HHS girls first, boys second at Howell County track meet

Monday was a good day for Houston High School track and field, as the girls team won and the boys took second at the Howell County Invitational in Mountain View.

On the way to topping the 10-team girls standings, the Lady Tigers turned in four winning performances and two runner-up finishes, while the Tiger boys had one win and four seconds as the runner-up in an 11-team field.

Both squads had several athletes produce personal records during the meet, including freshman Adyson Dailing, who set a school record in the girls 300-meter hurdles.

HHS GIRLS HIGHLIGHTS

•100-meter dash: Kayla Wagner 1^st, 13.60; Summer Seago 5^th, 14.21 (15 runners).

•200: Kayla Wagner 1^st, 27.90 (15 runners).

•400: Morgan McKinney 3^rd, 1:12.93 (12 runners).

•800-meter run: Kristen Ely 3^rd, 2:44.81 (12 runners).

•1,600: Kristen Ely 1^st, 6:11.41 (8 runners).

•3,200: Kristen Ely 2^nd, 15:46.89 (3 runners).

•100-meter hurdles: Adyson Dailing 1^st, 18.09; Abigail Montalto 4^th, 22.26 (7 runners).

•300 hurdles: Adyson Dailing 2^nd, 50.53 – school record (6 runners).

•4X100 relay: Houston 2^nd, 56.18 (5 teams).

•Long jump: Summer Seago 1^st, 15-3.75 (8 jumpers).

•Triple jump: Kayla Wager 3^rd, 29-11.5 (8 jumpers).

•Discus: Elysia Graciano 3^rd, 68-02; Kynlee Weaver 5th, 64-4.50 (14 throwers).

•Javelin: Kynlee Weaver 3^rd, 96-10.25; Morgan McKinney 4^th, 96-04.25 (14 throwers).

•Shot put: Summer Seago 3^rd, 27-11.75 (12 throwers).

Houston scored 152.5 points to win the meet, while Mountain Grove took second with 102.5 and Willow Springs placed third with 77.

HHS BOYS HIGHLIGHTS

•400-meter dash: DJ Riley 1^st, 54.58 (17 runners).

•1,600-meter run: Jack Sawyer 4^th, 5:12.65 (15 runners).

•3,200: Jack Sawyer 3^rd, 12:01.35; Riley Talbott 4^th, 12:03.41 (9 runners).

•110 hurdles: Jordan Arthur 2^nd, 17.63 (3 runners).

•300 hurdles: Hayden Brannan 4^th, 48.95 (10 runners).

•4X100 relay: Houston 2^nd, 48.15 (5 teams).

•Long jump: Jordan Arthur 3^rd, 17-5.50; Bryson Jordan 4^th, 17-4.75 (19 jumpers).

•Discus: Devin Shelton 3^rd, 108-11.75 (21 throwers).

•Javelin: Mason Dodson 2^nd, 139-5.25 (18 throwers).

•Shot put: Maleki Morgan 2^nd, 38-3.75; Layne Seago 3^rd, 37-9.50 (23 throwers).

Host Liberty scored 185 points to top the boys team standings, while Houston was second with 120 and Willow Springs was third with 80.

Complete results of all meets in Missouri can be viewed online at MileSplit.com.