Bulldogs Dominate District Track and Field
/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
