Bulldogs Dominate District Track and Field

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The Kearney School Boys and Girls Track and Field teams were ready to roll during the 2023 District meet on Saturday, May 13 at the North Kansas City Schools District Activity Complex. Both Bulldog teams won championships and are sending a large contingent of athletes to the Sectional meet this Saturday in Warrensburg.

The girls qualified in 17 of 19 events and scored in 18 of the 19, for a total of 196.5 points. Some events qualified two athletes to compete at Sectionals.

“Both teams had a fantastic day,” Girls Head Coach Geoff Hutton said. “They won the district titles in commanding fashion.”

The boys team similarly had athletes qualify for Sectionals in 17 out of 19 events. They scored 196 points for the meet.

“We could not be more proud of our boys and girls for their continued effort!” Boys Head Coach Scott Crall said.

 

Girls Track and Field District Results

District Champions

Ava Lawless:  100 HH, Long Jump and Triple Jump

Addy Davis:  400

Jadyn Barnes:  800

Anna Williams:  Pole Vault

4×800 Relay: Caitlyn Wood, Jordin Vaughn, Olivia Brock, Liela Murphy

4×400: Murphy, Wood, Davis, Barnes

 

2nd Place

Barnes:  200

Vaughn:  800

Brock:  1600

Heidi Adams:  3200

Alli Poage:  Discus

 

3rd Place

Lily McAuliffe:  100

Lawless:  200

Murphy:  400

Alex Kinstler:  1600

Abbi McQuillen:  3200

Maya Sosoatu:  Shot Put

4×200 Relay:  Ryleigh Van Emmerick, Wood, Davis, McAuliffe

 

4th Place

Charlie Dollar:  300 H

Jordin Vaughn:  Pole Vault

Brook Llewellyn:  Shot Put

Van Emmerick:  Javelin

 

Boys Track and Field Sectional Qualifiers

4×100, 4×200, 4×400 and 4×800 Relays

100 – Grant Noland 3rd Place

200 – Joe Marshall 4th Place

400 – Joe Marshall 2nd Place

800 – Kyler Chappell 2nd Place

110M Hurdles – Luke Noland District Champion

300m Hurdles – Grant Noland 3rd Place

Discus – Zach Grace District Champion, Ty Smith 3rd Place

Shot Put – Zach Grace 3rd Place, Trace Dunlap 4th Place

Javelin – Theo Grace District Champion, Aiden Smith 2nd Place

Long Jump – Luke Noland District Champion

Triple Jump – Jacob Dillon 2nd Place

High Jump – Zach Proctor District Champion, Tre Smith 4th

Pole Vault – Landon Goepferich District Champion, Graham Parker 3rd Place

KPGZ News - Brian Watts contributed to this story