The sectional track meet started with a slew of weather delays for lightning. Among the chaos of the weather were other inconveniences which made our athletes overcome adversity. For one, our throwing implements were not weighed and cleared for competition despite being delivered to the weigh in location 15 minutes early.
This put Ben Cox in a tricky situation as he was required to use a discus from another school that he had never thrown before. However, Ben did not show any signs of distress as he launched a throw of 148-11 to earn second place and a ticket to the state meet. Following a protest, the implements were weighed and returned in time for the other throwing events. On a wet ring, Allee Brattin had a solid throw of 37-9.5. This mark placed her in 4th for the first three rounds of competition. In the fourth and final round, two girls threw beyond the 37-9.5 mark dropping Allee to 6th place and out of a qualifying mark for state. Brady Schlesener had an outstanding series in the Javelin. In the third round, he threw 146-10 to break his own school record and moved himself into 4th place in the event. He upped the stakes in the last round lengthening his school record to 149-1. Unfortunately, an Excelsior Springs athlete out threw Brady on his 4th and final throw dropping Brady to 5th place. Chloe Bloom faced some nervous moments as she sat in the 4th place position and watched one of the top ranked discus throwers make her final throw. Fortunately for Chloe, the Sion athlete fouled on her final throw leaving Chloe in the 4th position and advancing her to the state meet. Her throw at sectionals was 118-8. This will be Chloe’s third trip to the state meet. I was not present to watch Ben Cox’s round in the discus but he threw 43-4 for 8th place. On the track, Jessica Ross got things rolling with a personal record in the 100m hurdles. Her time of 16.45 earned her 7th place in a highly competitive race. Her next event was the 300m hurdles. Our sectional contained 5 of the top 10 ranked athletes in the state for that event with only four of them advancing to the state meet. Jessica was running in 5th position for most of the race but was able to find a spectacular burst of speed over the final hurdler. She drove hard and edged out one of last year’s all-state 300m hurdlers earning 4th place. Her time of 45.67 was .73 seconds faster than her own school record which she has continued to break throughout the year. In that same race, Lindsey Dobson continued to show her consistency and improvement in the event by placing 6th in 48.01. Sophomore Tobin Wise competed for the second consecutive year in the 800m dash. He ran a phenomenal race and stuck with the leaders over the first 500m of the race. With 150m to go it seemed that he was going to place 4th and earn his first trip to the state track and field championships. A runner from Ray-South found a strong kick and moved past Tobin who faded to fifth place in the final 40m. Tobin ran a 2 second personal record and lowered his time to 2:02.49. To show how competitive our district is: Tobin’s time would have won two other sectional meets and would have qualified him in the other. Next year, he has his eyes set on the school record and a trip to the state meet. As Landon Fatino was stepping onto the track, lightning once again postponed the event. However, this time, the event was suspended until Monday. This delay completely changed the dynamic of the race as five of the eight 2-mile athletes had events earlier in the day and would have been running less than 100%. The extra days rest made for one of the most competitive 2-mile fields that I have watched. Landon came through the first two laps faster than his mile best and was still in 7th place. He fought hard and maintained contact with the 4th position but was unable to close that gap. His efforts earned him a 6th place finish and a fantastic personal record of 9:55.46 for the 2-mile distance.
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At the district meet, an athlete must place in the top 4 positions to continue their season and move on to the sectional track meet. This year, we had 8 athletes qualify in 10 different events. Several of the athletes who did not qualify finished their season on a high note by running at or near their personal best.
This years sectional qualifiers are listed below: 100m Hurdles Jessica Ross 300m Hurdles Jessica Ross 300m Hurdles Lindsey Dobson 3200m Landon Fatino 800m Tobin Wise Discus Ben Cox Discus Chloe Bloom Javelin Brady Schlesener Shot Put Allee Brattin Shot Put Ben Cox These athletes will meet the top four finishers from the Class 4 District 8 meet. The top 4 athletes from this Saturday's meet in Odessa, MO will determine that state qualifiers. Results: 100m 17 Alexandria Redwine 14.26 200m 9 Kylie Campbell 27.92 400m 9 Averee Brattin 1:05.70 1600m 5 Aubrey Scott 5:41.94 SB 100m Hurdles 4 Jessica Ross 16.52 300m Hurdles 3 Jessica Ross 47.28 300m Hurdles 4 Lindsey Dobson 47.72 4x200m 7 Dobson, Redwine, Brattin, Campbell 1:51.40 4x400m 8 Campbell, Swaney, Redwine, Brattin 4:30.10 Pole Vault 8 Christina Morris 7-0 Pole Vault 9 Carissa Smith-Neely 6-0 Long Jump 5 Lindsey Dobson 15-8.75 Long Jump 15 Olivia Trask 13-0 Triple Jump 9 Olivia Trask 31-3.5 Shot Put 2 Allee Brattin 39-3.75 Shot Put 6 Chloe Bloom 35-6.25 Discus 2 Chloe Bloom 123-5 Discus 7 Allee Brattin 110-4 100m 15 Jayden Reyes 12.68 100m 16 Truman Cartner 12.71 200m 12 Austin Tye 24.68 PR 200m 15 Jakob Morris 24.98 400m 14 Mason Smith 58.06 400m 16 Johnathan Rivera 58.8 800m 3 Tobin Wise 2:04.23 SB 1600m 10 Caden Walker 5:10.88 PR 1600m 12 Joel Conway 5:13.25 PR 3200m 2 Landon Fatino 10:05.80 PR 3200m 10 Joel Conway 11:22.86 300m Hurdles 7 Jakob Morris 44.86 4x200m 8 Morris, Hunt, Stewart, Tye 1:39.79 Pole Vault 8 William Markham 10-0 Long Jump 11 Austin Tye 16-11 Triple Jump 11 Austin Tye 37-4 Shot Put 3 Ben Cox 48-5 PR Shot Put 10 Brady Schlesener 39-11 Discus 2 Ben Cox 153-0 Discus 5 Brady Schlesener 143-4 Javelin 4 Brady Schlesener 135-1 On short notice our team was invited to compete at Holden in a Triangular meet along with Knob Noster. This gave our JV athletes one final opportunity to earn personal best times and also allowed for our kids to try some events that they had never done before.
Due to the small size of the meet, there was limited rest time between each race but that did not stop our kids from performing near the highest level. Eleven of the 25 performances recorded were personal best times. Results Event Place Name Mark 100m 2 Austin Tye 12.51a PR 200m 4 Darren Byrd 26.91a 200m 5 Clay Froehlich 28.33a 400m 2 Clay Froehlich 58.56a PR 800m 3 Jackson Hunt 2:30.75a PR 800m 4 Johnathan Rivera 2:31.83a PR 800m 5 Colin Paris 2:37.40a PR 800m 6 Carson Case 2:37.60a PR 1600m 1 Joel Conway 5:24.58a 1600m 3 Caden Walker 5:29.82a 1600m 5 Darren Byrd 6:16.66a PR 4x400 Relay 3 Rivera, Walker, Conway, Hunt 4:18.99a 4x800 Relay 2 Conway, Paris, Case, Walker 10:17.31a Long Jump 2 Austin Tye 17-06.00 Long Jump 4 Clay Froehlich 15-08.00 Triple Jump 1 Austin Tye 34-07.00 Triple Jump 3 Clay Froehlich 32-09.00 100m 5 Christina Morris 15.65a PR 100m 6 Nannapas (Pailin) Trairat 16.60a PR 200m 7 Nannapas (Pailin) Trairat 34.83a 400m 4 Nannapas (Pailin) Trairat 1:15.70a PR 1600m 3 Kelly Anderson 6:52.92a 1600m 4 Megan Swinney 6:56.40a PR 100m Hurdles 4 Madalynne Ohler 22.51a 300m Hurdles 2 Madalynne Ohler 1:09.75a Pole Vault 2 Christina Morris 6-06.00 Often, track and field is viewed as an individual sport due to the nature of how each event is held. However, at meets like conference, each individual athlete contributes their efforts towards the greater good of the team. Points can be earned by placing in the top 6 for an event with a scale of 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1. Relay points total 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 and are awarded to the top 5 teams.
Each year we set our season's focus on performing well at the conference meet. To maximize points, many of our athletes take on roles that are outside of their norm or load up with as many as four events. Coming in to the meet, our boys were ranked 3rd in the MRVC West and our girls were ranked 2nd. When it was all said and done, both the Roosters and Chicks earned 3rd place. We knew that an injury to this year's high point scorer, Jessica Ross, would be tough to overcome. However, our girls fought hard and narrowly missed the 2nd place trophy by 7.5 points. On the girl's side, Lindsey Dobson was the most valuable athlete. She set personal records in the Long Jump, Triple Jump, 300m Hurdles, and also led off our conference champion 4x200m relay. In total, she made up 24.5 total points. On the boy's side, senior Brady Schlesener led the Roosters scoring 16 points in the discus, shot put, and javelin. In total, their were 26 PRs set! Varsity - Mens 1. Warrensburg 186 2. Odessa 102.5 3. Pleasant Hill 76 4. Harrisonville 67.5 5. Oak Grove 66 6. Excelsior Springs 57 Varsity - Womens 1. Warrensburg 204 2. Excelsior Springs 95.5 3. Pleasant Hill 88 4. Odessa 84 5. Harrisonville 68 6. Oak Grove 49.5 Level Event Place Name Time JV 100m 7 Darren Byrd 13.11a PR JV 100m 8 Lane Brattin 13.55a V 100m 10 Alexandria Redwine 14.28a V 100m 11 Jayden Reyes 12.34a PR V 100m 13 Truman Cartner 12.61a JV 100m Hurdles 3 Madalynne Ohler 21.68a JV 1600m 3 Colin Paris 5:46.59a PR JV 1600m 4 Carson Case 5:47.40a JV 1600m 4 Angela McCormick 7:23.76a PR V 1600m 4 Aubrey Scott 6:07.66a V 1600m 3 Landon Fatino 4:46.41a V 1600m 5 Tobin Wise 4:56.59a V 1600m 11 Caden Walker 5:32.52a JV 200m 5 Darren Byrd 26.37a PR JV 200m 5 Nannapas (Pailin) Trairat 33.40a PR V 200m 4 Kylie Campbell 27.80a PR V 200m 8 Averee Brattin 28.74a PR V 200m 10 Jake Morris 24.69a PR V 200m 12 Austin Tye 24.91a PR V 200m 13 Anthony Stewart 25.46a PR JV 300m Hurdles 2 Madalynne Ohler 1:05.52a V 300m Hurdles 2 Lindsey Dobson 48.39a PR V 300m Hurdles 5 Jake Morris 44.10a PR JV 3200m 3 Carson Case 12:18.01a V 3200m 3 Landon Fatino 10:31.93a V 3200m 7 Joel Conway 11:07.43a PR V 3200m 4 Aubrey Scott 13:21.03a V 3200m 6 Megan Swinney 14:53.05a V 3200m 7 Kelly Anderson 15:07.00a PR JV 400m 3 Nannapas (Pailin) Trairat 1:19.68a PR JV 400m 7 Darren Byrd 1:01.80a PR JV 400m 9 Lane Brattin 1:03.83a PR V 400m 4 Averee Brattin 1:04.95a V 400m 7 Kylie Campbell 1:07.47a V 400m 8 Mason Winfree 57.97a PR V 400m 9 Johnathan Rivera 58.42a PR JV 800m 3 Angela McCormick 3:17.93a PR JV 800m 4 Colin Paris 2:38.88a V 800m 2 Tobin Wise 2:06.73a V 800m 5 Shaley Swaney 2:46.92a V 4x100 Relay 5 Reyes, Cartner, Hunt, Stewart 48.26a V 4x100 Relay 6 Redwine, Trask, Morris, Smith-Neely 58.78a V 4x200 Relay 1 Dobson, Redwine, Brattin, Campbell 1:50.94a V 4x200 Relay 5 Morris, Hunt, Stewart, Tye 1:39.46a V 4x400 Relay 4 Rivera, Cartner, Smith, Morris 3:48.90a V 4x400 Relay 4 Campbell, Swaney, Redwine, Brattin 4:34.69a V 4x800 Relay 3 Walker, Conway, Fatino, Wise 9:02.77a V 4x800 Relay 5 Anderson, Swinney, Swaney, Scott 12:27.50a V Discus 2 Chloe Bloom 128-09 V Discus 3 Allee Brattin 118-03 V Discus 3 Brady Schlesener 140-11 V Discus 5 Ben Cox 137-10 V Discus 6 Cameron Parker 131-10 V Javelin 2 Brady Schlesener 132-07 V Long Jump 2 Lindsey Dobson 15-08.75 PR V Long Jump 5 Christina Morris 13-07.75 V Long Jump 6 Austin Tye 17-10.00 PR V Pole Vault 3 William Markham 10-00.00 V Pole Vault 4 Bryce McGinnis 9-06.00 V Pole Vault 5 Christina Morris 7-00.75 V Pole Vault 8 Carissa Smith-Neely 6-06.00 PR V Shot Put 1 Ben Cox 46-08.50 V Shot Put 5 Brady Schlesener 42-03.00 V Shot Put 7 Cameron Parker 38-04.00 V Shot Put 2 Allee Brattin 39-06.00 PR V Shot Put 10 Chloe Bloom 31-01.50 V Triple Jump 3 Lindsey Dobson 31-07.00 PR V Triple Jump 4 Olivia Trask 31-06.00 V Triple Jump 11 Austin Tye 35-10.25 |
Coach Paul StahlHead Cross Country and Assistant Track Coach at Pleasant Hill High School Archives
November 2019
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