Stafford ran a blistering 79 second first lap to hang on to the lead pack and followed that with machine precision 83 second pace on each of the final three laps to earn her All State medal.
Garrett Kritz, the only freshman in the boys shot competition, placed eighth with a throw of 47-07.25.
The Ladycats narrowly missed the podium in the 4x100 meter relay. The foursome of Hannah Hackler, Kyren Postlewait, Parker Marple and Kennedy Parnell finished ninth in the prelims in 51 seconds flat.
Postlewait missed the 100 meter finals, taking eleventh in 12.84.
Stafford missed a medal in the 3200 meter run, finishing tenth in 12:36.49, far off her 11:57 season’s best. In normal circumstances at state, the 1600 and 3200 are contested on different days. Nine of the girls in the longest distance event did not run the 1600, and fresh legs made the difference in making the podium.
Lee Stubblefield
Monett’s Keisha George refused to let the wild weekend distract her from the task at hand. On her final throw at Washington High School in the javelin competition of the Class 4 state track meet, George nailed a gold medal effort of 151-06. It was not only a winning throw, it was a state record throw.
George’s performance did not happen in the state capital. Because of extensive damage from the Jefferson City tornado, the Class 3, 4 and 5 state meets were farmed out to separate locations with all competition on Saturday. The single-day meet format, while not unprecedented, turned the state meet into a grueling test for multi-event athletes.
At Washington, Monett’s Kelsey Dalton failed to qualify for the finals in both the 100 and 200 meter sprints. Dalton finished ninth in the 100 prelims in 12.70 and eleventh in the 200 in 26.29.
The Lady Cubs also placed eleventh in the 4x100 meter relay prelims. The quartet of Mary Jane Martinez, Alyssa Williams, Ashley Kurima and Kelsey Dalton turned a time of 50.68.
Wildcats medal at Columbia
The Class 3 meet was relocated to the Audrey J. Walton Track and Field facility on the campus of the University of Missouri Columbia. The Cassville contingent was one place shy of earning medals for every participant.
Kyren Postlewait claimed a fourth-place medal in the girls shot, throwing 39-03.5.
Jordyn Stafford took seventh in the girls 1600 with a PR of 5:29.20. Stafford ran a blistering 79 second first lap to hang on to the lead pack and followed that with machine precision 83 second pace on each of the final three laps to earn her All State medal.
Garrett Kritz, the only freshman in the boys shot competition, placed eighth with a throw of 47-07.25.
The Ladycats narrowly missed the podium in the 4x100 meter relay. The foursome of Hannah Hackler, Kyren Postlewait, Parker Marple and Kennedy Parnell finished ninth in the prelims in 51 seconds flat.
Postlewait missed the 100 meter finals, taking eleventh in 12.84.
Stafford missed a medal in the 3200 meter run, finishing tenth in 12:36.49, far off her 11:57 season’s best. In normal circumstances at state, the 1600 and 3200 are contested on different days. Nine of the girls in the longest distance event did not run the 1600, and fresh legs made the difference in making the podium.