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Trenton girls edged by Maryville, finish 2nd at Chillicothe’s Joe Shy Relays

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The Trenton Lady Bulldog track and field team racked up 107 1/2 points, showing strength with their relay teams and sprints, in finishing in the runner-up position in Thursday’s Joe Shy Relays at Jerry Litton Memorial Stadium in Chilicothe.

Led by their outstanding freshman, Serena Sundell, Maryville claimed the girls team title with 119 1/2 points, with Chillicothe in third place at 96, Penney fourth at 92, and Plattsburg, with 65 points, finishing 5th.

In sprint highlights for Trenton, Kristi Ewing won the 100 meter dash, while Lexi Whitaker took the title in both the 200 and 400 meter dashes.  In relays, the Lady Bulldogs were 2nd (behind Boonville) in the 4 by 100, but won the 4 by 200, 4 by 400, and 4 by 800 events.  Trenton’s 4 by 200 team was made up of Ewing, Mykah Hurley, Whitaker, and Gwyneth Foster.  The 4 by 400 winning squad consisted of Ewing, McKayla Blackburn, Foster, and Whitaker (Chillicothe was third), while the 4 by 800 champions had Hannah Mehrhoff, Foster, Karli Provorse, and Blackburn.  Jordan Hibner of Chillicothe, in the 200 meter dash won by Trenton’s Whitaker, was third place.  In the 200 meter dash won by Whitaker, Trenton junior Mykah Hurley was fourth.

Other girls results from the Joe Shy Relays included:

Pole Vault : Molly Jones (Chillicothe) – 1st, Kennedy Corzette (Chillicothe) – 3rd

Long Jump and Triple Jump : Mackenzie Brown (Carrollton) – 1st

Discus : Graycen Prothero (Penney) – 2nd

100 Hurdles : Kylee Larson (Chillicothe) – 1st, Jacey Cook (Penney) – 2nd

300 Hurdles : Kylee Larson (Chillicothe) – 1st, Brighton Swindler (Penney) – 2nd, Hailyn Park (Penney) – 3rd

1600 Meters : Hannah Graham (Penney) – 1st

800 Meters : Hannah Graham (Penney) – 2nd, Hunter Keithley (Chillicothe) – 3rd

3200 Meters : Zoe Foreman (Cameron) – 1st

The Chillicothe boys, behind a dominant individual performance by Brett Shaffer, edged the rival Maryville Spoofhounds for the team title at the “Joe Shy”, amassing 165 1/2 points to the ‘Hounds 156.  Richmond was third (98), Trenton fourth (59), and Boonville and Cameron tied for fifth place with 47 points.

Individual boys results from Thursday afternoon include:

Triple Jump : Jon Burk (Chillicothe) – 3rd

High Jump : Jon Burk (Chillicothe) – 2nd

Pole Vault : Tyson Thomas (Carrollton) 1st, Jack Willard (Chillicothe) – 2nd 

Long Jump : Brian Ewing (Trenton) – 3rd

Shot and Discus : Walker Graves (Chillicothe) 1st, Jadan Whitney of Trenton was 2nd and Carson Burchett of Trenton 3rd (both in discus)

Javelin : Owen Dobbins (Carrollton) – 1st, Walker Graves (Chillicothe) – 2nd

Brett Shaffer of Chillicothe won the 110 hurdles, 100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, and the 300 meter hurdles.

300 hurdles – Matthew Sibbit (Trenton) – 3rd

4 by 200 : Chillicothe – 3rd

800 and 1600 meters : Derek Dixon (Penney) – 3rd

4 by 400 : Chillicothe – 1st

400 Dash : Isaak Rasche (Chillicothe) – 1st, Brian Ewing (Trenton) – 2nd

 

Team results from the Joe Shy Relays:

GIRLS:

Maryville – 119.5

Trenton – 107.5

Chillicothe – 96

Penney – 92

Plattsburg – 65

Marshall – 56

Carrollton – 51

Boonville – 50

Richmond – 45

Cameron – 42

Benton – 11

BOYS:

Chillicothe – 165.5

Maryville – 156

Richmond – 98

Trenton – 59

Boonville – 47

Cameron – 47

Penney – 46

Plattsburg – 43

Carrollton – 40

Benton – 17.5

Marshall – 17