PHS girls place second in district track, advance in 15 events

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The PHS girls track and field team finished second in Saturday’s district meet in Monroe City and qualified for this Saturday’s sectionals in 15 events.

“The girls did amazing,” said Coach Nicholas Koetters, whose team fell just 1.75 points from winning districts.  

“I am even more proud considering we were missing three girls because of injuries, and if we had them we easily would have won the meet,” Koetters said. “But we are moving on with 15 entries for sectionals and that’s phenomenal.  

“The girls gutted out some great races, and I think we are into a good position to move forward this Saturday.”  

The Lady Panthers will head back to Monroe City again this Saturday for sectionals, where the top four in each event will qualify for the state meet Saturday, May 29, at Adkins Stadium in Jefferson City.

Qualifying for sectionals by placing in the top four at districts were:

Candra King, first place in the discus at 36.16 meters and second place in the shot put at 11:05;

Abbey Redd, first place in the pole vault at 3.09 meters;

Mallory Sublette, first place in the triple jump at 10.16 meters;

Chloe Hicks, second place in the high jump at 1.47 meters;

the second-place 4 x 200 meter relay team of Grace Krigbaum, Sophie Hoerr, Mallory Sublette and Taytum White at 1:53.31;

the second place 4 x 400 meter relay team of Laurin Sheputis, Alaina Loman, Sublette and White 4:26.82: 

White, third place in the long jump at 4.70 meters and fourth place in the 200 meters at 27.68;

Sheputis, third place in the 400 meters at 1:04.34;

Krigbaum, fourth place in the javelin at 31.12 meters;

Dyoni Mundy, fourth place in the high jump at 1.40 meters;

Bella McBride, fourth place in the 100 meters at 13.25;

Loman, fourth place in the pole vault at 2.80 meters; and

the fourth-place 4 x 800 meter relay team of Sheputis, Jeorgia O’Brien, Bella Perkins and Loman at 10:53.95;

Clark County won districts with 113.75 points with Palmyra right behind at 112.

Also competing were Marceline (88.5), Monroe City (78), Salisbury (68.75), South Shelby (56), Brookfield (54.5), Mark Twain (49), Highland (46.5), Westran (24.5), Putnam County (22), Milan (21) and Louisiana (5.5).