One of the marquee events of the spring track and field season was held Friday afternoon at Jerry Litton Memorial Stadium in Chillicothe, with the Hornet program hosting the annual Joe Shy Relays. The most prestigious honor of the day, the “Golden Shoe” award to the top individual performance, went to Princeton High School’s Andrew Rhoades, winner of the pole vault, javelin, 200 meter dash, and 400 meter dash competitions.
Here are the first-place finishers (and other notable finishes) from the 2023 Joe Shy Relays:
TEAM RESULTS (Girls):
Lawson – 152 1/2
Chillicothe – 107 1/2
Kirksville – 80
Maryville – 79
Plattsburg – 72 1/2
Cameron – 71
Brookfield – 61
Boonville – 39 1/2
Princeton – 33
Trenton – 18
Penney – 17
St. Joseph Benton – 9
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Girls):
100 Meter Dash:
Leah Baldwin – Lawson – 1st (Bronlyn Ward – Chillicothe – 2nd)
200 Meter Dash:
Leah Baldwin – Lawson – 1st (Ella Jameson – Cameron – 2nd)
400 Meter Dash:
Mya Harris – Kirksville – 1st
800 Meter Run:
Bailey Robinson – Cameron – 1st (Samantha Sharp – Brookfield – 2nd)
1600 Meter Run:
Samantha Sharp – Brookfield – 1st
3200 Meter Run:
Samantha Sharp – Brookfield – 1st
100 Meter Hurdles:
Jersey Herbst – Kirksville – 1st
300 Meter Hurdles:
Jersey Herbst – Kirksville – 1st
4 by 100 Relay:
Lawson (Busby, Cross, Florea, Baldwin) – 1st
4 by 200 Relay:
Plattsburg (Schmitten, Howard, Parra, Novich) – 1st
4 by 400 Relay:
Cameron (Jameson, Wenck, McVicker, Robinson) – 1st (Chillicothe – 3rd)
4 by 800 Relay:
Lawson (Briegel, Calvert, Shay, Ripley) – 1st (Chillicothe – 2nd and Trenton – 3rd)
High Jump:
Leticia Howard – Plattsburg – 1st
Pole Vault:
Kamryn Florea – Lawson – 1st
Long Jump:
Ella Jameson – Cameron – 1st
Triple Jump:
Lyla Beetsma – Chillicothe – 1st
Shot Put:
Evie Caresia – Lawson – 1st
Discus:
Sadie Midgyett – Chillicothe – 1st (Megan Spencer – Princeton – 2nd)
Javelin:
Mary Moore – Lawson – 1st (Megan Spencer – Princeton – 3rd)
TEAM RESULTS (Boys):
Maryville – 179 1/2
Chillicothe – 130
Lawson – 83 1/2
Kirksville – 61
Princeton – 57
Boonville – 48
Penney – 47
St. Joseph Benton – 45
Cameron – 43
Plattsburg – 19
Trenton – 17
Brookfield – 11
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Boys):
100 Meter Dash:
Caio Vidotti – Lawson – 1st
200 Meter Dash:
Andrew Rhoades – Princeton – 1st (Jacob Adams – Chillicothe – 3rd)
400 Meter Dash:
Andrew Rhoades – Princeton – 1st
800 Meter Run:
Kruz Bigham – St. Joseph Benton – 1st
1600 Meter Run:
Bradley Deering – Maryville – 1st (Cain Evans – Chillicothe – 2nd)
3200 Meter Run:
Cain Evans – Chillicothe – 1st (Ryan McIntosh – Penney – 3rd)
110 Meter Hurdles:
Blaize Vaughn – Lawson – 1st
300 Meter Hurdles:
Ethan Nelson – Cameron – 1st
4 by 100 Relay:
St. Joseph Benton (Stallsworth, Byrd, Hoffman, Wells) – 1st (Cameron – 2nd)
4 by 200 Relay:
Cameron (Meadows, Gates, Nelson, Garr) – 1st (Chillicothe – 3rd)
4 by 400 Relay:
Boonville (Stock, Williams, Leonard, Brackman) – 1st (Chillicothe – 3rd)
4 by 800 Relay:
Chillicothe (Thompson, Savage, Evans, Graham) – 1st
High Jump:
Talan Holt – Princeton – 1st (Jaden Finney – Princeton – 3rd)
Pole Vault:
Andrew Rhoades – Princeton – 1st (Charles Walker – 2nd and Gavin Funk – 3rd – both of Chillicothe)
Long Jump:
Keaton Stone – Maryville – 1st (Ethan Nelson – Cameron – 3rd)
Triple Jump:
Keaton Stone – Maryville – 1st (Javon Kille – Chillicothe – 3rd)
Shot Put:
Fisher Nixdorf – Penney – 1st
Discus:
Dylan Spencer – Trenton – 1st (Isaiah Sprong – Chillicothe – 3rd)
Javelin:
Andrew Rhoades – Princeton – 1st (Cy Evans – Chillicothe – 2nd)
