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Springfield area top Class 1-3 performances
Jackson Cantwell Commitment: Miami Hurricanes football lands top recruit Nixa High School’s Jackson Cantwell picked Miami (Florida) as his college destination during a ceremony on Tuesday afternoon in Nixa. A handful of individuals put on impressive performances throughout the weekend. Here are the most notable athletes from the area. The Southwest Missouri region performed well […]
Jackson Cantwell Commitment: Miami Hurricanes football lands top recruit
Nixa High School’s Jackson Cantwell picked Miami (Florida) as his college destination during a ceremony on Tuesday afternoon in Nixa.
A handful of individuals put on impressive performances throughout the weekend. Here are the most notable athletes from the area.
The Southwest Missouri region performed well at this week’s state track and field championships in Jefferson City, which included the Dora boys claiming a state championship.
Dora boys’ track and field team
The Dora boys’ track and field team won the Class 1 championship, beating McAuley Catholic by two points. The Falcons’ win in the 400-meter relay late in Saturday’s competition sealed the deal, behind the team of Joshua Nold, Brayden Decker, Daniel Tomlinson and Cade Nold.
Cade Nold, Dora
Speaking of Cade Nold, he also won a pair of individual events, the 400-meter and 800-meter runs, which included a new Class 1 record in the 800-meter, running it in 1 minute, 53.81 seconds.
He’s the three-time defending champion in the 400 and 800 as he ends his decorated career.
Sinry Mendoza, Hollister
Mendoza won a pair of individual titles over the weekend. He won the 1600- and 3200-meter championships. He also finished second in the 800-meter run, just 0.37 seconds behind the winner.
On Friday, he ran the mile in 4 minutes, 13.42 seconds. The next day, he ran the two-mile in 9 minutes, 14.5 seconds.
El Dorado Springs girls’ relay teams
The El Dorado Springs girls’ relay teams had themselves a weekend. They won the Class 3 400-meter relay with Lainey Dody, Braylie Steward, Neely Schaaf and McKinli Mays claiming the championship. They won at 4 minutes, 3.52 seconds.
The same group finished third in the 800-meter relay, while Schaaf and Mays contributed to Friday’s 200-meter victory.
Ava Lane, Strafford
Strafford’s standout freshman won the 400-meter dash by two-hundredths of a second, finishing with a time of 57.87 seconds. She also finished third in the 100-meter.
Brandon Garner-Sims, Stockton
Garner-Sims was one of the best linemen in the area this season for the Tigers’ football team. He claimed his second-straight state championship in the Class 2 shot put, with a throw of 16.88 meters (55 feet, 4.75 inches).
Brady Ripp, Strafford
Strafford’s multi-sport standout emerged as a state champion this weekend by winning the Class 3 high jump title with a leap of 2.01 meters to come out on top.
Brooke Daniels, Fair Grove
Fair Grove’s all-everything athlete finished second in the Class 3 300-meter hurdles final, running it in 45.16 seconds. She also participated in numerous relay races throughout the weekend.
Keller Bradshaw, Norwood
Bradshaw won the Class 1 high jump title, reaching 6 feet, 5 inches to emerge with the championship.