Sikeston sending several athletes to state meet

FENTON -- Several runners from the Sikeston boys and girls track team posted state-qualifying times at Saturday's Class 3, Sectional 1 meet at Rockwood Summit High School.

Both the boys and girls will send two relay teams each to the state meet that will be held Friday and Saturday on the campus of Lincoln University in Jefferson City. The girls 400-meter relay team placed second in sectionals while the Lady Bulldogs' 800-meter relay team took first to earn the state nod.

Antravia Green will compete in the 200-meter dash after placing third in the sectionals while Alexis Boyd qualified in the 400-meter dash with a third place sectional finish.

The boys 1,600-meter relay team also took first while the boys 800-meter relay team finished second to qualify.

Sikeston senior Zach Harrison qualified in the 200-meter dash with a fourth place finish while Deterio Newman also qualified in the 400-meter dash.

Also locally, Dexter's Mackayla Waldner will also be going to state in two events as she placed second in the 100-meter hurdles and first in the 300-meter hurdles.

Class 3, Sectional 1

(top four qualify for state meet)

Girls

100-meter hurdles -- 2. Mackayla Waldner, Dexter, 15.66.

100-meter dash -- 5. Antravia Green, Sikeston, 12.70.

200-meter dash -- 3. Antravia Green, Sikeston, 26.13; 6. Brandy Peet, Sikeston, 27.02.

300-meter hurdles -- 1. Mackayla Waldner, Dexter, 45.55.

400-meter dash -- 3. Alexis Boyd, Sikeston, 59.62.

400-meter relay -- 2. Sikeston, 49.67.

800-meter relay -- 1. Sikeston, 1:45.00.

1,600-meter relay -- 7. Sikeston, 4:10.29.

3,200-meter relay -- 6. Dexter, 10:34.19.

High jump -- 7. Mackayla Waldner, Dexter, 5-0.

Long jump -- 5. Mackayla Waldner, Dexter, 15-8.75.

Shot put -- 7. Justice Ware-Barrow, 32-8.25.

Triple jump -- 6. Omunique Fields, Sikeston, 33-4.75; 7. Taylor Ivy, Dexter, 32-5.25; 8. Sarah Martin, Sikeston, 32-4.

Boys

100-meter dash -- 7. Zach Harrison, Sikeston, 11.56.

200-meter dash -- 4. Zach Harrison, Sikeston, 23.09.

300-meter hurdles -- 6. Chase Davis, Sikeston, 43.22.

400-meter dash -- 4. Deterio Newman, Sikeston, 51.86.

400-meter relay -- 7. Sikeston, 45.60.

800-meter relay -- 2. Sikeston, 1:31.68.

1,600-meter relay -- 1. Sikeston, 3:27.69.

Discus -- 5. Steven Padilla, NMCC, 129-7.

Triple jump -- 6. Deterio Newman, Sikeston, 40-8.75.