Two eighth-grade athletes with the Houston Middle School track and field program combined to earn five individual state championships at the 2026 Missouri Middle School Track and Field Championships meet Saturday, May 2, at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar.

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Doug Davison is a writer, photographer and newsroom assistant for the Houston Herald. Contact him by phone at 417-967-2000 or by email at ddavison@houstonherald.com.