Thanks to their efforts at the Class 3 district 5 championships last Saturday at Cuba, two athletes from the Houston High School girls track and field team will compete at the Sectionals meet this Saturday at Mountain Grove.
The top-4 finishers in each event at the 13-team district meet qualified for sectionals.
The pair of Lady Tigers advancing include sophomore Kynlee Weaver, who took third in javelin with a toss of 111-3, and sophomore Kayla Wagner, who placed fourth in high jump with a leap of 4-9.
Houston had multiple near-misses with fifth-place finishes in both boys and girls competition.
GIRLS
•800-meter run – Kristen Ely (2:32.03)
•100-meter hurdles – Adyson Dailing (18.31)
•4X100 relay
•4X400 relay
BOYS
•4X800 relay.
•Shot put – Maleki Morgan (40-1.25)
Houston also had a handful of other top-10 showings.
BOYS
•800 – Jack Sawyer 8th; Dillon Shelton 10th
•1,600 – Jack Sawyer 7th
•3,200 – Riley Talbott 9th
•4X200 relay 7th
•Long jump – Bryson Jordan 8th
•Triple jump – Bryson Jordan 8th
•Discus – Devin Shelton 8th
•Javelin – Mason Dodson 9th
GIRLS
•200 – Kayla Wagner 8th
•300 hurdles – Adyson Dailing 8th
•Long jump – Summer Seago 9th
•Javelin – Morgan McKinney 9th
•Shot put – Summer Seago 8th; Kynlee Weaver 9th
Eldon won the both the boys and girls district championships.
“Overall, we had a good season,” said HHS head coach Mike Tottingham. “We have a ton of good athletes, but unfortunately, this year our district was brutal.”