The Mountain Grove boys and girls both claimed SCA team track and field titles at home on Monday, but each squad got it done in a little different manner.
Depth was on display for the boys with 184.5 total points, which was well ahead of runner-up Salem with 117. The Panthers only won five of an available 19 gold medals individually but placed two in the top eight for all but four individual events. Three other individual events saw Mountain Grove with one top eight finisher. The Panthers also scored points in every relay except the 4×400.
Aden Estep (100), Hunter Bartlett (800), Andrew Whitson (discus), Malaki Williams (shot put) and the 4×800 relay team accounted for Mountain Grove’s gold medals.
Salem’s Evan Mendenhall (200, 400) and Ava’s Isaac Smith (1600, 3200) were the only two athletes to win two individual gold medals.
Willow Springs was strong in the relays winning the 4×1, 4×4 and 4×4.
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On the girls’ side, Mountain Grove’s top end talent helped hold off Houston. The Lady Panthers won eight gold medals on the way to 193.5 points while Houston compiled six gold medals helping get their total to 181 points.
Raylee Stenzel was a star for Mountain Grove sweeping the sprints winning the 100 in 13.17, the 200 in 26.92 and the 400 in 1:00.68. Keena Roth (3200) and Lily Hines (100 hurdles) rounded out the individual track golds for Mountain Grove.
In the relays, Mountain Grove was victorious in both the 4×200 and 4×400.
Santana Schwertfeger (long jump) was Mountain Grove’s lone field gold medal.
Houston got gold medals from Kristen Ely (800, 1600), Adyson Dailing (300 hurdles), Kayla Wagner (triple jump), Summer Seago (pole vault) and Kynlee Weaver (javelin).
BOYS CHAMPIONS
100 – Aden Estep, Mountain Grove (11.31)
200 – Evan Mendenhall, Salem (23.02)
400 – Evan Mendenhall, Salem (49.97)
800 – Hunter Bartlett, Mountain Grove (2:09.57)
1600 – Isaac Smith, Ava (4:43.77)
3200 – Isaac Smith, Ava (10:23.37)
110 H – Parker Tune, Liberty (16.26)
300 H – Jace Sisco, Willow Springs (41.48)
4×100 – Willow Springs (45.49)
4×200 – Willow Springs (1:34.61)
4×400 – Willow Springs (3:39.40)
4×800 – Mountain Grove (9:04.73)
High Jump – Andy Albritton, Ava (1.93)
Long Jump – Gavin Reese, Liberty (6.22)
Triple Jump – Luke Hamby, Ava (12.85)
Pole Vault – Jeremiah Browning, Ava (3.71)
Discus – Andrew Whitson, Mountain Grove (41.02)
Javelin – Mason Dodson, Houston (44.88)
Shot Put – Malaki Williams, Mountain Grove (13.92)
GIRLS CHAMPIONS
100 – Raylee Stenzel, Mountain Grove (13.17)
200 – Raylee Stenzel, Mountain Grove (26.92)
400 – Raylee Stenzel, Mountain Grove (1:00.68)
800 – Kristen Ely, Houston (2:35.74)
1600 – Kristen Ely, Houston (5:44.94)
3200 – Keena Roth, Mountain Grove (13:10.33)
110 H – Lily Hines, Mountain Grove (17.89)
300 H – Adyson Dailing, Houston (48.55)
4×100 – Liberty (54.75)
4×200 – Mountain Grove (1:54.63)
4×400 – Mountain Grove (4:36.77)
4×800 – Salem (10:44.29)
High Jump – Katilynn Brooks, Ava (1.42)
Long Jump – Santana Schwertfeger, Mountain Grove (4.80)
Triple Jump – Kayla Wagner, Houston (10.62)
Pole Vault – Summer Seago, Houston (2.36)
Discus – Anna Browning, Ava (28.93)
Javelin – Kynlee Weaver, Houston (34.19)
Shot Put – Mckensie Collins, Willow Springs (10.64)
BOYS TEAM SCORES
1. Mountain Grove High School 184.5
2. Salem High School 117
3. Liberty (Mountain View) High S 114
4. Ava High School 99
5. Houston High School 85
6. Willow Springs High School 77
7. Thayer High School 46
8. Cabool High School 13.5
