HHS track teams compete at SCA Championships

At the South Central Association conference championships Monday at Mountain Grove, Houston High School’s girls track and field team placed third and the boys squad finished fifth.

Houston had several top-3 finishes in the meet, including a win in girls javelin by sophomore Kynlee Weaver, a victory by the Lady Tigers’ 4X400 relay foursome and a win in boys discus by Devin Shelton.

HHS GIRLS HIGHLIGHTS

•100-meter dash: Kayla Wagner 5^th (14.13).

•200: Kayla Wagner 4^th (28.35)

•800-meter run: Kristen Ely 3^rd (2:47.80)

•1,600: Kristen Ely 3^rd (6:12.85)

•100-meter hurdles: Adyson Dailing 2^nd (18.05)

•300 hurdles: Adyson Dailing 3^rd (52.00)

•4X100 relay: Houston 2^nd (55.67)

•4X400 relay: Houston 1^st (4:32.62) (Morgan McKinney, Kristen Ely, Adyson Dailing, Kayla Wagner)

•Long jump: Summer Seago 2^nd (15-00.75)

•Triple jump: Kayla Wagner 4^th (30-00.75)

•Pole vault: Loran Drake 5^th (6-11.75)

•Javelin: Kynlee Weaver 1^st (96-0)

•Shot put: Summer Seago 5^th (29-10.25)

Host Mountain Grove topped the girls team standings and Willow Springs was second.

HHS BOYS HIGLIGHTS

•800: Jack Sawyer 4^th (2:20.46)

•1,600: Jack Sawyer 3^rd (5:00.05)

•110-meter hurdles: Jordan Arthur 2^nd (17:27)

•300 hurdles: Jordan Arthur 5^th (48:87)

•Long jump: Bryson Jordan 5^th (18-2.50)

•Triple jump: Bryson Jordan 4^th (38-10.50)

•Pole vault: Caden Guerra 4^th (9-11.75); Gage Walker 5^th (9-6.25)

•Discus: Devin Shelton 1^st (123-08.75); Brody Adksion 3^rd (112-11.50)

•Javelin: Mason Dodson 2^nd (138-10.25)

•Shot put: Maleki Morgan 2^nd (40-05.75)

Liberty won the boys SCA team championship, while Salem took second and Willow Springs placed third.

SBU INVITATIONAL

Athletes from 59 teams from Class 1, 2 and 3 schools competed at the gigantic SBU High School Invitational on Tuesday of last week at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, including many from Houston.

Top-8 finishes in the meet resulted in team points; Houston had five points-scoring efforts.

“With almost 60 teams competing, placing in anything is a pretty good accomplishment,” said head coach Mike Tottingham. 

HHS GIRLS SCORERS

•Kristen Ely placed 5^th in a field of 53 in the 800-meter run, with a time of 2:33.81.

“She looked really strong and is peaking at a perfect time with districts right around the corner,” Tottingham said. 

•Summer Seago placed 7^th in a field of 59 in long jump with a leap of 15-3.25.

•Kynlee Weaver placed 8^th and among 65 throwers in javelin.

HHS BOYS SCORERS

•Jordan Arthur finished 8^th in the 110-meter hurdles final (30 runners competed in preliminary heats).

•Mason Dodson placed 8^th in javelin in a field of 71, with a personal-record throw of 142-0.

The two HHS squads were scheduled to compete at a meet last Friday in Rolla, but it was canceled due to rain.

With athletes hoping to advance further, the Tigers and Lady Tigers will compete this Saturday (May 4) in the 13-team Class 3 District 5 championships at Cuba.

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